Multispecialty Clinic - AZ

Many patients may not know that their primary care provider can often perform common medical procedures in the office, avoiding the higher cost of specialist visits. Family physicians are well versed in comprehensive care for all age groups from newborns to the elderly. Family physicians also perform a variety of in-office procedures and manage many of their patient’s health needs.

It’s always best to start with your family doctor when you have any health concerns. You will have the convenience of one physician managing most of your medical needs, and can save money on some services. Your family doctor will let you know when you truly do need to see a specialist.

Following are some of the procedures performed by the doctors in the Multispecialty Clinic.

• Patient Education
• Diabetes Management
• Medication Therapy Management
• Anticoagulation Management
• Sports Medicine
• Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM)
• Neuromuscular/Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
• Cranial Osteopathy
• Occipital Nerve Blocks
• Joint Injections, Aspiration, Dry Needling
• Prolotherapy and Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Injections for chronic pain and injury
• Trigger Point Injections
• Percussion Vibratory Techniques
• Craniosacral Techniques
• Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Evaluations
• Medical Acupuncture
• Implant/Removal of Contraceptive Devices – Intrauterine (IUD) and Intradermal
• Colposcopy
• Pap Smears
• Vasectomy
• Pediatric Medicine, Wellness Examinations, and Vaccinations
• Pediatric Circumcision
• Infant OMM for Plagiocephaly, Colic, and Torticollis
• Foreign Body Removal
• Skin Procedures – Wart/Tag/Lesion Removal, Cryotherapy, Skin Biopsy
• Toenail Removal
• Foot Surgery; Reconstructive Rear Foot and Ankle Surgery (performed at outpatient surgicenter)
• Orthotics
• Management of Diabetic Foot Complications
• Wound Care

The Midwestern University Clinics offer complete diabetic disease management and healthcare for patients of all ages, on one convenient campus. We can also address the diabetes-related conditions of your pets.

For integrated primary and specialty services needed to manage your and your family’s health and add to your quality of life, we’ve got you covered.

• The Multispecialty Clinic offers the following services:
  • Family Medicine for primary medical care, disease management, and clinical procedures, such as toenail removal
  • Foot and Ankle Services for podiatric exams or surgery
  • Medical Acupuncture
  • Pharmacy consultations for medication and nutrition reviews
  • Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
  • Physical Therapy
  • Clinical Psychology
• The Eye Institute provides complete vision care for all ages, including annual exams, glasses, contact lenses, vision therapy, and ocular disease management.
• The Dental Institute provides complete dental care, including exams and cleaning, fillings, crowns, orthodontic, and prosthodontic services for all ages.
• The Companion Animal Clinic provides complete veterinary services for all of your pet’s healthcare needs. To schedule an appointment, call 623-806-7387 (PETS)

Family Medicine focuses on ongoing comprehensive healthcare for the individual and the entire family with an emphasis on preventative medicine and health maintenance. Family Medicine can coordinate all of the care patients require, including referral to specialist physicians.

Our Family Medicine physicians are fully licensed medical doctors who employ a holistic philosophy to healthcare. This philosophy enables the staff to provide you with the highest quality benefits of modern medicine with an eye above and beyond merely treating symptoms. This level of care leads to a lifetime of health and wellness.

Osteopathic physicians are fully licensed medical doctors offering all the techniques and treatments of modern medicine with the added benefits of hands-on diagnostics and a holistic philosophy. The clinic physicians rank among the top osteopathic physicians in the state and also serve as faculty members for Midwestern University. Their experience in private practice and education combine to provide exceptional outpatient services.

This “hands-on” medical treatment is based on an in-depth understanding of how all of the body’s systems are connected. It is commonly used to treat problems such as:

• Back and neck pain
• Arthritis
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• TMJ
• Sports injuries
• Chronic sinusitis
• Asthma
• Fibromyalgia
• Migraine headaches

Athletes of all ages and skill levels can benefit from a full array of sports medicine services in one convenient location at the Midwestern University Clinics. Increase your reaction time, learn how to prevent injuries, enhance your mental focus, maximize your nutrition program, and more.

