Please check your health insurance to determine whether it is necessary to bring a referral form from your primary care doctor. The referral form is very important. Many of the managed care health insurance contracts specify that we cannot see patients who do not have referral forms, even if the patient is willing to pay the fee in cash out of pocket.

 

Many insurance plans will not accept a doctor's prescription as a referral (e.g.  Aetna, Empire). A Referral Form is needed. Please check your insurance to avoid the need to reschedule your appointment. Call and ask our staff if you are not sure.

 

We have had patients who are very unhappy because the referral document was forgotten and their primary doctor's office was closed at the time of their appointment with us, so no referral could be obtained.  Most insurance companies will not permit referral forms to be filled out on the next day.

 

We participate in Medicare and many managed care plans. When you make your appointment, please check with our staff to be sure that we participate in your plan. We do not participate in Medicaid.

 

We ask that you pay your copay at the time of the visit, either in cash or by check. We also accept MasterCard and Visa credit cards.

 

We appreciate the opportunity to provide neurological services to you.