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Dr. Amit Saxena, MD

(Amit Saxena, MD)

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Specializes in: Rheumatology (Arthritis & Autoimmune Diseases)
New York Medical College (2006)
Professional interests include: dermatomyositis, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), lupus, and more.
333 East 38th Street 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016

Dr. Amit Saxena, MD is a rheumatologist in New York, NY specializing in rheumatology (arthritis & autoimmune diseases). He graduated from New York Medical College in 2006 and has 20 years of experience. Dr. Amit Saxena, MD is affiliated with NYU Langone Orthopedic Center.

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Office Locations

333 East 38th Street 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“"This is probably the most exciting time that we ve ever had to be in autoimmunity," said Dr. Amit Saxena, a rheumatologist at NYU Langone Health.”—"Page A1", The Daily Courier, November 2025
“"This is probably the most exciting time that we've ever had in autoimmunity," said Amit Saxena, MD, a rheumatologist at NYU Langone Health.”—"Disease of 1,000 Faces Shows How Science Is Tackling Immunity's Dark Side", MedPage Today, November 2025
“"This is probably the most exciting time that we've ever had to be in autoimmunity," said Dr. Amit Saxena, a rheumatologist at NYU Langone Health.”—"Scientists decoding biology behind lupus, other autoimmune diseases | Jefferson City News-Tribune", News Tribune, November 2025

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amit Saxena, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amit Saxena, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amit Saxena, MD in 2013

Hypertension 73
High Cholesterol 58
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 46
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 0
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amit Saxena, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 95

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amit Saxena, MD.

Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 0
Black 0
Hispanic 19
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 19
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amit Saxena, MD in 2014

Hypertension 48
High Cholesterol 39
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 24
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 30
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amit Saxena, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 83

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amit Saxena, MD.

Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 40
Black 0
Hispanic 28
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 48
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amit Saxena, MD in 2015

Hypertension 59
High Cholesterol 48
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 24
Depression 35
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 26
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amit Saxena, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 79

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amit Saxena, MD.

Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 15
Black 0
Hispanic 12
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 0
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amit Saxena, MD in 2016

Hypertension 49
High Cholesterol 38
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 0
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 0
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amit Saxena, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 110

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amit Saxena, MD.

Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 19
Black 12
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 22
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amit Saxena, MD in 2017

Hypertension 45
High Cholesterol 52
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 26
Depression 0
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 0
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amit Saxena, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 120

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amit Saxena, MD.

Gender
Male 13
Female 50
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 26
Black 14
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 25
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amit Saxena, MD in 2018

Hypertension 54
High Cholesterol 51
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 35
Depression 21
Chronic Kidney Disease 25
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 29
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amit Saxena, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 143

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amit Saxena, MD.

Gender
Male 13
Female 52
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 30
Black 0
Hispanic 15
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 33
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amit Saxena, MD in 2019

Hypertension 52
High Cholesterol 60
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 37
Depression 28
Chronic Kidney Disease 29
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 31
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amit Saxena, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 124

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amit Saxena, MD.

Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 38
Black 14
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 31
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amit Saxena, MD in 2020

Hypertension 39
High Cholesterol 40
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 21
Depression 22
Chronic Kidney Disease 21
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 21
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Amit Saxena, MD treated as a rheumatologist in New York, NY during 2021 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amit Saxena, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw 48
doctor visit 156

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amit Saxena, MD.

Gender
Male 12
Female 70
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 37
Black 17
Hispanic 17
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 33
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amit Saxena, MD in 2021

Hypertension 52
High Cholesterol 56
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 29
Depression 26
Chronic Kidney Disease 24
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 17
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 18
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Amit Saxena, MD treated as a rheumatologist in New York, NY during 2022 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amit Saxena, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw 131
doctor visit 147

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amit Saxena, MD.

Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 41
Black 17
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 34
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amit Saxena, MD in 2022

Hypertension 61
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 25
Depression 19
Chronic Kidney Disease 22
Asthma 19
Osteoperosis 20
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 22
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amit Saxena, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Amit Saxena, MD treated as a rheumatologist in New York, NY were blood draw.

blood draw 89
doctor visit 102

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amit Saxena, MD.

Gender
Male 3
Female 15
Ethnicity
Black / African American 6
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 22
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Hispanic 8
Other 0
Age
75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 14
65 to 74 22

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amit Saxena, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Amit Saxena, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 48
High Cholesterol 47
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 17
Depression 20
Chronic Kidney Disease 11
Asthma 1
Osteoporosis 3
Heart Failure 2
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 16
Atrial Fibrillation 0
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Education & Training

Dr. Amit Saxena, MD graduated from New York Medical College in 2006. He completed residency at Weill Cornell Medical College Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: New York Medical College (2006)

Residency: Weill Cornell Medical College Affiliated Hospitals (2009)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine (2009)

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Amit Saxena, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

