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Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS

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(Chris Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS, NCTTP - MSK Psychologist)

(24 Ratings)

Specializes in: Psychology, Oncology (Cancer Care), General Practice and Counseling

Professional interests include: smoking cessation, clinical trials, adjustment disorders

160 East 53rd Street Between 67th and 68th Streets
New York, NY 10022

(347) 941-3382

Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS is a psychologist in New York, NY specializing in psychology, oncology (cancer care), general practice and counseling. Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS is affiliated with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, MEMORIAL PSYCHIATRY GROUP, MSK MONMOUTH and MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER AT BASKING RIDGE NEW JERSEY.

Office Locations

160 East 53rd Street Between 67th and 68th Streets
New York, NY 10022

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In The News

“"The average smoker takes 30 quit attempts before permanently quitting," said Chris Kotsen, program manager at the Tobacco Quitcenter of the Steeplechase Cancer Center at the Robert Wood Johnson...”—"Health leaders call for immediate action to curb smoking in the US", Shaw Media, November 2025

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

talk therapy

In 2023, Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS performed more talk therapy procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within New York.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS.

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	34

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	63
Black	0
Hispanic	0
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	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS in 2013

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS treated during 2013 were hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	63
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	35

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	47
Black	0
Hispanic	0
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	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS in 2014

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS treated during 2014 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and depression.

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	61
Diabetes	36
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS.

**Gender**
Male	66
Female	64

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	106
Black	0
Hispanic	0
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	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS treated during 2015 were hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	49
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	69
Diabetes	49
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	33

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	55
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	30
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS treated during 2016 were hypertension, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	70
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	67
Diabetes	50
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS.

**Gender**
Male	43
Female	47

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	72
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS treated during 2017 were chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and depression.

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	59
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	70
Diabetes	38
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS.

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	35

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	66
Black	0
Hispanic	0
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	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS treated during 2018 were hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, high cholesterol and depression.

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	58
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	65
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS.

**Gender**
Male	16
Female	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS treated during 2019 were high cholesterol, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cancer and hypertension.

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	64
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	61

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS treated as a psychologist in New York, NY during 2020 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS for Medicare patients.

mental health therapy	222

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	21

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	45
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	30
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS treated during 2020 were high cholesterol, depression, cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	63
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	38
Dementia	0
Cancer	61

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS treated as a psychologist in New York, NY during 2021 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS for Medicare patients.

mental health therapy	255

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS.

**Gender**
Male	29
Female	40

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	55
Black	0
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	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS treated during 2021 were cancer, depression, high cholesterol and hypertension.

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	65
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	67

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS treated as a psychologist in New York, NY during 2022 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS for Medicare patients.

mental health therapy	202

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	31

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	54
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	20
85 and over	0
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS treated during 2022 were high cholesterol, hypertension, cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	61

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS treated as a psychologist in New York, NY during 2023 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS for Medicare patients.

mental health therapy	201

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	50

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	96
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cancer.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	65
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	64

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS treated as a psychologist in New York, NY were mental health therapy.

mental health therapy	220

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	36

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	59
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	4
85 and over	0
Less than 65	22
65 to 74	22

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS From 2013 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and depression.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	16
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	61
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	4
Dementia	0
Cancer	28

Education & Training

He has a state license in New Jersey.

Licensed In: New Jersey

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

MEMORIAL PSYCHIATRY GROUP

MSK MONMOUTH

MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER AT BASKING RIDGE NEW JERSEY

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. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS appears to accept the following insurance providers: Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey (PPO), Magnacare, Emblem, Oscar, Fidelis, Aetna Medicare Advantage (City of NY retirees only, starting 9/1/23), Healthsmart, Empire Plan / NYSHIP (Blue Cross/UnitedHealthcare split plan), Aetna, Tricare, Oxford, Straight NY Medicaid, Healthfirst, Cigna, Qualcare, MVP, Connecticare, First Health, Multiplan/Beech Street/PHCS, World Trade Center Health Program (WTC), Blue Cross Blue Shield states outside of NY/NJ, Empire Essential, Non-Participating Plans with Out of Network Benefits, Blue Cross Blue Shield New York, Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program, UMR, Medicare Part A&B (traditional Medicare), Carrum Health and Blue Cross Health Plus.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS accepts the following insurance providers:

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey (PPO)

Magnacare

Emblem

Oscar

Fidelis

Aetna Medicare Advantage (City of NY retirees only, starting 9/1/23)

Healthsmart

Empire Plan / NYSHIP (Blue Cross/UnitedHealthcare split plan)

Aetna

Tricare

Oxford

Straight NY Medicaid

Healthfirst

Cigna

Qualcare

MVP

Connecticare

First Health

Multiplan/Beech Street/PHCS

World Trade Center Health Program (WTC)

Blue Cross Blue Shield states outside of NY/NJ

Empire Essential

Non-Participating Plans with Out of Network Benefits

Blue Cross Blue Shield New York

Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program

UMR

Medicare Part A&B (traditional Medicare)

Carrum Health

Blue Cross Health Plus

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.79 out of 5 stars based on 24 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS from all over the web to help you find the right in New York, NY.

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Biography

Dr. Chris Kotsen works as a general practice, oncology (cancer care), and psychology. Dr. Kotsen has a special interest in adjustment disorders, clinical trials, and smoking cessation. He is rated 4.5 stars (out of 5) by his patients. He is affiliated with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. According to Yext, new patients are welcome to contact his office in New York, NY.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS in 2019

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS in 2023

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris S. Kotsen, PsyD, CTTS From 2013 - 2023

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