My husband and I have been seeing Dr Fu at Pacific Medical for about 2 years. My husband has some very complicated medical issues where we need to keep matuculous records and separate each procedure based on the cause, treatment, and referrals to specialists.
Their billing department refuses to document the reason or charges for tests in the billing, simply starting )low, medium, or high priority. I've called multiple times as well as my insurance company, and they've contacted them as well, telling them that they are supposed to detail the bills, by law. They told them they would (I was in the conf call), and still refuse to do so.
The doctor orders unnecessary blood tests and referrals to other providers, that are not necessary. He's told me that I needed another, when I expressed concerns with the repricussiins of having this done again, he's started that it DID NOT contain radiation. I disagreed and asked to get a copy of the past ones and compare. Then the office tried to schedule it anyway.
When I was provided a treatment for weight loss, I was told that I needed to do my own research and decide. I did that and initially decided against it. They called in the prescription anyway and didn't realize that I hadn't been taking it until I charged my mind 5 months later. I was then told to comes in for a consultation. I did that and got the prescription. I was in it for one month before they refused to refill and I was told to come back in for another consultation to discuss side affects I was experiencing (not sure where they thought I was having side affects as I hadn't had any or talked to anyone on the office about any such thing).
I didn't feel that was necessary to take another afternoon off work for another in person visit, and as imply didn't have time, and just requested the prescription be refilled.
After a two weeks of waiting, calling to find the doctor was on vacation, the pharmacy said that they hadn't received the prescription and my insurance company had they never received the renewal authorization request, as they'd already authorized it the last 2 times.
I called Pacific medical several times and was told that they'd sent the authorization to my insurance company and the doctor wanted to see me in person again and again. I finally got one one of the office staff tell me that they sent the authorization to XYZ insurance, and they declined it. That's not my insurance.. She said yes, they then sent it to ABC company and it was declined. That's not my insurance company either. She then told me to call my insurance company and provide the fax number for her to use and that she'd send me a "snapshot screen"of what has happened. i said, first of all, I have a job, that's your job and you just told me what happened. Why would I want a picture of it. Keep in mind, this is the 5th conversation id had that week at several hours each time of dealing with this. I had to go into the office several times to finally get the prescription that was only provided for a 30day supply (after they agreed to 90 days)
This clinic then discharged me from care (fired me) and told my husband, they can give him his records too, if he has an attitude too.
My husband is going through one of the largest health flight of his life right now, he didn't have a , but he doesn't have the luxury of looking for so someone else..
I am more than apauled at the amount of unnecessary testing, labs, office visits, billing issues, rudeness, incompetence from this place. For what is supposed to be a health partner, they don't listen and they dont care.
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