If I could give this practice zero stars I would. PLEASE read this if you are debating bringing your children to this office.
The physicians do their jobs, but the back office is a MESS.
To make a long story short, my vaccines are covered by my insurance contract as preventative care. The billing department is relentlessly billing me because of a miscommunication over a clerical issue between them and the medical group. The medical group is stating they will not pay the claim because the doctor's office didn't submit the claim on time. And both parties cannot seem to get to the bottom of it. The medical group is saying the doctor's office is lying to me, the doctor's office is saying the medical group is lying to me. It's impossible to make sense of and my insurance and the medical group has informed me this is a cost the doctor's office should assume due to an error on their end.
The doctor's office is stating "you signed paperwork, so too bad you need to pay," which basically communicates - if we don't do our job properly or cannot provide proof that we did our job properly, too bad pay up....even though I pay monthly for insurance and the services and vaccines provided are FULLY COVERED under my contract.
Ericka in billing is TERRIBLE. Her customer service is ridiculous. A representative at both anthem AND prospect medical group were yelled at on the phone and had to send her to an escalation call. When I spoke to her to try to get to the bottom of it, she raised her voice, started getting emotional, and lost all semblance of professionalism, stating "she was just speaking to me the way she was being spoken to." Of course I am frustrated, atigas office is getting me involved in a "he said she said" scenario with a medical group, neither party can prove what is happening, I cannot speak with a level headed individual at their office, and the situation is a MESS. When I told her I'd likely have to switch to another doctor due to these persisting issues she said "at this point we are happy to see you go!"
We will likely have to file a claim with a regulatory board.
Dr. Atiga, if you read this, please consider who you hire to represent your office. Problems cannot be solved when your billing department refuses to remain calm and professional, and I should not be stuck with a bill due to an in office mistake. It's unfair, I will be switching providers because your office staff is impossible to deal with. read more