The Daily Dose
The Top Doctors in the NY Capital Region for 2018
Few things are more important than your health. That is why for the second year in a row, CDPHP is releasing key performance data, as well as results from patient satisfaction surveys, to show which local primary care doctors have met our health plan’s rigorous standards for quality, efficiency, and patient satisfaction.
2019 results are in
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Built on the principles guiding our Enhanced Primary Care (EPC) program, a nationally recognized, patient-centered medical home model that rewards doctors for value, not volume, CDPHP is celebrating the top-performing primary care practices from the Capital Region and beyond.
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Whether you’re looking for a new family doctor, or just want to see if your physician made the list, we hope you will find this report useful as you navigate today’s health care choices.
Meet the Capital Region’s Top-Performing Primary Care Practice
When it comes to high-quality care, Dr. Kathleen Catalano of Amsterdam has earned our health plan’s top spot on the 2018 Top Doctors list. Learn more about what makes Dr. Catalano our top-performing primary care practice.
Taking High-Quality Care to New Heights
CDPHP has dug deep into the data well to determine which practices rise to the top in critical areas of care, as well as patient satisfaction surveys.
The best of the best▸
Likely to recommend to family and friends ▸
| Columbia Memorial Hospital – Windham Medical Care | 1st Place |
| Columbia Memorial Hospital – Broadway Family Care Center | 2nd Place |
| Neal A. Baillargeon, MD | 3rd Place |
| St. Mary’s Healthcare – Amsterdam Pediatric Health Center | 4th Place |
| Troy Family Physicians | 5th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – Latham Pediatrics | 6th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – CapitalCare Pediatrics Troy | 7th Place |
| Shaker Pediatrics, PC – Latham | 8th Place |
| Eugene Merecki, MD, PC, dba Malta Family Medicine | 9th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – CapitalCare Internal Medicine River Road | 10th Place |
| Brunswick Family Practice, PLLC | 11th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – CapitalCare Family Practice Guilderland | 12th Place |
| Lansingburgh Family Practice, PC | 13th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – CapitalCare Internal Medicine Nott St. | 14th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – Clifton Park Pediatrics | 15th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – Capital Healthcare Associates | 16th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – CapitalCare Family Practice River Road | 17th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – CapitalCare Family Practice Rotterdam | 18th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – CapitalCare Pediatrics Albany | 19th Place |
| Columbia Internal Medicine, PLLC | 20th Place |
| St. Peter’s Health Center for Children | 21st Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – Niskayuna Internal Medicine | 22nd Place |
| Riverview Pediatrics – Troy | 23rd Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – CapitalCare Family Medicine Charlton | 24th Place |
| Sanjay Taneja, MD, dba Grand Medical & Pediatrics | 25th Place |
Open on evenings, weekends, and holidays ▸
| Columbia Memorial Hospital – Broadway Family Care Center | 1st Place |
| Neal A. Baillargeon, MD | 2nd Place |
| St. Mary’s Healthcare – Amsterdam Pediatric Health Center | 3rd Place |
| St. Mary’s Healthcare – Johnstown Health Center | 4th Place |
| Shaker Pediatrics, PC – Latham | 5th Place |
| Brunswick Family Practice, PLLC | 6th Place |
| Columbia Internal Medicine, PLLC | 7th Place |
| SPHPMA -Troy Family Health Center | 8th Place |
| Riverview Pediatrics – Troy | 9th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – CapitalCare Family Practice Guilderland | 10th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – CapitalCare Pediatrics Troy | 11th Place |
| St. Mary’s Healthcare – Gloversville Health Center | 12th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – Latham Pediatrics | 13th Place |
| Saratoga Hospital – Schuylerville Family Health | 14th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – CapitalCare Family Medicine Charlton | 15th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – CapitalCare Family Medicine Averill Park | 16th Place |
| Troy Family Physicians | 17th Place |
| Kathleen M. Catalano, DO | 18th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – CapitalCare Pediatrics Albany | 19th Place |
