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    Avison Katherine E MD

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    Sellwood Medical Clinic - Dr Tara Schwab A wonderful pediatrician

    Sellwood Medical Clinic

    2.8(103 reviews)
    4.9 miSellwood, Southeast Portland

    We've been patients at Sellwood Medical/Pediatrics since 2013, and we're so beyond done with this…read moreplace. I'd warn friends and family to stay away. Our favorite providers (Dr Pritchard and Nancy Casey) left. Some staff members can be pretty unhelpful and truly only seem to care about their billing and rules. The other negative reviews are spot on, sadly. (The current exception is Jonathan, a medical assistant in the adult clinic--he's kind, personable, and was excellent with my teen, but alas, he only does the check in/vitals part). They are consistently late--we always wait at least 30 minutes up to an hour most recently for our appointment to begin, and this is in addition to taking kids out of school to be there 15-20 minutes early to check in! They absolutely do not respect a patient's time and offer zero apology. It's maddening. I've messaged different providers for different family members or reasons, and the same person writes back each time, so it's definitely not secure or private in any way. She also types the absolute minimum and doesn't seem to want to help in any way, but if you call, they tell you to message via the portal. They up-charged us for longer or more involved appointments for my kids even though we've only discussed one issue at the short appointment, and when I questioned the billing department, they said they'd immediately remove the charge since I asked about it. Since I asked?! So if people don't notice and question the additional charge, they just get scammed? Appalling. They recently told me the next available check in for a child was in several months. I said our prescription will lapse before then, and they asked if I still wanted to schedule. I had to point out in writing that they need to refill the prescription temporarily so it doesn't lapse if we have to wait for an appointment or else please fit us in for even a video appointment. I had to fight this back and forth and once I said I need to confirm you are refusing to refill a child's necessary medicine prescription and also making her wait for an appointment so the medicine will lapse and it will affect her health immediately--finally then they suddenly had an appointment available in two days (which was a video appointment where we waited almost an hour for them to come online and didn't until I called the office and told them we were online waiting.) The final straw was in taking a teen to discuss a medical issue they were already anxious about, and the provider made a big deal about her weight to the point of hinting that she'll develop an eating disorder (child feels fine about their diet and eats well/healthy) and we left the appointment with teen crying and anxious about a condition they don't even have! We're done with SMC, and I'm so sad. Dr Pritchard and Nancy Casey were amazing women and great resources for our neighborhood, but sadly this place has gone so far downhill since they left that I won't risk my kids' health here anymore.

    My daughter has been seeing Dr. Moshtael for two years now, and I can honestly say the passion and…read morecare she brings to her practice are unmatched. She has a remarkable way of connecting with both parent and child--she helps my daughter understand how her choices impact her health in a way that's relatable and empowering, while also helping me stay grounded and informed as a parent. Dr. Moshtael is empathetic, understanding, and truly gets it. She listens carefully, communicates clearly, and always takes the time to make sure we feel supported. Whether it's offering her professional opinion or just reassuring us through a tough moment, she's consistently there with warmth and wisdom. The entire team--from the nurses to the front desk staff--has also been amazing to work with. They're kind, organized, and go out of their way to make every visit smooth and welcoming. It's rare to find a doctor who combines deep medical expertise with such genuine compassion and accessibility. We feel incredibly lucky to have her in our corner!

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    Sellwood Medical Clinic - Dr Schwab with a few awesome medical Assistants

    Dr Schwab with a few awesome medical Assistants

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    Legacy Medical Group-Northwest

