Joseph, I think it's an appropriate question. There are people who present to Physicians offices to see if they are really doing what they say they do in an initial exam. This has happened to me. At the end of the visit, the guy identified himself as an investigator, but wouldn't tell me for whom. I told him I could charge his insurance company for a fraudulent patient visit and that he owed me cash for the visit. He paid, and I never heard anything from it again.
Having him pay for the visit in cash is a good response. You guys need to discourage this behavior. What is needed is undercover doctors. The patient goes in,and then the fake doctor sees if they answer followed the intial visit instructions, were rude, or refused to answer the doctors questions in a straightforward manner. "how long have you had this pain?" "Since forever doctor" . Oh, more than a year ? "Oh, not that long" "so, how long?" "Oh, for a long time doctor."
