Concierge Internal Medicine
Preventative Care is of the Utmost Importance to Us
Our physicians are dedicated to providing long-term, comprehensive health, preventative care and chronic care management strategies for our patients.
In exchange for paying a retainer fee, patients receive 24-hour access to a physician that will be available for last minute appointments, prescriptions, and to answer medical questions. Additionally, appointments can be up to an hour long, as opposed to the standard 15 minute appointment time slot that most traditional patients are allotted. Patients have medical help at their fingertips, with same or next-day appointments guaranteed. A concierge practice is one where the physician devotes greater time to a patient’s unique and individual needs, therefore, developing highly personalized relationships.
- Our Practice
Our practice is limited to approximately 500 concierge patients. The average traditional internal medicine physician has over 3,000 patients. In doing this, we are able to offer you short or no wait times and longer visits with our physicians, along with same or next day appointments.
- Hospital Services
Our physicians have admitting privileges at many local hospitals. If the unfortunate occasion arises that you need to be admitted to the hospital, our physicians will admit and care for you during your hospitalization, given that your particular insurance plan allows (some insurances have contracts with the hospitals prohibiting this). In the instance that we cannot admit you to the hospital, we will still visit you so that you can rest assured that appropriate care is provided to you.
What is the annual retainer fee? The annual fee for our concierge services is $2500. In many instances, if our physicians can save you one emergency visit due to our availability of same day appointments and off hours, the fee will have already paid for itself. Please contact our office regarding any questions about the annual retainer fee to see how we may be able to work with you.
- Complimentary Meeting
You can schedule a complimentary meeting with Dr. Ruiz to discuss the benefits of our concierge medical practice. We look forward to meeting you and providing you with the quality care that you deserve!
- Insurance Coverage
Private insurances do not cover the annual fee. Therefore, it is necessary to maintain insurance to cover the cost of labs, radiology studies, specialty care and hospitalization. We bill your insurance for your office visits with us. Please note that co-payments are still required due to insurance laws and regulations.
Our office will attempt to work with any patient who does not have medical insurance coverage. We do accept cash-paying patients as well. Please feel free to contact our office manager to discuss how you can still be a part of our practice!
- When Do We Rest
If our physicians are away or physically unavailable, all of our patients will be cared for by one of our trusted colleagues. In these instances, our patients will still receive exceptional care, even in our absence.
- The Fees
Concierge Features
- Highly responsive, personalized care with 24/7 cell-phone and email access to our physicians.
- Unhurried appointments. The average appointment is scheduled to be 45 minutes or longer, giving each patient ample time to discuss any concerns.
- Same or next day appointments with extended day and weekend office hours to your individual needs.
- EKG’s and lab draws done in office.
- Each patient will be supplied with a current list of medical diagnoses and medications on each visit, in case this information is ever needed in an emergency situation.
Schedule an Appointment
For more information or to schedule an appointment or consultation, please contact us via the contact information below or via the form on your right
