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Summary: Northeast Medical Group (NEMG) is a Yale New Haven Health System-affiliated nonprofit medical group with over 130 community practices across Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Westchester County, NY. It provides comprehensive care including cardiology services among many specialties and operates 4 offices in Connecticut (Bridgeport HQ, Trumbull, Stamford, and Waterford not listed as an office in provided highlights). NEMG offers access to Yale New Haven Health resources and affiliated hospitals. For specific cardiology services in Waterford, contact NEMG directly or visit northeastmedicalgroup.org to confirm the Waterford location and available cardiology treatments.

Clinic Type

Cardiology

Address

196 Parkway South, Suite 103, Waterford, CT 06385

Phone

860-443-4383

Email

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Opening Hours

Mon-Sun 8 am - 5 pm

Telehealth

Offers Telehealth

Services Offered

  • Cardiology
  • Heart & Vascular
  • Geriatrics care and aging
  • Diabetes and endocrinology
  • Pediatrics – Children's Medicine
  • Primary care
  • Minimally invasive surgery techniques
  • Urology care
  • Walk-in care / Immediate care
  • Advanced practice

Team

  • David A. Brill, MD — MD
  • Damianos Kokkinidis, MD — MD
  • Valerie Popkin, MD — MD
  • Mark J. Somers, MD — MD
  • Pradnya Velankar, MD — MD

Insurance & Payment

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Languages Spoken

  • English

FAQs

What are the hours for the Cardiology Waterford location?

M 8 am - 5 pm; Tu-F 8 am - 5 pm; Su hours not listed.

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What Patients Say

Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed

  • Zocdoc (Dr. Pradnya Velankar): 4.5/5 (8 reviews) (8 reviews)
  • WebMD (Dr. Mark Somers): 5.0/5 (3 ratings) (3 ratings)
  • Vitals (Dr. Valerie B. Popkin): 5.0/5 (9 ratings) (9 ratings)

Patients praise

  • Physicians praised for professionalism and knowledge
  • Compassionate and thorough bedside manner reported for specific providers
  • Providers noted for being informative and answering questions well

Common complaints

  • Difficulties reaching the office by phone
  • Reports of administrative and customer service issues
  • Perception of feeling rushed during appointments
  • Reports of unresponsiveness to new patient inquiries

"Absolutely disgusted by the behaviour of this office. I'm not sure where they get off trying to call a patient and tell them they are unhappy with a perfectly calm and acceptable message on their MyChart message board... The administrators are terrible."

— Patient review (Dec 2024)

"I was very pleased with Dr. Velankar. She was very professional & knowledgeable. Dr. Velankar was excellent with her bedside manner. I would definitely rate her with 5 stars."

— Patient review (Zocdoc)

"Dr Popkin is a very caring and concerned doctor. She always takes the time to explain things in a way that a non-medical person can understand. Of all of my doctors, she ranks at the top!"

— Patient review (Vitals)

Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].

Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.

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Summary: - The Hartford HealthCare Medical Group is a nonprofit, multi-specialty physician group in Connecticut, part of Hartford HealthCare. - Headquarters: Hartford, CT; operates numerous locations across the state, including Waterford, with extensive services via its integrated health system (hospitals, home care, senior services, behavioral health network, rehabilitation). - Services highlighted: cancer, heart and vascular, neuroscience, orthopedics, urology, senior care, independence at home, and rehabilitation. - Size and scope: one of the largest medical practices in CT; ~422 employees (as reported), part of a larger network that includes hospitals, home care, and an accountable care organization. Note: The provided page emphasizes the group’s role within the Hartford HealthCare network rather than listing specific details for 196 Parkway, Suite 201B, Waterford, CT 06385. If you need the exact Waterford location’s services or hours, I can look up that specific site.

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