CareNow Urgent CareRockwall

Dr. Fulton has single-handedly ruined my family's financial situation for several months due to his overzealous diagnosis (or lack thereof), lack of thoughtful judgment, and lack of desire or willingness to provide any responsible semblance of care. Dr. Fulton completely passed the buck and sent me to the ER for a non-emergency. He ended up costing me THOUSANDS of dollars out of pocket for his recommendation that I get a CT scan (at an ER no less) for what just turned out to be some mild gastroenteritis. Had this person spent more than TWO minutes of his time thoughtfully considering my symptoms and the severity of them, he should have come to the same conclusions as the nurses in the ER did, who felt a CT scan was an overstretched cautionary measure that probably would not yield any meaningful diagnosis other than a stomach bug - but they proceeded to run one due to the previous doctor's orders (Dr. Fulton's). My symptoms were not severe, I did not have vomiting, fever, or diarrhea. I rated my pain as a 6 out of 10, I was able to walk, talk, and drive myself to Care Now and subsequently to the ER. Dr. Fulton asked me to identify where my pain was and he said it was in my intestines area. I have no history of other symptoms, a general stomach bug was very likely the cause, but he insisted it could be diverticulitis or something else but he really wasn't sure and that "I was probably too young for that" so instead of thinking critically, he decided to pass the buck. He insisted I needed a CT immediately. Having no experience with situations like these, I took him at his word - I naively accepted that a doctor's word is to be trusted. What an error in judgment in my part.

Do NOT go to CareNow! I went in March because I was sick. Before going I called and asked how much it would be for an apt. and they said $160. I stated I didn't want some big bill coming months later asking for more money and was this it and they said yes. So I went diagnosed with bronchitis. Sure enough, now 5 months later they say I owe $88 more. So for one Dr apt to get an antibiotic, it costs $248. They are LIERS. I will never ever go back to them and word of mouth will travel. Unhappy here in Rockwall.