Medicare Part B generally covers an Annual Wellness Visit once every 12 months for eligiblepatients. If your healthcare provider accepts Medicare assignment, you generally pay nothingfor the covered Annual Wellness Visit itself. However, additional services performed during thesame appointment may have separate costs.

No. A Medicare Annual Wellness Visit is not the same as a routine physical examination. TheAnnual Wellness Visit focuses on assessing health risks and creating or updating yourpersonalized preventive care plan.

Eligible Medicare patients can generally receive an Annual Wellness Visit once every 12months.

The "Welcome to Medicare" preventive visit is available once during the first 12 months that youhave Medicare Part B. The Medicare Annual Wellness Visit is a separate preventive benefit thatcan generally be received once every 12 months after you become eligible.

Your healthcare provider may review your medical and family history, medications, healthcareproviders, health risks, blood pressure and weight, cognitive health, ability to perform everydayactivities, fall and safety risks, and preventive screening needs. Your provider will also developor update a personalized prevention plan.

Yes. The Annual Wellness Visit is focused on prevention, so you do not need to be sick tobenefit from it. It provides an opportunity to identify health risks and determine which preventiveservices may be appropriate for you.

Tell your healthcare provider about any new symptoms or medical concerns. If your providerevaluates or treats a separate medical condition during your Annual Wellness Visit, that portionof your appointment may be billed separately and normal Medicare cost-sharing may apply.

Routine blood work is not automatically included as part of the Medicare Annual Wellness Visit.Your provider may recommend laboratory testing or other services based on your medicalneeds. Coverage and patient costs can vary depending on the test and your individual Medicarebenefits.

Bring an updated medication and supplement list, relevant medical and immunization records,family health history, information about specialists or other healthcare providers you see, andany questions you would like to discuss.

Yes. Suntree Internal Medicine welcomes patients who want to establish primary care. Newpatients can begin the establishment process with the practice and schedule the appropriateappointment.

Suntree Internal Medicine provides preventive and primary care services in the Melbourne andBrevard County area. The Suntree/Melbourne office is located at 6619 N. Wickham Road,Melbourne, FL 32940. Call 321-259-9500 or use the online appointment request to get started.