Himanshu Niranjan Parikh, MD, PhD

Specialty
  • Family Medicine
    (Board Certified)
Languages
English
Accepting New Patients

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Medical Groups & Affiliations
  • Covenant Medical Center
  • Covenant Medical Group
  • Meet The Doctor

    Specialties & Education

    Primary Specialties
    • Family Medicine
      (Board Certified)
    Areas of Interest

    Disease Prevention

  • Biography

    Biography

    Biography
    Dr. Himanshu Parikh is known for his warm, likable and outgoing personality. His caring and compassionate yet direct communication style is much appreciated by his patients and colleagues alike. As a physician this has translated into excellent bedside manners. _x000D_Dr. Parikh received his B.S. in microbiology from the University of Bombay, Ph.D. from WSU, Michigan. He has also completed his postdoctoral fellowship in neuropsychopharmacology from TTUHSC, School of Medicine, Lubbock, Texas where he cultivated his deep interest in understanding the root cause of some of psychiatric illness and exploring treatment options. He earned his MD from Medical University of the Americas in Nevis, West Indies. Dr. Parikh completed his Family Medicine residency at Mid-Hudson Institute for Family Health in Kingston, New York. Dr. Parikh has published and presented at various national and international conferences and given numerous scientific talks. He has been a member of several prestigious organizations. Dr. Parikh has been in an urgent care and family practice setting for almost 2 years in his role as a physician._x000D_ _x000D_Dr. Parikh enjoys spending time traveling, tennis, as well as hanging out with friends and family. Dr. Parikh loves to travel, and if given the chance to drop everything right now and go- he would choose to travel to Germany and The Alps.
    Certifications
    American Board of Family Medicine, Family Medicine
  • Insurance Accepted

    Insurance Accepted

    Accepted Health Plans
    • Accountable / Interplan Health Group
    • Aetna Choice POS II (Covenant Employees)
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage
    • Aetna West Texas Preferred
    • All Well (offered by Superior)
    • Baylor Scott & White Health Plan HMO / PPO / Exchange
    • Baylor Scott & White Health Plan Medicaid
    • Baylor Scott & White Health Plan Medicare Advantage
    • Baylor Scott & White Health Plan Premier
    • BCBS NM COUPE
    • BCBS NM Medicare Advantage
    • BCBS NM PPO
    • BCBS NM Turquoise Care
    • BCBS TX HMO (Blue Essentials)
    • BCBS TX HMO (Blue Essentials) ERS / HealthSelect
    • BCBS TX PAR
    • BCBS TX POS / PPO
    • BCBS TX PPO Exchange
    • Beech Street
    • Beech Street Workers Compensation
    • CapStar
    • Care Improvement Plus - Medicare Special Needs (SRPN)
    • Cigna OAP / PPO
    • Covenant Employees Self-Funded - Baylor Scott & White
    • Covenant Health Advantage MA (Offered by BSWHP)
    • Coventry (First Health) Medicare Advantage
    • First Health - Coventry
    • Firstcare Medicaid / CHIP / StarKids
    • Galaxy
    • Great West - Cigna
    • Healthsmart
    • Humana Medicare Advantage
    • Imagine Health Commercial (Wayland Baptist University)
    • Molina Healthcare of NM Exchange/Medicare Advantage
    • Molina Healthcare of NM Turquoise Care
    • Multiplan
    • OMNI
    • Presbyterian Commercial
    • Presbyterian Medicare Advantage
    • Presbyterian NM Turquoise Care
    • Presbyterian Other Commercial Exchange
    • Superior Medicaid / CHIP / StarKids
    • Superior Medicare Advantage / Allwell / WellCare
    • Texas Mutual Workers Compensation (Limited Providers)
    • Texas True Choice
    • TriCare West (T-5 BCBS)
    • TriWest CCN (BCBS TX)
    • United Healthcare
    • United Healthcare Medicare Advantage
    • United Healthcare NM Turquoise Care
    • United Healthcare ONEX
    • Universal American HMO / PPO / PFFS
    • Wayland Baptist (Imagine Health) Commercial
    • Wayland Baptist Student Athletes
    • WellCare (offered by Superior)
    • Wellpoint (formerly Amerigroup) Medicaid / CHIP/ StarKids
    • Wellpoint (formerly Amerigroup) Medicare Advantage