Harbin Clinic Sleep Disorders Center

They don’t ever answer the phone when they don’t call you back

I was referred to the Harbin Sleep center for possible narcolepsy or shift work disorder by my primary care doctor. I have been on night shift for almost 5 years, although I feel like my daytime sleepiness started back in high school. I had already been prescribed modafinil and had been taking it for a few months before my consult but felt like it hasn’t helped that much. After a 10 minute consult with the doctor, he said it sounded like I could have sleep apnea and was told I needed an at home sleep study. I highly doubted that I had sleep apnea, but agreed to do the home sleep study. After insurance, I was billed $320 for the consult. Almost a month later, I completed the sleep study and was told in a voicemail that I did not have sleep apnea and that this was “good news”. I then called the office asking if there was a follow-up appointment to discuss other sleep disorders I could possibly have and was told the doctor would call me. I received his phone call shortly after and asked about a follow-up and he said “what other sleep disorder do you think you have?” I said “I don’t know that’s why I was referred to you since you are the sleep specialist” He said “Your PCP already has you on modafinil for shift work disorder and that’s the only treatment for that.” Meanwhile, I’m still awaiting my $300 bill for the sleep study. $600 later and still no answers after seeing a “sleep specialist”.