My naturopathic doctor has an MD, and he could order it to be taken out at a hospital if he wanted to. But that would be a last resort to a failure to follow his nutritional and herbal advice to not let it get to that point.

Living without an appendix is bad, since it has a purpose to regulate the intestines and hold bacterial reserves. The removal of an organ may be beneficial in the short term but will be a detrement to your health like all other procedures.