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Nantucket turns to Dr. Timothy Lepore for a wide-range of needs. Here are four of the more unusual stories included in "Island Practice," Pam Belluck's book about Lepore.
Lepore's billing method for his practice can be unorthodox. Once, when a patient from South Africa didn't have cash or insurance to offer him after Lepore performed an appendectomy, Lepore told the patient, "You work at a good cookie place. Every week, bring me a couple of cookies." Another patient who had an interest in running was informed that if she participated in a marathon, Lepore would chop her bill in half. She did and the bill was decreased.
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