What to Bring to Your Appointment

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

Payment and Insurance Information

Dr. Silva 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.

Hospital Affiliations

• Baptist Hospital
• Southwest General Hospital

You can view and/or print the patient information sheet prior to your appointment by following these easy instructions. In order to view and/or print the form, you must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader™, which you probably already have on your computer. If not, you can easily and quickly download a free version of Adobe Acrobat Reader by going to their website Download Reader.

When viewing the information sheet in Adobe Acrobat Reader, the text might appear somewhat fuzzy; this is normal (the forms will print out clearly). To print, just click on the printer icon in the Adobe Reader toolbar above the document.

Once you have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed, click on these links to view and print the following forms:

• view/print patient information sheet