New Patients

Our practice is currently closed to all new patients except for existing families and newborns. We will be reopening our practice to new patients September 2024.

When you call to register your child(ren) we will:

• Inform you about our vaccine policy.
• Inform you that for patients who are transferring care from another provider that we require previous medical records to be transferred in before scheduling them. At minimum we require their immunization record and a copy of their last well visit before we are able to schedule them to be seen. 
• Ask for verification of your child's insurance coverage. Click here for insurance and billing information as well as a list of insurances we participate with.
  

Our providers feel very strongly that vaccinating on schedule with currently available vaccines is absolutely the right thing to do for all children and young adults. As a minimal guideline we expect that our patients be no more than one visit behind schedule and that all patients be up to date with all vaccines by age 2.  If you choose not to vaccinate your child(ren) following this guideline, we will ask you to transfer care to another practice.

If you are transferring to The Pediatric Center from another practice, we appreciate your entrusting us with your child’s health care. To help you request a transfer of your records from your previous physician, we have provided below a Records Release Form as part of our New Patient Registration Packet. Be sure to sign the form, and then send it to your previous physician’s office.

You may wish to complete and print the Registration Packet before coming in for your child's first appointment. Feel free to email the completed packet and medical record release form to records@thepedcenter.com.

• New Patient Registration Packet & Records Release form
  

We strive for continuity of care for our patients, and encourage families to become accustomed to two or three providers for their well care visits. However, we know that illnesses cannot be predicted and at times it will be necessary for your child to see a provider with which you may be unfamiliar. Our patients are free to be seen at any office they choose. Our Taney Aveue East office is open evenings, Saturday mornings and holidays. We have been using an electronic medical record since 2002, so that no matter at which office your child is seen, records are readily available.

Feel free to call our Business Office 301-662-1930 if you have specific insurance questions or concerns.

• Our phone nurses are available to our families during office hours. They are here to assist you with questions you may have regarding the health of your child. Please do not hesitate to call them when you have a question or need some advice.
• Our satellite offices are open from 8:20am – 5pm, Monday – Friday. Our main office on Taney Ave is open evenings and Saturday mornings for acute illnesses. When calling on evenings and Saturdays, you will speak to a triage nurse who will assess the need for an appointment.