APPA Private Care Program...
The majority of APPA member physicians participate in very few or no managed care plans.  Some participate in a small number of PPO plans and very few HMOs.  Reimbursement for services has dropped to such an extent that high quality outpatient care cannot be provided by physicians participating in these plans. 
Nonetheless, the majority of patients seeing APPA physicians are covered by managed care plans.  A few cover the entire physician’s fee.  Most pay only 50% of the fee paid to a contracted physician.  Most HMOs pay nothing to non-contracted physicians. 
Listed below are APPA member physicians who offer discounts for out of network care or for cash paying patients.  Discounts vary by physician.  To learn more about a member physician’s discount policy, call the staff person identified for each practice.

Specialty
Physician 
Phone  
Contact Person
Addiction Medicine Skinner, William F., M.D. 310-829-1711 Margie Milne
Allergy Bernard Geller , M.D. 310-828-8534 Marge Joyce
Allergy Gibbon, Gary, M.D. 310-453-4090  Symonds, Denise
Allergy Kuhn, Gilbert, M.D.   310-828-3465   Cecilia
Cardiology Miller, Stuart, M.D.                  310-264-2561
Cardiology Taw, Richard, M.D.      310-829-4327   Diane
Cardiology  Berens, Stephen, M.D. 310-828-4633 Jeane
Electromyo  Campion, David, M.D. 310-275-6996 Wilma
ENT/HNS Roth, Donald, M.D. 310-829-7792 Maria Carlton
Gastro   Helman, Jerome, M.D.             310-828-7877  Stephanie
GYN  Parker, William, M.D.   310-451-8144 Cynthia
GYN  Rodi, Ingrid, M.D.  310-451-8144 Cynthia
GYN  Rosenman, Amy  310-451-8144  Cynthia
Int. Med.  Axline, Stanton, M.D.               310-829-0919
Int. Med. Helman, Jerome, M.D.           310-828-7877  Stephanie
Int. Med.   McElroy, Charles, M.D. 310-264-0765
Int. Med.  Mulry, Charles, M.D. 310-657-1954  Mimi
Int. Med.  Skinner, William F., M.D. 310-829-1711 Margie Milne
Int. Med. Tyler, Douglas, M.D. 310-444-0133  Liz
Int. Med. Messina, Alex J. , M.D. 310-453-1103 Tina Leyva
Neurology  O’Connor, Edward, M.D.  310-829-5968   Aileen
Neurology Treciokas, Leo, M.D. 310-829-5488 Jill
Neurology  Woo, Andrew, M.D.                310-829-2126
OB/GYN  Christine F. Paoletti, M.D. 310-319-1819  
OB/GYN  Frumovitz, Wm., M.D.              310-829-7878
OB/GYN  Growdon, Wm, M.D. 310-453-1982  Ilyse
Oncology  Shaum, Melani, M.D. 310-998-3961 Anna
Oncology  Terpenning, Marilou, M.D. 310-453-5654 Jeanne
Psychiatry Borenstein, Daniel, M.D. 310-472-7386 
Pulmonary   Gibbon, Gary, M.D. 310-453-4090  Symonds, Denise
Pulmonary Haberman, Paul, M.D. 310-828-3465 Cecilia
Pulmonary Markovitz, Gerald, M.D. 310-453-3989  Jerry
Pulmonary  Weintraub, Bernard, M.D.  310-453-8584  Donna/Margaret
Rheum   Troum, Orrin, M.D. 310-449-1999 Marisol
Rheum. Swezey, Robert, M.D. 310-394-1113   Karen
Surg/colorec. Rosenfeld, David, M.D. 310-854-3580 Carrie
Surgery (General) Ditmars, Michael. M.D. 310-264-1702 Elvira Lopez
Surgery   Hutchinson, Wm., M.D. 310-453-1786 Sally/Grace
Surgery  Rangel, Decio, M.D. 310-828-7454 Donna-Marie