Patient Resources

  • We accept most major insurance plans.

  • Please call the office at 805-495-3687 to make an appointment in advance. If you are unable to keep your appointment, please call us as far in advance as possible so we may use that time to see another patient in need of care. We make a sincere effort to adhere to our appointment schedule and appreciate your patience if we are late due to emergencies or hospital surgery.

  • We make every effort to decrease the cost of your medical care. Therefore, we request payment arrangements for all office services at the time they are rendered unless prior arrangements have been made. We accept cash, checks, MasterCard and Visa for your convenience. If we are a participating provider of your insurance company, we will bill them. However, payment is the patient's responsibility. We will help in any way we can to assist you in handling claims.

    If you don’t have insurance or we are not in-network with your provider, we offer affordable cash pricing for our surgical services. Please reach out to us for more details on pricing and payment options.

  • Please request all prescriptions and authorizations for renewals during our normal office hours, when our full records are available. Renewals requested at other times will be filled only for extreme or emergent circumstances.

  • Provided below are various forms that require completion prior to your visit and/or surgery. Please download the appropriate form as directed by your physician and/or staff by clicking on the name of the form. If you cannot access the form, please click on the Adobe icon. This will allow you to download this software, providing access to the forms. Please bring the completed form(s) with you to your scheduled visit. This will help expedite the registration process.

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