• Dr. Brooks is not contracted with any health care insurance company including Medicare Part B, Medicare Part C "(Medicare Advantage"), and those that function for and as Medicaid (“AHCCCS” in Arizona).

​

• Dr. Brooks DOES uniformly discount his fees for all patients holding Medicare Part B, Medicare Part C ("Medicare Advantage"), and/or Medicaid (AHCCCS) as detailed in our Fee Schedule heading below.

​

• All patients are required to pay in full at the time of each visit by check, debit, or credit card.

​

• Each patient will be provided a codified receipt (“superbill”) detailing the diagnoses, the services rendered, the charges, and the payment verification. All patients should retain a copy of each receipt for tax filing purposes.

​

• Patients who do not hold Medicare (Part B or Part C) and/or Medicaid insurance policies may submit the receipt ("superbill") to their insurance company for processing under the “out of network” or “out of plan” parameters of th eir policy.​ Dr. Brooks codes his services in accord with rules established by Center for Medicare Services and the American Medical Association. He does not take responsibility for how an insurance company processes a patient's claim.

​

• Dr. Brooks is voluntarily “opted out” of Medicare.  As required by Federal law, patients who do hold Medicare (Part B or Part C) and/or Medicaid (AHCCCS) insurance may NOT submit the receipt ("superbill") to their Medicare or Medicaid (AHCCCS) insurance company. Patients must sign a contract with William James Brooks, DO, PC prior to being seen by Dr. Brooks acknowledging that neither they nor Dr. Brooks may file for reimbursement from their Medicare (Part B or Part C) or Medicaid (AHCCCS) insurance company.

​

•  Patients who hold Medicare Part B Supplemental ("Medigap") insurance plans may submit the superbill to that plan. (Dr. Brooks will not submit the superbill.) Please note that the vast majority of plans will not approve charges unless Medicare Part B has first processed and approved those charges.

​

• Dr. Brooks does not accept liens.

​

• Fees for any patient whose care is covered by an institution will not be discounted. Those patients will only be seen upon advance written acknowledgement that fees will promptly be paid in full, along with clearly defining any limitations on the extent of care. Dr. Brooks reserves the right to decline initiation of care should such definitions limiting the extent of care either be unstated or incompatible with a realistic chance of successful restorative care.​​​