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Dr. Gary Volkell

Albany, NY

Accepting patients

Affiliated with a Castle Connolly Top Hospital

    Who is Dr. Volkell, Neurologist in Albany, NY?

    Dr. Gary Volkell is a Neurologist, who primarily practices in Albany, NY with 2 additional practice locations. Dr. Volkell is fluent in English, and is currently seeing new patients. Dr. Volkell’s practice accepts Cigna, Kaiser Permanente, Medicaid, Medicare, UnitedHealthcare and other major insurance plans. To book an appointment or to confirm insurance options, please call Dr. Volkell’s office at (443) 777-7320.

    What languages does Dr. Volkell speak?

    Dr. Volkell and their clinical team can communicate with patients in the following languages:

    • English

    What conditions does Dr. Volkell treat?

    As a Neurologist, Dr. Volkell diagnoses, treats, and manages a wide range of conditions. This condition information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical conditions most commonly treated by Dr. Volkell. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.

    Also known as:

    • Parkinson's Disease without Involuntary Movements
    • Parkinson's Disease
    • Early Parkinson's', 'Non-dyskinetic Parkinsonism', 'Stable Parkinson's Disease
    • PD
    • Shaking Palsy
    • Paralysis Agitans

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • G20A1: Parkinson's disease without dyskinesia, without mention of fluctuations
    • G20: Parkinson's disease

    Also known as:

    • Spasmodic Torticollis
    • Dystonia
    • Cervical Dystonia
    • Wry Neck

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • G243: Spasmodic torticollis

    Also known as:

    • Chronic Migraine without Aura
    • Migraine
    • Migraine with Aura
    • Transformed migraine
    • Daily chronic headache
    • Persistent migraine
    • Migraine headache
    • Severe headache
    • Vascular headache
    • Classic migraine
    • Ocular migraine
    • Migraine with visual symptoms

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • G43709: Chronic migraine without aura, not intractable, without status migrainosus
    • G43909: Migraine, unspecified, not intractable, without status migrainosus
    • G43109: Migraine with aura, not intractable, without status migrainosus

    Also known as:

    • Essential Tremor
    • Tremor
    • Essential tremor
    • Familial Tremor
    • Benign Essential Tremor

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • G250: Essential tremor

    Also known as:

    • Dementia
    • Lewy Body Dementia
    • Dementia with Lewy bodies
    • Cognitive decline
    • Memory loss
    • Brain disorder
    • Dementia with Lewy Bodies
    • DLB
    • Lewy Body Disease

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • F0390: Unspecified dementia, unspecified severity, without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety
    • G3183: Neurocognitive disorder with Lewy bodies

    Also known as:

    • Mild Cognitive Impairment
    • MCI
    • Early Memory Loss
    • Pre-Dementia

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • G3184: Mild cognitive impairment of uncertain or unknown etiology

    Also known as:

    • Tremor
    • Shaking
    • Involuntary Shaking
    • Essential Tremor
    • Parkinsonian Tremor

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • R251: Tremor, unspecified

    Also known as:

    • Multiple Nerve Damage
    • Peripheral Nerve Disorder
    • Polyneuropathy
    • Generalized Nerve Damage
    • Widespread Neuropathy

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • G629: Polyneuropathy, unspecified

    Also known as:

    • Ischemic Stroke
    • Brain Attack
    • Cerebral Infarction
    • Brain Ischemia

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • I639: Cerebral infarction, unspecified

    Also known as:

    • Memory Loss
    • Memory
    • Amnesia
    • Forgetfulness
    • Loss of Recall

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • R413: Other amnesia

    Also known as:

    • Restless Legs Syndrome
    • Restless Legs
    • Restless legs syndrome
    • RLS
    • Willis-Ekbom Disease

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • G2581: Restless legs syndrome

    Also known as:

    • Alzheimer's Disease
    • Alzheimer's Disease Fact Sheet
    • AD', 'Alzheimer's Dementia
    • Memory Loss Disease

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • G309: Alzheimer's disease, unspecified

    Also known as:

    • Multiple Sclerosis
    • MS
    • Demyelinating Disease

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • G35: Multiple sclerosis

    Also known as:

