Caroline Barsoum, DMD

Caroline Barsoum, DMD is a general dentistry practice located in Office 2 at 185 East 85th Street in the Yorkville neighborhood of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. The office provides general dental care including routine examinations and dental cleanings to patients in the Upper East Side area of New York City.

Patients visiting this practice for cleanings or other general dental services are advised to request written confirmation of exactly which services will be performed at their appointment and to obtain a clear out-of-pocket cost estimate for each service before the appointment takes place. Do not assume that services described as “covered” at booking will appear as fully covered on final billing without written confirmation from both the practice and your insurance provider in advance.

Patients with dental insurance should verify the practice’s current network status directly with their insurer before scheduling, rather than relying solely on the practice’s verbal statement of which plans are accepted. In-network status can change, and the difference between in-network and out-of-network billing for a cleaning can be substantial. Requesting a written insurance verification and cost breakdown prior to the appointment, and keeping a copy of any communications with the front desk, is a reasonable and important precaution at this practice.

For patients whose appointments result in unexpected billing after the fact, contacting your dental insurer directly to request an explanation of benefits for the specific date of service, and comparing it against what the practice charges, is the most effective way to identify and dispute any discrepancies. Many insurers have a formal dispute process specifically for situations where a provider bills differently than what was communicated at the time of service.

East 85th Street in Yorkville is on the Upper East Side between Third and Second Avenues, close to the 86th Street station served by the 4/5/6 trains at Lexington Avenue. The surrounding neighborhood includes Carnegie Hill to the north and the areas adjacent to Gracie Mansion and Carl Schurz Park to the east. Patients from the Upper East Side, East Harlem, and Yorkville are within straightforward transit distance of this location.

Patients on the Upper East Side who are considering this practice for general dental care are strongly encouraged to confirm the complete cost of any planned service in writing before their appointment and to keep copies of all insurance-related and billing-related communications with the office.