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Welcome to Apple Pediatrics - FAQ before your appointment

Dear Parents,

Thank you for making an appointment for your child with with Apple Pediatrics of Bodhi Medical.

It is our hope that you will find that our services meet your needs and exceed your expectations.

Though this is only a brief introduction, we hope we can answer at least some of the most frequently asked questions our families have in general and prior to arrival for their appointment.

Our general office hours:

    Monday 9:00 am- 6:00 pm

    Tuesday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

    Wednesday 9:00 am - 6:00 pm

    Thursday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

    Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

    Saturday 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

For the most current office hours at each location and/for each provider, availability, and to book an appointment on line, click here and review the appointment scheduler.

To read about our providers please click here.

The Pediatric medical services are provided by board certified pediatricians. Dr. Rebecca Farber and Dr. Melissa Varma, Dr. Amish Nishwala as well as dr. David Dorbad.

For other medical providers please visit: please visit: www.mybodhi.com

In Manhattan, we are located at 302 East 72nd Street, (between 2nd and 1st Avenues)

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at 315 West 57th Street, Suite 404, between 8th and 9th Avenues ( at Columbus Circle).

BODHI MEDICAL- UPPER EAST SIDE

302 East 72nd Street (between 2nd and 1st Avenues)

Subway: 4 blocks from subway lines on 68th Street Station)

Parking: Street parking can be found on 3rd Avenueeet. One hour parking can be found on 72nd Street.

Building entrance:

BODHI MEDICAL- Columbus circle

315 West 57th Street, Suite 404 ( between 8th & 9th Avenues)

Subway: 1/2 block from subway lines A, B, C, D, 1, 2, 3, 9 (59th Street Station)

3 blocks from subway lines N, R, E (57th Avenue station, 7th Ave station)

Parking: Prolonged street parking is very difficult on the 58th or 57th streets. Occasionally, one hour parking can be found on 57th street, 9th avenue or 10th avenue.

There are many parking garages in the area of Columbus Circle. The most convenient parking garage is at The Time Warner Center on 58th Street, between Broadway and Amsterdam, though there are many others in the area.

You can enter the building from either 57th or 58th Street.

From 58th Street: the entrance is 330 West 58th Street. This is the more convenient entrance, as the elevators to our office are right next to the concierge desk.

From 57th Street: the entrance is 315 West 57th Street. If you enter from 57th Street, just walk across the building's lobby to the 58th street side, and use the elevators which are located next to the 58th Street concierge desk.

At either side, you may be greeted by a concierge person and you may be asked to sign in. When you are asked where you are going, tell them Bodhi Medical Care, LLC- Suite 414.

We are located on the 4th floor on the 58th Side of the building. There are two elevators which can take you to the 4th floor. Always press the lower button, calling for elevators L-6.

Elevator #1 and elevator #3 (located around the corner) will both take you to the fourth floor in the proximity of Suite 404.

It is our goal that you and your child are seen by the provider at the time of your appointment.

If your child is an established patient in the practice, please arrive 15 minutes prior to your appointment to complete the registration, co-payment collection, and medical triage. If your child is new to the practice, please arrive 30 minutes prior to your appointment to complete the full registration, insurance verification, co-payment collection, and medical triage. If you arrive later than 15 minutes after your child's scheduled appointment, you will be requested to reschedule this appointment for a later time or date. Running a pediatric practice on time requires your cooperation, and we appreciate your understanding.

You can change or cancel your child's appointment free of charge at any time. Once the appointment is made you will receive automatic confirmation with options to change or cancel your appointment. There is no fee or charge for making, changing or cancelling the appointment. However, should you and your child do not come for the scheduled appointment without online cancellation, change of appointment or any notification of the practice (i.e. no show visit) you are subject to $20 dollar "no show" fee. By making an appointment with our practice you acknowledge and express agreement to this policy.

Once you arrive, one of our front desk personnel will initiate the registration process.

If you feel that your child's condition is an emergency, please dial 911 immediately

Should you feel that your childs' illness needs more urgent attention than waiting until your appointment, please call us at:

Please note that every child (except for a newborn) who has been seen by a different pediatric practice before, needs to come with a COMPLETE set of records from the child's previous pediatrician. These records MUST be available to us PRIOR to your appointment. Your child WILL NOT be seen without the records.

