Jessica T Ellsworth MD & Denise C Schweda MD
Patients are fully financially responsible for the charges incurred during visits.
When insurance benefits are utilized as a form of payment patients will be required to place a credit card on file with the office to use for any balances not paid by insurance per the office's financial policy. If a credit card is not on file patients will be required to pay for that visit at the time of service and may be reimbursed back anything that insurance pays after the visit.
Patients are responsible to present current insurance at the time of service when seeking to use their insurance benefits. Any insurance claim denials based on coverage not in effect are the patient's full responsibility.
Unpaid balances must be paid within 30 days and before the next visit, billing fees are assessed for multiple bills sent. Any unpaid bills greater than 90 days will be sent to collections.
Annual Physical's are designed to be preventative in nature. Some Insurance plans will not cover additional problem orientated services on the same day of service as an annual physical. This can include both known issues, new diagnosis and prescriptions.
It is up to the patient to know what their plan will allow as the patient will be responsible for any services not covered by insurance.
Annual Physicals
Financial Consent for service
Prescriptions will be given at office appointments. If you are running out of medicine, it is time for a follow-up appointment. We do not treat people over the phone. If you are ill enough to need a prescription medication, you need to be evaluated by a medical professional. If you want to participate in a mail order prescription benefit program, we will be happy to give you the appropriate prescription. You will then need to supply this prescription to the appropriate companies.
Prescriptions
It is important to us that you are seen in a timely and unhurried fashion. For this reason, we do not double or triple book the appointment schedule. Consequently, there is the potential a patient will not be scheduled because there are no appointments available for that day. There is a $50.00 fee for any missed appointments, due before attending the next appointment. Any appointment canceled with less than 12 hours notice will be considered a missed appointment. Patients will be discharged from the practice with more than three missed appointments.
Missed Appointments
OFFICE POLICIES
Office Hours
18801 N Thompson Peak Parkway, Suite 110
Scottsdale, AZ 85255
phone 480.471.5702
fax 480.626.1916
Monday - Friday
8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Sonora Quest operates in our office every morning as a convenience for our patients. The technician is able to draw lab orders only when directly written by Dr. Ellsworth or Dr. Schweda. They are here everyday on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Monday - Thursday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Friday
7:00 AM - Noon
HOLIDAY HOURS:
CLOSED NOV 22-23rd
DEC. 24th-25th and Jan 1st
Dec 31 8:00-3:00pm
LAB HOURS