NYU Langone Orthopedic Center

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Amit Saxena, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Aetna HMO, Local 1199 - NYU Hospital Member Choice, Aetna Medicare, Aetna Indemnity, Local 1199 PPO, HIP EPO, HIP Access II, HIP Access I, MagnaCare PPO, Humana Medicare Advantage, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), BlueCross BlueShield of Florida, CIGNA Open Access, United Healthcare PPO, United Healthcare POS, United Healthcare Indemnity, United Healthcare HMO, United Healthcare EPO, United Healthcare Choice, Aetna Open Access HMO, Vytra HMO, Anthem, Aetna PPO, Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare HMO, Aetna Open Access EPO, AARP, WellCare Medicare, Medicare Part B, United Healthcare Medicare, Medicare Advantage, United Healthcare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, Guardian, HIP PPO, HIP POS, HIP HMO, HIP Child Health Plus, MultiPlan PPO, MultiPlan, GHI Medicare Supplement, Aetna POS, United Healthcare Navigate, First Health PPO, Great-West Healthcare HMO, Great-West Healthcare, Golden Rule, Community Care Network (CCN), Trustmark , Beech Street PPO, Kaiser Permanente, GHI HMO, CIGNA PPO, Group Health Incorporated (GHI), EmblemHealth, CIGNA HMO, CIGNA Indemnity, Medicaid Managed Care, Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO, Blue Cross Blue Shield POS, Blue Cross Blue Shield EPO, Blue Cross Blue Shield Indemnity, UnitedHealthcare, HealthSpring, Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO, Railroad Medicare, GEHA, BCBS PPO (NYU Langone Suffolk Employees), BCBS PPO/EPO Small Group, Teamsters Allied Benefits, Surest, Apwu Health Plan, Christian Brothers Services, MetroPlusHealth Medicare, Qualcare Inc, Insurance Design Administrators, Aetna EPO (American Express employer), Health Net of California, Global Excel, NYC Employees PPO Plan, MetroPlusHealth Gold, American Plan Administrators, BCBS Local 32BJ Employees, AXA Assistance USA, Nippon Life-Aetna, Fiserv Health, UMR GEHA, Mutual of Omaha, UMR, VillageCare, BCBS Mediblue Medicare PPO, Screen Actors Guild, MetroPlusHealth Medplus Plan Exchange, Meritain Health, Aetna Choice POS II Choice Plus Plan (NY University Employees), CenterLight Healthcare DIRECT, HIP VIP Medicare Bold, Administrative Concepts, BCBS EPO (NYU Langone Suffolk Employees), River Spring Medicare HMP SNP, Aetna POS (American Express Employer), BCBS Blue Access EPO Small Group, AETNA EPO (NYULH Employees), MetroPlusHealth Child Health Plus, MetroPlusHealth Essential Plan 3 and 4, Aetna Signature Administrators PPO, Health Republic of New Jersey, Nippon Life Ins Co, MetroPlusHealth Goldcare, MetroPlusHealth Gold Plus Plan Exchange, MetroPlusHealth Essential Plan 1 and 2, HIP VIP Medicare Prime, New York Hotel Trades, Global Health, Nippon Life of America-Aetna, NYS Health Insurance Plan - The Empire Plan, Excelsior Plan, NY Student Employee Health Plan, US Life Insurance Company, BCBS Blue Access PPO Large Group, Oxford Health Plans Liberty, Wlny-TV Inc., CenterLight Healthcare PACE, Aetna International, Hamaspik Choice Medicare DSNP, Aetna Choice POS II Value Plan (NY University Employees), Medicare Part A and B, MetroPlusHealth Bronze Plus Plan Exchange, MVP Preferred EPO, BCBS PPO (BlackRock Employees), BCBS Out of State or Region, Aetna Meritain Health, BCBS Mediblue Select HMO/Extra HMO, IUOE Local 14-14B, Chesterfield Resources Inc, HIP Medicare Supplement, Diversified Administration Corporation, WellNet, Aetna Student Plan, BCBS EPO (BlackRock Employees), Centerlight Pace Medicare HMO, Allied, MetroPlusHealth Platinum Plus Plan Exchange, Aetna Medicare Value Select HMO, Qualcare Direct, Oxford Health Plans Freedom, Professional Benefit Admin, MetroPlusHealth Silver Plus Plan Exchange, BCBS Blue Access GEPO Small Group, Wellfleet-NYU Student, Starmark, AETNA EPO (Sunset Park Employees), BCBS Blue Access EPO Large Group, Longevity Health Plan Medicare, CenterLight Healthcare Select and BCBS Federal Program.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Amit Saxena, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Aetna HMO
Local 1199 - NYU Hospital Member Choice
Aetna Medicare
Aetna Indemnity
Local 1199 PPO
HIP EPO
HIP Access II
HIP Access I
MagnaCare PPO
Humana Medicare Advantage
Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
BlueCross BlueShield of Florida
CIGNA Open Access
United Healthcare PPO
United Healthcare POS
United Healthcare Indemnity
United Healthcare HMO
United Healthcare EPO
United Healthcare Choice
Aetna Open Access HMO
Vytra HMO
Anthem
Aetna PPO