We suggest that you contact your previous pediatrician and request a complete set of your child's prior records be given to you to send to us, or to have them mailed to Apple Pediatrics, 157 East 72nd Street, New York, NY 10021.

In addition to the general registration process, you will be asked to complete an annual screening questionnaire to record your thoughts regarding your child, his/her growth and development, and related age appropriate topics.

At the end of your child's evaluation, we may be ordering blood screening tests such as complete blood counts, lead screening, urinalysis and providing immunizations.

The insurance coverage for your child will be verified with the insurance carrier by our staff, either prior to your visit and/or during the visit. Please note that your insurance has to be active at the time of your visit in order to consider it as method of payment for your / your child's services.

Should your or your child's insurance be inactive at the time of your visit, you will be asked to provide a payment in full for the visit as if you / your child were uninsured according to our "inactive insurance policy".

You will be asked to pay the co-payment as assigned by your insurer payble at the time of your visit. If the amount of the co-pay for an office visit is not on your card, please call your insurer to ascertain the amount of your co-pay. Copays MUST be paid at the time of service.

At the time you sign your insurance contract, you may be agreeing to a deductible. The deductible is the amount you have agreed to pay out-of-pocket before your insurance starts paying for anything regarding your healthcare.

The amounts on the deductible vary widely among plans. Importantly, if you have not met your deductible through your insurance, you will be asked to either provide us with a Credit Card Authorization for Outstanding Balances which will include any amount of deductible as indicated by your Insurer or pay for your office visit in full at the time of check-in or check-out. The payment and your credit card authorization will be requested according to our Credit Card Authorization for Outstanding Balances policy.

Thus, it is important that you call your insurer and verify your deductible prior to your visit.

If you have such requests that are not covered by your insurer, or are unsure whether certain visits or tests will be covered, please contact your insurer.

Our office also provides some services generally not covered by the insurers such as filling out school, work or camp forms. Please review our "form fees" as well as other general fees for uninsured.

We try to accommodate those without insurance. Our usual charge for an uninsured office visit (not including vaccines) is $100. if applicable, please review our general fees.

Additional in-office or send-out laboratory testing, if required, is not part of the standard fee.

We accept cash, checks, as well as credit cards.

You can also pay online via the Bodhi Medical Care, LLC paypal system : www.mybodhi.com.

The parents/ responsible parties who are NOT present at the time of the visit and wish to extend a credit card payment for the service of their family member MUST sign an agreement for the payment.

We may draw blood for laboratory testing in our office, in which case there is a blood drawing charge. We also use national laboratory systems such as Quest Diagnostics and Enzo Laboratories for most of our patients. Charges for any blood tests are handled directly between the laboratory and your insurer. Our patients rarely experience any problems with the insurance coverage of their laboratory tests, and usually, no prior approvals are necessary.

We use several specialized diagnostic imaging facilities in the area, depending on the procedure, insurance and particular patient needs.

The most frequently used imaging centers are Mt. Sinai Hospital and Lenox Hill Radiology. We will be more than glad to refer you to a center that is most convenient for you.

For further information, please contact us:

Apple Pediatrics

• phone: (888) 603-0993 / option 1 for appointments / option 2 to reach doctor on call
• general inquiries: yourdoctor@mybodhi.com
• billing questions: billingservice@mybodhi.com

Apple Pediatrics

• Dr Farber:
  • Office voicemail (212) 813- 3226
  • Text or call physician's cell phone (917) 209-1095
  • Email: drfarber@mybodhi.com
• Dr. Nishawala:
  • Office voicemail: (212) 994-5380
  • Text or call Dr Nishawala's cell phone(917) 270-0468
  • Email: drnish@mybodhi.com
• Dr. Varma:
  • Office voicemail: (646) 435-0701
  • Text or call Varma's cell phone (347) 882-8648
  • Email: drvarma@mybodhi.com
• Dr Senkler:
  • Office voicemail: (212)-624-0274
  • Text or call Dr Senkler's cell phone (615)-218-9090
  • Email: drsenkler@mybodhi.com

Thank you for making an appointment with us.

We look forward to seeing you soon!