While I am not, in either social or professional settings, a confrontational or disrespectful person, as an attorney and former patient/consumer of this office, I would be remiss to not warn the public of my experience with this reception staff, and the breaching concerns their misconduct triggered.
Please be advised, and be careful. This office does not accept insurance nor does it (as of March 2017) offer reasonable assistance to customers/patients regarding followup care, questions of any administrative sort, or standard customer service.
In five calls over a four month period, (January 2017-April 2017), my minimum contacts were non-frivolous, necessary, clerical in nature, and one call, a follow up appointment request. Moreover, Voicemail calls are not returned.
My one appointment $3,000 experience included:
HIPPA violation; habitually snarky telephone dialogue; breached performance of patient/doctor agreement by refusing, three times, to provide updated and accurate ICD 10codes for self filing, per their own contractual language/agreement; hung up on; condescending when asked for an office manager (the woman on the phone, when I asked for an office manager, chuckled then replied, "fine, I'm the office manager, we are all the office manager, now how can I help you?") .
I vehemently recommend speaking with this office (at least twice) BEFORE making an appointment, and going to the physical location to see/experience the reception demeanor, before paying the substantial cost (no insurance accepted, you can self file, but getting them to provide the currently used codes was irrationally difficult).
The staff behavior does not match the level of sophistication of Dr. Arem. Unfortunately, they represent him, and as you will see create obstacles in your medical care, as the gatekeepers of your full experience. If you are feeling unwell, you may not have the strength and shouldn't have to, to handle the grave contractual and practical breaches of this poorly conducted office staff. Please be advised. Caveat Emptor. Good luck to all... read more