Heads up. I scheduled an appt for a check up and to establish myself with a pcp in the area. I have a very good private insurance that the office accepts and told me so over the phone. When i arrived the bait and switch happened. I was to be charged $200 'just the first time' because i was a new patient and they refused to run the check up through my health coverage because they 'couldn't trust' that blue cross would pay them or that my insurance was real I have worked at doctors offices and my entire family are physicians, the office can call the insurance company in five minutes to discover that i am a member (despite giving them my insurance card) and also find out whether my annual physical was covered (it is). If you do not want to bill insurance companies, do not accept insurance, it's that simple. He is still considered an in-network doctor on my insurance plan and i plan on calling them to report him for fraud.
The trick here is, the doctor gets $$ from you and then they bill the insurance as well, getting paid twice for the same visit.
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