P Marcus Porrino, ND
Sonoma Naturopathic Medicine
710 West Napa St., Ste. 1
Sonoma, CA 95476
Telephone: 707-996-9355
Fax: 707-996-9356
Email: info@Sonomanatmed.com
Website: www.SonomaNatMed.com
1. What are the primary medical specialties in which you were originally trained (e.g., pediatrics, family medicine)?
Family Medicine, General Practice
2. Approximately how many individuals with autism have you treated, and what is the age range?
5. Age range 2.5 - 9 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?
90 - 120 minutes
5. After the first consultation, what is the average length of an appointment?
30 - 45 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)?
Absolutely
8. Are you willing to collaborate on treatment and testing with a child’s pediatrician if he/she is receptive?
100%
9. Do you or anyone in your office speak languages other than English?
Some Spanish and some Italian
10. Are you willing to offer phone consultations for distant patients?
Yes
11. Do you provide any form of after-hours support?
Yes - phone
12. Do you sell proprietary nutritional supplements or have a sales agreement with supplement suppliers? Do you sell supplements at list price or less?
We sell supplements at the list price or 5-15% below - depending on the product.
13. Do you take insurance? If not, do you provide organized, coded insurance forms?
Insurance companies in California do not reimburse for Naturopathic medicine but we provide each patient with a coded bill so they may submit if they choose.
14. Do you bill for laboratory tests done by commercial laboratories? How do you break down the fees?
If patient is sent to a draw station for testing we let the lab deal with billing. In office we charge $20 draw fee and bill insurance or charge what lab charges us.
15. Is there a reason you might not bill for an office visit?
We are fee for service. Unless the patient has insurance that accepts Naturopathic medicine, we expect payment at service. We do offer payment plans.
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