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The practice of Alan B Schorr, DO is dedicated to providing you with the best possible care and service while keeping our professional charges at a reasonable level. We ask for your understanding and cooperation with our financial policy.
Non-Medicare Patients:
- Office Visit fees and any outstanding balance on account are due and payable in full at the time of your visit. As we do not participate with any insurance plans (except for Medicare), office charges are not submitted to your insurance. An itemized receipt will be provided to you at the conclusion of your visit so you can submit to your insurance for reimbursement directly to you.
- If you are treated in the Hospital, we will bill your insurance for our professional charges with the information you provide us. As your insurance coverage is a contract between you and your insurance only, payments may be sent directly to you and reimbursement may vary according to your individual policy. Some services may not be covered and only the member can appeal for any denials.
You will be responsible for the full balance on your account within 30 days of billing including any deductible/co-insurance amounts and any balances not paid by your insurance.
- Personal checks are not accepted on the first visit. Payment may be made with cash, money order or valid major credit card (Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Discover).
- A payment plan may be arranged with the office manager on outstanding hospital balances only, and after all insurance payments received by the patient have been forwarded to our office.
- Check(s) returned by the bank for any reason will be assessed a $30.00 processing fee per check. Payments for continued care will only be accepted in cash, money order or a valid credit card.
- Any adult accompanying a minor is responsible for full payment of the office visit
- Non-emergency treatment will be denied to unaccompanied minors unless charges have been prepaid or pre-authorized in advance to an approved credit card.
- Pre-payment of fee and a signed HIPAA authorization form are required for processing and release of any medical records, copies of lab results, or any form which requires the Doctor’s signature (disability, long-term insurance, etc). Please allow 2-3 business days for preparation and duplication.
- If an account is placed in Collections, the account holder will be responsible for all collection costs, including court costs and reasonable attorney fees.
- We attempt to confirm appointments as a courtesy only. Please notify our office at least 24 hours (one business day) in advance of any changes or cancellations, so that we may accommodate another patient who may need to be seen. A charge will be assessed for any missed or broken appointment without at least a 24-hour notice. Kindly be aware that three visits missed without a valid reason may result in dismissal from our practice.
Medicare Patients
We Accept Traditional (Original) Medicare only**
(**No Medicare Advantage, HMO/PPO Medicare Plans.)
- If Medicare is your primary insurance, we will bill Medicare for your office visit and for the doctor’s treatments in the hospital.
- During your visit, you will be expected to pay a portion towards your annual Medicare Deductible if it has not been met in full at time of your visit, along with the 20% Medicare Co-Pay amount, if not paid automatically to our office by a secondary insurance.
Should you have any questions about our office policies, please don’t hesitate to ask any member of our staff - we will be happy to assist you.
New Patient Forms
For your convenience you may download and print these forms to bring to your first visit:
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Patient Information Form