To change your primary care dentist within the same dental group, all you need to do is to contact the medical group.

For referral requirements, consult your benefit plan booklet or call Customer Service at the number on your ID card. You may choose to check your benefits online. No. Primary care physician selection is specific to each member. Selection must be made from physicians authorized in your particular network. Contact your employer for a list of primary care physicians or go to Provider Directory. Yes. You may change your primary care physician, but your health plan may limit the frequency of changes.

Yes. We encourage establishing a long-term relationship with one dentist. Once a member selects a dentist, all future regularly scheduled appointments will be with the selected dentist. Members are allowed to change dentists or locations at any time.

To determine whether you need a referral from us before seeing a medical specialist, please view the terms of your insurance plan. Often, this information is listed on your insurance card or can be obtained by calling your insurance company. Our medical providers can refer you to a specialist if your health situation requires it or if your health insurance company requires a referral prior to visiting a specialist.

Answer: Generally, only HMO and POS insurance plans require PCP referrals. To request a specialist referral, call our main number at 615-342-5900 and select option 4 for referrals. Same-day referrals are difficult to process so please call in advance. Remember, referrals are often limited to a specific timeframe and number of visits so monitor your specialist visits as closely as possible.

A Primary Care Physician, or PCP, is the doctor you would go to on a regular basis, such as when you're simply not feeling well, or have an ear ache or the flu. A specialist is a doctor that your PCP might refer you to if the problem you have requires a doctor with more experience in a certain area.

It is best to check with your insurance company to confirm whether you need a referral. Patients who do not bring their referrals will not be seen.

Primary care is normally associated with a family/general practice--routine internal medicine for adults, routine pediatric care for children, and at BFCCs, routine gynecological/obstetric care for women. Primary care includes regular checkups, appropriate screenings for diseases such as high blood pressure or lead poisoning, and doctor visits for non-emergency illnesses such as the flu or a sore throat.

Although you are being cared for by more than one physician, Centrex is only permitted to send the results to the ordering physician. If you would like additional copies sent to your physician, it is necessary to ask the ordering physician to write “copy to Dr.______ ".

No. You may contact any one of our locations directly to learn more about upcoming orientation sessions. Click here to see a list of our locations.

No. While some health plans require a referral from your primary care provider before they pay benefits, they cannot prohibit you from seeking care from any physician you choose. Even though we don't accept assignment of insurance payments, we will be glad to help you work with your insurance company. Treatment for injuries received in an auto accident do not require any referral. Work injuries in the state of Oregon can be treated up to certain limits without any referral.

At this time insurers do not require a referral from your P.C.P. New patients to our practice are often referred to us by physicians in the community, patients currently in our practice, schools or guidance counselors, insurance companies or the internet. This self-referral process does not require any action by your P.C.P.

No, since the City's plan is an open access HMO plan, you don't have to get a referral to see a specialist that is on the network. There are some services that require a pre-authorization, but it is your doctor's responsibility to get the pre-authorization from Mid-America Health.

Depending upon your insurance company requirements, you may need to see you Primary Care Doctor (PCP) before you can make an appointment with a specialist for your child. We participate with over 200 different insurance companies. Each insurance company has different requirements on how to obtain specialist care. Some require a referral or a precertification form to be completed (a form that must go to your insurance company to have their approval before a specialist may see you).

If you are in a MO HealthNet managed care health plan, you should check with your primary care provider (PCP) or your MO HealthNet managed care health plan. If you are MO HealthNet fee-for-service, you should check with the provider you want to see. The MO HealthNet fee-for-service programs do not require a referral but the provider may require one. Your provider should know if your procedure has special rules.

Yes. While an individual may receive care from any dentist, a DMO will only authorize care when care is either provided directly by the individual's primary care dentist or authorized in advance by the individual's primary care dentist.

You don't need a referral from your family dentist unless you are in a managed care plan with a "gatekeeper" primary care dentist. Word of mouth recommendations from friends and families of existing patients is often the primary way orthodontists meet new patients. Spread the word if you like your orthodontist! orthodontist who is a Member of the South African Society of Orthodontists.

No. You may go to a specialist without seeing a primary care physician. In order to receive the highest level of coverage; always seek an in-network specialist.