    Legacy Medical Group-Northwest

    2.7(13 reviews)
    4.1 miAlphabet District, Northwest

    This review is for the office since I didn't actually get to my appointment (part of it is on me…read moreand part of it is on them). At first, I couldn't even get an appointment as a new patient, but then I got a referral. Even then I had to wait four months. Healthcare shortages... I get it. Some places give reminder calls. This place didn't. Instead, I got a call the afternoon before about my insurance which recently changed. Other places (OHSU) called a week before but this clinic called at the very last minute. When I called them back to give them the new number I had to repeat the information 5 or 6 times and I kept being told it was invalid. Later I found out that the person didn't have a lot of experience entering insurance information and it was user error on their part. I wasn't given any other information like how early to get their etc. most doctors offices do automated reminder calls emails with this kind of info but I was only given the basics. I got stuck in traffic on the way to an 8 am appointment. I tried calling at 7:45 to tell them I'd be 10-15 minutes late but couldn't get through and was told to call at 8 when the office opened. Called at 8 and was on hold for 15 plus minutes. When I finally got through to someone I was told it was too late to check in (even though I already checked in online and filled out a bunch of forms). Then I was told that I had to reschedule. Then I was told there were no available times that I could be rescheduled to. I get that I was late and they are understaffed but I wish that they could have at least referred me somewhere else. This is the first time I was late somewhere and the office couldn't fit me in or reschedule. Communication from the office could be a lot better.

    Legacy Pre-Op, in my experience, is careless. At Admissions check-in on my day of surgery, I was…read moretold I needed to have seen a cardiologist. I did not know this. Admissions checked and at first, Pre-Op said they told me I needed to see a cardio beforehand, but on checking they admitted they never had. I was not able to have my surgery on that day for that reason. I rescheduled, saw a cardio and had most of the tests redone. This time, my blood sample was left out over a weekend and was useless. After some deep thought, I cancelled my planned and needed surgery. Now I am being billed for various amounts of co-pay. They can't even figure out the bill! Alarming and very disappointing.

    Hosseinion Family Medicine

    Hosseinion Family Medicine

    4.4(7 reviews)
    1.4 miHawthorne, Sunnyside, Southeast Portland

    This is my first Yelp review, and I hope it will help other Portlanders avoid what I've experienced…read morewith this provider. While he is capable of a friendly bedside manner, his host of administrative issues and ethically questionable billing practices negatively impacted me--and my health. I would advise others to seek another primary care provider. I scheduled a wellness visit with Shay (Dr. Hosseinion's first name) online a year ago after moving to Portland. During this first visit, we talked through my medical history and he also refilled two existing prescriptions from my prior MD. No physical exam beyond listening to heart/lungs. He wrote me a letter for my employer stating that he had seen me "for an annual wellness visit." Finally, he ordered a single blood test; I declined the standard panel. After the appointment, he billed my insurance company for $390. I wrote to ask about this--my last handful of wellness exams/physicals were covered at 100%--and he told me the care I received was defined as a "problem visit," offering to see me for a second visit to use the wellness exam benefit. I spoke with my insurance company, who confirmed the visit should have been billed as a wellness appointment plus an additional code for extra services. I contacted Shay's offsite billing office to request this change. I was willing to pay for the appointment, but believed it was billed improperly, resulting in an unfairly high balance left to me. It took one year of calls every month or two to get a response: No, he will not change the billing to include the wellness code or compromise on the balance. Why did it take so long to get a response? Per the billing office rep: "There's nothing we could do. We're not in his office. He's very hard to reach." In the meantime, I decided not to return for a second "wellness" visit, as Shay suggested, after my insurance company told me that getting lab results but billing for a wellness visit would be fraudulent. Instead, I waited a month, then requested a copy of my lab results three times in December. And again on Jan 4th. And again on Jan 10th. Finally, I called the lab, where a tech assured me the results were delivered to Shay in late November, less than 24 hours after the test. I sent Shay an email expressing my dismay at the wait; he did not apologize, but said they'd mail me a copy. I waited another couple weeks. When it didn't arrive, an assistant told me it was lost in the mail. I finally went to the office in person and got a paper copy. In the midst of this, the billing office told me part of the reason I wasn't receiving an invoice was because they had the wrong address on file for me - received from Shay's office (which had a copy of my driver's license). In any case, the labs showed a treatable medical issue -- something I would have liked to have known about ASAP. All told, it took me about two months to get that piece of paper. About six months later, and some eight months after the initial appointment, I got an email from Shay. He said he had my lab results and asked me to schedule an appointment. He said he found a problem in them. I would have appreciated more timely, accurate and honest communication from this physician and his assistant regarding billing and my lab results. I could have been informed during my visit that the wellness billing code would not be used in any way (using it plus another code could have, per the insurance company, mitigated some of the cost). Because such communication was lacking (and because this doctor wrote a letter to the opposite effect), I think some compromise on the final balance due would have been fair. Shay had paperwork explaining that refilling prescriptions could result in additional billing, but I could not have predicted that the entire visit would be coded to the maximum possible reimbursement. I think it is unfair to expect lay people to have this level of knowledge, particularly as there is a variance among providers in billing practices for these visits. At the least, I would have expected timely communication of my lab result. I would have begun taking a needed supplement months earlier if I had seen my lab results, and would have appreciated a simple acknowledgement that my health was comprised when I didn't receive it. For what it's worth, I paid my bill in full before submitting this review, and within days of hearing back from the billing office.

