Dr. Juarez is not able to co-manage care with alternative medicine practices or manage care outside of current guidelines. 
-She may consider armour/dessicated thyroid medication in some cases. She manages dosage of any thyroid treatment based on TSH levels. She will NOT check reverse t3 levels. 
-She does a thorough evaluation of Endocrine issues BUT this is done at her discretion and not solely per patient request. 
-She does not manage certain conditions unless there is clear workup indicating a potential Endocrine cause. This includes:
-Hair loss- we recommend pcp and dermatology evaluation
-Menopause and/or low libido in women- while some evaluation may be done in our office, we recommend management of this with a Gynecologist who is better equipped to manage this. Dr. Juarez does not prescribe testosterone for women.

-Dr. Juarez cannot function as your primary care doctor. We recommend all our patients have a primary care doctor.  

Please note this list may not be comprehensive. This is not a guarantee of coverage. All patients' insurance is verified prior to the visit by our staff. If a formal referral is needed per your insurance plan or is not up to date, an appointment cannot be scheduled until the referral is received. 

In Network:

• Aetna (most plans)- processes under the group name Healthcare Specialists
• Boon Chapman
• Meritain Health
• Blue Cross Blue Shield (most plans EXCEPT unable to see Blue Advantage HMO (IDs starting with ZGI, ZGN, ZGH, some ZGZ, VEL or VER). 
• BCBS UTMB new medicare plan
• CHC Marketplace plan (not Medicaid plans). 
• Cigna (most plans; may have to check Cigna SureFit and Local Plus)
• First Health
• Humana (commercial; medicare advantage plan only if out of network benefits)
• Multiplan
• United (commercial; medicare advantage plan ONLY if out of network benefits)
• ChampVA
• Traditional Medicare (need referral from PCP and limited availability)
• Tricare East (other plans will have to be verified)

Out of Network or Closed to new patients:

• Plans which have Kelsey Seybold or Memorial Hermann or other limited network
• Certain Blue Cross Blue Shield plans:  unable to see Blue Advantage HMO (IDs starting with ZGI, ZGN, ZGH, some ZGZ, VEL or VER
  
• CHC (STAR, Chip, STAR plus)
• Molina
• Superior Healthplan
• Texas Children's Health Plan
• TMHP (Traditional Medicaid)
• United Community plan (Medicaid/ STAR)
• Medicare advantage plans (unless you have Out of network benefits)

NEW PATIENT SCHEDULING 

Please complete the request form above. Once reviewed, you will be contacted to let you know if we are in network, if we are able to see you as a new patient, and/or if we need additional information. 

Please note we may require a referral and records/ labs for some new appointment requests to review before accepting for a new patient appointment.

Please read the Clinic policies & Procedures carefully to make sure our clinic is the right fit for you. 

NEW PATIENT INFORMATION 

Once we have confirmed we are able to see you as a new patient, please complete the new patient paperwork including your ID and insurance card (front and back) as well as any pertinent records. 

Please note Dr. Juarez has access to records from UTMB, Houston Methodist and MD Anderson.