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Dr. Ankur Mukul Parikh, MD

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Specializes in: Urology (Urinary Tract Disease)

Temple University School of Medicine (2007)

Professional interests include: benign prostatic hyperplasia (enlarged prostate), kidney cancer, kidney problems, and more.

159 Union Street Suite 101
Marlborough, MA 01752

(508) 481-0245

Dr. Ankur Mukul Parikh, MD is an urologist in Worcester, MA specializing in urology (urinary tract disease). He graduated from Temple University School of Medicine in 2007 and has 17 years of experience. Dr. Ankur Mukul Parikh, MD is affiliated with Revere Medical, St. Vincent's Hospital and SAINT VINCENT PHYSICIAN SERVICES INC.

Office Locations

Address:

85 PRESCOTT STREET SUITE 403
Worcester, MA 01605

Address:

159 Union Street Suite 101
Worcester, MA 01605

Address:

102 Shore Drive Suite 403
Worcester, MA 01605

Address:

159 Union Street Suite 101
Marlborough, MA 01752

Some issues Dr. Ankur Mukul Parikh, MD can help you with:

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (Enlarged Prostate)

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a noncancerous condition in which the prostate gland becomes enlarged. BPH affects about half of men between the ages of 50 and 60, and approximately 80% of men over 80. As the prostate grows in size, it can press down on the tube where urine flows out of the body (the urethra) and cause urinary problems.

Medication can relieve mild to moderate symptoms of BPH, such as frequent urination, incomplete bladder emptying, a weak urine stream, and straining while urinating. However, other forms of treatment may be more appropriate if an individual has pain with urination, frequent urinary tract infections, or is unable to urinate. The size of the prostate and the severity of their symptoms will determine the type of treatment they need. If the prostate is not very large, doctors will likely recommend a transurethral procedure. This minimally invasive technique involves the insertion of a scope into the urethra. The most common transurethral procedures for BPH are:

Transurethral incision of the prostate or TUIP, where the surgeon uses the scope to make small cuts in the area of the prostate that meets the bladder. These cuts will open up the pathway for urine and allow it to flow with more ease.
Transurethral needle ablation or TUNA, where needles are inserted through the scope and into the prostate. The needles use radiofrequency waves to destroy excess prostate tissue.
Laser prostate ablation, where lasers pass through the scope to melt away the part of the prostate causing urine blockage.
Transurethral resection of the prostate or TURP, where the inside of the prostate is trimmed and removed one tiny piece at a time using the scope.

If the prostate is too big for a transurethral procedure, an individual may need a simple prostatectomy, which can be done in one of three ways: laparoscopic, robotic, or open. During a laparoscopic simple prostatectomy, a surgeon makes several small incisions on the belly. Then they insert a long tube with a camera into one of the cuts and surgical instruments into the others. Using the camera to see inside the belly, they carefully removes the enlarged part of the prostate. Robotic simple prostatectomy uses the same techniques as the laparoscopic method, but the surgery is done with the help of a robot. For men with very large prostates, open simple prostatectomy may be the best treatment option. This surgery differs from the other approaches in that it requires a much larger incision.

Most transurethral treatments for BPH, like TUIP, TUNA, and laser prostate ablation, are done in the doctor's office or outpatient surgery center. TURP and simple prostatectomy, however, need to be performed in the hospital and require an average stay of one to three days. Patients should wait a week before doing any strenuous activities after a TUIP, TUNA, or laser prostate ablation, and about four to six weeks after a TURP or simple prostatectomy. Although these treatments improve BPH symptoms for most patients, it is important to be aware of the risks involved, such as urine control issues, tightening of the urethra, and erectile dysfunction.

Kidney Stones

Kidney stones are hard deposits that form in the kidneys, made up of minerals that are normally present in urine. They can vary in size, from as small as a grain of sand to as large as a nickel, occasionally even larger. Sometimes they lodge in the kidney, and sometimes they break free and make their way out through the urinary tract, which can be extremely painful.

Kidney stones can be smooth or jagged and are yellow to brown in color. They are mostly comprised of the minerals calcium, oxalate, and phosphorus. Examining the stones to see what they are made of can show what caused the stone to be formed in the first place. For example, a stone made of mostly calcium, which is the most common type, can happen any time the urine becomes too concentrated due to dehydration or a blockage in the kidney. A uric acid stone forms when acid levels in the urine get too high, usually due to excessive consumption of animal protein such as meat and fish. A struvite stone is a sign of certain infections, and a cystine stone can be due to a genetic disorder that raises the risk of kidney stones.

