Went to see Dr. Mincy in early 2009 for complications regarding my Chiari 1 Malformation, as recommended by my insurance company.
I arrived to my appointment early, and filled out the loads of paperwork which took about half an hour to do. I waited about 15 minutes beyond that and got taken back to an exam room.
I met with a nurse where she took my vitals and took a very thorough medical history. I probably spent about 20 minutes with her, before she left the room, stating that I needed to get in a gown.
I quickly changed clothes, and no less than 2 minutes later, Dr. Mincy entered the room. Before introducing himself or giving me any sort of greeting he stated "You shouldn't be here! You need to go see the specialists on Long Island!"
Dr. Mincy informed me that he was going to have my co-payment refunded to me. I asked him to please bill the insurance so I could get the needed referral to go to Long Island, however, he refused. I asked him if he would even write a note stating that he refused to treat me, but he declined.
My insurance company had him down for a specialist, who treated Chiari 1 Malformation...if you don't work with this diagnosis, you need to inform the insurance companies that you don't deal with this condition to save others time and tears. read more