800-222-1442

Thanks for this.  It is October 2016 and I am getting the exact same phone call with a live person leaving voice messages.  They know my name and claim to be from the local anesthesia office that handled my surgery.   I, too, called back and waited on hold.  The guy asked for my account number, phone number and DOB.  I hung up when he kept insisting he needed my DOB to give me more information.  I already paid an anesthesia bill previously but it's been a few months and I never received an additional statement.  I figure if this is legit, I would get another bill in the mail, which I haven't,

I received a call from this company, she gave a person's name, which I could not understand, and said I owed a balance and to call and give them my credit card number. I don't just give my number to just anyone, I pay my bills, but I would think my insurance should cover this!

This is a credit collection company. Don't give anyone your credit card over the phone.  I called the Dominion Anesthesia and yes, there was an outstanding balance.  I had never received the invoice so they sent me a copy of it via email.  As them who is collecting and then call that company directly.

For me, this was not a scam although it did seem like one.
I did have surgery in October 2016 (Connecticut) and this was a bill from the Anesthesiologist but this number is from some where in the mid-West?  I have since received a paper bill from the Anesthesiologist and it does list this # as the contact # for paying bills.
There were a few things about the call that bothered me and that they would be wise to correct.  1. They called 830 on a Friday night.  That's too late and it's the weekend; don't bother me. 2. they left a vague message as noted in previous posts, that did not include their name, the name of the Anesthesia group, or the amount owed. Just a recording to call back and give your CC info. Yeah right!  3.  They called literally on the same day the bill was created so of course I didn't have it yet. I won't pay until I can confirm the amount billed with my insurance EOB statement.  This I have now done and the amount is correct and I have paid it.

Received statement with 40.00 balance.  Health insurance explanation of benefits stated 0 Balance.  Spoke to two representatives who kept insisting there was a balance of $40.00.

Hi, this is legit.  On the voicemail I could not make out the vendor name and it sounded like Anastasia Services on the message left for me so I looked up and found these comments.  When I called the first number they could not give any details, only the account number associated with my phone number and then transferred me to someone with the details working on behalf of the provider.  So it seems like there is a telephone calling provider, working with a consolidator / payment processor (collections) representing many small businesses (independent health service providers).  In my case I sent the check over a month ago but I also told the payment processing person that the automated caller portion was making it seem like a scam.  I did not and would not have given her money on the phone.  I did confirm my birth date once she told me the actual provider company and I recognized them as the one who billed me for anesthesia.  She then did have all of the detailed date of service, procedure information and the correct non-insurance portions amount that I owed.

Just started to get calls from Anesthesia Associates, requesting payment by credit card. I did have a procedure about 2 months ago. The bill has been paid in full. I think what is most disturbing is the women had my real name. How in the world did she know that I had a procedure, much less my name?  No additional information was given to her.......

So did you think that they only tell the doctor's the patient's number and they don't give them a name?  How do you think that they bill the insurance company?  How did they know you had a procedure?  Well most likely the doctor was there while it was going on.

Scam.  I paid my hospital bill weeks prior and payment showed in the online system.  Contact information for hospital billing is completely different.  Hospital billing will reference an account number.  I am going to try to get in touch with them to see how much of my information they have.  Scam scam scam.

This is a legit number for AnesthesiaLLC. We paid our bill right away online as soon as it came in the mail. Now we kept getting the call from caller ID of "Medical Billing". I called them back and they asked for the account number, gave that to them (What could it hurt? just a random number to anybody else right?) They pulled it up and read my wife's name back to me. I advised them that they had already been paid and I had the date, time and conformation number. Operator said "Okay fine you can just disregard any further calls". Thanked them, hung up and promptly blocked the number.

Another scam bill collector. No SS raise, get in line and send a letter. Bastids.

Glad I Didn't pick up--------SCUM

ROBO CALLER for St. Francis Anesthesia Services calling for someone who doesn't work here.  I've called back before to ask to be removed, I've never heard of the person they are calling for.  They are still calling.  Caller ID "MED BILLING COR" this time.  I called again to ask them to remove our number.  She assured me we will not receive any more calls........  We'll see

I’m at work where I can not answer my phone and this number is calling me every 15 mins. It’s a little excessive during the day when a lot of people are wking !

More than ever convinced this is a SCAM - the name of the so-called company calling has changed several times in these posts.  Scammers use the names of legitimate companies.   I did call the 800 number trying to identify the source since I had NO bill to reference.  The man who answered spoke heavily accented English - (hard to understand) and wouldn't tell me which hospitals or doctors were represented.  I told him NO bill, NO personal information and hung up.  How do these disgusting scammers find out who has had recent surgery??

6 days ago (April 5) I got a call from 877-222-4217 and a robot voice told me that I owed money to Anesthesia Associates.  Thinking that I had payed all my bills for the surgery back on Jan 24 I ignored it.  Today I got a call from 800-222-1442, again the robot voice with no details (except for my name).  Called the surgeon who referred me to the anesthesiologist (local number, not a toll-free) who gave me a different number and that got me to a human who told me all the details of my bill, the amount owed, and he is mailing me a bill which will include what insurance paid.  So, this isn't exactly a scam but I would say call your local anesthesiologist don't call this number back because I wouldn't trust them to have accurate information.

I would think if you had forgotten one of the bills from your surgery, you would have received something in the mail. Several times. Long before a debt collector called you.
Definitely don't pay this caller. Wait for the bill from the actual anaesthesiologist.

Sorry but that is not how debt collection works.

It is incumbent upon them under the law to prove that the debt exists and that you owe it, and (this is the important part) that they have the legal right to collect it.  You are not obligated under the law to prove that you don’t owe or that it is paid. 

Federal law (FDCPA) requires them to send you a letter (US MAIL ONLY) postmarked within 5 days of their first contact that contains their name, physical address, the creditor’s name, and the amount of the alleged debt. It also must contains “mini-Miranda” telling you that it is an attempt to collect a debt and that all information will be used for those purposes.  The one other important thing that this letter must also have in it is that you have a right to dispute the debt within 30 days of receipt of the letter and if you do so, all collection activity must be stopped until the debt is verified.

First, you should make a complaint at this Federal Agency, and while there you should also read up on how debt collection is supposed to work as well as what your rights in this matter are: https://www.consumerfinance.gov/

Also file a complaint with your State Attorney General's office.
List of State AG’s offices:   https://800notes.com/faq/attorney-general

This lady called twice a day/ so distress to me/ no message but just keep calling...
Please help and I’m a senior citizen.
Thanks You