What's different at my new office

There are number of practice changes evident at my new office.

I do not practice primary care.

I do not draw or run lab tests at Riggins Ct. I do not have any vaccines at this office. No infusions at this office. No bone density test. No nurse, no nurse practitioner, no certified diabetes educator, no medical assistant.

Because of limited staff any procedures, tests, referrals or medications requiring prior authorization may take longer to get approved.

The office is only staffed on Tuesdays and Thursdays. If you need a full time endocrinology practice to help you with your condition you need to be seen elsewhere. If you call on a Tue or Thu and get voice mail it means all the lines are busy. When you get voice mail on Mon, Wed and Fri it means I am seeing patients at the Renown Diabetes Center and I have no one to answer the phone number you called.

I am not accepting new diabetes patients insured by Medicare. It doesn't matter what your secondary insurance is.

I will see patients transferring from Renown Diabetes Center only if your insurance has changed and no longer pays for visits there.

If you wish to see an endocrinologist with full-time staff I suggest the following:

I have full time staff at the Renown Diabetes Center.

Dr Claude Lardinois sees people with diabetes at the Renown Diabetes Center 775-982-5073. He see non-diabetes endocrinology patients down the hallway at 775-982-6130.

I'm not sure if Dr James Atcheson is seeing new patient consults at this time. You can call his office at 775-982-6130 and find out.

Dr Lisa Abbott is accepting referrals for endocrine consults. 775-786-6770.

Dr Robert Fredericks has relocated his practice to the Wittemore-Peterson Institute at the University of Nevada Medical School campus. His nurse practitioner Pat McDonald is there as well. 775-682-8250.

Dr Evan Klass and Dr Stan Shane see patients at the University of Nevada Department of Internal Medicine clinic. Phone 775-784-7500.

There are also endocrinologists in practice in Carson City:
John Sutton, DO: 775-841-6333
Quang Nguyen, DO 775-883-9003
Carol Cheney, MD 775-883-9003