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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get started?
Call us at 425-455-2895 or send us a message at info@drkarenparker.com
If you reach our voicemail, please leave a message with your number and the best times to reach you. Inquiry calls are generally returned during business hours Monday-Friday. Our office has streamlined the intake process so that you can easily complete forms online and upload any important healthcare records you would like to have us review prior to your appointment. Our office creates a patient portal for you to access this system.
To do this, we will ask for your birth date, email address and mobile phone number.
If you are unsure whether we are the right fit for your unique situation, please contact our office to request a free 15-minute Discovery Session with Dr. Parker. Discovery Sessions do not provide a doctor-patient relationship, and do not include prescriptions or lab interpretation.
Can you be my primary care doctor?
Dr. Parker is happy to work with your wellness care team to determine the root cause of illness, as well as its treatment. Like your primary care doctor, she runs most lab testing and imaging through insurance (except Medicare). As an integrative medicine specialist, she is not a replacement for a primary care internist at a major hospital. She is similar to a primary care provider in that she may refer you to other specialists in order to more fully
evaluate a particular condition she uncovers.
For those who are in between primacy care providers, Dr. Parker is willing to provide extended care for you, and help you find a local primary care doctor to help set you up with a health care team best suited to integrative medicine. She is usually willing to provide continuity of care refills for prescriptions ordered by your primary care doctor, with the exception of stimulant drugs, narcotics and benzodiazepine medications. Some medications will require standard lab testing, such as electrolytes and liver function tests.
Can I use my insurance?
Yes. Services are reimbursable through all HSA/FSA programs and many health insurance plans. We also accept payments directly through some insurance. In an effort to offer increased access to
functional and integrative medicine, Dr. Parker is a preferred provider in network with Premera and Lifewise.
Insurance billing is managed by NW Clinical Billing. Their office is equipped to answer specific questions about insurance billing, such as whether you have naturopathic medicine benefits and telemedicine coverage, and can accept insurance payments.
For specific insurance related questions, please call NW Clinical Billing directly at 360-768-2168. Their office will request your insurance ID number as well as date of birth to research your benefits.
Does every woman you see use hormones?
No. Each woman is distinctly different and her individual health goals and needs influence her care. Our approach is highly personalized based on individual goals and risk factors, and incorporates lifestyle wellness, exercise, nutrition, supplementation. Hormone therapies are not needed in many cases, and not all women are candidates for hormone replacement. Many of our patients use only natural remedies, diet and lifestyle to achieve their health transformations. Duration of treatment, budget, existing medications, family history, genomics and responses to previous therapies are always considered. Teens and women in their twenties often require simple adjustments in nutrition and digestion to help create hormonal balance.
I am healthy. I just want to stay well. Can I come in?
Yes! Approximately 60% of our patients come to this clinic because they do not want to see a doctor for a disease condition. Rather, they see the need for preventive healthcare and wish to enhance their current level of
wellness for themselves and their family.
Initial appointments of this type are used to establish care, review existing lifestyle habits including diet and exercise, and accentuate the goals you have for optimum health for yourself and for your family.
Can you see my husband / son/ father?
Yes. Dr. Parker continues to offer functional medicine to men for issues related to clinical nutrition, gastrointestinal health, cardiometabolic health, food reactivity testing & sports performance. She also has hair rejuvenation programs and weight loss packages specifically geared towards men.
For male depression, anxiety, attentional issues, sexual & urological health, testosterone evaluations and sleep medicine, as well as in cases with a history of concussions and brain injury, Dr. Parker gives her highest recommendation to Dr. Richard Batson at Neurevolution Medicine LLC. Appointments with Dr. Batson may be scheduled directly though our office by calling 425-455-2895 or sending an email to info@neurevolutionmedicine.com. Please refer to Dr. Batson's bio for more information: http://www.neurevolutionmedicine.com/our-team/
What forms of financing do you offer?
We have partnered with Instamed to give you access to personalized medicine and transformative treatments based on your timeline and schedule. Our office's programs and prescriptions are also eligible to use most flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts.
What types of tests do you commonly run?
Blood tests and computerized cognitive testing serve as foundational assessments. When interpreted in the context of your health history as well as your present concerns and goals, these tests give us a better understanding of your present health. To support a truly integrative care model, we provide specialty referrals to sleep medicine, neurology, cardiology, gynecology and endocrinology if we suspect this is in the best interest of your health. Specialty referrals help Dr. Parker to further evaluate multi-factorial health issues and to ensure that the root cause(s) of health problems are discovered. 3D mammogram screening and breast & pelvic ultrasounds are ordered when appropriate. Brain MRI, brain PET scan, qEEG, bone mineral density, thyroid ultrasound, EKG, ECG, colonoscopy and coronary CT are other
commonly ordered tests when appropriate.
Testing requisitions are created after your initial intake, and because our testing menu is extensive, not all tests can be listed here.
Do I need a referral?
You do not need a referral to see Dr. Parker.