Don't know the laws where you live, but in Ontario, Canada, you are
entitled to the information contained in the records but the physical
record belongs to the doctor.  The doctor is required to provide a
summary of the records or a photocopy of them to you upon your request;
you must allow sufffient time for copying and the doctor is allowed to
charge you a fee for copying or for preparing the summary report.

Walking in and demanding will not allow time; call ahead and be
prepared to pay.  If you are switching doctors and don't want to
confront the old doctor, the new doctor can request a summary.  You may
still have a fee to pay the old doctor.

Dr Judy

Would it be reasonable to request all my RGP contact fitting
information from my previous doc, including topographies?  I'd like to
just walk in there and get them, but I'm not sure if they'll give me
trouble.

I wonder the same about general medical records actually.  Can I walk
into the hospital and just say "give me my file"?

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