Dr. Amer A. Saba
Staff
Punctuality
Amer A Saba, M.D.
2235 Cedar Ln #301
Vienna, VA, United States
22182
2235 Cedar Ln #301
Vienna, VA, United States
22182
No Phone Number Provided
http://www.alagsa.com
Facility Affiliations
Dr. Amer A. Saba's Credentials
Education
- Univ Of Damascus, Fac Of Med, Damascus, Syria (Grad. 1992)
Insurance accepted by this Doctor
Other patients have successfully used these insurance providers, please call the Doctor's office to find out if your insurance plan is accepted.
Blue Cross / Blue Shield
Dr. Saba is an absolute Greedy Crook. Saba's billing staff and his lawyer are his henchmen who participate his scam. SABA pulled off a heist on my ins.co. Doctor's like him are the reason healthcare is unaffordable for many Americans. SABA's website touts his "affiliation" with many local hospitals, but he's no PPO. In 2017, SABA stopped by my hospital bedside for appx 10 mins after ER admission. SABA injected my nose with lidocaine, performed a manual manipulation of my septum, left, never saw him again. Billed my ins. OVER $12,000, including over $3,000 for two "anesthesia" procedures (forget that I got a bill for the appx. $75 Lidocaine shot on the hospital pharmacy bill), appx. $9,000 for two "surgery" procedures, & $750 "consultation fee." My insurance denied for nonPP. His office begged me to appeal-giving me suggested language and telling me what to say (assuring me at most my policy would require a $5,000 catastrophic payment from me, but that they'd gladly "waive" it). I told them I owe "reasonable value of his services," that bill is duplicative and grossly inflated. Told them I was uncomfortable asking my insurance to pay invalid bill. They assured me this was SOP and they wouldn't collect this. Saba's office assured me that they never intended to collect that amount Given I owed him something and that it was an ER visit, I filed an appeal as requested. Ins. erroneously sent me a check for full amount, not deducting catastrophic amount or adjusting bill to an allowance. I immediately called my insurance, explained it was a mistake--that SABA intentionally over-billed, and that it had over-paid under the terms of my contract. I told the ins. I didn't feel right having it pay such an amount, although I appreciated the courtesy. The Ins. told me to ask SABA to resubmit a correct bill. I explained to SABA's office the overpayment and begged them to adjust the bill to a valid amount that reflected both the actual services and somewhere in the neighborhood of the reasonable value of what services he did perform. BTW, the insurance allowable amount for all five bill codes Saba submitted would have been approximately $1,000 to a participating provider. When I looked up the national average cost (not insurance allowable rates) for the procedure codes in total, the average bill for those billed services should have been between $2,000-$3,000. SABA's office was emboldened by this "jackpot," and the second they heard that I had the check, they demanded I turn it over, promising to return the money if the insurance company ever discovered its error and wanted it back (Why so willing to just give it up if you earned it, I pondered?). I explained it was ethically wrong and that this is why people can't afford insurance. SABA's office went on a rant saying such things as "what do you care, it's not your money," "how else is he going make money, he usually gets very little from insurance companies," and "who are you to tell Saba what he can bill or what your nose was worth?" I insisted SABA send me a reasonable bill for the actual service, that I would pay it, and return the excess to my ins . . . SABA refused, so I sent him the entire amount, planning to contact regulatory authorities and other watch groups to bring attention to the matter, but I saw no other way to protect myself at this point and I didn't want the money. SABA's greedy hands crossed my check in the mail with a summons and complaint from his lawyer, demanding that I turn over the entire insurance proceeds. Interestingly, SABA's lawsuit never alleged that the billed amount was accurate or that he truly performed the services and earned the money. Rather, he merely alleged basically, "you got the money," now you must turn it over to me, citing an obscure insurance law that doesn't put he merits of the debt at issue. He and his lawyer are crafty, and obviously very experienced with this legal maneuver that allows them to demand insurance proceeds, without ever having to prove the bill was valid or that the money was earned. It works great with unwitting ER patients, who SABA preys on. I, as the middle-man holding the money that Saba extorted from my insurance company, was unable to defend on the grounds that the debt was trumped-up, bordering on fraudulent, and invalid. Kindly, SABA dropped the suit once he saw I had mailed the check anyway, but WOW, his money grab and lawsuit was filed on a dime--he and his lawyer are obviously very familiar with this intimidation drill. If SABA shows up in your hospital room just cuz he's on call, RUN.
Submitted Aug. 11, 2018