| Amsterdam Family Practice Associates, PC | 20th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – CapitalCare Internal Medicine Balltown Rd | 21st Place |
| Community Care Physicians – Internal Medicine Delmar | 22nd Place |
| Sanjay Taneja, MD, dba Grand Medical & Pediatrics | 23rd Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – Clifton Park Pediatrics | 24th Place |
| SPHPMA – Troy Pediatric Health Center | 25th Place |
Less time in waiting rooms ▸
| Columbia Memorial Hospital – Broadway Family Care Center | 1st Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – CapitalCare Pediatrics Albany | 2nd Place |
| St. Mary’s Healthcare – Amsterdam Pediatric Health Center | 3rd Place |
| Columbia Memorial Hospital – Windham Medical Care | 4th Place |
| SPHPMA – Riverside Medical Center | 5th Place |
| Neal A. Baillargeon, MD | 6th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – CapitalCare Internal Medicine River Road | 7th Place |
| Eugene Merecki, MD, PC, dba Malta Family Medicine | 8th Place |
| Sanjay Taneja, MD, dba Grand Medical & Pediatrics | 9th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – CapitalCare Family Medicine Charlton | 10th Place |
| Columbia Memorial Hospital – Columbia Memorial Family Care | 11th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – Capital Healthcare Associates | 12th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – Niskayuna Family Medicine | 13th Place |
| Columbia Internal Medicine, PLLC | 14th Place |
| Saratoga Hospital – Schuylerville Family Health | 15th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – CapitalCare Internal Medicine Nott St. | 16th Place |
| Riverview Pediatrics – Troy | 17th Place |
| Shaker Pediatrics, PC – Latham | 18th Place |
| SPHPMA – Cohoes Family Care | 19th Place |
| Amsterdam Family Practice Associates, PC | 20th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – Dr. Barat’s Office | 21st Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – Latham Pediatrics | 22nd Place |
| Columbia Memorial Hospital – Kinderhook Medical Care | 23rd Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – Niskayuna Internal Medicine | 24th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – Saratoga Medical Associates | 25th Place |
Schedules appointments quickly ▸
| Brunswick Family Practice, PLLC | 1st Place |
| Columbia Memorial Hospital – Columbia Memorial Family Care | 2nd Place |
| Columbia Memorial Hospital – Windham Medical Care | 3rd Place |
| Columbia Memorial Hospital – Broadway Family Care Center | 4th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – Niskayuna Family Medicine | 5th Place |
| Family Medicine of Mechanicville, PLLC | 6th Place |
| Lansingburgh Family Practice, PC | 7th Place |
| Neal A. Baillargeon, MD | 8th Place |
| SPHPMA – Cohoes Family Care | 9th Place |
| SPHPMA – Riverside Medical Center | 10th Place |
| Sanjay Taneja, MD, dba Grand Medical & Pediatrics | 11th Place |
| St. Mary’s Healthcare – Amsterdam Pediatric Health Center | 12th Place |
| St. Mary’s Healthcare – Gloversville Health Center | 13th Place |
| St. Mary’s Healthcare – Johnstown Health Center | 14th Place |
| Troy Family Physicians | 15th Place |
| Columbia Internal Medicine, PLLC | 16th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – Dr. Barat’s Office | 17th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – CapitalCare Pediatrics Troy | 18th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – Latham Pediatrics | 19th Place |
| Riverview Pediatrics – Troy | 20th Place |
| St. Peter’s Pediatrics – Clifton Park | 21st Place |
| Shaker Pediatrics, PC – Latham | 22nd Place |
| St. Mary’s Healthcare – Johnstown Pediatric Health Center | 23rd Place |
| St. Peter’s Health Center for Children | 24th Place |
Cancer screenings: breast, cervical, and colorectal ▸
| Kathleen M. Catalano, DO | 1st Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – CapitalCare Internal Medicine River Road | 2nd Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – Dr. Barat’s Office | 3rd Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – Latham Medical Group | 4th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – CapitalCare Family Practice Guilderland | 5th Place |
| Eugene Merecki, MC, PC, dba Malta Family Medicine | 6th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – Capital Healthcare Associates | 7th Place |
| Lansingburgh Family Practice, PC | 8th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – Saratoga Medical Associates | 9th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – CapitalCare Internal Medicine Balltown Road | 10th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – CapitalCare Family Medicine Charlton | 11th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – CapitalCare Internal Medicine Nott St. | 12th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – CapitalCare Family Practice River Road | 13th Place |
