About Me
As an interventional spine and musculoskeletal physiatrist at ºÙºÙÊÓƵ, my primary goal is to help patients find relief from pain and discomfort through non-surgical care options. I serve as an assistant professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, and I am passionate about introducing innovative, research-backed treatments to my patients. My approach is rooted in empathy and understanding, empowering patients to actively participate in their care journey.
My specialty is in non-surgical care of the spine and musculoskeletal system. I incorporate a comprehensive approach, addressing multiple facets of patient care. I perform a variety of procedures to manage pain, including epidural steroid injections, facet ablations and injections, spinal and peripheral nerve blocks, basivertebral nerve ablation, percutaneous lumbar decompression, and spinal cord stimulation. I use these procedures judiciously, only recommending treatments to my patients that I would consider for my own family.
Over the years, I have been honored as a SuperDoctor in The New York Times Magazine multiple times, reflecting my unwavering commitment to patient care. I have contributed to numerous scientific papers, textbooks, and textbook chapters, and I regularly share my knowledge with physicians, medical students, and residents. My dedication to proactive healthcare extends to my research, where I aim to discover and introduce new, beneficial treatments to my patients.
My decision to pursue a career in medicine was fueled by a desire to help patients understand their health conditions and treatment options. I firmly believe in patient autonomy and encourage my patients to collaborate with me in developing a comprehensive treatment plan. As a member of the ºÙºÙÊÓƵ community, I work closely with other healthcare professionals to ensure my patients receive well-rounded and coordinated care.
Conditions and Treatments
Conditions
- back pain
- cervical disc disease
- cervical myelopathy
- cervical radiculopathy
- cervical spinal stenosis
- complex regional pain syndrome
- compression fracture
- compression injury of nerve
- degenerative disc disease
- discogenic pain
- fibromyalgia
- foot drop
- herniated disc
- kyphosis with lordosis
- lower back pain
- lumbar disc disease
- lumbar radiculopathy
- lumbar spinal stenosis
- myofascial pain
- osteoarthritis of spine
- peripheral neuropathy
- radiculopathy
- sacroiliac joint pain
- sacroiliitis
- sciatica
- scoliosis & kyphosis
- spinal arthritis
- spinal cord compression
- spinal deformity
- spinal stenosis
- spine compression fractures
- spine pain
- spondyloarthropathy
- spondylolisthesis
- spondylosis
- synovial cyst
Treatments
- cervical radiofrequency ablation
- epidural steroid injection
- injection of facet joint
- joint injection
- nerve block procedure
- spinal cord stimulation
- trigger point injection
Learn more about conditions we treat at ºÙºÙÊÓƵ:
Back Pain , Degenerative Disc Disease , Fibromyalgia , Herniated Disc , Osteoarthritis of the Spine , Peripheral Neuropathy , Scoliosis & Kyphosis , Spinal Stenosis , Spine Compression Fractures , SpondylolisthesisCredentials
Positions
- Clinical Assistant Professor,
Board Certifications
- American Board of PM&R (Pain Medicine), 2018
- American Board of PM&R - Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 2016
- AOB: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 2015
Education and Training
- Residency, ºÙºÙÊÓƵ, Rehab Medicine, 2014
- DO from NY College Of Osteopathic Med, 2010
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Insurance Plans Accepted
This provider accepts the following insurance plans.
