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Quick Facts
- ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS
- 36 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
- 31 INSURANCES ACCEPTED
- SPEAKS English
- St Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital
- 21 COMMENTS
- 5 AWARDS
- 4 SPECIALTIES
- 3 AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- 4 BOARD CERTIFICATIONS
- 1 HOSPITAL AFFILIATION
- 1 LOCATION
Patients’ Perspective
- On-time appointments
- Good bedside manner
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About Prafulla Singh MD
Dr. Prafulla Singh, MD is a health care provider primarily located in San Antonio, TX. He has 36 years of experience. His specialties include Pain Management, Stem Cell Regenerative Medicine, Interventional Pain Management. Dr. Singh is affiliated with Baptist Medical Center. He speaks English.
Awards
Patients' Choice Award (2018, 2017, 2015, 2014, 2013)
Patients' Choice recognition reflects the difference a particular physician has made in the lives of his/her patients. The honor is bestowed to physicians who have received near perfect scores, as voted by patients.
Compassionate Doctor Recognition (2018, 2017, 2015, 2014, 2013)
Compassionate Doctor certification is granted to physicians who treat their patients with the utmost kindness. The honor is granted based on a physician's overall and bedside manner scores.
Top 10 Doctor - Metro Area (2014)
Top 10 Doctors are chosen by the millions of patients who visit Vitals each year to find a new doctor and share their experiences by providing ratings and reviews. In order to differentiate highly-regarded doctors from the rest for patients in search of quality care, Vitals awards Top 10 Doctor honors to those physicians within a certain specialty and geographic area who are consistently given top ratings by their patients.
Top 10 Doctor - City (2014)
Top 10 Doctors are chosen by the millions of patients who visit Vitals each year to find a new doctor and share their experiences by providing ratings and reviews. In order to differentiate highly-regarded doctors from the rest for patients in search of quality care, Vitals awards Top 10 Doctor honors to those physicians within a certain specialty and geographic area who are consistently given top ratings by their patients.
On-Time Doctor Award (2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014)
Vitals On-Time + Promptness Award recognizes doctors with consistent high ratings for timeliness of appointments. The honor is granted based on a physician's overall and promptness scores.
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Location
Specialties
Dr. Prafulla Singh has the following 4 specialties
Specialty Expertise
Dr. Prafulla Singh has the following 3 areas of expertise
- Cancer Pain
- Chronic Pain
- Acute Pain
Education
36 Years Experience
St Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital
Residency
Government Medical College
Graduated in 1995
Government Medical College Srinagar
Graduated in 1987
Dr. Prafulla Singh Accepts the Following Insurance
- Aetna Choice POS II
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice POS Open Access
- Aetna Signature Administrators PPO
- Aexcel PPO
- BCBS Blue Card PPO
- BCBS TX Blue Advantage HMO
- BCBS TX BlueChoice
- Blue Essentials HMO
- CIGNA HMO
- CIGNA LocalPlus
- CIGNA Open Access Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- First Health PPO
- Humana Choice POS
- Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
- Humana HMO
- Humana HMO Premier
- Humana HMO Premier MRF
- Humana National HMO
- Humana National POS
- Humana Preferred PPO
- Humana San Antonio HMOx
- MEDICA CHOICE WITH UNITEDHEALTHC
- Multiplan PPO
- PHCS PPO
- UHC Choice Plus POS
- UHC Navigate HMO
- UHC NAVIGATE PLUS POS
- UHC Navigate POS
- UHC Options PPO
More about Dr. Prafulla Singh
Prafulla Singh is a board-certified anesthesiologist who completed his pain fellowship at University of Rochester, New York. He has a Subspecialty certification in pain management by the American board of anesthesiology. He is member of Texas Pain Society, Texas Medical association and Bexar county medical society. He is affiliated to most major hospitals in San Antonio. He has an excellent patient rating by the US News. He has been chosen as a Top doctor in San Antonio by the San Antonio magazine. His accolades include recognition as a top physician by Consumers research council of America, Castle Connolly. He has been chosen as a favorite physician in Texas by Vitals.
Dr. Singh did his initial training in Internal Medicine at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Pontiac, Michigan. Then he completed his Anesthesia Residency at State University of New York at Buffalo . He worked as an Attending Anesthesiologist at one of the University Hospitals. He did a Fellowship in Pain Management at University of Rochester , N.Y. He was also an instructor and assistant attending anesthesiologist at University of Rochester.
These unique qualifications make him an expert in his field. He is one of the very few physicians in the country with such credentials. He is one of the most experienced pain physicians in San Antonio and is dedicated to helping his patients.
Memberships:
- American Society of Interventional Pain Management Physicians
- Texas Pain Society
- Texas Medical Association
- Interventional Spinal Injection Society
- Bexar County Medical Society
Hospital Privileges:
- Methodist Health Care
- Baptist Health Care
- The Spine and Surgical Hospital of South Texas
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