Now listen up folks, because this right here is the list people been askin’ for.

Everybody keeps hearin’ “doctors are acceptin’ new patients,” but nobody’s tellin’ ya WHO, WHERE, and WHAT INSURANCE they actually take. So we went ahead and laid it out plain and simple for the Mohawk Valley.

No guessing. No fluff. Just the truth.

🟢 FULL LIST: WHO’S ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS

🏥 PRIMARY CARE & MEDICAL

Mosaic Health (Utica & Ilion)

• ✔ Accepting new patients
• ✔ Takes ALL insurance types
• ✔ No insurance? Still accepted (sliding fee)
• ✔ Medical, dental, mental health

📞 315-793-7600

👉 This is the easiest place to get in right now, no matter your situation.

MVHS – Mohawk Valley Health System (Multiple Locations)

Rome Office

• ✔ Accepting new patients
• ✔ Family medicine / primary care
• ✔ Takes most insurance plans (call to confirm)

📞 315-336-8260

Providers Currently Taking Patients:

• Dr. Suramya Sivarajan
• Dr. Mandeep Kataria
• Dr. Angelina Nitto
• Dr. Kristina Shikula
• Dr. Nwe Ni Hnin Aye
• Dr. Robert Burke
• Multiple Nurse Practitioners & Physician Assistants

👉 Locations include:

• Utica
• Rome
• New Hartford
• Herkimer
• Whitesboro
• Barneveld

⚠️ Heads up: Many are NP/PA providers and wait times can still apply.

MVHS – Oneida New Office

• ✔ Accepting new patients
• ✔ Primary care (adults + children)
• ✔ Lab services on-site
• ✔ Most insurance accepted

Providers:

• Dr. Andrea Finocchiaro
• Dr. Lisa Dorsey-Bornfreedom
• NP Kristy Russ

👉 New office = better chance of getting in early before it fills up

🦷 DENTAL – WHO’S TAKING PATIENTS

🟢 Medicaid & Community Options (Limited but Available)

MVHS Dental Health Center (New Hartford)

• ✔ Accepting new patients
• ✔ Medicaid & Fidelis ONLY

📞 315-914-1625

Mosaic Health Dental (Utica)

• ✔ Accepting new patients
• ✔ Medicaid accepted
• ✔ Sliding fee (no insurance)
• ✔ Some private insurance

📞 315-927-0000

👉 One of the few places covering everybody

🟡 PRIVATE DENTISTS (INSURANCE REQUIRED)

Utica Area Dentists (Delta Dental Network)

• ✔ Accepting new patients
• ✔ Accept:
  • Delta Dental PPO
  • Delta Dental Premier
  • Some Medicare Advantage plans

Examples:

• Daniel R Cerio DMD
• Eric Racha DDS
• Keena Brittingham DDS

⚠️ Important:

• ❌ Most do NOT accept Medicaid
• ✔ Best option if you have private insurance

📊 WHAT THIS REALLY MEANS

Let’s not dance around it…

👉 Yes, there ARE providers accepting patients
👉 BUT access depends heavily on your insurance

Here’s the reality:

• Medicaid patients → limited options
• Private insurance → easier access
• No insurance → Mosaic Health is your best bet
• Primary care → still backlogged
• Dental → tight across the board

💥 THE BOTTOM LINE

You ain’t crazy if you’ve been callin’ around and getting nowhere.

The system says “we’re accepting patients,”
but the real question is…

👉 Are they accepting YOU?

And for a whole lotta folks in the Mohawk Valley —
that answer is still not as simple as it should be.