Sanford Newmark, MD
Whole Child Wellness
1601 El Camino Real Ste. 101
Belmont, CA 94002
Telephone: 650-595-5437
Fax: 650-595-5438
Email: SCNewmark@gmail.com
Website: www.DoctorNewmark.com www.wholechildwellness.com
Specialties: Pediatrics
1. What are the primary medical specialties in which you were originally trained (e.g., pediatrics, family medicine)?
Pediatrics
2. Approximately how many individuals with autism have you treated, and what is the age range?
150; 1 to 22 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 minutes
5. After the first consultation, what is the average length of an appointment?
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)?
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?
Yes
11. Do you provide any form of after-hours support?
Yes, someone always on call
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, usually less
13. Do you take insurance? If not, do you provide organized, coded insurance forms?
No, but we do provide forms and actually send the claim to the insurance companies.
14. Do you bill for laboratory tests done by commercial laboratories? How do you break down the fees?
No
15. Is there a reason you might not bill for an office visit?
If a patient has limited resources we might charge a much lower fee.
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