Donald L McCormack, MD

Chose to go to an eye doctor, instead of my usual eyeglass appt, for dry and bloodshot eyes. Did not need a new eyeglass or contact prescription. I was told that I had to get the eyeglass and contact prescription exam too. Ok, what-​ever, as long as I can see a doctor about the dry eye. I brought the over-​the-​counter drops I had been using.
The «doctor» did the same exam that I get from the eyeglass store, nothing more. And again, I didn’t need the eyeglass or contact prescription. Told me to keep using the drops I was already using. Then, I received a bill for $ 301 ($ 251 for eyeglass exam and 50 for contact exam).- for what my eyeglass store usually charges me less than $ 100 for. And for what I didn’t need. I now owe $ 301 for the doctor to tell me to keep using the drops I had already been using. I also have a glasses and contact prescription that I didn’t want, and don’t need.
I am glad to see the other postings here and know that it wasn’t just me.

I saw Dr McCormack several times during the time I lived in Colorado to treat a recurring case of Iritis. One of the things I liked about him was that he coordinated my treatment with my other specialist and discussed my treatment with that other doctor to find the best way to best treat the Iritis. Good communication.
I have no complaints at all from his care.

Dr. McCormack is an Opthamologist, not an Optometrist, which for me, meant that my annual exam would be covered by my insurance with a co-​pay of only $ 50. I made an appointment, and spent roughly FOUR minutes with him. He did the normal 1… or 2… exam, said my current glasses prescription was fine, and passed me off to someone else to do my contact lens fitting. (The whole reason I went for an exam was to get a new contact lens brand) Before the new person started, she told me she charges $ 46 for the contact fitting and prescription. I said «wait, a normally $ 350 exam doesn’t include that?» and she told me I had to pay separately because she’s in a different department. A couple weeks later, I got a bill from BMC for an ADDITIONAL $ 50! It was labled «Contact prescrip/​sub», which I thought I had already paid for. The billing person that I talked to said I had to pay again because the doctor looked at the contacts in my eyes EVEN though I had to pay separately for the prescription and ACTUAL fitting. It is extremely frustrating. JUST PAY FOR A NORMAL OPTOMETRIST AND GET MORE PERSONALIZED CARE, AND AVOID GETTING NICKLE AND DIMED BY BOULDER MEDICAL CENTER. I thought doctors existed to help people, not to gouge wallets for services they didn’t even provide.
Frustrating.

Not very thorough or accurate. Has his assistant do most of the exam. Said my glasses prescription was fine. Went to my optometrist a few days later and got a new prescription which enabled me to see much more clearly. Will not be returning to Dr.McCormack.