OHIP & annual physicals
Is an annual physical covered by OHIP?
Mostly, and under a different name than most people expect. Here is what OHIP actually funds for a yearly check-up, and how to book one at 750 Dundas St W.
The short answer
Yes, in the form OHIP actually pays for: a periodic health visit, not a stand-alone “complete physical” billing code. Ontario retired that separate category some years ago. What replaced it is broader and still runs on roughly the same yearly rhythm, so for most people nothing changes about when or how often they come in — only the name on the bill.
This page explains OHIP policy in general terms. It is not medical advice and not a coverage guarantee for your specific visit. What counts as insured for something you want added to your check-up is a question for the clinic when you book, not this page.
Why 'annual physical' stopped being a billing category
Physicians in Ontario bill OHIP against a Schedule of Benefits and Fees, published by the province. The old complete-physical fee code was removed from it, and what remains is the periodic health visit — a review built around your actual risk factors and history rather than a fixed yearly checklist. The practical effect for a patient is small: it is still a booked appointment, still roughly annual, still the visit where nothing specific is wrong and the point is to look at the whole picture.
What that visit covers at this clinic — routine physicals, screening, bloodwork requisitions and preventive counselling — is set out on its own page.
What's actually insured
Family medicine visits at 750 Dundas St W, Toronto are covered by OHIP — bring your valid Ontario health card, and there is no fee for insured services. That covers the periodic health visit itself. Where it gets specific is anything layered on top: a form an employer wants filled out, a letter for an unrelated purpose, a test you're requesting rather than one the physician recommends. Some of those are insured, some aren't, and it depends on the item — not something a website can resolve in the abstract.
The honest version: say what you want out of the visit when you book, and ask then. That question gets a real answer from the clinic; a generic one from this page would just be a guess with your name on it.
How often it's covered
The interval is set by the province's Schedule of Benefits, and it runs roughly once every 12 months for most adults, with some age-based variation. If you're unsure whether you're due, the reliable answer comes from calling rather than counting months since your last visit — eligibility depends on what was billed last time, not just the date.
Booking one at 750 Dundas St W
This is booked-appointment work, not a walk-in visit. Call (416) 681-0444 and ask for a periodic health review or annual physical — either phrase is understood. Appointments run Mon – Thu 9:00 am – 5:00 pm; Friday 9:00 am – 12:00 pm · 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm. There is no online booking form and no virtual care; the visit is in person at 750 Dundas St W #11, Toronto, ON M6J 3S3 — Bathurst entrance.
Dr. Harris Hashim, MD, CCFP, is currently accepting new patients, and no referral is needed either to enrol or to book a review as an unenrolled patient. Enrolment steps and what a first visit covers are on the new-patient page.
Common questions
Does OHIP still cover a 'complete annual physical'?
Not under that name. Ontario removed the old complete-physical billing category years ago. What OHIP funds today is a periodic health visit — a broader preventive check-up, available on a roughly annual basis rather than billed as a stand-alone yearly exam. In practice this is still the appointment most people mean when they say 'annual physical', and it's booked the same way.
So is my check-up actually free?
Family medicine visits at 750 Dundas St W, Toronto are covered by OHIP — bring your valid Ontario health card, and there is no fee for insured services. Whether a specific extra you want at the same visit (a form, a letter, a test outside the standard review) is insured depends on what it is, so say what you're coming for when you call (416) 681-0444 and ask.
Do I need to be enrolled with a family doctor to get one?
No enrolment is required to be seen, but a periodic health review is booked-appointment work, not a walk-in visit, and it goes further with a physician who already holds your history. Dr. Harris Hashim, MD, CCFP, is currently accepting new patients at 750 Dundas St W, Toronto — call (416) 681-0444 to enrol, or to book a review either way.
How often can I get one covered?
Roughly once every 12 months for most adults, though the exact interval and any age-based exceptions are set by Ontario's Schedule of Benefits, not by this page. If you're not sure when you're next eligible, ask when you call to book rather than assume — it depends on your history, not just the calendar date of your last visit.
Where can I read the actual OHIP rule instead of a summary?
Ontario publishes the Schedule of Benefits and Fees that OHIP bills against at ontario.ca — search 'OHIP Schedule of Benefits' for the current version. It's a billing document written for physicians, not patients, which is exactly why this page exists: to translate what it means for someone booking a check-up.