Rachel West, D.O.
900 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 450
Santa Monica, CA 90401, CA 90291
Telephone: 310-450-8959
Fax: 310-450-8342
Email: info@DrRachelWest.com
Website: www.DrRachelWest.com
Specialties: Family Practice, OMM, ACAM Chelation Certified
1. What are the primary medical specialties in which you were originally trained (e.g., pediatrics, family medicine)?
Family Practice, Osteopathy
2. Approximately how many individuals with autism have you treated, and what is the age range?
All ages
3. Do you usually have a waiting list?
2 weeks
4. On the average, how long do you spend face-to-face with a new patient for an initial consultation?
1.5 hours (cash), 30 minutes (insurance). Depends on patient needs.
5. After the first consultation, what is the average length of an appointment?
Depends on need (15 minutes to 1 hour).
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?
Spanish
10. Are you willing to offer phone consultations for distant patients?
Yes
11. Do you provide any form of after-hours support?
Yes
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, at list price.
13. Do you take insurance? If not, do you provide organized, coded insurance forms?
Yes, no HMO, nor Aetna
14. Do you bill for laboratory tests done by commercial laboratories? How do you break down the fees?
Run most labs through insurance. Communicate all fees ahead of time as possible.
15. Is there a reason you might not bill for an office visit?
No
Defeat Autism Now! (DAN!) Conferences: Fall 2004, 2005. Completed Clinician Seminar 2004, 2005; Completed Level II Clinician Seminar 2008
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