Veterans Community Care Program in Gilbert AZ

We provide Chiropractic, Acupuncture, and Massage Therapy when authorized through the VA Community Care Program (formerly the Veterans Choice Program). We have been a provider with the VA Community Care Program since 2016. Veterans must obtain an authorization directly from their VA provider. If you would like to treated in our office, you must ask for a specific referral to our Gilbert AZ office when getting an authorization. Our NPI (National Provider Identifier) Number is 1144222019.

Our Gilbert AZ office is covered under the following VA authorizations:

• Chiropractic Authorization
• Acupuncture Authorization
• Massage Therapy Authorization

Massage therapy is a covered service under all three authorizations. Acupuncture is also a covered service under the Chiropractic authorization. Dr. Brown can order x-ray and MRI imaging under the terms of the Chiropractic authorization.

Veterans can be eligible for the Community Care Program regardless of distance or average drive time criteria. Authorizations can be issued when it is the Veteran’s best medical interest, regardless of any other criteria. A Veteran may be referred to a community provider when the Veteran and the referring clinician agree that it is in their best medical interest to see a community provider. Many VA providers are unaware of the actual Eligibility Criteria, Veterans can contact our office for a copy of the Eligibility Criteria for their VA provider.

Eligibility Criteria
1. Veteran needs a service not available at a VA medical facility.
2. Veteran lives in a U.S. state/territory without a full-service VA medical facility.
3. Veteran qualifies under the “Grandfather” provision related to distance eligibility for the Veterans Choice Program.
4. VA cannot furnish care within certain designated access standards.
5. It is in the Veteran’s best medical interest. In this situation, a Veteran may be referred to a community provider when the Veteran and the referring clinician agree that it is in their best medical interest to see a community provider.
6. VA service line does not meet certain quality standards.

PTSD Treatment with Alpha-Stim AID Technology

Veterans suffering from anxiety, insomnia, and depression as a result of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) often benefit from Acupuncture treatment along with Alpha-Stim AID Cranial Electrotherapy. In a study at Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Houston, Texas, veterans who experience severe anxiety, insomnia and depression chose Alpha-Stim 3 out of 4 times. These were veterans who were suffering from chronic pain along with mood and sleep disorders. After being shown how to use 5 treatment options, they continued to choose Alpha-Stim 73% of the time. For more information on Alpha-Stim AID treatment and how it can help veterans, please visit the Alpha-Stim AID website at: www.alpha-stim.com.