Oh, I am steamed about this. A year later, I got a bill from the flunky who was the in-hospital psychiatrist at the partial hospital program. He was a worthless idiot then, going through the motions, uncooperative, slow to do anything. Several days when he should have been there, he was AWOL and program staff couldn't even get a response from him when they tried to contact him. I knew the 2nd time I saw him it was a joke on me.

So, I get an Explanation of benefits statement a few weeks back from my insurance. It was billed as 30 minute counseling sessions. A typical visit was probably 5-7 minutes, the longest on the first day was 10. These visits were during a 50 minute period in the morning set aside for that, and each day he would see at least 3 people, often 4, sometimes 5, with about 5 minutes between each one. IF the dude did what he claimed, it would take 35 minutes per patient, so he must have awesome powers over space and time to fit that all in to 50 minutes a day.

Perhaps he is supernatural like Dr. Bombay of Bewitched fame.

Perhaps he is in to billing fraud.

Which of those scenarios is more likely.

I have my complete file, the sheets he filled out had convenient check boxes for length of visit, 10, 30, or 50 minutes. He never checked any of the boxes.

I am writing his office demanding an adjustment, including photocopies of his report, giving them a deadline, and telling them if they refuse, to either sue me in small claims or turn it over to a collections agency. I will then dispute the debt with all three credit bureaus. I'm going to include a copy of the Fair Debt Collection Practices law with my correspondence with relevant parts highlighted.

And, threaten to report it to the fraud department of my insurance company.