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Thats all lies I NEVER asked them for allergy test all I did ask is my blood pressure test thats all , if theres a documents or whatever they sent its not true they made me sign a LOT of paperworks and I just had no time to review every single paper , they are cheaters and liars I did not ask for allergy test again .. thanks

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correspondence to serve as a response to the above referenced notice of complaint. I apologize that I nor my staff ever received an email prior to this letter notification that was received in the mail on September 15, 2016. On May 27, 2016 Ahmed M[redacted] was evaluated at Porter Medical Associates for allergy testing at his request. The front desk clerk explained that he had a deductible for the testing. However, she would not collect any payment from him on that day. Instead, we would bill the insurance first and see what his insurance would leave to his responsibility. He signed the verification form, which showed the breakdown of his benefits before having the allergy test administered. Once the test was administered the results were reviewed with Mr. M[redacted]. Mr. M[redacted] decided to move forward with the immunotherapy treatment and signed another form indicating his approval (see attached). On June 16, 2016 our billing department called to speak with Mr. M[redacted] regarding his balance. Oscar Insurance applied $4215.00 towards his deductible for both the allergy testing and immunotherapy. However, we gave him a rather large courtesy discount and only billed him $800 total for the both (this amount has since then been corrected to $600 total balance due to an error in the amount of discount applied to the allergy testing) which is essentially our cost. This discount was given to ensure cost barriers could be overcome and for the patients welfare. He stated that he thought his plan with Oscar covered everything at 100%. Our billing clerk explained that she would work with him on payments as well as already giving him a courtesy write off. He went on to say that he was not able to pay anything at all. On August 22, 2016 our billing department called Mr. M[redacted] again to discuss payment arrangements. He stated that he thought Dr. Porter was going to "take care of the test" and he could not pay anything. Our last discussion regarding this balance was with Oscar Insurance on August 23, 2016. Our billing clerk spoke with a representative that called our office to inquire about the allergy testing and immunotherapy. She stated that the patient had called her and explained that Porter Medical Associates was billing him for a service that he never received. Once explaining the situation and showing proof of the testing with his signature she agreed and noted the account at Oscar Insurance.
For your convenience, all the above conversations were noted on the account and are attached to this claim for your review. All notes on accounts are time and date stamped and cannot be altered after they are entered into our EMR system, Advanced MD. Also attached is the note made on May 27 into Mr. M[redacted]'s account by our Practice Administrator, [redacted], stating that the patient understood that he would be responsible for up to $500 for the immunotherapy and $100 for allergy testing.
Neither I nor my staff would ever give any false insurance information to any patient. The information that we present to the patient is given to our staff directly from the patients insurance company and is recorded with a reference number for verification. The verification of benefits for all testing administered by Porter Medical Associates is reviewed by our staff as a courtesy to our patients. However, the ultimate responsibility lies in the hands of the policy holder. In this case we sincerely wanted to give Mr. M[redacted], not only excellent medical care but go above and beyond to discount the service to what is essentially our cost to provide the service. Mr. M[redacted] was given notice several times of his potential financial responsibility. Professional services and equipment, as well as consumable supplies, were used on this patient, now apparently all at my cost. The accusation of "Billing or Collection Issues" simply is unsupported. All proper CPT codes with supporting ICD-10 diagnosis codes were utilized. In addition, services were performed as stated and billed (see enclosures).
The fact that a patient would be told that nothing would ever be expected in payment is absolutely absurd; in fact this would be fiscally reckless of any small business to operate in such a manner. IT seems in retrospect that this patient is happy to receive any and all services desired only as long as a third party foots the bill.
I have practiced medicine in the State of Texas for over 20 years and am reputedly known for the quality of care that I give each individual patient. Obviously, it is hoped that your investigation will reveal that this complaint lacks merit and will be dismissed appropriately. Please contact us at you earliest convenience should you need any further information.

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