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Referrals

June 27, 2023

Mayo Clinic pulmonary medicine physicians are committed to collaborating with referring physicians. Telephone consultations and referrals may be arranged by contacting Referring Physician Services.

To refer a patient:

Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona

  • Call 480-301-6539 or 866-629-6362 (toll-free), 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Florida

  • Call 904-953-0898 or 800-634-1417 (toll-free), 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Minnesota

Pulmonary and critical care
  • Phone: 507-284-2079
  • Fax: 507-284-3154
  • 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central time, Monday through Friday

    • The phone number is a Direct line to the appointment secretaries within Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.

Individual Pulmonary and Critical Care Consultant
  • Phone: 507-284-2511, 24 hours a day, seven days a week
  • The operator can contact the staff physician on call for Pulmonary and Critical Care (or any other specialty that the referring physician needs).

Mayo Clinic CareLink (referring physician portal)

We have a secure online referral service to help you refer patients to Mayo Clinic and view their clinical results, including:

  • Clinical notes
  • Radiology and pathology reports
  • Test results
  • Surgical summaries
  • Discharge notes

Appointments at Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic has agreements with many insurance carriers, third-party administrators and employers. Patients should check with their insurance plans for specific coverage details before confirming an appointment with our scheduling office. Please visit insurance at Mayo Clinic for more information.

Scheduling patient appointments

To schedule an appointment, Mayo Clinic needs this information about your patient:

  • Name
  • Address
  • Phone number
  • Date of birth
  • Mayo Clinic registration number, if a previous patient
  • Type of insurance, such as HMO, workers' compensation, medical assistance
  • Nature of medical issue

We also need to know:

  • Your referring physician National Provider Identifier (NPI) number
  • Services you would like Mayo to provide

Summary report sent to referring physician

You will receive your patient's Mayo Clinic medical records in a timely manner once he or she is seen. Users of CareLink, our referring physician portal, will have immediate access to their patients' records and will not receive mailed or faxed reports. Our physicians will provide a summary of diagnostic reports and treatments to you as soon as it becomes available. Mayo encourages referring physicians to register for a portal account. Records will be sent via mail or fax for those medical professionals who do not use the portal.

Hospital admissions and transfers

Experienced nursing staff is available 24/7 to coordinate direct admission, emergency department evaluation or inpatient consultation for your patients at any Mayo Clinic Hospital location.

Arizona

  • Admission and Transfer Center: 480-342-1155

Florida

  • Admission and Transfer Center: 904-953-1111

Minnesota

  • Admission and Transfer Center: 507-255-2910
    • Additionally, safe transport using Mayo Clinic Medical Transport can be coordinated for airplane, helicopter and ground transportation through the same phone call.

Mayo Clinic app

Referred patients may use the Mayo Clinic app to access their appointment schedule, view lab results, reports and notes, and message their Mayo Clinic care team through secure, simple messaging.