Thanks, all of you - this has been so helpful. I did notice that one doctor with this practice was accepting new patients at a different office that's not too far away, so maybe I will try her.

Since it's been so long since I've seen someone, I really want a person who can identify problems I might not be aware of. I just googled and learned that an NP might only have 2-4 years of schooling, depending on when they qualified for their license. How on earth can their time be billed at the same rate as someone who went to med school?? The medical industry really gets on my nerves.