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In order to provide our patients with the best quality care, we have updated our hours:

Monday through Friday, for our established patients, we have our no appointment necessary walk-in hour from 7:30am – 8:15am for sick visits only.

Regular appointment hours:

Monday – Thursday 8:30am – 4:30pm

Friday 8:30am – 2:45pm; office closes early for Staff Development

We will be closed on Saturdays. We are working towards adding evening hours to better accommodate our working families.

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Way to go Dr. Meyer and Meyer Pediatrics for being voted ” Sarasota’s Best Pediatrician”  five years in a row by the readers of SRQ Magazine.!

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY:

IF YOU ARE A FLORIDA BLUE SELECT PLAN MEMBER, PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT OUR OFFICE IS NON PARTICIPATING OR OUT OF NETWORK. UNFORTUNATELY, YOU MAY HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT WE ACCEPT THIS FLORIDA BLUE PLAN OR WERE ALLOWED TO CHOOSE MEYER PEDIATRICS AS YOUR PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN BECAUSE THIS PLAN DOES OFFERS OUT OF NET WORK BENEFITS. AS A RESULT, OUR OFFICE WOULD BE LISTED AS A PROVIDER. I BELIEVE THIS IS MISLEADING TO THE PATIENT. THIS PLAN WILL PAY 50% OF BILLED CHARGES WITH THE BALANCE OF 50% AS COINSURANCE TURNED TO THE PATIENT. i ATTEMPTED TO CONTRACT WITH THIS LINE OF BUSINESS BUT WAS TOLD IT IS NOT AVAILABLE IN SARASOTA COUNTY. THIS BAFFLES OUR OFFICE AND WE WONDER HOW THIS PLAN WOULD BE AVAILABLE AS A CHOICE TO YOU IN THE FIRST PLACE. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY CONFUSION AND INCONVENIENCE THIS HAS OR WILL CAUSE OUR FAMILIES.

WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO DIRECT YOUR COMPLAINTS TO FLORIDA BLUE SELECT AND CHOOSE A NEW PLAN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

Effective September 1, 2015 –

All Prestige patients have been notified that are no longer participating with Prestige Health Care. Patients should call customer service and switch to Integral,  Staywell,  or Sunshine Health.

Thank you

Meyer Pediatrics will be closed for Christmas & New Years Holiday as follows:

December 24th – Christmas Eve – Closed at noon.
December 25th – Christmas Day – Closed
December 26th – Saturday – Closed

December 31st – New Years Eve – Open
January 1st – New Years Day – Closed
January 2nd – Saturday – Open

We hope everyone enjoys celebrating the holiday with family and friends!

We have recieved the Seasonal Flu shots for ages 3 years and older. If you want to have your child recieve this vaccine please call the office to schedule an appointment. We also still have H1N1 (Swine Flu) vaccines available for ages 6 months and up. It is recommended that children recieve both the Seasonal and H1N1 vaccines.

Meyer Pediatrics will be closed on Thursday, November 26th and Friday, November 27th. We will reopen at 8.30a.m. Saturday, November 28th. We are always available 24 hours a day by phone/answering service. I hope everyone enjoys the Thanksgiving Holiday!

Please note patients, if you have Cigna insurance you are required to have your laboratory tests sent to Lab Corp, Cigna’s preferred vendor. Labs included are Rapid Strep, Rapid Influenza A, Rapid Influenza B. However, you may choose to have the tests in our office with immediate results if you elect to self pay for the services. Rapid Strep is $25.00, Influenza A & B are $20.00 each.