For Patients - Digestive Care in Irvine and Huntington Beach
Comprehensive Digestive Care in Irvine and Huntington Beach
Planning your first visit to Digestive Disease Consultants of Orange County? On this page, you'll find the information you need to get started, such as patient forms, insurance and billing questions as well maps and directions to our Irvine and Huntington Beach offices.
Patient Forms
For your convenience, our patient forms are located below. For new patients, please download, print and complete the New Patient Packet and bring it to your first appointment in order for us to expedite your visit. You can also fax or email the completed forms to us.
New Patient Packet
Authorization to Release Medical Information (PDF)
In order to view or print these forms you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed.
Registered Dietitian Services
We are please to offer consultation services with a Registered Dietitian in our office. To make an appointment with our Registered Dietitian, please contact our office. Below are some important forms that you should print and fill out when visiting our Registered Dietitian.
Appointments
Please contact us via telephone or email to request an appointment. We strongly encourge all our new patients to fill out the New Patient Packet prior to your appointment.
Insurance and Billing
Please contact us to verify acceptance of your insurance plan. Qualifications for insurance coverage may differ due to the uniqueness of each procedure. We are happy to file insurance claims for your reimbursement as long as you are free to choose your own gastroenterologist. Please remember that copays and/or payment for any noncovered services are required at the time of service. For your convenience, we accept cash, check, money order, Visa, MasterCard and Discover. For more information, please contact us at 949.612.9090.
Accepted Insurance Carriers
- Aetna PPO
- BeechStreet PPO
- Blue Cross Prudent Buyer
- Blue Shield PPO
- Choice Care/ Humana PPO
- Cigna PPO
- Coventry/First Health PPO
- Healthnet PPO
- Interplan PPO
- Medicare
- Monarch IPA
- Multiplan PPO
- Orange County PPO
- Pacificare PPO
- Prospect IPA
- St. Joseph Hoag IPA
Facilities and Equipment
We perform most of our procedures at ambulatory care centers with the latest, state-of-the-art equipment. Simple procedures such as hemorrhoids treatment and the H. pylori breath test are performed in the office. We are also closely affiliated with Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach and in Irvine.
Procedure Locations
Hoag Hospital, Irvine
Hoag Hospital, Newport Beach
Hoag Endoscopy Center
Specialty Surgical Center
Newport Beach Surgery Center
Memorial Care Surgical Center at Newport Mesa
Driving Directions
Our Irvine office is located within the Medical Arts Building, Irvine (at the corner of Waterworks Way and Laguna Canyon Road).
Our Huntington Beach office is located within the state-of-the art Hoag Huntington Beach Health Center (at the corner of Beach Blvd and Yorktown Avenue).
What to Expect
Being prepared for your appointment will ensure that the doctor has all of the necessary information to provide the best possible care for you. It will also help alleviate any anxiety you may be feeling prior to your first appointment. Educate yourself about your symptoms by reviewing the content on this website. Also, take some time to review our staff page and familiarize yourself with the doctors. We look forward to your first visit. Please remember to:
- Arrive 15 to 30 minutes before your appointment
- Bring your packet of paperwork if you have not already faxed or emailed it to us
- Bring a picture ID
- Bring your insurance card(s)
- Bring your medication list
- Bring any payment due
Convenience for Patients
- Insurance accepted, PPO/self-insured, Medicare, HMO
- Major credit cards accepted
- Affiliated with Hoag and Orange Coast Memorial Hospital
- Affiliated with ambulatory surgery centers in Irvine, Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley and Newport Beach
- Open from 8am to 5pm Monday thru Friday
- Handicapped-accessible
- Ample free parking
Discover leading-edge gastroenterology care. We offer relief to patients from Irvine, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Santa Ana, Costa Mesa, Mission Viejo, Fountain Valley and Orange. Come visit us at our Irvine, Huntington Beach or Tustin location. Call 949.612.9090 or use or convenient Request an Appointment form.
Patient Reviews
From the time I walked in through the doors and spoke to the receptionist and until the time I left the facility......it was 5 STAR!!!Every person I came in contact with was polite, friendly and professional!! They put me at ease without hesitation. From the receptionist, the 3 nurses in pre-op, the surgical nurse, the tech assisting in the surgical room and the doctor....you all were AWESOME!!!! Thank you for making my experience a great one!!
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