Insurance Information and Fee Schedule
As of July 1, 2007, Dr Brooks no longer accepts any insurance directly. Instead of having separate rates and copays for each patient, a single uniform fee is charged. This fee is then due at the time of service directly from the patient.
The patient is then responsible for filing their own insurance claims based on the terms of their coverage. Dr Brooks does not make patient-specific agreements with insurance companies and will not file claims.
At the end of an appointment, Dr Brooks will sign a visit care form. A copy, along with your payment receipt, generally provides enough documentation to file an insurance claim.
Many of our patients have successfully appealed an out-of-network designation with their insurance carrier due to the lack of availability of psychiatrists who are board-certified (American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology) in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. A successful appeal on these grounds generally frees the patient to see any suitably credentialed psychiatrist in town at the in-network reimbursement rate.
The fee schedule for Dr Brooks is $100 for a 20-minute appointment and $150 for a 40-minute appointment. Initial appointments are $300. Fees for legal testimony, phone consultations, and letters are at a separate rate and those fees are also often due at the time of service.
Prescriptions outside of an appointment, with the exception of controlled substance prescriptions (triplicates), will result in a $25 fee. Lost prescriptions and controlled substance prescriptions allowed to expire will be rewritten for a $10 fee.