His daughter Ashley who is also a doctor at this practice is lovely. Today was my first time seeing Dr Scott Bateman and it will be my last. He was incredibly dismissive, spoke over me, was forceful with his evaluation, rude and incredibly unprofessional. I will NEVER see this doctor again. He acted like I was annoying him when he asked me to describe my symptoms (couldn't even talk to him because he was too busy talking over me and telling me to "be quiet" so he could tell me how I was feeling instead of listening to what I was saying). He disregarded my medical history, medications and what I was doing leading up to this visit as unimportant info which is the whole reason why I had to come back in the first place (the prior visit to his office left me with no resolve, still incredibly sick and out of work for 2 weeks). Total waste of time, money and insurance! Ridiculous my insurance is going to have to pay for a visit like this. If he's that unhappy being a doctor then retire. No one deserves to be treated this way or dismissed. read more

In my view, either too busy to care or simply not a good Dr. If you have a choice, take it, and go elsewhere.

An absolutely wonderful doctor with excellent colleagues and very good staff as well!! He could not be better. We feel extremely lucky to have him as our primary doctor!! read more

Dr. Bateman himself is a fine doctor but I'm switching because of continued problems with booking appointments. No one seems to pick up the phone. This last time, the phone system cut me off before I was able to speak to a person. When I called back, the phone system played piped-in music then eventually switched me to what I thought was going to be a real person, only to have that real person switch me to the piped in music. Never once did I talk to a live person. After 15 minutes of this, I hung up and called my insurance company for a list of providers. If this was the first time it happened, no big deal. But it's becoming a trend. read more

He is great and their new facilities are awesome... Only problem is he is extremely hard to get on his schedule...but the others are very good as well read more

Dr Bateman was recommended to me by my dermatologist Dr Janet Vafaei in Malibu It's hard to find a good internist in Malibu but I trust her so I chose the older dr Bateman (apparently his daughter is also at UCLA Malibu) Let me tell you.... He's the best! My dermatologist noticed I had hair loss and sent me to him for some blood work Turns out I have thyroid issues The UCLA office of dr Bateman isn't in the country mart anymore but it worked out great to go to their nearby office Office was clean and organized read more

If I could give zero stars I would! What an awful experience and completely disgusted by this doctor. To make a long story short I made it clear that I was new to the area and looking for a reliable practice that I could grow with. This doctor saw me three times within 3-4 months and prescribed medications to me... When I called to have them refilled and wanted some clarification on the medication I was told that he could not find me in the system and he would have to see me again to refill.. When I explained that I am a cash paying client and HE was the doctor that prescribed the medications in the first place... And it seemed silly to rebook another appointment ...making it a $300 visit he told me that I was just another voice over the phone...and that he is too busy to deal with me. Nice! Great customer service! Couldn't believe how rude he was! Not to mention the staff at the office are all students and have no idea what's got on...so it's a hassle to even get an appointment! Putting this doctor on blast ...what a horrific experience in the medical profession . Totally disgusted read more

Dr. Bateman is a nice man, but I am so bitter about the way he cared--or didn't--for my mom. He under-treated an ulcer on her leg that she had for nearly a year and could have had horrible consequences because she had a prosthetic shoulder and infection is very dangerous. It was her dermatologist who, horrified, referred her to the wound care center at UCLA where they had it cleared up in three weeks. He was also lackadaisical about several of her problems and I think it has to do with her age--she was in her early 80's. It really did seem like his heart wasn't at all in his profession. Then, in March, she died from complications from an infection (that he wasn't treating) and I called his office to tell them she was gone. Not a phone call, not a voicemail, not even a condolence form letter. Bah. Can't recommend him at all. read more