This information is for people considering Nao Medical for the USCIS form i693 immigration exam:
1. The USCIS Civil Surgeon is ONLY available in the Bronx (Bartow) and Long Island locations. In Bronx, he's only available 1 day a week. I did not know any of this before paying for the labs and physical. The only reason I went to Nao Medical was that the Williamsburg location is near where I live, but I was mistaken. So it's better to directly go to an office with the doctor so as not to go through the lengthy vaccination review process twice, only to be told they need more blood work otherwise you can't see the doctor.
2. The pricing on the website is misleading. My total for exam and the lab tests I mention below added up to $482.5! (I already had the vaccinations, but had to do antibody tests for childhood vaccinations to prove immunity). As of today, the website (https://www.statcarewalkin.com/immigration-medical-exam/) still says "our exams cost a flat fee of $129 and include blood tests (for USCIS Tb Requirements and Syphilis Screening) and urine tests (Immigration gonorrhea test)". This is FALSE. They really need to change this if it's outdated information. And I booked my reservation on that very page, if this page doesn't belong to them anymore, don't make it possible to book through that page!
3. Here are the tests you should get done SOMEWHERE ELSE separately (because here they won't take insurance for these): RPR, MMR antibody, Varicella (chicken pox) antibody, Gonorrhea, TB Gold (Quantiferon). Here, just the Varicella antibody test costs $103.5. Get your vaccinations at a pharmacy for free, if you have insurance. Here they cost about $150 each.
4. This might be just what happened to me, but guess what, they not only charged me out-of-pocket costs, but they also filed insurance claims on some of the tests I already paid for! I'm currently trying to sort this out with them, because a business shouldn't be allowed to charge out-of-pocket AND make insurance claims. It's one or the other. And if insurance was fine covering those tests, I shouldn't have been required to pay out-of-pocket anyway. Very disappointed. read more