Category: Appointments

We are legally required to provide new patients with a full physical examination and a health history review. Because the first visit is much more intensive than the follow-up visits, our initial visits are priced at $250. With Veterans, Retired Police/Firefighters/Teachers at a discounted fee of $200.

Yes.

Free Parking is available in front and around the Absolute Surgical Specialist Clinic.

We accept check and cash.

Because cannabis is still prohibited at a Federal level, we are unable to accept medical insurance. We are, however, a legal medical practice and each patient will be provided with a receipt upon payment they can submit to their insurance companies for reimbursement if allowed.

At the first 10-week follow-up appointment, Dr. Craig Amshel, M.D. will review your recent medical history and records that may be requested from your initial visit. Those follow up visits take 15-20 minutes and cost $100.

After the initial visit and follow-up approval visit, usually every 10-30 weeks. The most days that is allowed to be recommended currently is 210 (30 weeks).

Due to the fact we have a high volume of patients who are waiting to be seen, should you need to cancel or reschedule your initial appointment, please call us ASAP. If you no call/no show, we reserve the right to discharge you as a patient and charge your credit or debit card on file.

Yes, in fact we highly recommend you provide us with as much health information from the past 12 months from your primary care physician and/or specialists as you can. We don’t need labs, only charted records and radiology reports of your diagnosis.

WE WANT YOU TO BRING YOUR RECORDS WITH YOU DURING YOUR INITIAL APPOINTMENT. Please do not have records sent prior to your first visit with us.

Yes. All of our scheduling and medical records systems are 100% HIPAA compliant.

Since there is more involved in an initial appointment with our clinic, please allow for 45 minutes to an hour. Should you need a work or school excuse, we can provide one.

For your initial appointment, you should arrive 10-15 minutes early. If you haven’t downloaded, printed, read, and completed your Patient Forms, you’ll need to arrive at least half an hour early.

When you arrive, we’ll check your paperwork to ensure it’s filled out completely and everything is in order. Then we’ll accept your payment (services must be paid prior to them being rendered). From there, you’ll be taken to the exam room and the medical assistant will take your vitals. The doctor will then perform a physical examination and develop a treatment plan based upon the exam and your health history. We may take a DNA swab on the inside cheek of your mouth to test (PGX) your medication reactions with the use of Marijuana.  Once your exam is complete, we’ll schedule your follow up appointment for about 10 weeks after your initial visit before you leave.

We are a no risk/no obligation practice. While we do require payment be made in full prior to you receiving our services, should the doctor find a disqualifying factor (such as a direct prior history of schizophrenia), we will refund 50% of your visit total before you leave our clinic from your initial visit.

Please call us at 813-633-0081.  Because of the high volume of calls we receive, please review the questions and answers below, and we will be happy to answer any further questions.