Services
 NCI is open from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Monday through Friday.  We are 
	closed on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, 
	Thanksgiving Day, the day after Thanksgiving Day and on Christmas Day.  The information on this site is solely for purposes of general patient education, and may not be relied upon as a substitute for professional medical care. Consult your own physician for evaluation and treatment of your specific condition.
	
    NCI physicians see patients by appointment only. However, 
	each doctor’s appointment schedule does have urgent care time reserved for 
	patients who need to be seen for urgent or emergent problems that same day. 
	Patients are asked to notify NCI’s appointment schedulers at least 
	twenty-four (24) hours in advance if they are not able to keep scheduled 
	appointments, so their time slots can be made available for other patients 
	who need to be seen. 
	
    NCI also offers nurse only office visits for established 
	patients who need to be seen for blood pressure checks, EKGs, immunizations 
	and/or medications. These office visits are scheduled by the doctor’s nurse 
	and are usually just before office hours in the morning or on days when the 
	physician is not in the office (or as the schedule permits). 
	
    Patients are expected to bring proof of insurance coverage in 
	the form of current insurance cards issued by their medical insurance 
	companies. NCI makes every effort to verify insurance coverage and current 
	eligibility. In the event proof of insurance coverage cannot be verified 
	before the appointment, a patient will be required to pay at the time of the 
	office visit. 
	
    Patients who have managed care (HMO) contracts, PPO contracts 
	and Medicare with no secondary coverage are expected to pay their co-pays as 
	dictated by contract at the time of their visit. NCI is obligated by 
	contract to collect co-pays from beneficiaries and/or their dependents at 
	the time of service.
