1. What are the primary medical specialties in which you were originally trained (e.g., pediatrics, family medicine)?
Naturpathic Medicine
2. Approximately how many individuals with autism have you treated, and what is the age range?
50 +, Ages 2 - 15.
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 - 40 minutes
6. Are your patients advised to use special diets such as GF/CF, SCD, low-oxalate, etc.?
Yes
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?
No
10. Are you willing to offer phone consultations for distant patients?
After initial visit
11. Do you provide any form of after-hours support?
24 on-call physician
12. Do you sell proprietary nutritional supplements or have a sales agreement with supplement suppliers? Do you sell supplements at list price or less?
Yes, list price.
13. Do you take insurance? If not, do you provide organized, coded insurance forms?
Yes, but (obviously) not covered by all carriers.
14. Do you bill for laboratory tests done by commercial laboratories? How do you break down the fees?
Laboratories are paid directly by the patient, a small processing fee is charged when appropriate.
15. Is there a reason you might not bill for an office visit?
If there is a discrepency between the responses listed above and the practitioner's actual practice, please write to us at: ARI, 4182 Adams Ave., San Diego, CA 92116; or fax: (619) 563-6840