| Troy Family Physicians | 14th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – CapitalCare Family Practice Berne | 15th Place |
| Amsterdam Family Practice Associates, PC | 16th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – Internal Medicine Delmar | 17th Place |
| SPHPMA – Riverside Medical Center | 18th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – CapitalCare Family Practice Rotterdam | 19th Place |
| Sanjay Taneja, MD, dba Grand Medical & Pediatrics | 20th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – Niskayuna Family Medicine | 21st Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – Niskayuna Internal Medicine | 22nd Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – Schodack Internal Medicine and Pediatrics | 23rd Place |
| Brunswick Family Practice, PLLC | 24th Place |
Childhood immunizations ▸
| Shaker Pediatrics, PC – Latham | 1st Place |
| St. Peter’s Pediatrics – Clifton Park | 2nd Place |
| Riverview Pediatrics – Troy | 3rd Place |
| Albany Medical Center Department of Pediatrics | 4th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – Clifton Park Pediatrics | 5th Place |
| St. Mary’s Healthcare – Johnstown Pediatric Health Center | 6th Place |
| SPHPMA – Troy Pediatric Health Center | 7th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – CapitalCare Pediatrics Troy | 8th Place |
| St. Peter’s Health Center for Children | 9th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – Latham Pediatrics | 10th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – CapitalCare Pediatrics Albany | 11th Place |
Diabetes care ▸
| Lansingburgh Family Practice, PC | 1st Place |
| SPHPMA – Riverside Medical Center | 2nd Place |
| Sanjay Taneja, MD, dba Grand Medical & Pediatrics | 3rd Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – CapitalCare Internal Medicine Nott St. | 4th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – CapitalCare Internal Medicine River Road | 5th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – Capital Healthcare Associates | 6th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – Latham Medical Group | 7th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – CapitalCare Family Practice Guilderland | 8th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – Dr. Barat’s Office | 9th Place |
| Columbia Internal Medicine, PLLC | 10th Place |
| Saratoga Hospital – Schuylerville Family Health | 11th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – Niskayuna Family Medicine | 12th Place |
| Brunswick Family Practice, PLLC | 13th Place |
| Community Care Physicians – Schodack Internal Medicine and Pediatrics | 14th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – Saratoga Medical Associates | 15th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – CapitalCare Family Practice Berne | 16th Place |
| Troy Family Physicians | 17th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – CapitalCare Internal Medicine Balltown Road | 18th Place |
| St. Peter’s Internal Medicine – Hoosick St., Troy | 19th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – CapitalCare Family Medicine Averill Park | 20th Place |
| Columbia Memorial Hospital – Columbia Memorial Family Care | 21st Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – CapitalCare Family Medicine Charlton | 22nd Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – CapitalCare Family Practice River Road | 23rd Place |
| Columbia Memorial Hospital – Kinderhook Medical Care | 24th Place |
| Community Care Physicians, PC – CapitalCare Family Practice Rotterdam | 25th Place |
John D. Bennett, MD, FACC, FACP About the Author
John D. Bennett, MD, FACC, FACP, is president and CEO of Capital District Physicians’ Health Plan, Inc. (CDPHP), an award-winning, physician aligned, not-for-profit health plan based in Albany, NY. Bennett has held the position since 2008 after serving more than 10 years as chair, vice chair, and board member for CDPHP. During his tenure, CDPHP has been ranked among the top-performing health plans in New York and the nation, most recently named #1 in Customer Satisfaction in the 2023 J.D. Power Member Health Plan Study. Under his leadership, CDPHP has also become known as a model employer regionally and nationally and was recently named among the top five Best Companies to Work for in New York by the Society for Human Resource Management, as well as Forbes Best-in-State Employers 2022. Prior to joining CDPHP, Bennett served as founding member and CEO of Prime Care Physicians, PLLC. During his tenure, he co-led a team of 25 cardiologists and helped grow the practice to a 100-physician multi-specialty group. Bennett is board certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners and the American Board of Internal Medicine, with subspecialties in internal medicine and cardiology. He earned his medical degree at SUNY-Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, and a Bachelor of Science degree at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Bennett completed an internship and residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in cardiovascular disease at Albany Medical Center. