Frequently asked questions
No. We do not accept payments from any insurance plans for the actual provider visit portion. You may still use your insurance benefits for labs, pap, imaging, and medications.
This is considered a boutique style fee-for-service medical office with direct care in a small personalized practice setting. The benefits here include quality time spent directly with your provider, timely access, and improved communication.
Larger practices bound by insurance rules and reimbursement depend on large volumes and thus tend to rush patients in and out, have long waits, unhelpful automated systems, and typically will not allow any problems to be addressed at the time of annual preventative visits. Our model allows for a much smaller volume of patients to be seen in a day, providing new patients with 40-60 minute thorough visits.
Weight management services new enrollment has re-opened starting September 8th with priority going to those on the waitlist before opening for general online booking. Appointments for the initial consultation will be available Monday mornings and Thursday afternoons.
Yes, patients can pay with their HSA or FSA cards for health services provided here.
The gyn "annual" exam includes a breast and pelvic screening exam, pap screening when indicated, and order and review of mammogram. The screening exam is recommended annually regardless of whether the pap is due that year. If a woman chooses to decline a pelvic exam based on personal preferences, please note that an annual preventative female wellness visit is still recommended as there is much to review beyond the pelvic exam itself.
Under age 21, breast and pelvic exams are typically only done as indicated on an individual basis.
The pap is only one small part of the women's annual visit, and it is specifically a test to detect cervical cancer. It is recommended at 3-5 year intervals starting at age 21, depending on individual history and prior results. Between ages 21-24 minor abnormalities can usually be monitored conservatively due to a high rate of spontaneous regression. Before age 30, human papilloma virus (HPV) testing is done reflexively only for abnormal cells. After age 30, HPV co-testing is recommended. After age 65 or after a hysterectomy where the cervix was removed and no previous precancer found, the routine screening pap may be discontinued. In that case, the screening exam is still recommended - for evaluate of the vulva, vagina, and ovaries as applicable.
Mammogram is recommended annually after age 40. This is an imaging study with a high sensitivity in detecting small cancers of the breast before they would be palpable. It is done in addition to the clinical breast exam.


