MEDICAID AND MEDICARE SURGEONS LIST!

Dr. Stewart passed away last year.

Dr. Paresh Rajajoshiwala at the Bridges Center in San Antonio accepts Medicaid.

My doctor accepts Medicare. His name is Dr. Bajwa with Houston Mimiunm Invasive Surg of texas. He did my surgery at Herman Mememorial in the medical center. Great Doctor !! He is in the same office with Dr. Erik Wilson. Judy

Dr. Idhe in Arlington Tx. He does RNY and LapBand. The Nutritionist costs  $350.00 above the Medicaid.

Glenn Michael Ihde, MD
Glenn M. Ihde, MD, PA 515 W Mayfield Rd Ste 402 Arlington , Texas (TX) 76014

I need a surgeon that will do a Gastric Sleeveon Medicaid.
Please contact me at [email protected]


Thanks


Layla

Ihde no longer takes Medicaid, nor will Baylor for surgery

Idhe no longer takes medicaid because Baylor hasnt been paid by Medicaid, :(

MEDCAID WILL ONLY PAY FOR RNY

Hi Everyone, I want to thank Cherylj for telling me about Dr. Castro's Office.  I am on SS disability and have medicare.  I  have Humana Gold Plus HMO also that I pay for.  I was very confused when I started all of this as to if Humana was primary or medicare or vice versa.  I called Humana (takes 7 days to get a call back) and I called Medicare.

Medicare explained that when you pay for another plan while on medicare (as a replacement) then Medicare becomes dormant.  AGAIN this is on for a replacement insurance.  It was very confusing to me when I started this journey.  Because it is a Medicare replacement insurance, Medicare basically governs the coverage.

When I did call Humana, they advised me that there is only 1 Physician that takes my Humana AND goes to a center of excellence.  That is Dr. Castro's Group.  So I took a deep breath and hoped that I liked that one doctor or I would have to travel 2 - 3 hours for another doctor.

I did have my initial on (10/5/2009) consult with Dr. Clayton Frenzel Of New Beginnings http://nbsurgical.com/content/index.php.  I like him very much and I am very picky.  I only one complaint and its not really a complaint, its more like a deer in the headlight look.

You have to take a class that is 8 hours long and teaches you everything and anything about all the different procedures.  The cost of the class is $300.  Thats my complaint is on top of all this other and the money paying out at the time of surgery for the hospital stay etc... Now I have to put out another $300 for education. 

I absoloutly agree that this is vital to teach you that this is not a magic pill but a tool etc etc etc...  but the extra money I have to take out of my SS disabilty check and that will short me for my bills for the rest of the month. 

Other than that, this is all be pretty smooth so far.  They keep assuring me that with all the documentation in order it will be easy breezy... so we shall see.  This is a great forum and an even better thread.

Thanks all for the information
Ellen

I am completely frustrated with my doctors office.  I have a medicare replacement plan.  I have found a doctor . 

I have numerously contacted the insurance company that is going to cover the bariatric procedure.  I have submitted EVERYTHING the doc's office needs to submit to insurance company.  

I have done tremendous research on what the medicare and my insurance plan require to be approved.

The office is telling me that Ihave to have 6 months worth of notes stating that my doctor has supervised my weightloss.  I didnt see my doctor for two of those 6 months so the office is saying I must start over. 

I contacted both the insurance company AND medicare they BOTH stated that they do not have a 6 month stated amount of time for a history.  They need notes stating the failure of weight loss.

I am fighting with them to submit the information and they refuse stating that they have to have 6 months worth of notes from doctor. 

Has anyone else run into something similar?  This is the only thing holding things up... its the doctors office that is holding them up ironically.

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