General Sports Medicine

Midwestern University Clinics provide services for athletes of all ages and at all competitive levels to maximize your athletic potential. Specialized athletic programs include exercise and stretch coaching, injury prevention and rehabilitation, regenerative medicine treatments, strength and conditioning training, balance and kinesiology, acupuncture, and chronic pain management/reduction.

Athletes of all ages and skill levels can benefit from a full array of sports medicine services in one convenient location at the Midwestern University Clinics. Increase your reaction time, learn how to prevent injuries, enhance your mental focus, maximize your nutrition program, and more.

Foot and Ankle

Foot and ankle health is essential both for athletic performance and healthy and safe competition. From simply picking the right shoes for your sport to advanced solutions such as ultrasound diagnosis, surgical remedies for overuse or trauma injuries, our podiatrists help you find the proper competitive balance and keep you on your feet.

Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine

Osteopathic physicians are licensed medical doctors offering all the techniques and treatments of modern medicine with the added benefits of hands-on diagnostics and a holistic philosophy. OMM treatment is based on an in-depth understanding of how all of the body’s systems are connected, with specialized techniques to treat neuromusculoskeletal conditions experienced by athletes and performing artists.

Physical Therapy

The Midwestern University Physical Therapy Institute offers on-on-one, individualized treatment plans based on a thorough assessment of the underlying movement or neuromuscular problem. We partner with you to create a plan including home exercises and instruction in functional and athletic activities to maximize your involvement in treatment and help you reach your performance and movement goals.

Pharmacy Services

What you put in your body can make a big difference in what kind of effort you put out on the playing field. Our doctors can refer you for consultation with Midwestern University pharmacists to provide expert advice in areas such as nutrition, diet, and dietary supplements which can boost your performance in a safe and healthy way.

Sports Vision Training and Custom Vision Services

The Midwestern University Eye Institute sports vision training program offers individualized assessment and vision therapy that can help improve your game for your highest performance. We also offer custom prescription contact lenses and athletic eyewear to help you see your best on and off the field.

Custom Mouthguards and Dental Services

The Midwestern University Dental Institute offers our established patients custom mouth guards and care for oral trauma from injuries, as well as preventive maintenance and orthodontics. You can be a top athletic performer and still have a dazzling smile for the cameras!

The first step in becoming a patient is to schedule an appointment by calling 623-537-6000. Our healthcare providers accept a number of insurance plans. Please check with your insurance carrier to verify that your insurance will be accepted.

Please bring:

• Photo identification such as a valid driver’s license or personal identification card.
• A form of payment (we accept cash, personal checks with valid identification, American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa, and CareCredit).
• Your insurance card if applicable.
• A list of your current medications.

New patients should arrive 30 minutes before your appointment time and bring the completed new patient paperwork that was mailed to your home or delivered through secure email or text message.

Existing patients should arrive 15 minutes prior to your appointment time to complete necessary registration procedures and/or update insurance information. 

Children Accompanying Parents

To ensure the safety of children, they will not be permitted to accompany you into the treatment area or be left unattended in the waiting area. Children must be supervised by another adult in the waiting area at all times. If your children are left unattended, your appointment will be cancelled and rescheduled. Therefore, please make prior arrangements for appropriate childcare.

Cancelled Appointments

Appointments should be cancelled only when it is absolutely necessary. Your student doctor will give you the clinic phone number to call directly.

We require 24 hours of notice for an appointment cancellation. Cancellations without appropriate advance notice will be considered as “no show” or missed appointments.

Additionally, patients who arrive more than 15 minutes late will be considered “no show” appointments and may have to reschedule. Please remember that your care will be delayed if you miss a scheduled appointment.

Patients who repeatedly fail to fulfill scheduled appointments will be dismissed from the Midwestern University Clinics.

Special Accommodations

Please advise us in advance if you have a special accommodation such as a hearing impairment or availability of a wheelchair.

