A financial policy has been designed to avoid misunderstandings between us and to allow you to know the acceptable methods of payment for the services provided. You, as the patient, authorize treatment and are solely responsible for the payment of fees. In order to simplify accounting, improve bookkeeping, decrease paperwork, and in general, to keep your medical costs down, you will be asked to settle your account or make your co-payments at the time services are provided. We accept checks, cash, money orders and credit cards. All patients with insurance are required to have a current ID card. If you belong to an HMO, it is necessary to have one of our physicians listed as your Primary Care Physician. We make every effort to see if we are members with your insurance, but the ultimate responsibility lies with you to know who you are allowed to see.

Medicare patients should bring their identification cards at the time of each visit. In cases of extensive treatment, a suitable payment plan will be arranged to fit individual circumstances; however, our accountant requires that payments not be extended for longer than six months as a general rule. In the event of specialty consultation with another physician, the fees incurred for his or her services are separate and apart from our fees and will be charged to you directly by that office. Charges for any lab or x-ray studies are also billed separately by those facilities.

The initial visit to our office is slightly more costly than return visits. This extra amount is to cover the cost of preparing your office chart and a more extensive visit.