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare HMO
Aetna Open Access EPO
AARP
WellCare Medicare
Medicare Part B
United Healthcare Medicare
Medicare Advantage
United Healthcare
Medicaid
Humana
Cigna
Guardian
HIP PPO
HIP POS
HIP HMO
HIP Child Health Plus
MultiPlan PPO
MultiPlan
GHI Medicare Supplement
Aetna POS
United Healthcare Navigate
First Health PPO
Great-West Healthcare HMO
Great-West Healthcare
Golden Rule
Community Care Network (CCN)
Trustmark
Beech Street PPO
Kaiser Permanente
GHI HMO
CIGNA PPO
Group Health Incorporated (GHI)
EmblemHealth
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Indemnity
Medicaid Managed Care
Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO
Blue Cross Blue Shield POS
Blue Cross Blue Shield EPO
Blue Cross Blue Shield Indemnity
UnitedHealthcare
HealthSpring
Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
Railroad Medicare
GEHA
BCBS PPO (NYU Langone Suffolk Employees)
BCBS PPO/EPO Small Group
Teamsters Allied Benefits
Surest
Apwu Health Plan
Christian Brothers Services
MetroPlusHealth Medicare
Qualcare Inc
Insurance Design Administrators
Aetna EPO (American Express employer)
Health Net of California
Global Excel
NYC Employees PPO Plan
MetroPlusHealth Gold
American Plan Administrators
BCBS Local 32BJ Employees
AXA Assistance USA
Nippon Life-Aetna
Fiserv Health
UMR GEHA
Mutual of Omaha
UMR
VillageCare
BCBS Mediblue Medicare PPO
Screen Actors Guild
MetroPlusHealth Medplus Plan Exchange
Meritain Health
Aetna Choice POS II Choice Plus Plan (NY University Employees)
CenterLight Healthcare DIRECT
HIP VIP Medicare Bold
Administrative Concepts
BCBS EPO (NYU Langone Suffolk Employees)
River Spring Medicare HMP SNP
Aetna POS (American Express Employer)
BCBS Blue Access EPO Small Group
AETNA EPO (NYULH Employees)
MetroPlusHealth Child Health Plus
MetroPlusHealth Essential Plan 3 and 4
Aetna Signature Administrators PPO
Health Republic of New Jersey
Nippon Life Ins Co
MetroPlusHealth Goldcare
MetroPlusHealth Gold Plus Plan Exchange
MetroPlusHealth Essential Plan 1 and 2
HIP VIP Medicare Prime
New York Hotel Trades
Global Health
Nippon Life of America-Aetna
NYS Health Insurance Plan - The Empire Plan, Excelsior Plan, NY Student Employee Health Plan
US Life Insurance Company
BCBS Blue Access PPO Large Group
Oxford Health Plans Liberty
Wlny-TV Inc.
CenterLight Healthcare PACE
Aetna International
Hamaspik Choice Medicare DSNP
Aetna Choice POS II Value Plan (NY University Employees)
Medicare Part A and B
MetroPlusHealth Bronze Plus Plan Exchange
MVP Preferred EPO
BCBS PPO (BlackRock Employees)
BCBS Out of State or Region
Aetna Meritain Health
BCBS Mediblue Select HMO/Extra HMO
IUOE Local 14-14B
Chesterfield Resources Inc
HIP Medicare Supplement
Diversified Administration Corporation
WellNet
Aetna Student Plan
BCBS EPO (BlackRock Employees)
Centerlight Pace Medicare HMO
Allied
MetroPlusHealth Platinum Plus Plan Exchange
Aetna Medicare Value Select HMO
Qualcare Direct
Oxford Health Plans Freedom
Professional Benefit Admin
MetroPlusHealth Silver Plus Plan Exchange
BCBS Blue Access GEPO Small Group
Wellfleet-NYU Student
Starmark
AETNA EPO (Sunset Park Employees)
BCBS Blue Access EPO Large Group
Longevity Health Plan Medicare
CenterLight Healthcare Select
BCBS Federal Program

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Amit Saxena, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

Payments by Company
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $11,870 BENLYSTA
$1,504 		BREO
$16
$10,350
Eli Lilly and Company $7,475
$7,475
Lilly USA, LLC $6,348 BASAGLAR
$23
$6,325
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $5,611
$5,611
Janssen Research & Development, LLC $2,164
$2,164
Other $1,731 ORENCIA
$1,000 		Otezla
$140 		COSENTYX
$121 		LUPKYNIS
$102 		ACTHAR
$39 		Other
$329
Types of Payments
Consulting Fee $27,408
Travel and Lodging $3,926
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $2,875
Food and Beverage $991

Research Payments

Dr. Amit Saxena, MD has received 260 research payments totaling $2,044,996.

Biography

Dr. Amit Saxena practices rheumatology (arthritis & autoimmune diseases) in New York, NY. These areas are among his clinical interests: antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, polymyositis, and dermatomyositis. Dr. Saxena seems to honor Trustmark, Anthem, and Blue California, as well as other insurance carriers. He attended New York Medical College and then went on to complete his residency at a hospital affiliated with Weill Cornell Medical College. He is professionally affiliated with NYU Langone Health.

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