Internal Medicine/Richard A. Gobao M.D., LLC

Office Information

Contact Information

Davis Professional Building, Suite 307, 393 Vanadium road, Pittsburgh, PA 15243.

Phone: 412.279.5372

Fax: 412.279.5378

Directions

Directions may be obtained through Google Maps by way of the following link

Take first floor elevator to the 3rd floor. Make left in hall way. Office is at the end of the hall suite 307

OFFICE HOURS

Office hours are by appointment only and are as follows

Monday 8:45am-5:00pm

Tuesday 8:45am-5:00pm

Wednesday 8:45am-5:00pm

Thursday 8:45am-12:00 Noon

Friday 8:45am-4:00pm

Staff

Richard A. Gobao M.D.

Staff Physician

Renay Loriso

Office Manager

Sheila Balog, RN

Clinical Assistant

Danielle Kok

Clinical Assistant

Technology

We have spent considerable time streamlining the process by which your care will be delivered. Our office is currently using the latest computer technology available to reduce the administrative burden on our staff. Computer systems are in the administration and patient care areas to best serve you and your medical needs.

E-Mail Service

Our office is pleased to announce the establishment of an email service for our patients. This service is to be used for the following uses only:

Requests for appointments
Requests for lab and test results
Requests for medication refills
Request a referral
Request information about routine office policies

To take advantage of this service, please read the E-Mail Policy Statement and sign the E-Mail Agreement Form

Patient Registration

Prior to your first appointment please download and complete the following forms (Click on each title to download copy of form in PDF format):

Patient History Form Part 1

Patient History Form Part 2

Patient Registration Form

Patient Questionnaire Form

HIPAA Receipt of Notice Form

Please review the HIPAA Policy Statement and sign the Acknowledgement of Receipt of Notice Form.

If you are returning for a follow-up appointment, please download and fill out the Patient Encounter Form and bring it to your visit.

Records Release

To obtain your old records, you need to download and submit a Medical Records Release to your previous physician. Download this form by visiting our downloads sections or by clicking the following link:

Medical Records Release

Office Policies

Payment for Services

Co-pays are required prior to your visit.

If you are uninsured, please note that Federal Law does not permit discounting physician services. A $40.00 deposit is due prior to your appointment. If you do not have the deposit, you will be asked to reschedule your appointment.

Payments may be made by check, cash, or credit card.

Prescriptions

Our office will be using electronic prescribing with participating pharmacies for your convenience.

Prescriptions refill requests may be called or e-mailed to us during normal business hours. Only those requests called in before 3:00PM will be done that day. Prescriptions called in after 3:00PM will be done the next business day.

If your prescription request was phoned into our office please call your pharmacy prior to picking up your prescription.

If your prescription request was e-mailed , we will reply with a confirmation that your prescription was sent.

Note: If you are running low on your medication late in the week or prior to a holiday weekend, please call or e-mail your refill request on Fridays. CALLS FOR REFILLS WILL NOT BE TAKEN AFTER NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS.

Copies of Patient Lab Results and Medical Records

If you wish copies of your lab results, we will provide them for you. under State and federal law, the charge will be as follows:

$1.09 per page for first 20 pages*

$0.82 per page for next 40 pages*

$0.28 per page for any additional pages*

Postage, Shipping, and Delivery is billed at actual cost to send

*A different cap applies for records requests for social security disability purposes. Please call the office to discuss costs associated.

Forms:

There will be a charge for forms as follows:

There will be no charge for a physical form as part of a physical exam.

There will be a $15.00 charge for any disability form, FMLA form, or letter written on your behalf.

For the future...

This website will continue to evolve over time. The next up-date will include any changes to our office policies. Additionally, I hope to add information about common medical conditions with links to trusted web sites.

Suggestion and recommendations on what you would like to see on this site are always welcome and may be emailed to us at office@ragdoc.com.