Welcome to our practice. The information on this page is intended to provide pertinent information regarding our appointment policy and insurance payer relationships.  As such, the following guidelines have been established to ensure that our interaction with each other can be mutually fulfilling and successful.

Appointment Policy

We welcome new patients and encourage you to call. To ensure sufficient time for each patient’s primary concern, our office hours are by appointment only. If you are unable to keep a scheduled appointment, please notify the office as early as possible. Timely cancellation of your appointment allows us to manage our schedule efficiently, ultimately improving our availability to you and our other patients. Your appointment time is a reservation and failure to cancel within 24 hours may regretfully result in a missed appointment charge. We ask that you make every effort to arrive 20 minutes early to allow time for updating medical, personal and/or insurance information. We strongly recommend that follow-up appointments be scheduled at checkout; otherwise, your desired time may not be available. Patients scheduled for elective or cosmetic procedures are asked to give 48 hours notice of cancellation.

Fees

Our fees are within the customary range for our area and are determined by the payers we are contracted with. Usually a cost estimate for procedures cannot be determined until you have been seen by the provider for consultation and a diagnosis has been established.

Charges, co-payments, co-insurance and deductibles are required at the time of the visit. We accept cash, check, Visa/MasterCard and Discover. Our office administrator will be happy to discuss any fees with you. 

Insurance Policy

We participate with multiple managed health care plans. A current list is posted at our front desk. If you are a member of one of these plans, please inform the receptionist before seeing the doctor. Our appointment schedulers will confirm your insurance when making your appointment. Our receptionist will request your insurance card and driver’s license at every visit. Without a current insurance card, the office cannot verify or file your insurance; therefore, you will be responsible for payment of all charges before leaving the office. 

If your insurance company requires you to be referred to a specialist by your primary care physician, a valid referral must be obtained prior to your visit.

Medicare Participation

We accept Medicare assignment. This means that Medicare patients are responsible for paying their annual deductible plus 20 percent of any Medicare approved fees. We do file Medicare coverage for our patients.

For Medicare advantage plans, please confirm with our office staff, prior to making your appointment to be sure that our practice participates with your Medicare advantage plan.