Locations and Appointments
Insurances Accepted
Before your appointment, please contact the doctor's office or your insurance provider to verify that your insurance is accepted. This list of insurances can change, and the insurance plans listed may not be accepted at all office locations for this provider.
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Medicare Managed Care
- HMO
- PPO
- POS
- EPO
- NY Signature
- Student Health
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Special Needs
- PPO
- HMO
- Great West (National)
- EPO
- POS
- PPO
- Medicare Managed Care
- Select Care (Exchange)
- Vytra
- EPO
- Medicare Managed Care
- HMO
- PPO
- POS
- ConnectiCare
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- PPO
- Medicare Managed Care
- HMO
- EPO
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Leaf (Exchange)
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Medicare Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
- Local 1199
- MagnaCare
- Traditional Medicare
- Railroad
- Multiplan
- HMO
- Essential Plan
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Special Needs
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- Empire Plan
- Compass (Exchange)
- Oxford Liberty
- Oxford Freedom
- Oxford HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- Medicaid (Community Plan)
- SelectHealth
- Medicare Managed Care
- Special Needs
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
- Workers Comp-Board of NY
- World Trade Center Health Plan
About Athena Amini, DNP
Athena Amini, DNP, works in the Department of Neurology, Division of Epilepsy. Dr. Amini collaborates in a multidisciplinary practice managing and treating patients with seizure disorders. She earned her BSN, MSN, and her doctorate from Columbia University and is board-certified in Family Health by the ANCC, with advanced clinical training in neurology. She is an active member of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and the American Epilepsy Society (AES). Prior to her current role, she served as a neuroscience NP at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, where she delivered direct patient care to individuals with complex neurological conditions, including epilepsy, sleep disorders, headache disorders, vestibular conditions, and autonomic dysfunction. Dr. Amini currently sees patients at the Neurological Institute of New York and Columbia Doctors Midtown locations. She also offers telemedicine visits.
Board Certifications
Specialties & Expertise
LEADERSHIP, TITLES & POSITIONS
- Nurse Practitioner
HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
AWARDS & HONORS
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Scholar
- Honor Society of Nursing Sigma Theta Tau



