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Psychiatrists who accept Medicare in Amherst, NY
CMS lists 25 clinicians in this specialty with a practice address in Amherst. Accept Medicare assignment (the Medicare-approved amount as full payment): 24. Offer telehealth: 19.
Typical amounts Medicare approves in ZIP 14228 (2024 Medicare rates, the latest CMS has published): a new-patient visit $167, of which you pay about $42; a follow-up visit $69, of which you pay about $17 — the 20% coinsurance after the yearly Part B deductible. Clinicians who don't accept assignment can charge up to 15% more; with a Medicare Advantage plan, your plan's copay applies instead.
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Order: clinicians who accept assignment first, then by MIPS score (highest first), then by last name.
Maria T. Cartagena, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 99.1/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1994 · State University of New York at Buffalo School of MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $1,433Joshna M. Singh
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 99.1/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2004FemaleAlfonso R. Tan III, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 99.1/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1989MaleJohn M. Improta, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 91/100Graduated 2001MaleHoracio A. Capote, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 44/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1991 · New York Medical College and Hospital for WomenMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $235,000Gregory D. Sambuchi, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 44/100Graduated 1990 · State University of New York at Buffalo School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $1,244Shereen S. Al-Rashdan, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2011FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $125Adam K. Ashton, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1987 · State University of New York at Buffalo School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $304,964Richard Bennett, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1992 · State University of New York at Buffalo School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $2,864Mina K. Divan, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2020 · New York College of Osteo Medicine of New York Institute of TechnologyFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $1,127Naureen R. Jaffri, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2002 · College of Osteo Med of the Pacific at PomonaFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $1,105Qasim S. Jaffri, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2005MaleOther offices in Amherst: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $1,722Syed S. Jaffri, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1963MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $2,033David L. Kaye, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1977 · University of Vermont College of MedicineMaleRashida Khanam, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1985FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $31Christopher G. Martin, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1991 · State University of New York at Buffalo School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $1,880Annemarie L. Mikowski, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2007FemaleMaria Nickolova, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1976FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $4,688Rebecca Phillips, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2002 · State University of New York at Buffalo School of MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $2,856M Sadiqur Rahman, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1983MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $57Andrew R. Reichert, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1987 · State University of New York at Buffalo School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $2,686Joanna Ruggiero, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2018FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $3,458Mohammad A. Saeed, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1990MaleOther offices in Amherst: 2Rebecca L. Schaeffer, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2008FemaleDiane S. Annalett, MD
May accept assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1985 · Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $2,072
Before you book
This list comes from Medicare's enrollment records, not from reviews. Call the office to confirm the clinician is taking new Medicare patients. With Original Medicare, a clinician who accepts assignment can only charge you the Medicare deductible and coinsurance; one who doesn't may charge up to 15% more than the Medicare-approved amount. If you have a Medicare Advantage plan, check that the clinician is in the plan's network.
The MIPS final score (0–100) comes from Medicare's Merit-based Incentive Payment System for 2024. It combines quality measures, cost, improvement activities and use of certified health records, and it sets a payment adjustment. Clinicians who report as a group share the group's score. It is not a patient rating, and many clinicians have no published score.
Payments from drug and medical device companies come from CMS Open Payments (2025 general payments: meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and similar), summed for each clinician. Receiving payments is legal and common and does not mean a clinician did anything wrong.
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- Primary care doctors36
- Nurse practitioners104
- Cardiologists3
- Dermatologists5
- Orthopedic surgeons38
- Neurologists21
- Ophthalmologists14
- Optometrists8
- Podiatrists6
- Nephrologists12
- Rheumatologists4
- Psychologists9
- Therapists and counselors42
- Physical therapists81
- Occupational therapists13
- Speech therapists8
- Audiologists27
- Chiropractors21
- Gynecologists11
- General surgeons3
- Vascular surgeons4
- Pain management doctors4
- Physiatrists6
- Allergists5
- Dietitians4
- Neurosurgeons13
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Enrollment, addresses and scores are as reported to CMS and can change. This is not a list of in-network providers for any Medicare Advantage plan, and it is not medical advice. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, Clinician MIPS Performance 2024 and Facility Affiliation Data (released Oct 2, 2026).