Company description
Washington Avenue Medical Arts: Balsam Richard MD offers Internists services in Albany NY, NY area.
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- Trusted To Make Decisions?
- Based on 4 responses, when asked if they trust Dr. Balsam to make decisions or recommendations that they believe to be in their best interest, HealthGrades users on average responded 'Definitely not.' Response is averaged using standard rounding.
- Licensed
- No (All statements concerning insurance, licenses, and bonds are informational only, and are self-reported. Since insurance, licenses and bonds can expire and can be cancelled, homeowners should always check such information for themselves.)
- How Long Did You Wait?
- Based on 4 responses, when asked how long they had to wait before seeing Dr. Balsam, HealthGrades users on average responded '10 to 15 minutes.' Response is averaged using standard rounding.
- Insurance Accepted
- Insurance Accepted include BCBS Blue Card PPO;CIGNA Open Access;CIGNA PPO;First Health PPO;GHI HMO;GHI PPO;Great West PPO;Multiplan PPO;PHCS PPO;UHC Choice Plus POS;UHC Options PPO
- Overall Recommendation
- Out of 4 patients that have completed a Patient Experience Survey on this provider, 0% would recommend Dr. Balsam to their family and friends.
- Consumer Searches
- Out of 1 Cardiology physicians in Slingerlands, NY, Dr. Balsam is ranked 1st in the number of searches on Healthgrades' site.
- Hospital Affiliation
- St Peters Hospital Albany, Albany Medical Center Hospital, Albany Memorial Hospital
- Specialty
- Internal Medicine (Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease), Radiology (Medical Imaging)
- Insurance
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, Fidelis Care, Great-West Healthcare
- Physician Name
- Richard Fredric Balsam, MD, Balsam Richard Fredric, MD
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- Send medical information to RICHARD BALSAM
- Most Recent Updated Information
- New patient rating added for Dr. Balsam.
- Specialist
- Internist (Cardiologist), Radiologist
- Educational Experience
- University Of Virginia
- Medical School
- Albany Medical School
- Contact
- Dr. Richard S Balsam
- Residency
- Albany Med Ctr Hosp
- Hospital Affiliation Rank
- 4 out of 4 stars
- Medical School Rank
- 2 out of 4 stars
- Average Wait Time
- 22.0 minutes
- Date Of Most Recent Update
- 04/18/2010
- On Angie's List Since
- 8/30/2009
- Date Of Most Recent Report
- 9/3/2008
- Middle Name
- Fredric
- Gender
- Male
- Sex
- Male
- Degree
- MD
- Years Experience
- 42
- Medical Degree
- MD
- Number Of Comments
- 4