I have two children, age 6 and age 1 who have been going to Dr. Miniyar all their lives. Recently (in November), a teacher from the Montessori School of Rome that my 6 year old attends noticed that he has been having trouble hearing. We reported that to Dr. Miniyar as well as mentioned our own observations that my son has been turning up the TV and had trouble hearing us at home as well. We let the doctor know upfront that there was a problem with my son's hearing. His ears were hurting as well. Dr Miniyar advertises his practice as 'the child's one stop shop for all the healthcare needs, ' and he also mentions a 'state-of-the-art hearing test, ' that can be performed right there in his office. With that information in mind, we agreed to the hearing test even though we knew that my son's hearing was down. This so called state of the art hearing test consisted of a handheld machine, bigger that a thermometer, that the nurse had put into each one of my son's ears: the machine beeped a couple of times, and came up with "Refer" on both ears. Per the machine's instructions, we were referred to an Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist who was able to help us with a more in depth hearing test and diagnosis. It is also worth to mention that I have Blue Cross/Blue Shield Preferred Insurance plan which is very generous in the extent of coverage. A few weeks later we received a bill from Dr. Miniyar for $75.00 for the hearing test for my son with a handwritten note (nice personal touch!) that said my insurance did not cover a hearing test in a pediatrician's office. I called the office and tried to resolve this as well as get an answer to the following questions: A. Why do you advertise as a full service doctor if insurance will not cover certain procedures? B. Why did you not inform us that insurance may or may not cover the test. C. Why did you perform the test knowing that the best answer you could give was 'Refer?' and the hearing test would have to be repeated? D. Is it really worth $75.00 for a machine to beep 4 times and spit out 'Refer'?
In conclusin, R M Pediatrics and Dr. Miniyar specifically are a ripoff practice that advertises services which will not be covered by insurance. You would be better off taking your children to an Immediate Care or Urgent Care facility or your own general practitioner. If you are looking for a Pediatrician in Floyd County, GA, please take Dr. Raj Miniyar off your list.
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