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Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD

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(Douglas Sankar, MD)

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Specializes in: Psychiatry & Neurology, General Practice and Neurology (Brain & Spinal Cord Disease)

Boston University School of Medicine (1992)

1978 Crompond Road NewYork - Presbyterian Medical Group Hudson Valley - Cortlandt Manor
Cortlandt, NY 10567

(914) 293-8600

Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD is a null in Cortlandt, NY specializing in psychiatry & neurology, general practice and neurology (brain & spinal cord disease). He graduated from Boston University School of Medicine in 1992 and has 34 years of experience. Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD is affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian, NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Hudson Valley - Neurology & Surgery Specialties and THE WESTCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE PC.

Office Locations

1978 Crompond Road NewYork - Presbyterian Medical Group Hudson Valley - Cortlandt Manor
Cortlandt, NY 10567

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

blood draw

phlebotomy for lab tests

In 2012, Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD performed more blood draw, and phlebotomy for lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within New York.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD treated as a null in Cortlandt, NY during 2012 were diagnostic procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	144
diagnostic procedures	807
doctor visit	940
evoked potential test	11
hospital care	550
inpatient care	550

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD treated as a null in Cortlandt, NY during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	150
diagnostic procedures	47
doctor visit	1013
evoked potential test	14
hospital care	386
inpatient care	386

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	209
Female	244

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	386
Black	29
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	145
From 75 to 84	177
85 and over	95
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	28
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	50
Dementia	38
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD treated as a null in Cortlandt, NY during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	133
diagnostic procedures	63
doctor visit	764
hospital care	271
inpatient care	271

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	248

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	388
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	159
85 and over	98
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	25
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	47
Dementia	34
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD treated as a null in Cortlandt, NY during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	113
diagnostic procedures	47
doctor visit	631
electroencephalography (EEG)	20
hospital care	288
inpatient care	276
outpatient care	12

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	344
Female	444

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	642
Black	70
Hispanic	44
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	248
From 75 to 84	260
85 and over	200
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	28
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	35
Dementia	36
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD treated as a null in Cortlandt, NY during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	79
diagnostic procedures	41
doctor visit	560
electroencephalography (EEG)	11
hospital care	138
inpatient care	138

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	209

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	293
Black	36
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	122
85 and over	87
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	33
Dementia	32
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD treated as a null in Cortlandt, NY during 2017 were diagnostic procedures, blood draw, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	15
diagnostic procedures	35
doctor visit	772
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	176
Female	177

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	272
Black	31
Hispanic	23
Asian	13
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	135
85 and over	45
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD in 2017

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	36
Dementia	26
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD treated as a null in Cortlandt, NY during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	115
diagnostic procedures	70
doctor visit	778
hospital care	183
inpatient care	183

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	198
Female	222

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	337
Black	32
Hispanic	29
Asian	11
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	167
85 and over	74
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD in 2018

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	39
Dementia	27
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD treated as a null in Cortlandt, NY during 2019 were blood draw, electroencephalography (EEG), diagnostic procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	128
diagnostic procedures	36
doctor visit	803
electroencephalography (EEG)	50
hospital care	32
inpatient care	32

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	213
Female	222

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	347
Black	38
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	165
From 75 to 84	168
85 and over	48
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD in 2019

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	37
Dementia	29
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD treated as a null in Cortlandt, NY during 2020 were blood draw, electroencephalography (EEG) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	154
diagnostic procedures	27
doctor visit	655
electroencephalography (EEG)	46

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	221
Female	205

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	345
Black	37
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	177
85 and over	54
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD in 2020

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	37
Dementia	27
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD treated as a null in Cortlandt, NY during 2021 were blood draw, electroencephalography (EEG) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	187
diagnostic procedures	36
doctor visit	828
electroencephalography (EEG)	74

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	252
Female	247

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	407
Black	40
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	183
From 75 to 84	186
85 and over	76
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD in 2021

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	33
Dementia	28
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD treated as a null in Cortlandt, NY during 2022 were blood draw and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	175
diagnostic procedures	35
doctor visit	760

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	207
Female	213

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	341
Black	30
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	144
From 75 to 84	178
85 and over	56
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	24
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	33
Dementia	18
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD treated as a null in Cortlandt, NY were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and diagnostic procedures.

blood draw	126
diagnostic procedures	113
doctor visit	773
electroencephalography (EEG)	40
evoked potential test	12
hospital care	232
inpatient care	231
outpatient care	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	199
Female	221

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	33
Asian / Pacific Islander	2
Non-Hispanic White	341
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	23
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	157
85 and over	75
Less than 65	46
65 to 74	140

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	26
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD graduated from Boston University School of Medicine in 1992. He completed residency at NYU Medical Center. He has a state license in New York.

Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine (1992)

Residency: NYU Medical Center (1997)

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

NewYork-Presbyterian

NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Hudson Valley - Neurology & Surgery Specialties

THE WESTCHESTER MEDICAL PRACTICE PC

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. Douglas D. Sankar, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: AETNA, Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP), Multiplan and 1199 National Benefit Fund.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Douglas D. Sankar, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

AETNA

Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP)

Multiplan

1199 National Benefit Fund

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$1,269 TROKENDI XR $954	OXTELLAR XR $315
GENZYME CORPORATION	$1,092 AUBAGIO $731	LEMTRADA $256	LUMIZYME $68	POMPE - DISEASE $37
Allergan Inc.	$864 NAMENDA XR $416	BOTOX $161	VRAYLAR $102	NAMZARIC $73	BOTOX CHRONIC MIGRAINE $48	Other $64
Biogen, Inc.	$753 TECFIDERA $657	TYSABRI $55	ZINBRYTA $20	PLEGRIDY $11	AVONEX $10
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$740 Gilenya $406	Aimovig $230	EXELON PATCH $56	MAYZENT $47
Other	$8,682 Vimpat $509	NUPLAZID $472	OCREVUS $430	RYTARY $347	Rebif $343	Other $6,581

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$12,814
Education	$378
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$207

Biography

Dr. Douglas Sankar's areas of specialization are general practice and neurology (brain & spinal cord disease). Dr. Sankar studied medicine at Boston University School of Medicine. He usually is in-network for MultiPlan, Health Insurance Plan of New York (HIP), and 1199SEIU, as well as other insurance carriers. He is conversant in Spanish. Dr. Sankar is affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital. He welcomes new patients at his office inCortlandt, NY as reported by Yext.