Vanderbilt RLS Quality Care Center

[Flowergarden2]

I just joined the Restless Leg Foundation and wow!!! What a wealth of information there. I found out about the RLS Quality Care Centers on the website. Vanderbilt is only 3 hours away from where I live in TN. Does anyone have experience with them? I’m trying to find a complete list of doctors that work out of their QCC so I can check with my insurance to see if they’re in my network. Any direct phone number to that center? I can’t find a direct number online. Thank you so much.

[SueJohnson]

Vanderbilt is excellent. You are lucky you live in Tennessee. They will probably let you do teleconference after seeing you in person once.

google.com/search?client=fi... gives the doctors names.

Dr Walters is the head.

To make an appointment, call 1-615-936-0060.

[Flowergarden2 in reply to SueJohnson]

Thank you so much!

[ParisianTN55]

I live 2 hours from Vanderbilt and I have my first appointment Monday. They gave me the option of Telehealth rather than in person. Im excited to see what they recommend for me. My BCBSTN covers it.

[Flowergarden2 in reply to ParisianTN55]

That’s so amazing…very excited for you! How long did it take for you to get an appointment? Which doctor are you seeing?

[ParisianTN55 in reply to Flowergarden2]

I’m seeing Dr Upender. I had a two week wait.

[Flowergarden2]

Excellent. Is he part of the RLS Quality Care Center then?

[Marlayna67]

wow, thanks for this post. I’m moving to northern Georgia this week and finding new RLS care was on my list. Best of luck to you!

[Qalba]

I have been a patient there for 15 years. My only problem is that I live 15 miles over the Tennessee state line and they cannot prescibe opioids out of state.

[LanaCSR in reply to Qalba]

I had that same problem with a doctor in Florida who is an excellent doctor who treats RLS patients and prescribes opioids for RLS (the very same medicine that I take for RLS) but couldn't prescribe my RLS medicine (an opioid) because I live in South Carolina and they have a rule that they can't prescribe opioids out of state. Very frustrating! So I had to start over and finally found a doctor in my area who is able to prescribe my RLS medicine and is treating me for my RLS.

[BeachGolfer in reply to LanaCSR]

I spend part of the year in Florida. I’m curious as to name of MD that you’ve seen there.

[LanaCSR in reply to BeachGolfer]

Dr. Nura Festic at Jacksonville Sleep Center.

[Qalba]

Yes it is so frustrating when 6this happens. Kentucky physicians do not understand and only a personal friend is helping me. I was willing to go to any physician in the state. I believe this is an issue that rls foundation is working on. I Def support them.