Billing Policy

Payment Policies
     Payment for our routing office treatment is expected at the time the service is rendered.  The physicians of the clinic are Medicare participating providers.  We only accept Medicaid patients when seen and referred by the primary care physician.  We do accept Medicaid as a secondary insurance but both insurance cards must be presented prior to patient being seen.  The physicians of the clinic are not participating providers for all private insurances and it is the patient’s responsibility to check with their insurance prior to being seen.  Please keep all receipts for insurance and tax purposes.

Insurance
     Insurance as a courtesy, Otolaryngology Associates will file charges to insurance carriers.  We ask that patients bring insurance cards to each visit.  Please remember the responsibility of the entire balance is the patients.

Meet Our Physicians

  • Dr. Robert C. Borden, M.D.
  • Dr. Justin M. Garner, M.D.
  • Dr. Steven P. Smith, M.D.

Dr. Robert C. Borden, M.D.

Otolaryngology / Head & Neck Surgeon • Robert C. Borden, M.D. Curriculum Vitae

Robert C. Borden, M.D., a native of Columbus, joined Otolaryngology Associates, Ltd. in 2012 after completing his education and training. He is a graduate of The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science in Columbus, MS. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology at the University of Mississippi, graduating Summa Cum Laude. He obtained his medical doctorate (M.D.) from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine in Jackson. Subsequently, he completed his internship in Preliminary Surgery/Otorhinolaryngology at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City. His Otorhinolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery residency was also completed at the University of Oklahoma Health Science Center in Oklahoma City. He remained in Oklahoma City in private practice as a member of Oklahoma Otolaryngology Associates, LLC for 2 years before moving back to Columbus.

Dr. Borden is Board Certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology and is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology / Head and Neck Surgery, as well as the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy, the Christian Society of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgeons, the Mississippi Society of Otolaryngology, the Mississippi State Medical Association, and the Prairie Medical Society. He maintains active hospital privileges at Baptist Memorial Hospital - Golden Triangle, North Mississippi Medical Center - West Point, and Oktibbeha County Hospital.

He has been published in Audiology & Neurotology

Dr. Borden currently resides in Columbus, Mississippi, with his wife and four children.

Dr. Justin M. Garner, M.D.

Otolaryngology / Head & Neck Surgeon • Dr. Garner's Curriculum Vitae

Justin M. Garner, M.D., a native of Columbus, joined Otolaryngology Associates, Ltd. in 2007 after completing his education and training. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology at the University of Mississippi, graduating Magna Cum Laude. He obtained his medical doctorate (M.D.) from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine in Jackson. Subsequently, he completed his General Surgery internship at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. His Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery residency was also completed at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

Dr. Garner is Board Certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Otolaryngology / Head and Neck Surgery. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. In addition, he is a Fellow of the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy, member of the Triological Society, the Mississippi Society of Otolaryngology, the Mississippi State Medical Association, and the Prairie Medical Society. He maintains active hospital privileges at Baptist Memorial Hospital - Golden Triangle, North Mississippi Medical Center - West Point, and Oktibbeha County Hospital.

He has been published in Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, the Laryngoscope, and the American Journal of Otolaryngology. Dr. Garner has also given a number of oral and poster presentations for groups including, the Triological Society, Mississippi Society of Otolaryngology, and the American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery.

Dr. Garner currently resides in Columbus, Mississippi, with his wife and two sons.

Dr. Steven P. Smith, M.D.

Otolaryngology / Head & Neck Surgeon • Dr. Smith's Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Smith is originally from McGee, Miss.  Dr. Smith is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Mississippi, with a bachelor's degree in biology and is a 2012 graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Medicine.  He completed his residency at the University of Texas Medical Branch, department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery in Galveston, Texas in 2016.

Smith worked as a clinical research coordinator in the department of medicine, infectious disease, at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and served on numerous committees throughout his residency.

Dr. Smith resides in Columbus with his wife and two children.