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Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Indemnity
- Aetna International
- Aetna Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Open Access EPO
- Aetna Open Access HMO
- Aetna POS
- Aetna POS (American Express Employer)
- Aetna PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrators PPO
- Aetna Student Plan
- Allied
- Chesterfield Resources Inc
- Christian Brothers Services
- CoreSource
- Nippon Life of America-Aetna
- Nippon Life-Aetna
- Starmark
- WellNet
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Amida Care
- Amida Care Medicaid
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Anthem BCBS Health Plus
- BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 1
- BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 2
- BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 3
- BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 4
- BCBS Healthplus Gatekeeper exchange
- BCBS Healthplus Mediblue Advantage
- BCBS Healthplus NY Child Health Plus NY
- BCBS Healthplus NY Medicaid Managed Care NY
- BCBS Healthplus Special Needs
- Empire Mediblue Healthplus Dual
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Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Anthem BCBS CT PPO
- Anthem BCBS CT Pathway PPO
- BCBS Blue Access EPO Large Group
- BCBS Blue Access EPO Small Group
- BCBS Blue Access GEPO Small Group
- BCBS Blue Access PPO Large Group
- BCBS EPO
- BCBS EPO (BlackRock Employees)
- BCBS EPO (LICH Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
- BCBS Federal Program
- BCBS Florida Blue Care HMO
- BCBS Florida Blue Medicare PPO
- BCBS Florida Blue Options PPO
- BCBS Florida Blue Select
- BCBS Florida MyBlue HMO
- BCBS Florida Simply Blue
- BCBS Florida Traditional PPC
- BCBS HMO
- BCBS Indemnity
- BCBS Local 32BJ Employees
- BCBS Mediblue Medicare HMO
- BCBS Mediblue Medicare PPO
- BCBS Mediblue Select HMO/Extra HMO
- BCBS POS
- BCBS PPO
- BCBS PPO (BlackRock Employees)
- BCBS PPO (LICH Employees)
- BCBS PPO - Empire PPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
- BCBS PPO/EPO Small Group
- New York Hotel Trades
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Centerlight Healthcare
- CenterLight Healthcare DIRECT
- CenterLight Healthcare PACE
- CenterLight Healthcare Select
- Centerlight Pace Medicare HMO
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Centers Plan For Healthy Living
- Centers Plan For Healthy Living
- Centers Plan For Healthy Living Medicaid Advantage Plus HMO D-SNP
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Cigna
- Apwu Health Plan
- Cigna - Humana
- Cigna Great West PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna Indemnity
- Cigna Managed Care/POS
- Cigna Medicare Advantage
- Cigna NALC
- Cigna Open Access
- Cigna Open Access PPO
- Cigna Oscar
- Cigna PPO
- Cigna Premier Plus
- Great West HMO
- Kaiser Permanente
- MVP-Cigna Network
- Wellfleet-NYU Student
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Connecticare
- Connecticare Bridge
- Connecticare Commercial
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Emblem
- Emblem Select Care Bronze Small Group
- Emblem Select Care EPO
- Emblem Select Care Gold Small Group
- Emblem Select Care HMO
- Emblem Select Care PPO
- Emblem Select Care Platinum Small Group
- Emblem Select Care Silver Small Group
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First Health
- First Health PPO
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GHI
- American Plan Administrators
- GHI CBP (City of New York Employees)
- GHI Emblem Health EPO
- GHI Emblem Health PPO
- GHI HMO
- GHI HMO Medicare
- GHI Medicare PPO
- GHI Medicare Supplement
- GHI Network Access - Benefit Services of PA
- GHI Network Access - Humana
- GHI Network Access - Total Plan Concepts
- IUOE Local 14-14B
- Wlny-TV Inc.
