"He has become a premodonna of sorts. He demands to see me where he can say "don't worry about it",and then bill me $80."

This is ridiculous! Can you find someone else who is not quite so impressed with himself? I don't think it's unreasonable to expect to get a simple question answered without having to go in and incur extra expense.

My friend here, has a doc with a Nurse Practioner working with him. The NP answers things like this, and is an angel about returning calls. When I hear my friend describe some of the things the NP has addressed, or taken care of, it sounds like she knows more than the doctor she works for...

Cathie