What to Expect on Your First Visit 

With Dr. Marcantel

 

Dr. Tina Marcantel is a naturopathic doctor practicing in Mesa, Arizona, and serving Gilbert, Chandler, Tempe, Scottsdale, Queen Creek, Apache Junction, and other cities in the East Valley and the greater Phoenix area.

 

If your appointment with Dr. Marcantel is your first visit to a naturopathic physician, you may be in for a pleasant surprise. The object is not to get you in and out of the office as quickly as possible. After you complete the necessary paperwork, Dr. Marcantel will want to do a physical exam and get a complete medical history–for starters. She then will want to actually get to know you as a patient, and that involves taking time to talk through the specific complaint you have and then discussing pertinent areas of your life that may be relevant to your complaint. This includes what sort of diet or exercise routine you may be on, sources of stress that could be affecting your health, and numerous other possible areas.

The first visit typically lasts one hour.

After your initial intake visit, Dr. Marcantel will develop a protocol specifically designed for your needs. This may include a personalized diet plan, recommended dietary supplements, specific lifestyle changes, lab tests, changes in medication (coordinated with your primary care physician, if necessary), stress management counseling, and continuing education on your disease process.

 

Cost of services and programs offered:

 

Cost of services: Your initial visit with Dr. Marcantel will last approximately one hour and costs $185.00. A typical follow-up visit lasts from 15 minutes to an hour ($55-$110).

We also offer a number of programs that are designed to help you get and stay on track toward your health goals. After your initial visit, you may want to consider one of the following options:

 

For type 2 diabetics, Dr. Marcantel offers a special 6-week "jump start" package program to help educate them about the disease and get their blood sugars under control. See a complete description of the program and the cost of the services in our Diabetes Central section.

Dr. Marcantel also offers a special 6-week program for those suffering from sciatica, neuropathy, muscle strains, low back pain, arthritis, and other chronic and acute pain. Please see our Natural Pain Management program for details about the treatment plan and cost of services.

If you're tired of fad diets, calorie counting, expensive special product lines, pyramids, and complicated formulas and you're serious about weight loss and long-term weight management, you'll love Dr. Marcantel's weight loss program.

IV therapy is an effective treatment for boosting the immune system and providing your body with much-needed vitamins and nutrients.

Financial policy:

Payment for services are due at the time services are rendered, including payment for products and labs ordered by Dr. Marcantel. We accept cash, personal checks, Visa, MasterCard, and debit cards.

Dr. Marcantel and East Valley Naturopathic Physicians are considered out-of-network physicians and are not contracted with any insurance companies. Medicare does not cover naturopathic medicine at this time.

Naturopathic physicians may be covered by some PPO plans, and we encourage you to check with your insurance company to determine if naturopathic care is a benefit. Many plans will reimburse subscribers for seeing out-of-network providers who are licensed physicians. At your request and as a service to our patients, East Valley Naturopathic Doctors will submit billing claims for direct reimbursement to you from the following companies:

                          Blue Cross Blue Shield               Humana
                          Aetna                                       United Health Care
                          Great Western                           Life Wise
                          Cigna                                       AmeriBen/IEC Group

Submission of a claim for reimbursement does not guarantee reimbursement and is subject to health plan benefits. Please provide the front staff the opportunity to make a copy of your insurance card.

If you would like to submit for reimbursement on your own, a superbill providing a summary of the services rendered, with diagnoses and charges applied, will be provided for you to send to your insurance company.

Ready to schedule your appointment? Click on contact us for contact information and directions to our office. We look forward to seeing you soon!

As an added convenience, you may download the new patient registration forms here in pdf format so you can fill them out before coming to the office. (You will need Adobe Reader to open and print the forms.)

To learn more about naturopathic medicine and the training naturopathic physicians receive, visit

American Association of Naturopathic Physicians
Arizona Naturopathic Medical Association
Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine




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