ATTENTION READERS: All information printed in regards to the complaint against 1st Choice Healthcare, submitted by myself, are STRICTLY my opinion and are not based on the outcome of any investigation. Two investigations are still pending.
I was referred to Dr. Sadri by my attorney after a car accident in December. When I called to schedule my appointment, I asked if the office accepted my insurance, Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO, and they said that they did. I even checked my healthcare book to confirm that Dr. Sadri was a preferred provider and he was.
Dr. Sadri and the practice
They made copies of my insurance card and told me that they would file the claim with my insurance at the end of my treatment. Well, when I had completed my treatment, Dr. Sadri refused to file the claims with my insurance company. After my attorney told him that he had to file the claims with my insurance company, he did, but he filed them under a different doctors name who WAS NOT a Blue Cross Blue Shield provider, therefore the claims were denied.
I asked Dr. Sadri to re-file the claims in his name since HE was the Dr. That I went to 1st Choice Healthcare to see AND he was (and still is) a Blue Cross Blue Shield preferred provider, but he refused. His office manager, LaTricia Hammond, told me during a telephone conversation that Dr. Sadri did not want to file the claims with the insurance company because he would get paid more money if he got paid through my settlement. Eventually, Dr. Sadri sued me and won the case because I signed a paper stating that if the insurance company did not pay my claims, I would be responsible for payment. The judge proceeding over the case said that this is how doctors get over on people.
It's basically a form of Bait and Switch and he suggested I seek legal advice. He said that by law, he could not MAKE Dr. Sadri file my claim in his name, but he had to rule in the doctors favor because of the paper that I signed. Dr. Sadri's acts were deceitful and misleading. Because of the statement that the office manager made, I do not believe that Dr. Sadri ever intended to file the claim with the insurance company. His intent was to collect payment from me through my settlement. If I had known this, I would have chosen a different doctor who was willing to file the claims with the insurance company.
The judge ruling in Dr. Sadri's favor said that we had to work out a payment plan between ourselves. I called Dr. Sadri several times and he refused to speak with me, he only relayed messages through his office manager. Dr. Sadri then had my wages garnished, so now I am being forced to take other legal action in order to stop the garnishment. Please DO NOT utilize the services of 1st Choice Healthcare or you may become the next innocent, unsuspecting victim. Dr. Sadri needs needs to be stopped!
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