    • Epilepsy
    • Seizure disorder
    • Convulsive disorder
    • Falling sickness

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • G40909: Epilepsy, unspecified, not intractable, without status epilepticus

    Also known as:

    • Headache
    • Head pain
    • Cephalalgia
    • Tension headache

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • R519: Headache, unspecified

    Also known as:

    • Left Hemifacial Spasm
    • Facial Injuries and Disorder
    • Left Facial Twitch
    • Left Facial Muscle Spasm
    • Left Side Facial Tic

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • G5132: Clonic hemifacial spasm, left

    What procedures does Dr. Volkell perform?

    As a Neurologist, Dr. Volkell performs a variety of medical procedures. This procedure information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical procedures most commonly performed by Dr. Volkell. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.

    Also known as:

    • Botox Injections for Chronic Migraine
    • Chemodenervation for Migraine
    • Botulinum Toxin Injection for Migraine
    • Facial Nerve Block
    • Trigeminal Nerve Block

    CPT Codes:

    • 64615: Chemodenervation of muscle(s); muscle(s) innervated by facial, trigeminal, cervical spinal and accessory nerves, bilateral (eg, for chronic migraine)

    Also known as:

    • Botox Injection for Neck Muscle Spasms
    • Chemodenervation of neck muscles
    • Botulinum toxin injection for cervical dystonia
    • Neck spasm injection

    CPT Codes:

    • 64616: Chemodenervation of muscle(s); neck muscle(s), excluding muscles of the larynx, unilateral (eg, for cervical dystonia, spasmodic torticollis)

    Also known as:

    • Trunk Muscle Relaxing Injection
    • Chemodenervation of Trunk Muscles
    • Muscle Spasm Injection (Trunk)
    • Botox for Trunk Muscles

    CPT Codes:

    • 64646: Chemodenervation of trunk muscle(s); 1-5 muscle(s)

    Also known as:

    • Facial Muscle Injection for Spasms (One Side)
    • Botox for facial spasms
    • Facial nerve chemodenervation
    • Blepharospasm treatment
    • Hemifacial spasm injection

    CPT Codes:

    • 64612: Chemodenervation of muscle(s); muscle(s) innervated by facial nerve, unilateral (eg, for blepharospasm, hemifacial spasm)

    Also known as:

    • Chemical Nerve Block for Multiple Muscles (Arm/Leg)
    • Chemodenervation for Muscle Spasms (Additional Extremity)
    • Extremity Chemodenervation
    • Muscle Spasticity Treatment (Chemical)
    • Botox for Muscle Spasms (Multiple Muscles)
    • Chemical nerve block (extremity)
    • Muscle spasm injection (additional limb)
    • Botox for spasticity (additional)
    • Nerve denervation (chemical)

    CPT Codes:

    • 64644: Chemodenervation of one extremity; 5 or more muscles
    • 64643: Chemodenervation of one extremity; each additional extremity, 1-4 muscle(s) (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)

    Also known as:

    • Muscle Weakening Injection (Arm or Leg)
    • Extremity Chemodenervation
    • Spasticity Injection
    • Botulinum Toxin Injection for Muscles
    • Muscle Denervation

    CPT Codes:

    • 64642: Chemodenervation of one extremity; 1-4 muscle(s)

    Also known as:

    • Salivary Gland Nerve Treatment (Bilateral)
    • Botox for Salivary Glands
    • Chemodenervation of Salivary Glands
    • Parotid Gland Nerve Block
    • Submandibular Gland Nerve Treatment

    CPT Codes:

    • 64611: Chemodenervation of parotid and submandibular salivary glands, bilateral

    Also known as:

    • Individual Speech and Language Therapy
    • Speech-Language Pathology
    • Voice Therapy
    • Communication Disorder Treatment
    • Auditory Processing Therapy

    CPT Codes:

    • 92507: Treatment Of Speech, Language, Voice, Communication, And/Or Auditory Processing Disorder; Individual

    Also known as:

    • Swallowing Therapy
    • Dysphagia Treatment
    • Feeding Therapy
    • Oral Function Therapy

    CPT Codes:

