Appointments
To schedule an appointment, please call: (410) 768-7979
Answering Service: (410) 787-4300

Office Hours by Appointment:

New patients are always welcome

Cancellations
If you are unable to keep an appointment, we ask that you kindly provide us with at least 24 hours notice. This courtesy, on your part, will make it possible to give your appointment to another patient. A charge may be applied for missed appointments unless you call and reschedule.

Health Insurance Plans
Presently we participate with:
• Standard Medicare
• CareFirst Blue Shield of Maryland (excluding BlueChoice HMO)
• Federal BCBS (New)
• Fidelity Benefits Admin. (Capital PMG Select)

If you have a Medicare HMO you must check with our staff to verify coverage. Because of the rapid changes in healthcare, changes occur frequently. Feel free to ask our staff if your plan is now included.

Applicable copays, coinsurance and deductibles will be collected on the day you are seen if you have a participating insurance. If non-participating, the full charge will be collected and your insurance will reimburse you directly based upon their coverage.

Filing of insurance claim forms to your primary insurance company, whether we participate with the plan or not, is done by our office as a courtesy to our patients. The only exception is for non-participating HMO plans. The responsible person shown in our records, not the insurance carrier, is financially responsible for payment.

If you have an HMO, Point of Service or other Managed Care Plans, you signed a contract that may not allow you to see a specialist without prior approval from your primary care doctor. If we do not have a referral, in writing, from your health insurance company when you are seen, you will need to pay in full for the visit on that day. Call us, a few days before, to make sure the referral has been received or bring it with you.

Financial Policy
Just as we are committed to providing excellent care, we are concerned with making it affordable to you. By reducing costly billing procedures and requesting payment at the time services are rendered, we can keep our costs down and pass the savings on to our patients. For your convenience, we accept MasterCard, VISA, Discover/Novus, personal checks and cash.

Emergencies/Telephone Calls
We will make every effort to see emergencies in the office as soon as possible. When the office is closed you can cancel appointments or leave messages regarding billing, pharmacy or medical problems, which we will respond to on the next business day. For urgent problems only, our answering service can be dial directly at (410) 787-4300. They will contact us for true emergencies.

In any life threatening emergency, such as serious drug reaction, go to the nearest emergency room at once!