Eileen Comia, M.D.
Avon Therapeutic Center for Children, LLC
701 Cottage Grove Rd., Ste C-010
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Telephone: 860-242-2200
Fax: 860-242-2212
Email: info@AvonTherapeuticCenter.com
Website: www.avontherapeuticcenter.com
Specialties: Internal Medicine
1. What are the primary medical specialties in which you were originally trained (e.g., pediatrics, family medicine)?
Internal Medicine
2. Approximately how many individuals with autism have you treated, and what is the age range?
500 individuals ages 6 months to 28 years old
3. Do you usually have a waiting list?
No
4. On the average, how long do you spend face-to-face with a new patient for an initial consultation?
2.5 - 3 hours
5. After the first consultation, what is the average length of an appointment?
1 hours
6. Are your patients advised to use special diets such as GF/CF, SCD, low-oxalate, etc.?
Yes, GF/CF, SCD, low oxalate
7. Can you collaborate with other specialists we will be dealing with (e.g., gastroenterologists)?
yes
8. Are you willing to collaborate on treatment and testing with a child’s pediatrician if he/she is receptive?
Yes
9. Do you or anyone in your office speak languages other than English?
Yes, Pilipino / Tagalog
10. Are you willing to offer phone consultations for distant patients?
We prefer to do phone consultations for follow up patients only
11. Do you provide any form of after-hours support?
Yes, glutathione injections on weekends
12. Do you sell proprietary nutritional supplements or have a sales agreement with supplement suppliers? Do you sell supplements at list price or less?
No
13. Do you take insurance? If not, do you provide organized, coded insurance forms?
We do not take insurance and do not provide insurance forms.
14. Do you bill for laboratory tests done by commercial laboratories? How do you break down the fees?
No affilation with any labs but we do use different labs; we provide lab kits for some labs
15. Is there a reason you might not bill for an office visit?
The practice is not recognized by insurance companies and thus not reimbursed accordingly. Also, this will prevent billing issues with Dr. Comia's full time Internal Medicine Practice
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