Have questions about our practice at Westchester Pediatrics in Miami, Florida? Choose your topic of interest below to get the answers! And if you still have questions, don’t hesitate to give us a call at (305) 273-1200. We’re happy to help!
Insurance and Payment
Please call the office to ask what insurances we take, as the plans frequently change.
By law, copays are due at the time services are rendered.
There is a copay due for each visit, including follow-up visits.
We accept cash, check, MasterCard, Visa, and Discover.
As a patient, it is in your best interest to know your medical plan coverage and responsibility for any deductibles, coinsurance, or copay amounts. We strive to provide services that are covered by those health plans we accept. However, as all medical plans are different, you may be responsible for additional copay or deductible and coinsurance may be applied.
Yes, there is a fee of $25.
No, although your health insurance plan may require an additional copay or apply a deductible or coinsurance, as it is considered an after hours service.
Forms, Medical Records, Referrals, and Prescriptions
Yes there is a $25 fee. Also, prescriptions that have to be rewritten because they were not picked up have a $5 dollar fee.
School forms can be requested at the time of the patient’s physical exam or by telephone. Forms requested via telephone will be completed within 5 business days if physical exam is up to date (needs to be within the past year). There is no charge for the first set of school forms within a physical exam year. Any additional requests will have a $25 fee.
Medical records may be requested by pressing option #3 on our phone menu. Records will be prepared within 10 business days. If records are released to parents/legal guardians, there is a fee of $1 per page for the first 25 pages then .25 cents per page thereafter.
Referrals may be requested by pressing option # 4 on our phone menu. Please leave a detailed message including the name of the patient, date of birth, and name of specialist with appointment date. Referrals take 3-5 business days to complete and cannot be faxed.
You may call the office to make your request or request a refill online.
Due to HIPAA and our office’s policy, we do not fax prescriptions or school notes.
Appointments / Office
Friday: 9 am – 5 pm
Saturday: 9 am – 12 pm
We are closed Monday – Friday from 12-1 for lunch.
Yes, we have separate waiting rooms for well and sick children. We also have a nursery for well babies less than 2 months of age.
When you schedule an appointment with a particular doctor you may choose to continue to see the same doctor for all your scheduled appointments. In order to keep waiting times down, sick visits are usually seen by the first doctor available.
Our trained medical assistant can answer most of your questions. Should you specifically want to speak to a doctor, a message can be left for you and the doctor will call you back. Please keep in mind that the doctors answer their phone calls during lunchtime and the end of the day so we ask that you not leave urgent messages for the doctors.
All children and adolescents under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
We admit patients to Baptist Hospital and Miami Children’s Hospital. We see newborns at South Miami Hospital and Baptist Hospital.
We try to offer same-day sick appointments. Well-child visits are always available in less than 2 weeks.
Walk-ins are welcome on Saturday mornings. We have a receptionist available Monday – Friday after 8 am, so we ask that you call for an appointment. Walk-ins disrupt the flow of the office and can expect to have a long wait.
For non-emergency concerns, our answering service will forward your message to a registered nurse who will triage your call.
