David Berger, M.D.
3341 West Bearss Ave.
Tampa, FL 33618
Telephone: 813-960-3415
Fax: 813-960-3465
Email: info@wholisticpeds.com
Website: www.wholisticpeds.com
Specialties: Pediatrics
1. What are the primary medical specialties in which you were originally trained (e.g., pediatrics, family medicine)?
Pediatricians
2. Approximately how many individuals with autism have you treated, and what is the age range?
1500, 1 - adult
3. Do you usually have a waiting list?
Yes
4. On the average, how long do you spend face-to-face with a new patient for an initial consultation?
1 hour
5. After the first consultation, what is the average length of an appointment?
30 - 60 minutes
6. Are your patients advised to use special diets such as GF/CF, SCD, low-oxalate, etc.?
All diets may be discussed
7. Can you collaborate with other specialists we will be dealing with (e.g., gastroenterologists)?
Yes, as needed
8. Are you willing to collaborate on treatment and testing with a child’s pediatrician if he/she is receptive?
Of course
9. Do you or anyone in your office speak languages other than English?
Spanish (patient liason)
10. Are you willing to offer phone consultations for distant patients?
Yes, do it all the time
11. Do you provide any form of after-hours support?
24 hours pediatric coverage
12. Do you sell proprietary nutritional supplements or have a sales agreement with supplement suppliers? Do you sell supplements at list price or less?
Nothing proprietary, usually sell at list price
13. Do you take insurance? If not, do you provide organized, coded insurance forms?
No, but do provide forms
14. Do you bill for laboratory tests done by commercial laboratories? How do you break down the fees?
We have negotiated cash discounts which patients pay up front and are coded on HCVA forms
15. Is there a reason you might not bill for an office visit?
Don't charge for after hours pediatric emergency phone calls
Defeat Autism Now! (DAN!) Conferences: Spring 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, Fall 2007
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