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American College of Physicians. Bennett is currently board chair for the Center for Economic Growth and the Capital Region Chamber, and vice chair for the Palace Theatre. Bennett also serves on the boards of the New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC), the Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP), America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and Russell Sage Colleges. Bennett is a member of the New York Public Health and Health Planning Council where he helps shape decisions related to New York State's public health and health care delivery system. Well-known locally and nationally for advancing health care innovation, Bennett was recently named to Crain’s New York Business 2021 Notable in Health Care, as well as the Albany Business Review’s Power 50 list.
paul w baillargeon
Dissappointed that Comm.Care family practice Clifton Park was not mentioned.Dr.Grant is wonderful and no waiting.
John D. Bennett
Hi Paul – Thank you for your comment! Our Top Doctors report is based on data collected from our Enhanced Primary Care practices. It is reviewed and changes from year to year, so keep an eye out for next year’s report!
Linda Andrews
Catalano’s most egregios statement, while she was tearing me apart, was that I was only 11 years older than she was and she expected to be doing a lot more when she was my age than I was doing. (I was recovering from several lithotripsy experiences being done at Berkshire Medical Center, some 100 miles from my residence and she was very annoyed that I wasn’t doing something she required of me. I can’t remember what it was, but it involved a physical exertion I was beyond my ability at the time. This was in 2002. Perhaps she has improved and discovered that 11 years is a long time after the age of 70. )
John D. Bennett
Hi Linda – We’re sorry to hear about your negative experiences but do appreciate your continued CDPHP membership. If we can be of assistance with any of your needs, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Timothy M. Cherry
When on the above referenced page, clicking either the “Community Care Physicians, PC – Partners in Family Medicine North Greenbush” or “Community Care Physicians, PC – Niskayuna Internal Medicine” brings up the Niskayuna Internal Medicine website.
John D. Bennett
Hi Timothy – Thanks for bringing this to our attention! We’ve corrected the error.
Suzanne LeRoy
Thank you for your 2018 Annual Report. On the Best of the Best Report, clicking on Kathleen Catalano D.O. brings me to the Daily Dose blog page and an error stating ‘file not found’. Thanks! (error page is pasted in the Comment/website field)
John D. Bennett
Hi Suzanne – Thank you for bringing this to our attention! We’ve corrected the the link.
leslie
Your headlines read – TOP Physicians” but you fail to deliver .Most of what I see are GROUPS and not individual physicians. I would think that in any group all clinicians are not equal ,. When I get a recommendation from my primary the primary doesn’t say – oh may an appointment with this group – anyone will do – the primary usually indicates which clinician I should see. Likewise with choosing a primary care person – I’d not think that in any group all clinicians are equal.
John D. Bennett
Hi Leslie – Thank you for your comment. Our Top Doctors list is based on data collected at the practice level from offices that are part of our Enhanced Primary Care program. These sites are collectively performing above what is required of them. However, it is certainly a future goal of ours to be able to recognize individual physicians for their efforts as this data becomes more refined.
Richard Ellis
Very disapointed that Dr. Richard Orsi from Partners in Family Medicine in Brunswick was not included in the Best of the Best. I have found Dr. Orsi to be a very thorough, knowledgable and caring physcian over the last 35 years. His diagnostic capabilities are second to none.
