Allergy and Asthma Centers of Rhode Island

Allergy and Asthma Centers of Rhode Island is a multi-physician allergy and immunology practice with offices in East Providence, Cumberland, and Warwick, Rhode Island. The practice was established by Dr. Alan Gaines, Dr. Robert J. Settipane, and Dr. Russell A. Settipane, who continue to see patients together across the three locations.

All three physicians are board-certified in Allergy and Immunology (MD, Conventional). Dr. Gaines trained in pediatrics at Mount Sinai Hospital and completed an allergy and immunology fellowship at Duke University Medical Center. Dr. Robert Settipane trained in pediatrics at the University of Connecticut and completed fellowship training in adult and pediatric allergy through Brown University’s program at Rhode Island Hospital. Dr. Russell Settipane holds board certifications from the National Board of Medical Examiners, the American Board of Internal Medicine, and the American Board of Allergy and Immunology, and is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. All three are Fellows of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology and the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology.

The practice treats adults, children, and adolescents for asthma, environmental and food allergies, eczema, hives, sinus conditions, and related respiratory and skin conditions. The website states that a major emphasis is placed on identifying and reducing environmental allergens contributing to a patient’s symptoms, and the practice offers skin (scratch and intradermal) testing for aeroallergens, foods, and stinging insects, as well as allergen immunotherapy (allergy shots) for patients whose symptoms aren’t adequately managed by medication or avoidance alone. The site does not describe functional medicine, root-cause, or environmentally acquired illness approaches (such as CIRS, mold illness, or MCS) beyond standard environmental allergen identification, and does not mention telehealth, so services appear to be in-person only at the three Rhode Island locations.

The practice states it participates with most local and national insurance plans, including Blue Cross/Blue Shield, United Healthcare, Tufts Health Plan, Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island, Harvard Pilgrim, Aetna, Cigna, Tricare, Healthnet, PHCS, and Medicare. The website does not mention HSA/FSA eligibility or a free discovery call or consultation.