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Murali Veeramachaneni, M.D
Board Certified Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychiatrist
Dr Veeramachaneni completed his Psychiatric Residency at University of Missouri-Kansas City. He completed his Fellowship in Child and Adolescent psychiatry through University of Missouri-Columbia.
He has been in practice in Amarillo since 1998. He is in Private Practice and also admits patients to Northwest Texas Hospital. He also works with Texas Panhandle Center.
He is Board Certified in Adult, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
Barbara Nefstead, ANP
Advanced Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Our Services
Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychiatric Care
Comprehensive Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation
Medication Management
Consultation
TMS
Financial Policy :
Co –insurance, copay and/or deductible payment is due at time of service by cash, check, money order, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express.
Depending on the level of service provided there may be an additional fee that is patient responsibility to pay within 30 days of receipt of your statement.
Patients are responsible for their co-payments and/or deductibles at the time services are rendered for patients on Preferred Provider Plans (PPO’s) or Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO’s).
Any balance on an account that is greater than 30 days old is considered past due. It must be paid prior to your next visit.
A statement will be mailed on a monthly basis and will reflect the current balance for all services rendered prior to the date on the statement. Payment is due upon receipt of statement.
Insurance:
Your insurance policy is a contract between you and your insurance company. While our billing professionals will do all they can to help our patients in communicating and negotiating with you insurance plan, we must inform patients that have any questions regarding coverage, benefits, or payment for services provided, is their responsibility to resolve.
In the event of denials, errors, or non-covered services, the patient is responsible for all services rendered. If payment from your insurance carrier is not received within forty-five (45) days, we will seek full payment from you.
Balance of services that are delayed or denied by your insurance company due to Coordination of Benefits information will become your responsibility after thirty (30) days.
Amarillo Psychiatric Associates do not guarantee that payment will be authorized for medical services; therefore, this office is not responsible for any adverse payment decisions or misuse of information.
Notification of any change in your insurance status (i.e. new company, deductible, co-pay amounts) must be provided to the office forty-eight (48) hours in advance of next visit, or payment in full will be required.
Miscellaneous Charges: Fees for medical records are $25.00 for the first 20 pages, and $.50 for each page thereafter and may take up to 15 business days to obtain. Report preparation fees are based on the time involved.
Any returned checks are subject to a $50 service fee. Any returned check must be resolved before any future appointments can be arranged.
If you miss your appointment or do not cancel your appointment 24 hours in advance, our policy is to charge the rate of ($50.00) and is payable prior to future visits. These will not be billed to your insurance company.
Please help us to serve you better by keeping your scheduled appointments or canceling in advance.