Frequently Asked Questions
We perform psychiatric evaluations, psychiatric medication management and talk therapy.
Our physicians are in network with Aetna, Cigna, Oscar, Oxford and United/Optum plans.
However, we are not in-network with medicaid managed plans. Our therapist is in-network with all these plans and Medicare. However, we are
not in-network with Medicaid or Medicaid managed plans.
To pay using insurance, schedule a new appointment and
choose the "Insurance" option. Next, enter your insurance information as directed, and schedule
your appointment. We will verify your benefits prior to your appointment time.
For non-insurance patients, new appointment charges are $450, and follow up appointment charges are $250. Our therapists Patricia Sage-McLean LCSW-R charges are $200 per session, Michele Hochberg charges are $225 per session.
For non-insurance patients, new appointment charges are $450, and follow up appointment charges are $250. Our therapists Patricia Sage-McLean LCSW-R charges are $200 per session, Michele Hochberg charges are $225 per session.
New appointments are scheduled for one hour. Follow-up appointments are 15 minutes. All appointments
start on-time. Of course, if more time is needed, we will make accommodations.
We will send electronic prescriptions directly to your pharmacy of choice.
You'll need a laptop, desktop computer, tab or smart phone with a functioning videocam. You do not need any third party
videochat application on your computer. Our videochat application is built right into our website.
At Skypiatrist, your appointment time is guaranteed and we never doublebook patients. Unfortunately,
late cancellations cause holes in the schedule for which we have to charge. For new appointments,
there is a $100 fee for cancelling an appointment within 24 hours of the appointment time, or a $150
fee for missing the appointment without notice. For follow-up appointments,
there is a $50 fee for cancelling an appointment within 12 hours of the appointment time, or a $75
fee for missing the appointment without notice.
For Gmail, follow these instructions
- Open Gmail and at the top right, click Settings
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- Click on the Filter menu on the top. Click on "Create a new filter" link.
- Add the domain name @skypiatrist.com in the from field. Click the button "create new filter" with this search.
- Check the box "Never send it to Spam". Click on the button "create filter".
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