Physical Therapists provide prevention and wellness services, including screening and health promotion, and are involved in wellness initiatives that stimulate the public to engage in healthy behaviors. Physical therapists can provide these services to the asymptomatic public without a doctor's prescription.

Physical Therapists provide services to patients/clients who have impairments, functional limitations, disabilities, or changes in physical function and health status resulting form injury, disease, or other causes. According to Texas state law, physical therapists can see symptomatic patients for an initial evaluation only without a doctor's prescription. After that, any follow up treatments must be prescribed by an MD, DO, DDS, DPM (podiatrist), DC (chiropractor), or PA (physician's assistant).

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Forms of payment:

1. GOST (Goddard Orthopedic & Sports Therapy) is currently a provider for several health plans. Services will be provided and billed directly to your insurance company at the contracted, in-network rates if GOST is a provider for your particular health plan. You are responsible only for any unmet deductible and/or co-pays.
   
   We are pleased to announce we are now a network provider for:
   
   
   • Ancillary Care Services dba American Care Source (PPO)
   • Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Texas (HMO, PPO)
   • Cigna Healthcare (PPO)
   • Employers Direct Health (PHCS PPO)
   • Galaxy Health Network (PPO)
   • Great West / One Health Plan (PPO)
   • HealthLink (Unicare)
   • HealthSmart (PPO, EPO, POS, HPN)
   • Integrated Health Plan (PPO)
   • Interplan Health Group (PPO)-Formerly Accountable Health Plan
   • Medicare
   • Multiplan (PPO)
   • National Provider Network (NPN) (PPO)
   • NPPN/Plan Vista Solutions (PPO)
   • Pacificare (PHCS PPO)
   • PHCS (PPO)
   • PPNI / NAPP Family Care (PPO)
   • PPOnext (PPO)
   • Texas True Choice (PPO)
   • Unicare (PPO)
   • USA MCO (PPO)
   • Web TPA (PHCS PPO)
   
   
   
2. If GOST is not currently a provider for your particular health plan, there are two options:
   
   
   1. Services will be provided and billed directly to your insurance company at the out-of-network rates. You are responsible for any unmet deductible and/or co-pays.
   2. Payments are made by the client directly to GOST at time of rendering of services. An invoice with all the codes the insurance company will need to reimburse the client is generated and given to the client. The client then submits it to their insurance company. The insurance company will then reimburse the client directly, usually at an out-of-network rate.

PT Providers:

We continue to remain committed to provide your patients with one-on-one care from a physical therapist the entire treatment period.

Thank you very much for your continued referrals.
Sincerely,

• Amy Goddard, PT, CSCS
• Stephanie Irizarry, PT, CWS, RMT, MLT
• Doug Harvey, PT, CSCS
• Shelly L. Ryan, PT, CMLDT

Physical Therapy Forms:

Here we provide our policies and procedures, along with a simple online form where you can send us your new client information.

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