Union Square · Flatiron · Gramercy · Chelsea · the Villages
Concierge Psychiatry in Union Square
80 Fifth Avenue, Suite 906
Dr. Kavin Fatehchand, MD, PhD
Columbia-trained psychiatrist in New York
- In person at Union Square
- 60-minute visits with your physician
- Therapy & psychiatry in one relationship
- Superbill provided at every visit
Dr. Kavin Fatehchand, MD, PhD
Columbia-trained psychiatrist in New York
Training & Credentials
Instructor of PsychiatryNYP-Columbia
Psychiatry ResidencyColumbia
MD & PhDOhio State
Partner PracticeCaroline Fu Psychiatry
Instructor of PsychiatryNYP-ColumbiaPsychiatry ResidencyColumbiaMD & PhDOhio StatePartner PracticeCaroline Fu PsychiatryHow I Practice
Concierge care offers personalized support
Time is the most important part of our relationship.
As an out-of-network provider, I am not contracted with any insurance company.
Insurance plans prevent psychiatrists from providing therapy.
My concierge practice revolves around the research-proven combination of therapy & psychopharmacology.
My concierge practice is restricted to 200 total patients.
An average insurance-based doctor is required to hold 800 patients, or more!
We have time to get to know each other, through the ups and downs. You have direct access to myself and my office when you need it.
When you need a refill 2 days before international travel, we can help with that.
Maybe you need a last minute appointment before a big board meeting.
I have the flexibility necessary to support patients with demanding careers and responsibilities.
Insurance & ReimbursementOur clinic does not accept insurance. Dr. Kavin's intake fee is $1,000.
A Downtown Practice
Fifth Avenue at 14th Street
Accessible to Flatiron, Gramercy, Upper East, East & West Villages
The office is at 80 Fifth Avenue, Suite 906 — at the corner of 14th Street, one block from Union Square. Nearly every line that runs through downtown stops there: the 4/5/6, the L, the N, Q, R, and W.
Patients walk over from Flatiron and Gramercy, from Greenwich Village and the West Village, from Chelsea and the East Village. If the Upper West Side is closer, I also see patients at 140 West 71st Street. Visit, at either office, are available in person.
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Visits & Fees
Unhurried visits45–60 minutes with your physician — never a 15-minute med check
Superbills providedMany PPO plans reimburse 60–80% after your deductible
Transparent fees$1,000 initial evaluation
$750 hour-long follow-up
$500 medication visit
How I Actually Practice
Concierge Care is Clinical, Not Just Convenient
A smaller panel is often sold as convenience — easier access, more satisfaction. I care about something quieter than that: the time. When there's an unhurried hour instead of fifteen minutes, the diagnosis gets more accurate and so does the prescribing. What looked like anxiety at the first visit reads differently by the sixth, once there's been room to ask what's driving it. Is it biology? Trauma? The systems you live in? The algorithm — depression, prescription, done — can't ask those questions in a quarter of an hour.
I'll be honest about the evidence. Some clinicians argue that longer visits reduce polypharmacy and misdiagnosis; others note the data is suggestive, not settled. Reasonable people disagree on whether more time truly improves outcomes or mainly improves how care feels. And there's a real ethical tension: a model like this can serve people who can pay while raising fair questions about who gets left out. I won't pretend that away.
What I can defend is the room itself — the time. Time to peel back rather than keep adding prescriptions. Time to notice what a rushed visit would miss. That's the whole argument, and I think it holds.
The Office
The Union Square office
80 Fifth Avenue, Suite 906 — at 14th Street, one block from the Union Square subway.
About the Doctor
About Dr. Kavin Fatehchand
A physician-scientist who spent years asking what drives a disease — now asking the same about you.
I'm Dr. Kavin Fatehchand, MD, PhD — a psychiatrist in New York. Before psychiatry, my doctoral research was in cancer immunology, where I spent years asking what actually drives a disease. I ask the same question about symptoms: what's driving this — biology, trauma, the systems you live in? That question shapes how I prescribe, which is less-is-more — understand the drivers, then peel back rather than keep adding.
I'm a queer, South Asian physician, and I say so plainly because I want you to know who's sitting across from you. Representation is the first step — never an assumption about your story. I formulate out loud, telling you what I'm thinking so we can make sense of it together.
Medically reviewed by Dr. Kavin Fatehchand, MD-PhD — psychiatrist, New York City. Last reviewed August 2026.
In person at Union Square
Bring the whole story. There is time for it.
A genuine relationship with a caring psychiatrist can make all the difference.
