Dr. Sanker Jayachandran, MD

Dr. Sanker Jayachandran, MD

Psychiatry  ·  
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Age 66
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Dr. Sanker Jayachandran, MD is a psychiatry specialist in Munster, IN. He specializes in psychiatry.
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Confidential Care

720 45th Ave

Munster, IN 46321

Contact Information

Insurance Accepted

  • Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Cigna
  • First Health (Coventry Health Care)
  • Humana
  • MultiPlan
  • Priority Health
  • Sagamore Health Network

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Top Care Areas

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Psychiatric Evaluation
very high
more than 90% of peers
Major Depressive Disorder
high
more than 84% of peers
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
normal
more than 79% of peers

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1  Specialties

  • Psychiatry

2  Board Certifications

  • Addiction Psychiatry
    Accredited by: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology*
  • Psychiatry
    Accredited by: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology*

16  Conditions Treated

1  Procedures

  • Psychiatric Evaluation

Background Check

Malpractice Claims not available

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0 Sanctions

No sanctions history found for the years that Healthgrades collects data.

0 Board Actions

No board actions found for the years that Healthgrades collects data.

Education

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Awards & Recognition

Awards & Honors
  • Healthgrades Honor Roll
Media & Publications

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Languages Spoken

  • English

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Dr. Jayachandran's Reviews

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Likelihood to Recommend (18)

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  • 4
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  • 3
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  • 2
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  • 1
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Dr. Jayachandran's Performance

  • Trustworthiness

    FAIR

  • Explains condition(s) well

    FAIR

  • Answers questions

    FAIR

  • Time well spent

    FAIR

Office & Staff Performance

  • Scheduling

    GOOD

  • Office environment

    GOOD

  • Staff friendliness

    GOOD

  • Average wait time

    16 to 30 minutes

Patient Comments (3)

Has the education but appears to be overbooked every time I saw him. Usually waiting 45minutes or more past my scheduled appointment, while watching client after client go back to back. He is also very quiet and gives minimal answers to questions.
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Upon seeing me he would ask, Are you suicidal? I'd say no, depressed? I'd say no, and then I would sit there and wait while he wrote out prescriptions and tried to convince why I needed even more scripts as well. After 4 years, of clean drug screens, he did not do what he said he was going to, and...more
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Signed an agreement that never said I had to pay the full amount I owed him. They set up a payment plan with me, than two months later he tells me I have to pay the whole amount I owed him. Tried telling me they are going broke and that insurance companies pay them less. I complied in every aspect...more
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Dr. Jayachandran accepts 8 insurance carriers

  • Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
    Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO
    Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
    Blue Card PPO
  • Cigna
    Cigna HMO
    Cigna PPO
    LocalPlus
    Open Access Plus
  • First Health (Coventry Health Care)
    First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
  • Humana
    Choice Care PPO
  • MultiPlan
    MultiPlan PPO
    PHCS Network PPO
  • Priority Health
    Priority PPO
  • Sagamore Health Network
    Sagamore Plus
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