Allen Lewis, MD, FAAP
Pfeiffer Treatment Center
4575 Weaver Parkway
Warrenville, IL 60555, AZ
Telephone: 866-504-6076 (toll free)
Website: www.hriptc.org
Specialties: Conducts annual outreach clinic in Scottsdale, AZ; bi-annual outreach clinics in Burlingame & Garden Grove, CA; bi-annual outreach clinics in Annapolis, MD; tri-annual outreach clinics at the Judson Center in Royal, MI. Please see IL listing
1. What are the primary medical specialties in which you were originally trained (e.g., pediatrics, family medicine)?
Conducts annual outreach clinic in Scottsdale, AZ; bi-annual outreach clinics in Burlingame & Garden Grove, CA; bi-annual outreach clinics in Annapolis, MD; tri-annual outreach clinics at the Judson Center in Royal, MI. Please see IL listing
2. Approximately how many individuals with autism have you treated, and what is the age range?
3. Do you usually have a waiting list?
4. On the average, how long do you spend face-to-face with a new patient for an initial consultation?
5. After the first consultation, what is the average length of an appointment?
6. Are your patients advised to use special diets such as GF/CF, SCD, low-oxalate, etc.?
7. Can you collaborate with other specialists we will be dealing with (e.g., gastroenterologists)?
8. Are you willing to collaborate on treatment and testing with a child’s pediatrician if he/she is receptive?
9. Do you or anyone in your office speak languages other than English?
10. Are you willing to offer phone consultations for distant patients?
11. Do you provide any form of after-hours support?
12. Do you sell proprietary nutritional supplements or have a sales agreement with supplement suppliers? Do you sell supplements at list price or less?
13. Do you take insurance? If not, do you provide organized, coded insurance forms?
14. Do you bill for laboratory tests done by commercial laboratories? How do you break down the fees?
15. Is there a reason you might not bill for an office visit?
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