Callaghan Daniel P MD

Please be aware if you are a new patient.
My husband and I wanted to schedule a physical with the doctor. The secretary insisted that as new patients we had to schedule a MEET AND GREET with the doctor or PA. I scheduled the MEET AND GREET appts. My husband went to the office and met the AP, dropped of the new patient paperwork. The AP listened to the lung sounds and that was it. He then scheduled an apt for a physical. A couple of weeks later we get a bill for $ 250 for that «visit.» About $ 70 was paid by our insurance so we had to pay the rest of the balance. I called the office shocked that this was a real charge as there was no real visit and all we needed was a physical which is paid 100% by our insurance.
The office confirmed that this was a real charge. We paid the charge and felt that it was a scam. I cancelled my appt for the meet and greet and will not visit this doctor again. It is truly a shame that you do not tell patients that a meet and greet means you will pay over $ 300 for me to come to your office and drop off paperwork and greet the doctor or AP. I could have done that when I came for a full physical. Not only you have to take time off from work but you get a nice fat bill for nothing. Had never heard of such scams but my mother in law is an AP and she confirmed that her office does not do such «meet and greet» sessions since insurance companies don’t pay for them and they are absolutely a waste of time.

Sound, experienced, friendly staff who provide solid help with medical problems. Dr. C is very knowledgable and has a great demeanor with patients.
Waiting room has a selection of magazines that date back to 2011, may be time to switch some out. I typically have to wait at least an hour to see someone even if my appointment was early in the day.
As I have been going here for many years, I can’t compare this wait time to other local doctors, but it is annoying.