Our doctors are dedicated to providing you with a pleasant visit and care that improves your situation. Our administrative staff is available to answer questions about scheduling and insurance. Please check the directory to email your questions.
Please bring the following information when you come to your appointment at El Centro Dermatology
- Your medical insurance card
- Medication benefits card
- Photo identification card
- Payment for any co-pays
- Your referral slip and any labs or imaging, if applicable.
- A list of medications you are presently taking and any that you have used previously for your skin condition.
New Patients:
New patients will be asked to complete our medical history and patient registration forms. You may download these forms and complete them prior to your visit; alternatively, please arrive 15 minutes early and complete them at the time of your visit.
In order to expedite your visit, click on the patient forms button below to download, print, and fill out the forms prior to your visit.
In order to expedite your visit, click on the patient forms button below to download, print, and fill out the forms prior to your visit.
- Patient Information
- Office Payment Financial Policy
- Acknowledgement of Office Policies
- Digital Content Release
- Reason For Today's Visit
- Dermatology Medical History
For our new patients: please note that it will take approximately 20-30 minutes to register you in our computer system and to verify your insurance and information. Thank you for your patience in this matter.
IMPORTANT: A parent or guardian must accompany all patients under 18 to a first visit to our clinic, as well as to any visit where we may consider prescribing oral medication or performing any procedures.
Insurances that we accept
El Centro Dermatology is contracted with several major health insurance companies. The following is a partial list of health insurance plans we currently accept:
**Please note that all HMOs require a referral from your primary care provider prior to being seen.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross
- Blue Shield
- California Health and Wellness (you will need a referral from your primary care provider prior to being seen)**
- Cigna
- Easy Access (you will need a referral from your primary care provider prior to being seen)**
- Health Net (Dr. Dang only)
- Humana
- Imperial County Physician's Medical Group - ICPMG (you will need a referral prior to being seen)**
- Medi-Cal
- Medicare
- Medpoint CCI (you will need a referral from your primary care provider prior to being seen)**
- Molina (you will need a referral from your primary care provider prior to being seen)**
- Triwest
- United Healthcare
**Please note that all HMOs require a referral from your primary care provider prior to being seen.
Office Policies
Terms of payments
Payments of all copays, deductibles, and/or coinsurance are due at the time of service. As a service to you, our office will bill your insurance company. Being a participating provider with most insurance companies, the insurance companies require that we collect these fees, as they are terms of your health care contract. Additionally, patients are ultimately responsible for all balances.
For your convenience, we accept credit cards including Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and Debit Cards. We offer Care Credit for cosmetic procedures.
Due to the constant changes in health insurance it is your responsibility to know your health coverage. If you should have any questions regarding if a certain procedure is covered, it is to your advantage to call your insurance company and find out exactly what your contract covers. Their customer service representatives will be happy to assist you.
Appointment Cancellations
Please call or email us 24 hours in advance or as soon as possible if you are unable to keep your appointment.
Payments of all copays, deductibles, and/or coinsurance are due at the time of service. As a service to you, our office will bill your insurance company. Being a participating provider with most insurance companies, the insurance companies require that we collect these fees, as they are terms of your health care contract. Additionally, patients are ultimately responsible for all balances.
For your convenience, we accept credit cards including Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and Debit Cards. We offer Care Credit for cosmetic procedures.
Due to the constant changes in health insurance it is your responsibility to know your health coverage. If you should have any questions regarding if a certain procedure is covered, it is to your advantage to call your insurance company and find out exactly what your contract covers. Their customer service representatives will be happy to assist you.
Appointment Cancellations
Please call or email us 24 hours in advance or as soon as possible if you are unable to keep your appointment.
Financing
We accept all major credit cards, including CareCredit.