As a psychiatrist, it is Dr. Martin's goal to provide thoughtful, competent, compassionate and thorough psychiatric evaluation and continuing care to adults with mood, anxiety, and attention disorders in a confidential and respectful environment. Dr. Martin's professional interests have always been in providing excellent clinical care and to teaching medical students and residents in training.
He was twice named Teacher of the Year by Psychiatry residents at Mayo. He is Board Certified in Psychiatry and has completed Special Qualifications in Geriatric Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
He was twice named Teacher of the Year by Psychiatry residents at Mayo. He is Board Certified in Psychiatry and has completed Special Qualifications in Geriatric Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
Services
We are located on Miller Road north of Indian School and south of Camelback Road on 6th Avenue in Scottsdale, Arizona. Plaza Codorniz is a group of two story Spanish style buildings on the west side of Miller Road. Our building "E" is at the northwest area of the complex. There are stairs or a centrally located elevator to the second floor.
Providers must retain a patient's medical records for seven years after the last treatment date, or three years from the patient's death. In the event of the termination of Dr. Martin's practice, the doctor (or a designee from his staff) will post two notices in the Arizona Republic, two weeks apart, regarding the close of the practice and information for locating medical records.
The more that we understand about the symptoms and conditions that we experience, the more active we can be in helping our doctor diagnose and appropriately treat them. These are several excellent websites that are sources of information about conditions and treatments. Some of these websites containing screening tests.
Lawrence M. Martin MD PC is a solo private practice of psychiatry. It has been determined that being a provider for multiple insurance companies at least triples the administrative work, substantially reduces payment, and adds significant constraints to providing optimum care to each patient. To this end, it has been determined that WE DO NOT TAKE INSURANCE ASSIGNMENT INCLUDING MEDICARE AND OTHER GOVERNMENT INSURANCE.
Interruption of regularly scheduled medications can potentially cause unpleasant/dangerous withdrawal symptoms or a relapse of the condition being treated. It is the patient's responsibility to monitor the amount of medication remaining as well as the number of refills remaining. This allows refills to be provided in a timely fashion.