The most common symptom of kidney stones is pain, either in the back or lower abdomen, or severe pain when urinating. There may also be blood in the urine. Treatment for kidney stones depends on how large the stone is. Very small stones can pass out of the body on their own, and they do not require treatment other than drinking adequate water and taking pain killers. Larger stones need to be broken apart and removed. The main treatment options are:

Shock wave lithotripsy, which uses sound wave vibrations to break apart the stone
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy, or the use of a very tiny tool (like a wire inserted through the back) to break apart and remove the stone
Ureteroscopy, a thin tube inserted through the urethra and bladder to the stone, where tiny tools can grasp the stone and remove

People who have had one kidney stone are at risk of developing another. To reduce this risk, patients are given instructions specific to the type of stone they developed. Generally the instructions will include drinking more water to dilute the urine, but it may also involve lowering sodium intake or eating less meat.

Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)

A urinary tract infection, or UTI, happens when bacteria enter the body through the opening where urine is normally released. The bacteria infect the lining of the urethra and bladder, turning them red and inflamed. This causes pain in the abdomen or pelvic area, a burning sensation during urination, a sense of urgency about going to the bathroom, frequent urination, and urine that smells bad and looks cloudy, or even contains traces of blood. If the urinary tract infection is severe, it may travel all the way to the kidneys, a more serious kind of UTI called pyelonephritis. Patients with this kidney infection might have blood in their urine, feel back pain, and develop a fever.

Urinary tract infections are extremely common: 12% of all men and 40-50% of all women will have a urinary tract infection during their lifetime. They are more common in women because women have shorter urethras, so bacteria have a shorter distance to travel from the outside of the body to the bladder and cause an infection. Some people also have urethras that are an unusual shape or have an obstruction in the urethra that makes getting a UTI more likely. Also, certain chronic illnesses like diabetes weaken the immune system, so any bacteria in the body are more likely to cause an infection.

A urinary tract infection can be diagnosed very quickly by a doctor. A sample of urine can be examined under a microscope for the presence of bacteria or white blood cells. There are also diagnostic strips that can be used to test a urine sample without the need for a microscope. Once a diagnosis is made, treatment is a course of oral antibiotics, and most patients feel better within just a few days. There are some things that patients can do themselves to help reduce the risk of getting a urinary tract infection in the future. Stay well hydrated, wipe from front to back after going to the bathroom, wear breathable cotton undergarments, and don't hold it in when patients feel the urge to go.

In The News

“The Telegram & Gazette reports Tuesday that the state Board of Registration in Medicine issued its reprimand to Dr. Ankur Parikh last month after he admitted to the error.”—"Worcester doctor reprimanded for removing wrong man's kidney", Boston, January 2019

“DR. ANKUR PARIKH has been hired as a urologist on the staff of Marlborough Hospital.”—"Movers & Shakers: March 4", Worcester Business Journal, March 2013

“Marlborough - Marlborough Hospital is pleased to announce that Ankur Parikh, MD, a urologist, is now on staff at Marlborough Hospital and is taking new patients.”—"Business briefs, Feb. 15 edition", Community Advocate, February 2013

abdominal imaging	50
cytology	59
doctor visit	543
foreign body removal	13
hospital care	31
inpatient care	31
lab tests	516
minimally invasive procedures	89
stent placement (stenting)	18
ultrasound (sonogram)	49
urologic procedures	387

**Gender**
Male	197
Female	90

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	258
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	57
Less than 65	45

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	33
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

abdominal imaging	44
catheterization	24
cytology	56
doctor visit	568
hospital care	52
inpatient care	52
lab tests	501
laser treatment	12
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	12
minimally invasive procedures	60
ultrasound (sonogram)	43
urologic procedures	368

**Gender**
Male	211
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	271
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	47
Less than 65	58

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	35
Dementia	14
Cancer	15

abdominal imaging	62
catheterization	62
cytology	75
doctor visit	844
hormone therapy	20
hospital care	44
inpatient care	44
lab tests	487
minimally invasive procedures	71
stent placement (stenting)	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	61
urologic procedures	415