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HIP
- Emblem Essential Plan 1
- Emblem Essential Plan 2
- Emblem Essential Plan 3
- Emblem Essential Plan 4
- HIP Access I
- HIP Access II
- HIP Bridge
- HIP Child Health Plus
- HIP EPO
- HIP HMO
- HIP Medicaid Enhanced Care
- HIP Medicare Supplement
- HIP POS
- HIP PPO
- HIP Prime Basic Exchange
- HIP Prime Bronze
- HIP Prime Bronze Exchange
- HIP Prime Catastrophic Exchange
- HIP Prime Gold
- HIP Prime Gold Exchange
- HIP Prime Platinum
- HIP Prime Platinum Exchange
- HIP Prime Silver
- HIP Prime Silver Exchange
- HIP VIP Medicare Bold
- HIP VIP Medicare Prime
- Vytra HMO
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Hamaspik Choice
- Hamaspik Choice Medicare DSNP
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Healthfirst
- Health And Recovery Plan (Harp)
- Healthfirst Bronze Leaf Exchange
- Healthfirst Bronze Total, Pro, Plus EPO
- Healthfirst Child Health Plus
- Healthfirst Essential Plan 1 & 2
- Healthfirst Essential Plan 3 & 4
- Healthfirst Gold Leaf Exchange
- Healthfirst Gold Total, Pro, Plus EPO
- Healthfirst Green Leaf Exchange
- Healthfirst Medicaid
- Healthfirst Medicare
- Healthfirst Medicare/NYU Risk
- Healthfirst Personal Wellness Plan
- Healthfirst Platinum Leaf Exchange
- Healthfirst Platinum Total, Pro, Plus EPO
- Healthfirst Silver Leaf Exchange
- Healthfirst Silver Total, Pro, Plus EPO
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Humana
- Humana Medicare Advantage
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Local 1199
- Local 1199 - NYU Hospital Member Choice
- Local 1199 PPO
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Longevity Health Plan
- Longevity Health Plan Medicare
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Magnacare
- Magnacare PPO
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Medicaid of New York
- NYS Medicaid
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Medicare
- Medicare Part A and B
- Medicare Part B
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Multiplan
- AXA Assistance USA
- Administrative Concepts
- Beech Street PPO
- Diversified Administration Corporation
- Fiserv Health
- GEHA
- Global Excel
- Global Health
- Guardian Life Insurance Co Of America
- Health Net Of California
- Health Republic Of NJ
- Insurance Design Administrators
- Kaiser Foundation
- Kaiser Permanente
- Meritain Health
- Multiplan PPO
- Multiplan-Capital Dist Phys Health
- Mutual Of Omaha
- Nippon Life Ins Co
- PHCS
- Professional Benefit Admin
- Qualcare Inc
- Screen Actors Guild
- Teamsters Allied Benefits
- US Life Insurance Company
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NYSHIP - The Empire Plan
- NYS Health Insurance Plan - The Empire Plan, Excelsior Plan, NY Student Employee Health Plan
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Oxford
- Oxford Health Plans Freedom
- Oxford Health Plans Liberty
- Oxford Metro
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POMCO Insurance Company
- POMCO Insurance Company
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Qualcare Inc.
- Qualcare Direct
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Railroad Medicare
- Palmetto GBA Railroad Medicare
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Tricare
- TriWest
- Tricare
- US Family Health Plan
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United Healthcare
- AARP Medicare Complete
- Bind Benefits inc
- Oxford Health Plans Medicare Advantage
- UMR
- United Health Care Charter
- United Healthcare (NY University Care Plan)
- United Healthcare AARP
- United Healthcare All Savers
- United Healthcare CareCore
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Choice (AMEX employees)
- United Healthcare Choice (Blackrock employees)
- United Healthcare Choice (CBS employees)
- United Healthcare Choice (Simon
- United Healthcare Compass Exchange
- United Healthcare EPO
- United Healthcare EPO (ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Health Employees)
- United Healthcare Golden Rule Insurance
- United Healthcare HMO
- United Healthcare Healthscope
- United Healthcare Indemnity
- United Healthcare Indemnity (ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Health Employees)
- United Healthcare Medicare
- United Healthcare Navigate
- United Healthcare Nexus
- United Healthcare Nexus (Amex Employees)
- United Healthcare POS
- United Healthcare PPO
- United Healthcare Plus (ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Health Employees)
- United Healthcare Student Resources
- United Healthcare Student Resources (NYU)
- United Healthcare Value, Advantage and HDHP (New York University employees)
- UnitedHealthcare Choice (NY Power Authority Employees)
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VA Community Care Network
- VA CCN Optum
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VNS Choice Advantage
- VNS Medicare Advantage
- VNS NY Choice Select Health
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Village Care
- VillageCare
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Wellcare
- WellCare Medicare
Thomas A. Riolo, DO does not accept insurance.
Locations and Appointments
ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Ambulatory Care Lake Success
1999 Marcus Avenue, Suite 202, New Hyde Park, NY 11042
ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Ambulatory Care Bethpage
185 Central Avenue, 3rd Floor, Bethpage, NY 11714
Research Academic Contact
Academic office
1999 Marcus Avenue, Suite 202
New Hyde Park, NY 11042