Fusion MD

It’s all about taking your money, pushing their supplements and dinging you every chance they get. Went a few times and saw a nurse practitioner for gut problems. She told me to take their supplements which had zero effect. Then I paid $180 up front for a gut flora test which revealed nothing. I’m a journalist with a pretty unpredictable schedule, so for my next appointment, I had to call and reschedule. The next thing I know, there’s a bill in my mailbox for $25 for a no show fee. I know that there are people out there who habitually miss appointments and I understand how frustrating it is for doctors, but this is ridiculous. I hadn’t missed any appointments and I wasn’t a “no show.” This is either punitive— “we’ll teach you not to miss an appointment “ — or just about billable time (“we’re going to get something out of this 15 minutes you are costing us, even if it’s only $25”) Either way, it certainly isn’t about regard for the patient. And yesterday, I received a bill for blood tests. Almost none of the tests she ordered were covered by insurance. The bill was $211! What?! These are “blood” tests. How weird do they have to be to be outside of insurance coverage? In the end, a GI doc discovered I had something close to Barret’s Disease and that my gastric band has slipped out of place. I think the young woman I saw is caring and conscientious , but her inexperience coupled with the clinic’s practices and philosophy have driven me away. At some point, a practice becomes too big — ergo, five Nurse practitioners and a physicians assistants to one doctor. At that point it’s about the money and not about true care.