Insurance Plans

We participate with the following insurance plans:

✓ Aetna (Commercial and Medicare plans only)
✓ American Progressive
✓ Blue Cross/Blue Shield (Commercial and Medicare plans only)
✓ CHAMPVA
✓ CIGNA (Open Access Plus & PPO plans only)
✓ Emblem Health (Commercial plans only)
✓ Humana (Medicare plans only)
✓ Independent Health (Commercial and Medicare plans only)
✓ Martin’s Point (US Family Health Plan only)
✓ Medicare
✓ Medicare Railroad
✓ MVP (Erie County – small group commercial plans only)
✓ No-Fault (Joseph L. Muscarella, Jr., DO only)
✓ Nova
✓ Tricare (Retiree’s only – active duty is out of network)
✓ Univera (Commercial and Medicare plans only)
✓ UPMC (Commercial only)
✓ Wellcare (Medicare only)
✓ Workers Compensation (Joseph L. Muscarella, Jr., DO only)

As of 7/1/24, we will not be in-network providers for United Healthcare, Empire, AARP or UMR insurance groups.  Appointments can still be made with our office but will be on a case by case basis and will be considered self pay.

Note: Susan M. Szimonisz, MD, does not participate with CIGNA, Martin’s Point, MVP, UPMC or Wellcare.

Note: Buffalo ENT Specialists, LLP does not balance bill. If using an out of network insurance plan, a good faith estimate will be provided prior to the scheduled appointment.