    I had a recent visit with Dr. Shay and was reminded of the many reasons why I have stayed with him…read moreas my primary doctor for all these years--his fair assessment of my complaints ( physically, emotionally) and what is best needed for them, which may not be what one might expect. I go to a doctor to tell me things that I am not able to know without their help! But sometimes, it's about validating what I already know is true: When I wanted a prescription for a UTI, he reminded me that I already knew exactly what to do ( I am an herbalist)---and I confessed I was worried that I wouldn't be able to completely remedy it before traveling. SO he agreed to give me a prescription for an antibiotic for peace of mind, and guess what? It worked. I didn't need the antibiotics ultimately, but having his support helped me stay on the herbs and get better. As demonstrated in the above example, I have always felt that he listens very well to my concerns about any aspect of our visit, and modifies his approach if its appropriate, in regards to my feedback. The result is a feeling of a real collaborative partnership in my sense of health, my sense of well-being. He runs a unique, very small business, and is a unique thinker-healer-doctor-- which creates a different feel than a "typical" doctors office ( like him rolling up on his skateboard for our appointment! The best start to a visit!) but, despite some of the home-spun, DIY qualities, it has never lacked the overall professionalism of getting through all the steps of an appointment: From setting up appointment times, reminding, interpreting lab results, making decisions about what's next or referrals, paying co-pays and billing insurance---all has gone smoothly, and faster and less hassle/issues than I have had with any other medical office. He even was able to mail a prescription to me when I was far away from Portland, and needing his help---and FAST!

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    Alameda Clinic

    Alameda Clinic

    4.4(19 reviews)
    1.1 miGrant Park, Northeast Portland

    Been going to him for years but to get told to never go back to his clinic by him himself is…read moreabsolutely ridiculous, That is all due to the fact of mentioning to him that what he is diagnosing one could not be it, due to other doctors diagnosing the same thing and taking medicine and no improvement has happened. There is no need to talk over anyone or to have an attitude and especially being rude. Do not recommend anyone to this place after this experience.

    I am blown away that an individual such as Dr Dan still exists in this day and age and especially…read morein Portland where the cost of living has gotten so out of control. I needed to see a doctor quite desperately but had put it off for well over a month because I didn't know where to go, if I could afford it, and all the other unknowns when you don't have a primary care and health plan backing you up. I found the Alameda Clinic through googling and gave it a chance because of all the wonderful reviews. I showed up at around 9:20 am (walk in hours start at 9am). Dr Dan greeted me personally, I was immediately ushered back to his exam room, we discussed my issue (I have permanent 100% hearing loss in one ear and recently my "good ear" was only operating at about 20%), he did an exam to confirm the problem, and then he fixed it. During this time he mentioned a couple times that there was paperwork but I had yet to do more than tell him my name. Afterwards, almost as an afterthought, he asked if I minded filling out his form. His whole approach is so refreshing, personal and just plain human...of course I didn't mind. The form he handed me was one sided, covered the very basics and took about a minute to fill out. When I met him out in the lobby again, we talked about lychee (a Chinese fruit) and he gave me a taste of something similar. I asked him if he needed the paperwork (I'd left it in the exam room), he waved it off, I asked him how much I owed him, he asked if I could afford $80, I gladly said yes, paid him, asked him if I could give him a hug and was out the door. The whole thing from start to finish, took about 30 minutes, but to say that it was life changing for me is not an exaggeration. Dr Dan is unlike any other doctor i have ever gone to. He is a healer who is genuinely interested in and enjoys engaging with his patients. And I love that he incorporates the things that he is passionate about into your encounter with him. I have since recommended him to everyone I know and will definitely be back the next time the need arises.

    Avison Katherine E MD - internalmed - Updated May 2026

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