**Gender**
Male	646
Female	202

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	786
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	302
From 75 to 84	256
85 and over	182
Less than 65	108

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	34
Dementia	15
Cancer	18

abdominal imaging	83
catheterization	81
cytology	76
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	963
hormone therapy	31
hospital care	59
inpatient care	59
lab tests	564
minimally invasive procedures	120
minor procedures	15
stent placement (stenting)	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	82
urologic procedures	480

**Gender**
Male	352
Female	130

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	431
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	179
From 75 to 84	141
85 and over	86
Less than 65	76

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	34
Dementia	14
Cancer	16

abdominal imaging	96
catheterization	49
cytology	122
doctor visit	1002
hormone therapy	36
hospital care	38
inpatient care	38
lab tests	696
minimally invasive procedures	96
stent placement (stenting)	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	95
urologic procedures	398

**Gender**
Male	364
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	443
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	201
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	79
Less than 65	70

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	16

abdominal imaging	107
catheterization	53
cytology	62
diagnostic procedures	10
doctor visit	1138
hormone therapy	35
hospital care	39
inpatient care	39
lab tests	810
minimally invasive procedures	95
minor procedures	10
ultrasound (sonogram)	106
urologic procedures	466

**Gender**
Male	442
Female	150

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	529
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	235
From 75 to 84	183
85 and over	100
Less than 65	74

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	18

abdominal imaging	49
catheterization	42
cytology	48
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	854
hormone therapy	28
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15
lab tests	451
minimally invasive procedures	77
minor procedures	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	48
urologic procedures	378

**Gender**
Male	380
Female	127

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	458
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	202
From 75 to 84	161
85 and over	96
Less than 65	48

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	18

abdominal imaging	81
catheterization	22
cytology	43
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	717
hormone therapy	25
hospital care	29
inpatient care	29
lab tests	76
minimally invasive procedures	90
minor procedures	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	80
urologic procedures	321

**Gender**
Male	353
Female	106

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	409
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	153
85 and over	70
Less than 65	39

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	20

abdominal imaging	196
catheterization	41
diagnostic procedures	29
doctor visit	1821
hospital care	29
inpatient care	29
lab tests	919
minimally invasive procedures	190
minor procedures	29
pelvic imaging	28
ultrasound (sonogram)	224
urologic procedures	919

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ankur Mukul Parikh, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ankur Mukul Parikh, MD treated as an urologist in Worcester, MA were lab tests, urologic procedures, minimally invasive procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

abdominal imaging	85
catheterization	46
cytology	67
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	939
foreign body removal	13
hormone therapy	29
hospital care	37
inpatient care	37
lab tests	557
laser treatment	12
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	12
minimally invasive procedures	101
minor procedures	15
pelvic imaging	28
stent placement (stenting)	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	88
urologic procedures	462

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ankur Mukul Parikh, MD.

**Gender**
Male	294
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	358
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	15
Other	9

**Age**
75 to 84	118
85 and over	71
Less than 65	51
65 to 74	154

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ankur Mukul Parikh, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ankur Mukul Parikh, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Cancer	13
Dementia	9

Education & Training

Dr. Ankur Mukul Parikh, MD graduated from Temple University School of Medicine in 2007. He has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine (2007)

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ankur Mukul Parikh, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Revere Medical

St. Vincent's Hospital

SAINT VINCENT PHYSICIAN SERVICES INC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Teleflex LLC	$1,018 Urolift $998	Urolift System $20
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$573 XTANDI $319	Myrbetriq $174	Vesicare $80
Pfizer Inc.	$218 XTANDI $134	ORGOVYX $48	TOVIAZ $25	VIAGRA $10
Koelis Inc.	$194 Trinity 3D Prostate Suite $194
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$159 Erleada $108	ZYTIGA $51
Other	$1,685 Dornier MedTech $127	ZYTIGA $117	PYLARIFY $100	PROVENGE $84	n.a. $78	Other $1,179

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,771
Education	$76

Biography

Dr. Ankur Parikh's area of specialization is urology (urinary tract disease). Dr. Parikh's clinical interests include varicocele, benign prostatic hyperplasia (enlarged prostate), and kidney stones. He is affiliated with Steward Health Care Network. Steward Health Care Network reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in Worcester, MA. He attended medical school at Temple University School of Medicine.