LA JOLLA VILLAGE FAMILY MEDICAL GROUP
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      • Elena Dembo-Smeaton, M.D.
      • Margaret Gold, M.D.
      • Mariam Camacho, M.D., PhD
      • Jane Hadinger (formerly O'Laughlin), MSN, CFNP, CPNP
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Caring for you and your family with compassion and respect.

Your First Visit

We are proud to provide quality medical care to San Diego residents. Every patient at La Jolla Village Family Medical Group is respected and appreciated as our doctors and staff continually strive to provide personalized attention in a professional and welcoming environment.
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Prior to your first office visit, please read the important information written on this page.  Preparing in advance for your appointment is a courtesy to other patients and to our doctors and staff. Thank you.

Please Remember:
  • Insurance card and photo ID 
  • Completed Patient intake forms 
  • Payment (cash, check, credit card)
  • Questions for your provider
  • A list of all medications that you are currently taking
  • Any relevant records or documentation from previous physicians 
  • Patient Forms
  • Payment
  • Communication
  • Parking
  • Cancellation Policy
  • Patient Forms & Medical Records requests
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Upon scheduling your first visit, you will be asked to fill out our patient intake forms which you will need to bring to your appointment. These forms can be emailed to you in a printable PDF format or they can be downloaded through our website. If you do not have access to the internet or a printer, please ask to have the forms mailed to you or arrange to arrive 20 minutes prior to your scheduled appointment time to allow for time to complete your paperwork.

If you are an established patient of our office and need a form filled out by your provider, please review our Fee's for forms and Medical Records request here.
Our office accepts many forms of health insurance including HMOS, PPO's, Medicare and TriCare. We encourage you to view our SERVICES page for a listing of most of the insurances that we accept. If you have any questions, please call our office. For more information about how your health insurance works, visit: http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/pat-advocacy.html

Co-payments, deductibles, charges for non-covered services are due and payable at time of service. We accept all major credit cards.  There is a $25 charge for returned checks.
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We offer cash discounts for our uninsured patients with full payment due at the time of service. Due to our insurance contracts, we are unable to discount our contracted rates or patient-allocated balances.
Our office is HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ) compliant and we have established a secure patient portal for all communications to and from our patients.   After your first visit at our office, you will receive instructions on how to register for access to our patient portal. By establishing your unique log in and password, you will be able to request an appointment online, view office visit summaries, billing, lab results, and also communicate directly with your primary care physician and our office. 
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Blue signs with QR code located throughout parking structure
Our office is located within The Campus Professional Buildings just off La Jolla Village Drive at 8950 Villa La Jolla Drive, Suite C129, La Jolla, CA 92037.   
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Our medical office is one flight above the parking garage in building C on  the 1st floor.  There is an elevator and stairs. If you are in wheel chair or in need of assistance, please call our receptionist  who can instruct you on the most convenient way for you to access our office. Our office space is ADA (American with Disabilities Act) compliant.
Parking is complimentary with validation for up to two hours!  To get free parking, just scan the QR code visible throughout the parking lot, enter your license plate number and the code: ljvfmg2.  It's that simple!  If you have any trouble, let our receptionist know and he or she can assist you.  

24  hour advance notice is required for all appointment cancellations.

A fee of $30.00 will be charged for office visits that are canceled with less than a 24 hour advance notice. 
A fee of $50.00 will be charged for all physical exams that are canceled with less than 24 hours notice.
Missed appointments are considered cancellations and the appropriate fee will be collected.  

The purpose of this policy is to provide the best access to medical care for all of our patients. Time has been reserved for each patient and it is essential that  patients keep the appointment that they have requested. ​
Thank you for trusting your medical care to La Jolla Village Family Medical Group. Due to the high volume of patients who require paperwork to be filled out and signed by a physician, we have adopted the following guidelines & fees to assist in processing these important and necessary forms. 
La Jolla Village Family Medical Group charges a fee for the completion of any form which requires medical information and/or a physician’s signature. Please note that there is also a processing fee for all Medical Records requests.  Prepayment for all of the above services is required.
LJVFMG's PROCESSING TIME FOR FORMS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
The standard processing time for all forms is 5 business days.  If you need a form filled out more urgently, an additional expedited Fee of $25 will be charged for any request needed in less than 5  business days.

STANDARD FORM FEES: 
  • $25 for 1-2 pages 
  • $50 for 3-5 pages  
  • $5.00 for each additional page
Please note that the above fees may be waived if you schedule and come in for an office visit and bring your forms with you.  As with any office visit, your copay or deductible will be due at the time of arrival. Please inform our office at the time of scheduling that you have paperwork that needs to be filled out and attested to by your physician.

STANDARD MEDICAL RECORDS FEES:
  • Processing and handling fee of $15 for up to 15 pages (Printed or digital)
  • Additional printed pages @ 25 cents per page 
  • Additional digital pages @ 10 cents per page
HOURS:
Monday
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Tuesday & Wednesday
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Thursday & Friday
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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CLOSED SATURDAY
​CLOSED   SUNDAY
​Please call for our holiday hours.
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LOCATION:
8950 Villa La Jolla Drive, Suite C129
La Jolla, CA 92037
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CONTACT
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Phone: 858.450.5900
Fax: 760.531.2366
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After 4pm,  calls are forwarded to an answering service.
IN CASE OF MEDICAL EMERGENCY, PLEASE DIAL 911​
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For informational purposes only, a link to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments web page is provided here.
https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov./​
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act requires that detailed information about payment and other payments of value worth over ten dollars ($10) from manufacturers of drugs, medical devices, and biologics to physicians and teaching hospitals be made available to the public.

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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Providers >
      • Elena Dembo-Smeaton, M.D.
      • Margaret Gold, M.D.
      • Mariam Camacho, M.D., PhD
      • Jane Hadinger (formerly O'Laughlin), MSN, CFNP, CPNP
  • SERVICES
  • PATIENT INFO
    • FORMS
    • LOCATION
    • HELPFUL RESOURCES
    • CONTACT