Dr. Stanley Chang Receives Castle Connolly “Physician of the Year” Award

Dr. Stephen Trokel elected to The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Hall of Fame

Nurses at Harkness Institute win highest awards from Press Ganey for third year in a row.

The Department of Ophthalmology at Columbia University Medical Center is proud to announce the opening of The Gloria and Louis Flanzer Vision Care Center.

Before Your Visit

Insurance

As a service to our patients, our physicians participate with most major insurance plans and we gladly accept Medicare assignment. For the convenience of our patients, we are pleased to file insurance on your behalf directly to most major insurance carriers.

Please note that insurance is a method of reimbursing the patient for fees paid to the doctor and is not considered a substitute for payment. It remains your responsibility to pay any deductible amount, coinsurance, non-covered services or any other balance unpaid by your insurance company.

In order for us to file claims on your behalf, we must receive a current copy of your insurance card. You are also responsible for securing required referrals or authorization forms from your primary care provider; it is also necessary for you to inform us prior to your examination if you participate in any vision plans.

If you have any questions about your insurance and which insurance plans we accept, please feel free to call.

Patient Forms

In an effort to make your initial visit with us as efficient as possible, we have provided the medical information forms below. By downloading, filling out these forms and bringing them to your initial visit we will be better able to serve you. Thank you.

• Beneficiary Agreement
• Medical Information Sheet
• Patient Registration Information
• Patient Privacy Acknowledgement

Instructions: Download the previous 3 forms, by clicking on each of them. Once the form is opened, click on the printer icon from the tool bar to print the form. Fully complete and sign the forms and bring them to your next appointment.

Visiting for the first time?

If your are visiting the COC Genetics Clinic for Molecular and Regenerative Medicine please refer to this page for more information on your visit.

Location and Directions

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