Dr. Michael Scott Champney, MD

I had the unfortunate experience in choosing this office to have a consult for a hernia surgery. The "consult" lasted all of 10 minutes in which no ultrasound or any imaging was performed. Doctor Champney was very courteous and and professional. However, when trying to obtain an exact price of the proceedure I was met with, " well we dont know, it could be 8k it could be as high as 16k. I was then asked to pay for the office vist. The person took my credit card and processed the payment$200 then handed me a credit card slip and called me some other patients name. First red flag.... I then had her reverse the payment and correctly process my fee. I then asked for an invoice and was told that they dont provide one, only a credit card slip. Second red flag...I found this odd so I decided not to use this facility for my procedure. Three weeks later I receive a bill stating that I owe an additional $92.17 . I promptly called my insurer to find out the details of this charge and was told… that the facility billed for an extended hour for the "consultation". This is why we pay such high insurance premiums, the 10 minute consult which I payed a $200, my insurer payed $289, now they want an additional $92.17. Stay far away from this place!!!

Dr. Champney is not your typical surgeon. He is accessible, he is respectful, he listens well, he cares. You get the feeling you are collaborating with him in your care. The staff are kind and sincere and seem to actually respect your needs and respect the fact that, hey, you're sitting in a surgeon's office, what's NOT stressful about that? and they respond accordingly - with compassion. Oh, and Dr. Champney is an excellent surgeon.