About our Outpatient Clinic
Our outpatient program services over 5000 patients who travel from north and central Florida, and from all over the state of Florida and the southern United States. The Division also has for several decades provided outpatient services to the Tacachale Developmental Disability Center. Our attending physicians, postgraduate trainees and nurse practitioners staff over 40 half-day clinics at the Neuromedicine hospital that see over 150 patients weekly. Our waiting list for new patients is variable and depends on patient acuity; urgent patients are prioritized for early appointments, often within two weeks.
All outpatients are offered a detailed and unhurried evaluation of their seizure disorder. Outpatient electroencephalography (EEG) is conveniently located next to our clinic rooms; the outpatient lab for blood tests is also located on the same floor. We offer expert evaluation of patients suspected to have seizures, new patients following their first suspected seizure, and patients with a longer history whose seizures remain difficult to manage. The outpatient clinic is backed up by an 8-bed epilepsy monitoring unit in the UFHealth Neuromedicine Hospital. Our clinical service more generally has access to a full range of diagnostic facilities for state-of-the-art evaluation of epilepsy.
How do I make an appointment?
To make an appointment with our outpatient clinic, please call (352) 294-5400, Monday-Friday, 8 am–5 pm. For appointments, please have your physician fax a referral along with your current demographics to our patient access center at: (352) 627-6175.
What to bring to your appointment
- Your insurance card
- Identification (Driver’s license or state issued ID card)
- Physician referral forms (if required by insurance)
- A list of current prescriptions and/or over-the-counter medications you are taking, including dose and frequency
- Pertinent information about your medical and surgical history
- Any recent test results and images on disk (MRI, EEG, CT, MEG)
- List of other health care providers and contact information that you would like to us send your information to
Insurance and payment information
University of Florida Comprehensive Epilepsy Program is a provider for Medicare and most major insurance plans. We provide insurance billing. Anything not covered by insurance will be your responsibility.
We request payment at the time of your appointment for services that are not covered by insurance. Your insurance company may also require you to pay a co-payment at the time of your appointment. When necessary, our staff will work closely with patients who require a payment plan.
If you have any questions regarding which insurance plans we accept or any patient billing concerns, please call us at the phone number below. Questions regarding your coverage and benefits should be directed to your employer or insurance company.
Where do I go for my appointment?
Our clinic is located at
UF Health Neuromedicine Hospital
First floor, Neuromedicine Clinic
1505 SW Archer Road
Gainesville, FL 32608
Please email questions to UFCEP@neurology.ufl.edu or call (352) 273-9570 for general information.