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Dr. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD

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(Dr. Sandhya Prabhakar, MD)

(176 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine

Christian Medical College, Vellore

Professional interests include: women's health issues, intrauterine device (IUD) insertion, depression, and more.

2441 Mission College Boulevard Floor 2
Santa Clara, CA 95054

1-800-478-8837

Dr. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Santa Clara, CA specializing in family medicine. She graduated from Christian Medical College, Vellore. Dr. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD is affiliated with El Camino Health, Sutter Health and SUTTER BAY MEDICAL FOUNDATION.

Office Locations

Sutter Health

2441 Mission College Boulevard Floor 2
Santa Clara, CA 95054

1-800-478-8837

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2734 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95051

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401 Old San Francisco Road
Sunnyvale, CA 94086

(408) 730-4262

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Some issues Dr. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD can help you with:

Depression

Everyone knows what it feels like to get the blues once in a while. But depression is a serious illness that is more severe than a bad day and lasts much longer. Symptoms of depression stop a person from being able to function and enjoy daily activities for weeks or months at a time. It can happen to anyone, and it isn't something that people can control by force of will or "snap out of it."

Some common symptoms of depression include:

Feeling sad, guilty, empty or hopeless
Fatigue and a lack of energy and motivation
A loss of pleasure in activities that were previously enjoyed
Unusual sleep or eating habits
Mental fog -- trouble concentrating, remembering, or making decisions
Physical aches and pains
Suicidal thoughts or a preoccupation with death

We don't yet know what causes depression, but it's thought that it is a combination of genetic, biological, environmental, and social influences. Because of this, the most effective treatments for depression combine medication with psychotherapy. Therapy, especially cognitive-behavioral therapy, can be extremely helpful in resolving the negative thoughts and feelings that come with depression. It gives patients new tools that they can use themselves to cope when their depression is making them feel down.

Some of the common medications used to treat depression include antidepressants such as SSRI's (Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft) or atypical antidepressants (Cymbalta, Wellbutrin). It's important to remember that these medications have different effects on everybody, and no one medication works right for everyone. Patients may have to try a couple before finding the one that works just right for them. If the first medication they try doesn't work, they should talk to their doctor about trying something else. In extreme cases where medication is not enough, electro-convulsive therapy and hospitalization may be the answer to keeping a severely depressed person safe.

Depression is a difficult illness to deal with, but it is more common than believed and there are many people who can help. With the right treatment, individuals with depression can get back to fully enjoying life again.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	65

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	112

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	13
Female	42

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	27
Black	0
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	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD in 2013

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	84

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	15
Female	28

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	25
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD in 2014

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Santa Clara, CA during 2015 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	102
preventive care	17
vaccines	17

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	82

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	66
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD in 2015

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	123

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	23
Female	55

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	43
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	21
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	40
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD in 2016

Hypertension	45
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	111

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	66

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	55
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	31
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	23
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD in 2017

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	26
Dementia	12
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	164

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	118

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	91
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	33
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD in 2018

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	31
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	131

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	38
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	56
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	28
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	16
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD in 2019

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	101

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	71

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	46
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD in 2020

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	62

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	19
Female	47

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	42
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	20
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD in 2021

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	36
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	123

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	19
Female	54

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	40
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	20
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD in 2022

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	29
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Santa Clara, CA were preventive care and vaccines.

doctor visit	107
preventive care	17
vaccines	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	23
Female	57

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	14
Non-Hispanic White	44
Hispanic	3
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	17
85 and over	3
Less than 65	1
65 to 74	38

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	11
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	0
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	2
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	20
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Cancer	1
Dementia	2

Education & Training

Dr. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD graduated from Christian Medical College, Vellore. She completed residency at Methodist Hospital of Sacramento. She is certified by the Board Certification: Family Medicine and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Christian Medical College, Vellore

Residency: Methodist Hospital of Sacramento

Board Certification: Board Certification: Family Medicine

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

El Camino Health

Sutter Health

SUTTER BAY MEDICAL FOUNDATION

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. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Blue Shield of California, Medicare Advantage, HealthSmart, MultiPlan, United Healthcare, TRICARE, Medicare, Cigna, Alliance PPO, Anthem Blue Cross of California, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Accepted Valley Health Plan Plans: Classic Commercial HMO Plan only, Accepted Central California Alliance for Health Plans: TotalCare (HMO D-SNP), Accepted SCAN Plans: SCAN Compass (HMO), Accepted Santa Clara Family Health Plan Plans: DualConnect (HMO D-SNP), Accepted Provider Networks of America Plans: PPO, Accepted Sutter Health Plan Plans: Individual and Family Plan HMO: Large and Small Group HMO, Accepted Chinese Community Health Plan Plans: Active Choice- PPO Silver: Amber 50 HMO Silver: American Indian/Alaskan Native (Covered CA for Individual & Families): Bronze 60 HDHP HMO (including... and Accepted Aetna Plans: Aetna Choice POS II: Aetna Select EPO: Aetna Select Open Access: Aetna Signature Administrators (ASA): Aetna Student Health Program: Health Fund HMO (aka HMO/HRA): Health Fund....

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Blue Shield of California

Medicare Advantage

HealthSmart

MultiPlan

United Healthcare

TRICARE

Medicare

Cigna

Alliance PPO

Anthem Blue Cross of California

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

Accepted Valley Health Plan Plans: Classic Commercial HMO Plan only

Accepted Central California Alliance for Health Plans: TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)

Accepted SCAN Plans: SCAN Compass (HMO)

Accepted Santa Clara Family Health Plan Plans: DualConnect (HMO D-SNP)

Accepted Provider Networks of America Plans: PPO

Accepted Sutter Health Plan Plans: Individual and Family Plan HMO: Large and Small Group HMO

Accepted Chinese Community Health Plan Plans: Active Choice- PPO Silver: Amber 50 HMO Silver: American Indian/Alaskan Native (Covered CA for Individual & Families): Bronze 60 HDHP HMO (including...

Accepted Aetna Plans: Aetna Choice POS II: Aetna Select EPO: Aetna Select Open Access: Aetna Signature Administrators (ASA): Aetna Student Health Program: Health Fund HMO (aka HMO/HRA): Health Fund...

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 176 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Sandhya Anna Prabhakar, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Santa Clara, CA.

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Biography

Dr. Sandhya Prabhakar specializes in family medicine and practices in Sunnyvale, CA and Santa Clara, CA. These areas are among her clinical interests: diabetes, foot problems, and contraception (birth control). Dr. Prabhakar's average patient rating is 5.0 stars (out of 5). She can accept Anthem, Blue California, and HealthSmart, as well as other insurance carriers. After completing medical school at Christian Medical College, Vellore, Dr. Prabhakar performed her residency at Methodist Hospital of Sacramento. Dr. Prabhakar (or staff) speaks the following languages: Tamil and Hindi. She is affiliated with El Camino Health and Sutter Health. Her practice in Santa Clara, CA is open to new patients as reported by El Camino Health.