• A 24-hour appointment cancellation notice is required to avoid a minimum charge of $25.00
• Laser appointments are available to fit your schedule. Call to make specific arrangements.

   Dr. Lentine is on call every other weekend. On the weekends that Dr. Lentine is not on call, our covering doctor is Joseph Duffy, MD who is located on Hamburg Turnpike at the Church Lane exit.
   If you have a medical emergency and need to contact the doctor, please call the main number at 973-237-0700 and choose, option 1 to find out which doctor is on call. If Dr.Lentine is on call, leave a message including your telephone number so the doctor can retrieve your number after your page goes through (a call cannot be returned without a message being left). After leaving your message, please hang up and dial 973-237-0610 and put in your telephone number (including the area code) and press the # key.
   If Dr. Duffy is on call, please call his answering service at 973-696-4440 and he will return your call.

   When medications are prescribed by the doctor, there will be a sufficient quantity to last until your next office visit. Generally, the policy is to prescribe a three to six month supply.
   You should discuss and know your interval with the doctor. Intervals are dependent upon your medical condition, the type of medication you take, if blood work is necessary to maintain the medication and proper follow-up.
   Medications will not be refilled without proper blood work or follow-up, so please be sure to schedule your next appointment before you run out of your prescribed medication. (Note that these guidelines are put in place by the AMA for your protection.)

   Please check your insurance policy to see if your plan requires you to obtain a referral prior to scheduling a specialist visit or testing. If you do require a referral, please make an appointment with the specialist. Then, notify our office of your need for a referral. Please allow 1 to 2 days (excluding weekends) for the referral to be completed.
   This is necessary as some referrals are done electronically and sometimes we are unable to make immediate contact with the insurance company. The extra day allows us sufficient time to process your request so you may keep your appointment. Please note that electronic referrals cannot be backdated. A referral will only be completed on the same day in the event of an emergency.
   When calling, please have the name of the specialist or facility, the phone number and the date of your appointment available. Thank you for your understanding in this matter.

   The majority of insurance companies require us to utilize Lab Corp or Quest Diagnostics for conventional lab work. All work done through these labs takes about seven working days to be received by us. Once your results are available, they are reviewed by the doctor. You will be contacted by phone or mail regarding your test results, or asked to come in for an office visit if dietary and/or medication issues need to be discussed with you in more detail.
   Please do not call the office regarding your results unless you have not received any correspondence from our office after two weeks from your test date. If this is the case, please let us know and we will contact the lab or facility and advise you of your test result status.

Information found in this website is applicable for most patients.
Response to treatment may vary in some patients.
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