Ashish P. Thakrar, MD
Internal Medicine
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Internal Medicine - Edward S. Cooper Internal Medicine
Penn Medicine Provider
About me
- Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine)
My education and training
- Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
- Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Spoken languages
English
English
Insurance accepted
Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.
- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
- Aetna Advantra Eagle POS
- Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO
- Aetna Advantra Value
- Aetna Advantra Value Plus
- Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)
- Aetna Better Health Kids (CHIP) - DH Only
- Aetna Flexible Five
- Aetna Freedom Core
- Aetna Gold
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Philly Prime
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO APCN
- Aetna Premier
- Aetna Premier Plus
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Plan PPO
- Aetna Upfront Advantage
- First Health HMO
- First Health POS
- First Health PPO
- Meritain - Aramark (Other)
- Meritain - Aramark (Pennsylvania Premier Medical Plan)
- Americhealth Caritas of PA VIP - LGH Only
- Amerihealth Caritas (Transplant patients only)
- Amerihealth Caritas of PA - LGH Only
- Centivo EPO
- Cigna Healthcare EPO
- Cigna Healthcare HMO
- Cigna Healthcare POS
- Cigna Healthcare PPO
- Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access
- Clover Health Choice
- Clover Health Choice Value PPO
- Clover Health Classic HMO
- Clover Health Value
Locations
Penn Medicine hospital privileges
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Qualifications and experience
- Preventive Medicine, Addiction Medicine
- Internal Medicine, 2020
- American College of Physicians, National
- American Society of Addiction Medicine, National
- Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee for Opioid Use Disorder, American Society of Addiction Medicine, National
- College on Problems of Drug Dependence, National
- Society of General Internal Medicine, National
- The Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance use and Addiction, National
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
Yu-Chia H, Thakrar AP, Leonard CE, Lowenstein M, Brensinger CM, Bilker WB, Bogar KF, Hennessy S Trends in Methadone Use for Pain and Opioid Use Disorder Among Medicaid Enrollees , JAMA Health Forum, 6(11): 2025
Zhang A, Barnes J, Sherman J, O'Donnell N, Velez R, Huo S, Thakrar AP, Lowenstein P, Perrone J, Kilaru AS Linkage to Outpatient Methadone Treatment from the Emergency Department and Hospital , Academic Emergency Medicine, 32(11): 2025,1251-1254
Thakrar AP. Rapid Initiation of Extended-Release Buprenorphine-Evidence and Barriers , JAMA Netw Open, 8: 2025,e2537331
Davis MH, Chertok J, Aronowitz S, French R, Perrone J, Thakrar AP, Huo S, Wilson JD, Bhadra-Heintz N, Lesniak L, Hecker A, Tolbert J, Lowenstein M. Caring for Hospitalized Patients with Substance Use Disorders: An Interprofessional Needs Assessment Survey , Am J Med Open, 14: 2025,100116
Thakrar AP, Zwiebel SJ, Christine PJ, Spadaro A, Davis MH, Bhatia R, Rohacs N, Xu L, Perrone J, Lowenstein M. Manifestations of potential xylazine withdrawal: A retrospective cohort study with nested case series , Drug Alcohol Depend, 272: 2025,112681
Unsihuay D, Wang P, Milone M, Thakrar AP, Perrone J Performance of a Xylazine Test Strip in Urine Biospecimens , Journal of Addiction Medicine, 19(4): 2025
Yang WT, Meisner JA, Maguire C, Dyer KE, McFadden R, Thakrar AP, Dickinson DT, Berg D, Preston A, David MZ, Perrone J, Talati N, Degnan KO. Multidisciplinary Guidance to Care for Persons With Xylazine-Associated Wounds , Open Forum Infect Dis, 12: 2025,ofaf299
Nessen SJ, Thakrar AP, Perrone J, Xu L, McFadden R, Lowenstein M Hospital Security Searches Among Patients With Substance-Related Encounters , JAMA Netw Open, 8(3): 2025
Berk J, Rose M, Thakrar AP. Low-Dose Initiations of Buprenorphine in the Fentanyl Era-A Search for Evidence-Based Approaches to an Evolving Crisis , JAMA Netw Open, 8: 2025,e2456261
French R, McFadden R, Lowenstein M, O'Donnell N, Perrone J, Aronowitz S, Thakrar AP, Schachter A, Turi E, Compton P. A qualitative study exploring the feasibility and acceptability of embedding an overdose prevention sites in a U.S. hospital , J Subst Use Addict Treat: 2025