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Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD

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Specializes in: Psychiatry

George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (1976)

Professional interests include: electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), medication management

60 Washington Avenue Suite 304
Hamden, CT 06518

(203) 688-9704

Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD is a psychiatrist in Stamford, CT specializing in psychiatry. He graduated from George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in 1976 and has 50 years of experience. Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD is affiliated with Yale University, Lawrence + Memorial Hospital, Yale New Haven Health, Yale Medicine, Yale New Haven Psychiatric Hospital and SPECTRUM PSYCHIATRIC GROUP PC.

Office Locations

Lawrence + Memorial Hospital

2015 West Main Street
Stamford, CT 06902

(203) 357-9430

(203) 863-3811

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Yale Medicine, Yale New Haven Psychiatric Hospital

2015 West Phone Street
Stamford, CT 06902

(203) 357-9430

(203) 863-3811

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Lawrence + Memorial Hospital

60 Washington Avenue Suite 304
Hamden, CT 06518

(203) 688-9704

(203) 281-2896

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In The News

“The biggest reason for its unpopularity, according to Dr. Robert Ostroff of Yale University, is the enduring stigma attached to it.”—"Emory Healthcare is a rare site delivering ECT, an effective treatment for depression.", The Atlanta Journal-Constitution , December 2024

“Another on Aetna's "child and adolescent"list, Dr. Robert Ostroff, head of adult psychiatry at the Yale Psychiatric Hospital, said he does not treat children and has heard of the problems in...”—"Shortage of child psychiatrists has families scrambling for help", Oneida Dispatch, January 2013

"Feeling SAD? How To Beat the Winter Blues", Yale New Haven Health

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

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inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Connecticut.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD treated as a psychiatrist in Stamford, CT during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and medication management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD for Medicare patients.

electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)	487
hospital care	789
inpatient care	789
medication management	240

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD treated as a psychiatrist in Stamford, CT during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	216
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)	375
hospital care	743
inpatient care	743

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	113

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	179
Black	29
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	11
Less than 65	150

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD in 2013

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	72
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	17
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD treated as a psychiatrist in Stamford, CT during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	243
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)	289
hospital care	884
inpatient care	884

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD.

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	109

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	169
Black	22
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	14
Less than 65	131

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD in 2014

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	18
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD treated as a psychiatrist in Stamford, CT during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	243
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)	187
hospital care	605
inpatient care	605

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD.

**Gender**
Male	190
Female	236

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	324
Black	58
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	302

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD in 2015

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	14
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	23
Dementia	11
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD treated as a psychiatrist in Stamford, CT during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	231
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)	365
hospital care	669
inpatient care	669

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	110

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	146
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	101

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD in 2016

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	13
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	27
Dementia	15
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD treated as a psychiatrist in Stamford, CT during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	198
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)	293
hospital care	672
inpatient care	672

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	82

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	125
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	40
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD in 2017

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	27
Dementia	19
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD treated as a psychiatrist in Stamford, CT during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	168
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)	293
hospital care	395
inpatient care	395

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD.

**Gender**
Male	60
Female	88

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	130
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	40
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD in 2018

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	24
Dementia	23
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD treated as a psychiatrist in Stamford, CT during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	155
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)	286
hospital care	347
inpatient care	347

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD.

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	76

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	109
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	81

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD in 2019

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	32
Dementia	22
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD treated as a psychiatrist in Stamford, CT during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	182
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)	220
hospital care	560
inpatient care	560

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD.

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	103
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	31
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD in 2020

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Dementia	23
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD treated as a psychiatrist in Stamford, CT during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	139
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)	292
hospital care	326
inpatient care	326

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	73

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	104
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	34
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD in 2021

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	28
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD treated as a psychiatrist in Stamford, CT during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	133
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)	250
hospital care	362
inpatient care	362

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	60

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	88
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD in 2022

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD treated as a psychiatrist in Stamford, CT were hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit	190
hospital care	577
inpatient care	577

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	92

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	12
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	134
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	4
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	4
85 and over	2
Less than 65	101
65 to 74	39

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD treated were depression, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	67
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	1
Heart Failure	4
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Dementia	16
Cancer	2

Education & Training

Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD graduated from George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in 1976. He completed residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital. He has a state license in Connecticut.

Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (1976)

Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital

Licensed In: Connecticut

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Yale University

Lawrence + Memorial Hospital

Yale New Haven Health

Yale Medicine, Yale New Haven Psychiatric Hospital

SPECTRUM PSYCHIATRIC GROUP PC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: CorVel, Great-West Healthcare, WellCare, MultiPlan, Community Care Network (CCN), United Healthcare, Aetna, TRICARE, Oxford Health Plans, Medicare, Consumer Health Network, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, Anthem, ConnectiCare, Focus Health Solutions, First Health, Prime Health, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), TRICARE - HEALTH NET FEDERAL, COMPWORKS, HEALTHCARE VALUE MANAGEMENT, MANAGED COMP, TRICARE/CHAMPUS, HUSKY and PREFERRED HEALTH WORKS.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

CorVel

Great-West Healthcare

WellCare

MultiPlan

Community Care Network (CCN)

United Healthcare

Aetna

TRICARE

Oxford Health Plans

Medicare

Consumer Health Network

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

Anthem

ConnectiCare

Focus Health Solutions

First Health

Prime Health

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

TRICARE - HEALTH NET FEDERAL

COMPWORKS

HEALTHCARE VALUE MANAGEMENT

MANAGED COMP

TRICARE/CHAMPUS

HUSKY

PREFERRED HEALTH WORKS

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Sentynl Therapeutics, Inc.	$345 $345
LivaNova USA, Inc.	$14 VNS Therapy $14

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$345
Food and Beverage	$14

Biography

Dr. Robert Ostroff is a specialist in psychiatry. He works in Stamford, CT and Hamden, CT. In his practice, Dr. Ostroff focuses on medication management and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). He is in-network for several insurance carriers, including Anthem, ConnectiCare, and Blue California. After attending George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences for medical school, Dr. Ostroff completed his residency training at Yale-New Haven Hospital. He is professionally affiliated with Lawrence + Memorial Hospital. Lawrence + Memorial Hospital reports that he is closed to new patients at this time.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD in 2019

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD in 2022

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert B. Ostroff, MD From 2012 - 2022

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