    • 92526: Treatment of swallowing dysfunction and/or oral function for feeding

    Also known as:

    • Comprehensive Speech and Language Evaluation
    • Speech sound evaluation
    • Language comprehension test
    • Articulation assessment
    • Speech therapy evaluation

    CPT Codes:

    • 92523: Evaluation of speech sound production (eg, articulation, phonological process, apraxia, dysarthria); with evaluation of language comprehension and expression (eg, receptive and expressive language)

    Also known as:

    • Swallowing Function Test
    • Dysphagia Tests
    • Dysphagia Evaluation
    • Oral Swallowing Assessment
    • Pharyngeal Swallowing Test
    • Swallowing Study

    CPT Codes:

    • 92610: Evaluation of oral and pharyngeal swallowing function

    Also known as:

    • Skin Biopsy (Punch)
    • Additional Skin Biopsy (Punch)
    • Skin Biopsy
    • Punch Biopsy
    • Skin Lesion Biopsy
    • Dermal Punch Biopsy
    • Multiple Punch Biopsies
    • Second Skin Biopsy
    • Additional Skin Lesion Biopsy

    CPT Codes:

    • 11104: Punch biopsy of skin (including simple closure, when performed); single lesion
    • 11105: Punch biopsy of skin (including simple closure, when performed); each separate/additional lesion (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)

    Does Dr. Volkell accept my insurance?

    Dr. Volkell accepts most major insurance plans. Important: Please call our office at (443) 777-7320 before your appointment to verify that your specific plan and network are accepted.

    What insurance plans does Dr. Volkell accept in Albany, NY?

    Dr. Volkell in Albany, NY accepts plans from many carriers. While this list is updated regularly, it is not a guarantee of coverage.

    Top Insurances

    • All Other Third Party

    • BCBS Unspecified

    • Carefirst BlueCross BlueShield

    • CVS Health (formerly Aetna)

    • Express Scripts

    • Federal Employee Program

    • Medicare

    • State of Maryland

    • State of Tennessee

    • UnitedHealthcare

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    Where is Dr. Volkell's office located?

    Dr. Gary Volkell's Primary Practice

    47 New Scotland Ave

    Albany, NY 12208

    (443) 777-7320

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    Dr. Gary Volkell's Practice 2

    25 Hackett Blvd

    Albany, NY 12208

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    Dr. Gary Volkell's Practice 3

    501 N Frederick Ave

    Gaithersburg, MD 20877

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    What is Dr. Volkell's NPI number?An National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique ID number that identifies doctors and healthcare providers nationwide.

    Dr. Volkell's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1679937338.

    What common questions do patients ask about Dr. Volkell?

    Here are answers to patients Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) about Dr. Volkell

    What is Dr. Gary Volkell's specialty?

    Dr. Volkell is a Neurologist near Albany, NY.

    A neuropathologist is expert in the diagnosis of diseases of the nervous system and skeletal muscles and functions as a consultant primarily to neurologists and neurosurgeons. The neuropathologist is knowledgeable in the infirmities of humans as they affect the nervous and neuromuscular systems, be they degenerative, infectious, metabolic, immunologic, neoplastic, vascular or physical in nature.

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    Is this Dr. Gary Volkell affiliated with a ranked Castle Connolly Top Hospital?

    Yes, Dr. Volkell is affiliated with MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center which is a Castle Connolly Top Hospital. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals are healthcare institutions recognized for their excellence in specific medical procedures and overall patient care. They are identified through a rigorous peer nomination process, evaluating factors like patient outcomes, quality of care, and expertise. The list recognizes hospitals that excel in 20 or more specific medical procedures, representing the top 25% nationwide. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals

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    Is Gary Volkell accepting new patients in Albany, NY?

    Yes, Dr. Gary Volkell is accepting new patients at this time.

    Does Dr. Gary Volkell offer online booking?

    Please contact Dr. Volkell's office at (443) 777-7320 for information about online booking, telehealth, or to schedule an appointment.

    How can I make an appointment with Gary Volkell?

    Please contact Dr. Volkell's office at (443) 777-7320 for information regarding telehealth appointment availability or for scheduling assistance.

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