Do not provide any records until after seeing the physician. He or she will let you know which records to request at the conclusion of your first visit.
Please contact your pharmacy to request a prescription refill. The pharmacy will contact us for authorization. The pharmacy will let you know the status of the request. Please allow 24 - 48 business hours for a response.
Results typically take five to ten business days to be processed and reviewed. Please call the physician’s medical assistant if you have not heard from our office after ten business days. Note, stat and urgent test results will have a quicker turnaround time.
Once every three to six months depending on the medication.
Guidelines suggest you get one base line between ages 35-40, then yearly after age 40.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, lawmakers created regulations requiring insurance plans to cover telemedicine visits to reduce the risk of community transmission. These regulations have since sunset which has resulted in many plans reducing reimbursement, not covering, or requiring their own in-house telemedicine services. While we enjoyed providing telemedicine services, we had no choice but to discontinue them in February 2024 due to these reimbursement issues.
You should receive your first colonoscopy at age 50. We suggest you receive a routine colonoscopy every five years thereafter.
The patient portal is an encrypted web service that gives patients the capability to contact their physician’s assistant via electronic correspondence, view lab results, and request appointments.
You should contact your physician’s medical assistant for the lab order.
We accept most commercial PPO plans, some HMO plans, and Medicare. To be sure, please call your insurance company to see if your particular plan is contracted with Medical Colleagues of Texas.
Our OB/GYNs and pulmonologists care for patients at Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital in addition to our office. Unfortunately, due to changes with hospital policy, our primary care physicans no longer treat patients at the hospital. More info can be found by clicking this link. Please do not delay in scheduling a hospital follow up visit with your PCP in the event you are discharged from the hospital.
Information on how to file a complaint with the Texas Medical Board can be found by clicking this link.