Jenaenae84, I’m so sorry to hear about what you went thru. When you said you only were charged $75 that kind of was a tip-off that something wasn’t right. I went thru a place in Naperville (about an hour from me) and I was told upfront $350 for the doctor, $100 for fingerprints and another $125 for a 3-year card (Social Security discount). That’s kind of the norm of charges to expect if you want a place to do all the legwork for you...at least from what I found in my research.
It sounds like the doctor/service you went thru are either wildly incompetent or just scammers. Either way, I hope you’re able to get your card in the next month or two.
And yes, to anyone else reading this who hasn’t gone thru the application process yet, do your research on the outfit that helps you out. If they offer electronic submissions, that’s definitely the best way to do it.