MBS-billed Specialist Outpatient Clinics at Bendigo Hospital

The clinics below are MBS-billed services. Bendigo Health on behalf of the specialists’ will bulk bill the cost of the consultation through Medicare. There is no out of pocket expense to patients.MBS-billed services require a current referral to a nominated specialist as below. Please provide your patient with a 12 month referral.Please note your patient may at times be seen by another specialist of the same discipline with equal qualifications in order to expedite their treatment.

MBS-billing for some outpatient services is in line with the Department of Human Services recommendations, and assists in addressing the costs associated with the growing demand for health services. For further information regarding MBS-billed specialist clinics please see Specialist Clinics in Victorian Public Hospitals - a resource kit for MBS-billed services

MBS Clinic / Referrals to be addressed to / Fax
Adult Prevention and Recover Care (APARC) / Dr Ajit Emmanuel / 54428436
Aged Persons Mental Health Community Team - Bendigo, Echuca, Swan Hill / Dr Holly Anderson / 54428436
Aged Persons Mental Health Community Team - Kyneton, Castlemaine, Maryborough / Dr Arunava Das / 54428436
Amputee Clinic / Dr Fariborz Rad and
Dr Seema Chopra / 1300 733 589

Annual Review Clinic / Dr Fiona Cairns / 54428436
Bendigo Adult Community Mental Health Team - John Bomford Centre / Dr Philip Tune / 54428436
Cardiology - Echo testing / Dr Dimuth De Silver / 5454 8020
Cardiology - Holter monitors and ECG / Dr Voltaire Nadurata / 5454 8020
Cardiology - Pacing clinic / Dr Voltaire Nadurata / 5454 8020
Cardiology- Out patient / Dr Voltaire Nadurata / 5454 8922
Castlemaine and Kyneton Community Mental Health Services / Dr Philip Tune / 54428436
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) / Dr Patrick Johnson / 54428436
Cognitive Dementia and Memory Clinic (CDAMS) / Assoc Prof Marc Budge / 1300 733 589

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (non ACAS) / Assoc Prof Marc Budge / 1300 733 589

Diabetes in Pregnancy / Drs Mark Savage and Dishlan Lowe (both need to be specified) / 5454 7286
Echuca Community Mental Health Service (ECMHS) / Dr IndranilChakrabarti / 54428436
Falls and Balance Clinic / Assoc Prof Marc Budge / 1300 733 589

ICU follow up clinic / Dr John Eddington / 5454 8852
Maryborough Community Mental Health Service (SHCMHS) / Dr Ajit Emmanuel / 54428436
Neurological Rehabilitation / Dr Seema Chopra / 1300 733 589

Oncology / Dr Robert Blum / 5454 8816
Paediatric / Dr Andy Lovett / 5454 8922
Pain Rehabilitation Clinic (Bendigo) / Dr Fariborz Rad / 1300 733 589

Pain Rehabilitation Clinic (Echuca) / Dr Fariborz Rad / 1300 733 589

Palliative Care Clinic / Dr Mark Kitching / 1300 733 589

Radiology / Dr Sarah Skinner / 5454 7087
Respiratory / Dr Emma Broadfield / 5454 8922
Swan Hill Community Mental Health Service (SHCMHS) / Dr PrabhathGamage / 54428436
Youth Community Mental Health Team (YCMHT) / Dr Laura Barbosa / 54428436
Youth Prevention and Recover Care (YPARC) / Dr Laura Barbosa / 54428436