Dr. Venu Prabaker

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| Same-day/next-day appointments available

Specialty

  • Internal Medicine (Board Certified)

Advanced Degree

  • Medical Doctor (MD)

The Sharp Experience

I will strive to foster long-lasting, respectful relationships with my patients.

Call to Make an Appointment

  • Phone: 619-579-8681
    1351 Broadway
    El Cajon, CA 92021
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    Hours:
    Mon. - Fri., 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
  • Phone: 619-698-0606
    7339 El Cajon Blvd., Suite I
    La Mesa, CA 91942
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    Hours:
    Mon. - Fri., 9 am to 5 pm

Biography

Our Office Motto is "Care! Compassion! and Competency!" I feel privileged to earn the trust of the patients and am honored to provide aggressive preventive care to my patients to create a win-win paradigm. I take pride in partnering with my patients when we chalk out the options we have in the management of the disease process before we make mutually acceptable decisions and execute them. I will strive hard to foster long-lasting, respectful relationships with my patients. I enjoy every minute of what I do and am excited to go to work every day.

Outside of work, I enjoy exploring and experiencing the evolving technology, particularly when medically related.

Biographical Details

Age: 64
In practice since: 1987
Gender: Male

Additional Languages Spoken

  • Tagalog/Filipino
  • Tamil

Hospital Affiliations

Education

  • Medical School: Madras Medical College (Madras, India)
  • Internship: Howard University
  • Residency: Government Medical College (India)
  • Residency: Lutheran Medical Center
  • Residency: University of Maryland

Insurances Accepted

  • Aetna
    Elect Choice EPO, HMO, Managed Choice POS, Open Choice PPO, QPOS POS, Traditional Choice PPO, Value Network HMO
  • Anthem Blue Cross
    AIM HMO, California HMO, EPO, Plus POS, Prudent Buyer PPO
  • Beech Street
    PPO
  • Blue Shield
    HMO, POS, PPOs
  • Cash/Self pay
  • Champus Tricare
    For Life, Prime
  • ChoiceCare/Humana
    PPO
  • CIGNA
    HMO, PPOs
  • Commercial/Indemnity Insurance
  • Health Net
    EPO, HMO, PPOs, Select POS, Seniority Plus Retirees HMO
  • Interplan
    PPO
  • Medicare
    Assignment, UHC-AARP MedicareCompleteValue, UHC-AARP MediComplete Premier, UHC-AARP MediCompleteEssential, UHC-Secure Horizons Retiree, UHC-Sharp Secure Horizons
  • Medicare/Medi-Cal
  • Sharp Health Plan
    Choice HMO, Performance HMO, Premier HMO, Value HMO
  • United Healthcare
    Signature Freedom, Signature Independence, Signature Options PPO, Signature Value EPO, Signature Value HMO
  • VEBA
    Performance HMO-Network 1 HMO
All physicians who we refer are in good standing with a Sharp hospital or medical group and pay no fees to be included in our service. They are not employees or agents of Sharp HealthCare. Selection is based on your particular needs.

Treatments & Conditions

  • Abuse - Elder
  • Allergy Testing
  • Allergy Treatment
  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Anxiety and Panic Disorders
  • Arthritis
  • Asthma
  • Back Evaluation/Treatment
  • Cholesterol Management
  • Chronic Cough
  • Chronic Disease Management
  • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  • Chronic Pain Management
  • Colitis
  • COPD
  • Cryosurgery
  • Dementia
  • Depression
  • Diabetes
  • Diverticulitis
  • Eating Disorders
  • End-of-Life Care
  • Executive Health
  • Federal Aviation Physicals
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Geriatrics
  • Hay Fever
  • Heartburn
  • Hemorrhoids
  • Herbal Medicine
  • Impotence
  • Incontinence
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome
  • Menopause
  • Neck Pain
  • Nutrition
  • Osteoporosis
  • Palliative Care
  • Physical Disabilities
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Preventive Medicine
  • Psoriasis
  • Recurrent Infections
  • Sexual Dysfunction
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  • Shingles
  • Skin Cancer
  • Sleep Apnea
  • Sleep Disorders
  • Smoking Cessation Techniques
  • Sports Medicine
  • Trigger Point Injection
  • Tuberculosis
  • Ulcer Evaluation/Treatment
  • Vertigo
  • Wart Treatment
  • Weight Management
  • Wellness Programs

Practice Features

  • Lab on Premises
  • Nurse Practitioner (Female)
  • Nurse Practitioner (Male)
  • Nursing Home Visits
  • Second Opinions
  • Walk-in Appointments

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Call to Make an Appointment

  • Phone: 619-579-8681
    1351 Broadway
    El Cajon, CA 92021
  • Phone: 619-698-0606
    7339 El Cajon Blvd., Suite I
    La Mesa, CA 91942

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