ColumbiaDoctors - Midtown
51 West 51st Street
New York, NY 10019
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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
- Special Needs
- 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
- Multiplan
- HMO
- Essential Plan
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Medicaid Managed Care
- 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
- World Trade Center Health Plan
About Joseph A. Westrich, MD
Joseph Westrich, MD, is a pulmonary and critical care physician and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, primarily practicing at ColumbiaDoctors 51 W. 51st St multi-specialty practice. He graduated from medical school at Loyola University Chicago, where he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honors society. He completed internal medicine training at the University of Chicago and completed pulmonary and critical care fellowship training at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, where he was also chief fellow.
Dr. Westrich is a member of the American Thoracic Society and the American College of Chest Physicians and has presented research at the American Thoracic Society International Conference. Dr. Westrich focuses on providing excellent care for patients suffering from a broad range of lung diseases, including patients with asthma, COPD, bronchiectasis, and interstitial lung disease. He also has a special interest in smoking and vaping-related lung diseases. He is board-certified in internal medicine and pulmonary medicine, and is board-eligible in critical care medicine.
Board Certifications
EDUCATION
- Medical School: Loyola University of Chicago
- Internship: University of Chicago
- Residency: University of Chicago
- Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
LEADERSHIP, TITLES & POSITIONS
- Assistant Professor of Medicine at CUMC
HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
AWARDS & HONORS
- 2014: Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
Patient Experience Rating
Current combined Rating
The Patient Experience Star Rating represents how patients feel about the quality of their interaction with their Columbia provider during an office visit. This rating is derived from patient answers to four questions on a standardized experience survey, which is sent out to verified patients and administered by an independent third-party, Qualtrics. Responses are scored and converted to a scale from 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest rating.4.9 stars out of five. |161 ratings
- Did the provider explain things in a way that was easy to understand?
- Did the provider listen carefully to you?
- Did this provider show respect for what you had to say?
- How would you rate the provider on a scale from 0 to 10, with 10 being the best possible rating?
