Absent Ghost

One of my patients is like a ghost. I just know him by phone. He calls me every third or fifth week, to talk about some other doctor's exams and his/her recommendations and he asks me, whether I think them to be justified. 

Then I tell him, that to know I should first get the report from that doctor. So my patient agrees, "Yes, that's a brilliant idea, yes, I'll get the papers for you!", and promises to come and see me soon - but then he never shows up. 

I usually tell him by phone then, that the proposed therapies seem to be okay, and what options there are if he should remain doubtful. He thanks me and announces to show up soon, only to call me again for some other problem a few weeks later. It's very funny.

Is it still serious medicine that I'm doing this way? Up to now I felt no pressing urgency to call him in, the problems all could be handled safely that way, but of course the day may come where I'll need to see him. 

It's just that I realized how this pattern is repeating itself now for 7 months or more and how I start to smile when one of my ladies announces another call by Mr ... Ghost.