Patient Info

What to Bring to the Appointment Insurance and Payment Information Billing Inquiries Hospital Clinic/Affiliation Notice of Privacy Practices Information for Out-of-Town Patients

What to Bring to the Appointment

• Your insurance card
• Physician referral forms if required by insurance
• A list of current prescriptions and/or over-the-counter medications you are taking, including dose and frequency
• Pertinent information about your medical and surgical history
• Recent x-rays or appropriate records you may have

Insurance and Payment Information

Neurology & Pain Management, is a provider for Medicare and most major insurance plans. We provide insurance billing. Anything not covered by insurance will be your responsibility.

We request payment at the time of your appointment for services that are not covered by insurance. Your insurance company may also require you to pay a co-payment at the time of your appointment. When necessary, our staff will work closely with patients who require a payment plan.

If you have any questions regarding which insurance plans we accept or any patient billing concerns, please call us at the phone number below. Questions regarding your coverage and benefits should be directed to your employer or insurance company.

Billing Inquiries

If you need to check whether Dr. Ungar is in your network, please call Mikki at 219.866.7222.

If you need to check the status of a past bill or insurance issues, please call Vadim at 847.679.2455.

Please remember to bring insurance cards and I.D. to the office on your first visit or if you change jobs or insurance companies.

Please inform us which insurance we should bill as the "primary" and which is "secondary" in case you have two insurances (for instance, Medicare and or Medicaid).

Please be advised of our new office telephone numbers 219.866.7222, fax 219.866.7001. After hours, 24-hour service 219.588.8000.

Privacy Practices

Notice of Privacy Practices for Neurology & Pain Management
This notice describes how medical information about you may be used and disclosed and how you can get access to this information. Please review it carefully.

Information for Out-of-Town Patients

Referral service

On receiving your medical file, we will review your case and advise as to an appropriate referral in your area. We have performed due diligence on most major cities in the US and UK. We are able to afford you our experience in many years of referral in neurology and pain management.

Review of your records

We are able to review your imaging studies, MRI's, CT scans and medical file in order to make an appropriate comment on your care to date and make recommendations for your future care.

Out-of-Town Service

We offer a two to four day overnight stay service in association with local motels and hotels (for which we receive a discount for our patients). We offer a pick up and return service to the airport, which is about an hour from all major airports in the Chicago land Metropolis. During this stay, we will examine you, perform appropriate neuro-diagnostic studies and imaging studies, where necessary, and pain management services in our affiliate surgi-center.

Financial hardship for out-of-town patients

Please do call our office regarding financial hardship so that we can better serve you with payment plans and other financial strategies that will alleviate the burden of your healthcare costs somewhat.