Information for New Patients
Save time in the office by downloading our new patient forms and filling them out ahead of time.
You can also fill out the forms online.
During your visit, we may dilate your eyes with drops to aid in the visualization of the back of the eye. These drops last about 4-6 hours, so you will want to wear sunglasses afterwards. Most patients can drive while dilated, but some prefer to have someone drive them home afterwards.
We accept most major medical insurance carriers including:
- AARP
- Accountable PPO
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- BCBS
- Bravo Medicare Advantage
- Care Improvement Plus
- CIGNA
- Coalition America
- Galaxy Healthcare
- HealthEZ
- HealthSmart
- HealthSpring
- Humana
- IMS
- Medicare
- Multiplan
- Pacificare
- PHCS
- ppoNext
- Principal
- Pyramid
- Secure Horizons
- Texas First
- Texas True Choice
- United HealthCare
- Universal
- USA MCO
- Viant
- Wellcare
Insurance carriers are subject to change and this list is not a complete list of all carriers. Smaller carriers are often underwritten by one of the companies listed above -- check your insurance card for details.
Some patients do not realize that their medical insurance often covers the majority of the cost of an eye exam. While your medical insurance may not cover "routine vision", it will cover visits for a medical reason (i.e. blurry vision, cataracts, itching, pink eye, diabetes, etc.). Vision insurance takes over where medical insurance ends by covering the parts not traditionally covered by insurance and the occasional pair of glasses or contact lenses. For most patients, vision insurance is not worth the premiums.
North Texas EyeMD does not participate in any vision plans, but some vision plans will reimburse you for seeing an out-of-network provider. Engineered Optical, the optical shop located next door, is a provider for VSP and some EyeMed plans, and we do exams for them as a courtesy. If you want to use either VSP or EyeMed for your exam, please let us know when you make the appointment.