John D. Bennett
Hi Richard – Thank you for taking the time to comment. We’re glad to hear that you’ve been so pleased with Dr. Orsi. We review data for our Top Doctors report year to year, so keep an eye out for next year’s results.
DonnaJo Dorr
I can not believe Family Medical Group’s, Dr. Keith A. Rebehn was not among the best of the best. My husband and I have been going to him for more than 20 years and would trade him for ANY other doctor!
John D. Bennett
Hello, Donna Jo! It’s so great to hear so many patients are pleased with their physicians! Once again, we review our Top Doctors data each year, so please keep an eye out for the report next year. Thanks for the comment and happy holidays!
Carol Caloro
I second that! My husband, my adult son and I all go to Keith Rebehn and he’s the absolute best! I feel so lucky to have him as my doctor.
John D. Bennett
Hi, Carol!
We are so glad to hear you love your primary care doctor. That is so important! Thank you for your comment. Happy holidays!
Sandy
While interesting to the uninformed consumer, this page and the downloadable PDF file do not provide a clear picture for consumers. You have presented metrics without definitions. From each source of data, what are the specific questions that feed in to the results, and how are those questions aggregated to produce the ranking of practices? In other words, what methodology was used to generate these results? To determine whether this informaiton is meaningful to me as a consumer, I need to know what it actually represents.
John D. Bennett
Hi Sandy – thank you for your comment. Our Top Doctors report was compiled using the Healthcare Effectiveness and Data Information Set, or HEDIS. We use these measures to assess outcomes and the success of physicians and practices. More information on HEDIS data can be found here if you’re interested in learning more: https://www.ncqa.org/hedis/measures
Sandy
That is a vague response without the requested detail. For example, HEDIS doesn’t appear to have your best of the best metric and you chose to give no explanation of its basis.
John D. Bennett
Thanks for your question! The rankings are based on a variety of quality and patient satisfaction scores, including HEDIS (as you mentioned before) and Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) scores. Please let me know if I can answer any additional questions.
Randall
Dr. Bennett – thank you for being one the best CEO’s in the Capital District, it is refreshing to see that you are accessible to all members of CDPHP and for the continued support for our community.
Sandy – Please use Bacitracin or Neosporin regularly for that burn you received from Dr. Bennett
John D. Bennett
Hi, Randall –
Thank you for your kind words. The entire CDPHP team works very hard for our members. It is always nice to hear that our work is making a difference. Much appreciated!
Doreen
The listing would be more meaningful if it also included data down to the physician level. Yes, some things are controlled at the practice level, but, others are at individual provider. Some of these practices are quite large and all the data for all the providers are likely averaged.
John D. Bennett
That is great feedback. I will pass onto the team and see if there’s a way we can incorporate into next year’s report. Thank you!
Kathy Bear
Dr. Taneja is not a doc for me. He Rx’d statins without asking me about my diet or exercise. He said it’s the gold standard. So why is he listed in alternative med in the yellow page? I lowered ldls myself in 30 days by changing diet.
John D. Bennett
Hi, Kathy –
We are glad to hear you were able to lower your LDLs on your own – congratulations! It sounds like you are a very savvy health care consumer. You’re right, not all patients are the same. If you need help finding a new provider, we would be happy to help. Thanks for comment!
Medical Matt
Thanks for these lists, Dr. Bennett. I’ve already forwarded it to a friend in the area. For anybody who lives or works a little farther south near Poughkeepsie, I recommend this practice for general/internal medicine: Premier Medical Group.
John D. Bennett
Hi there – Thanks so much for taking the time to comment! We appreciate your recommendation for folks in the Poughkeepsie area.
Linda
It would be nice to see specific doctor specialties, like Neurology, or Oncology.
John D. Bennett
Hi, Linda! Thanks for your feedback. We are always looking for ways to improve our Top Doctors report.