Question:
Need a doctor that will bill medicare

I have medicare and am morbidly obese with high bllod pressure and an irregular heart arrythmia. Need to have bariatric surgery but cannot find a doctor within the three states around me that will accept medicare. Does anyone else have any idea or know of a doctor that will bill medicare. I have family in North Carolina ( winston salem) , Kentucky( close to Lexington) West Virginia , (close to Huntington)    — Tammy C. (posted on November 14, 2002)

November 14, 2002
Tammy, call Dr. Shina in Louisville he is in the Right Weigh program and they do accept medicare patients. the number is 502-899-6721 or toll free at 888-826-2867. Also Dr.nighbert and Steiner in Lexington with the Center for WeightLoss Surgery. They accept Medicare now but I have heard they wont for long.number is 859-967-5520 ask for Donna. Also the right weight program has an online info site it is www.rightweigh.com. Hope this info helps, Delores S,
   — Delores S.

January 14, 2006
Center for Weight Management at University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston accepts Medicare. The Center's phone number is 409-772-1296.
   — cben