Financial Assistance Policy
If Lake Endoscopy Center believes that you have health insurance and/or HMO coverage(s) that may cover some or all of the Services, Lake Endoscopy Center may initiate contact with them to determine your cost-sharing responsibilities for Lake Endoscopy Center’s bill. You may contact them directly as well for additional information concerning your cost-sharing responsibilities. If Lake Endoscopy Center determines that you have cost-sharing responsibilities for Lake Endoscopy Center’s bill, in accordance with Lake Endoscopy Center’s financial assistance policies, you will be required to pay your cost-sharing responsibilities in full on or before the date that Services are provided. Lake Endoscopy Center’s financial assistance policies are that if you are unable to pay your cost-sharing responsibilities in full on or before the date that Services are provided, because you believe you are medically indigent or you are not covered by any health insurance or HMO, then upon request Lake Endoscopy Center, in its sole discretion, may offer you a discount on the amount due and/or offer a payment plan. Any such discount is considered by Lake Endoscopy Center to be “charity care.” There is no formal application process for obtaining “charity care” at Lake Endoscopy Center. Lake Endoscopy Center’s standard collection policy is to produce and send one or more bills to patients for their cost sharing amount.
Good Faith Estimate
Upon your request, and before the provision of non-emergency care at Lake Endoscopy Center, you can receive a good faith estimate of anticipated charges for the treatment of your condition at Lake Endoscopy Center. This estimate must be provided to you within seven (7) days of the request being received by Lake Endoscopy Center. You should contact your insurer or health maintenance organization regarding your cost-sharing responsibilities. You may request and obtain a Good Faith Estimate by calling Lake Endoscopy Center at 352-245-0846.
Itemized Bill
Upon request and after discharge from Lake Endoscopy Center we will provide a statement within 7 working days of your request.
Provider Disclosure
Services may be provided in this health care facility by Lake Endoscopy Center as well as by other health care providers who may separately bill the patient and who may or may not participate with the same health insurers or health maintenance organizations as Lake Endoscopy Center. You may request a more personalized estimate of charges from these other health care providers by contacting the health care providers directly. Lake Endoscopy Center may contract with providers for pathology and anesthesiology services; these services are billed separately from Lake Endoscopy Center for their services. You may contact these providers through their contact information provided below.
Lake Endoscopy Center Providers
Gastroenterology Associates of Ocala (Physicians)
1901 SE 18th Avenue, Bldg 400 Ocala, FL 34471
352-732-8905 (office) 352-671-3907 (billing) 352-867-0152 (billing fax)
Richard Truesdale, MD Thomas “Tom” Brown, MD
Thomas Mathew, MD Mariana deJongh, MD
Prabhakar Rumalla, MD Richard Van Eldik, MD
Robert Barish, MD Robert McClary, MD
Miguel Ramos, MD Ashwin Rumalla, MD
Henry Olejeme, MD
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Gastroenterology Associates of Ocala–Pathology
1901 SE 18th Avenue, Bldg 400 Ocala, FL 34471
352-732-8905 (office) 352-671-3907 (billing) 352-867-0152 (billing fax)
William R. Anderson, MD (Pathologist)
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Lake Endoscopy ASC (Surgery Center)
17355 SE 109th Terrace Rd, Summerfield, FL 34491 – Physical Location
352-245-0846 (center) 352-245-7768 (center fax)
1901 SE 18th Avenue, Bldg 400 Ocala, FL 34471 – Billing location
352-732-8905 (office) 352-671-3907 (billing) 352-867-0152 (billing fax)
Richard Truesdale, MD Mariana deJongh, MD
Thomas Mathew, MD Richard Van Eldik, MD
Prabhakar Rumalla, MD Robert McClary, MD
Robert Barish, MD Ashwin Rumalla, MD
Miguel Ramos, MD Thomas “Tom” Brown, MD
Henry Olejeme, MD
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Ocala Endoscopy Anesthesia, LLC (Anesthesia)
PO Box 863472
Orlando, FL 32886-3472
1-800-437-5179 (office) 1-239-278-0246 (fax)
Sean Digby, CRNA Beverly Fuller, CRNA
Natasha Gambino Mayuko Nakanishi, CRNA
Heather Miller, CRNA Tom Sample, CRNA
Wendy Thomas, CRNA
Patient Health Record
Upon request and after discharge from Lake Endoscopy Center, Lake Endoscopy Center will make available the patient record that may be necessary for verification of the accuracy of your patient statement within 10 working days of your request.
Link to Healthcare Related Data
Pursuant to AHCA Statute: s.405.05,F.S. please find here a link to data, quality measures, and statistics that are disseminated by AHCA.