Non-English-Speaking Patients

For the benefit of your understanding of the treatment provided, we encourage you to bring a translator with you to your appointment if you do not speak English.

Payment for Medical Services

Payment for office services, co-pays, and deductibles are due at the time of service. If you are unable to pay for your services on the date of your appointment, your appointment will be rescheduled. For your convenience, we accept cash, personal checks with valid identification, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express. There is an additional $30.00 charge for returned checks. Patients will not receive treatment until all fees and outstanding charges are paid in full.

Medical Insurance

If you have medical insurance, please bring your insurance information with you to your first appointment. This should include a valid insurance card, an address for submitting claims, and the name, date of birth, and social security number of the subscriber. We will file your insurance claim for you as a courtesy if you are covered by one of the plans with which our physicians participate.

If our healthcare providers do not participate in your plan or you do not have insurance coverage, your payment in full for medical services will be due upon check-out from the clinic. It is ultimately the patients’ responsibility to review their insurance policies regarding any limitations, exclusions, alternative benefits, deductibles, co-payments, annual maximums, and pre-authorizations prior to treatment.

Referrals and Prior Authorizations

It is your responsibility as the patient to verify with your insurance whether you need a referral or prior authorization. If a referral or prior authorization is required by the insurance, you need to contact your Primary Care Provider’s office to obtain the referral or prior authorization and bring it to your appointment.

MWU Cares Program

We are here to serve the community, and we offer a program to assist the public in times of financial hardship. Please contact the Assistant Manager of Patient Accounts at 623-537-6000 for more information.

Non-Payment

The Multispecialty Clinic will attempt to make payment arrangements when necessary. However, if a payment plan has been established and no payment activity has occurred on the patient account, this may result in dismissal from the Multispecialty Clinic and other Midwestern University Clinics and the account being sent to a collection agency.

As a patient of a Midwestern University Clinic, I understand I have the responsibility to:

1. Provide, to the best of my knowledge, accurate and complete information about current medical complaints, past illnesses, hospitalizations, medicines, and other issues relevant to my care, and subsequent changes to these.
2. Inform my provider promptly if I do not understand information relating to my care and treatment or I receive instructions that I cannot comply with.
3. Keep appointments, or call to cancel with a minimum of 48hour notice when I cannot keep a scheduled appointment.
4. Observe Midwestern University’s no smoking policy.
5. Follow Midwestern University’s rules and regulations.
6. Provide information regarding changes in my insurance, address, or phone number.
7. Provide information about payment for services and meet all financial obligations.
8. Accept responsibility for my actions if I refuse treatment or do not follow my provider’s instructions.
9. Be considerate of other patients and Midwestern University property.
10. Show courtesy and respect to Midwestern University and clinic personnel.
11. Behave reasonably and appropriately, showing respect for the professional atmosphere of Midwestern University.

1. Patients scheduled during the posted operating times will be seen for services as quickly as possible, with assignment, initial treatment where indicated, and follow-up appointments scheduled as soon after the appointment as is practical.
2. The patient shall have access to emergency, incremental, and comprehensive care as appropriate for the patient’s presenting condition(s).
3. The patient shall receive care during posted clinic hours or shall receive emergency consultation by phone or, if deemed necessary, treatment at a designated location after regular clinic hours.
4. Treatment shall be supervised by faculty and shall be consistent with the standards of care in the community.
5. Every patient will receive a copy of the Patient Bill of Rights at the time of service.
6. Patients whose treatment is discontinued will be notified in writing. Alternate treatment options may be suggested.
7. At the time of admission as a patient, an individual patient record will be established. This record will contain diagnostic and therapeutic information related to the patient’s care and will be updated at every appointment according to the guidelines of the Midwestern University Clinics Patient Record Protocol.

Medical records are the property of the Multispecialty Clinic. As the patient, you have a right to view them and have reasonable access. Copies of your records will be provided to you or forwarded to another provider upon your signed written request. There is a nominal fee charged for the duplication of records.