I took my boyfriend into this clinic for a fever of 105, abdominal pain and headache. They ran…read moretests to rule out Influenza AB, COVID and Strep. I understand this facility is not capable of testing for a larger variety of issues, however they decided to prescribe him 2,000mg of Amoxicillin *per day*. His symptoms got worse, and when we continued to contact this facility they advised to stick with the dose. A week later we decided to take him into the ER, and it turned out to be Appendicitis-surgery immediately. Again, I understand that Urgent Care centers have limitations on their abilities. However, a transparent suggestion to seek further medical advice instead of feeding him antibiotics would have been a smart and transparent next step. Very upsetting.

Is one minute equal to 60 seconds or 15 seconds? It was the…read morefirst time I came to this hospital for skin allergy treatment. The front desk told me that I had no insurance and paid a lump sum of $184.80. Then I told the doctor that I would be out in less than ten minutes. She also said that you don't need to see a doctor for this type of allergy, you can just go to a regular pharmacy and buy medicine yourself! No prescription medication and a month later they sent me another bill for $98.40! Said I chatted with the doctor for 35 minutes! It said that if it exceeds 30 minutes, it will be counted as 45 minutes!

I have been a patient since 2007. I originally went to Dr. Finan, since about 2012 I've gone to Dr…read more Swenson. I have had many struggles with my disease over the years, he has always been there to help. He even will work through a lunch so I can travel almost 3 hours for an appointment. He is assertive when needed and apathetic when needed. Will keep on making that trip to see him!

I have been at patient at Iowa Arthritis for many years. With the recent retirement of Dr Larry…read moreRettenmaier, I am now working with Dr Matthew Samec. I met with Dr Samec today who will now be my physician. He was familiar with my med history which put me at ease. He spent what I felt was a great deal of time talking to me and asking questions. He was so very patient with me as I shared issues about my med history I wanted him to be aware of. Dr Samec is experienced, thoughtful and caring. Working closely with Dr Samec is PA Laurie Hughell. If you are seeking treatment for osteoporosis or rheumatoid arthritis, I recommend Dr Samec and Laurie Hughell. I have trusted my care to this office for 18 years. I rarely write reviews but if you are new to the area or looking for a new provider, I highly recommend this team. Mutual trust must be the bedrock of a good doctor/patient relationship.

There will always be people who leave negative reviews. Exemplar has been there for me with…read morelast-minute walk-ins as well as setting me up with a PCP. They care. And they do a good job.

If I could give this place zero stars I would!!!! The only decent provider is Elli and she is…read moreabsolutely AMAZING! I wish she was in her own private practice!! My experience with this place is not good at all, I was a patient at the flagship clinic since March of 2023 and if someone would have asked me how I feel about this place 6 months ago I would have said they are amazing, but when they opened the Cedar Rapids Clinic (I had moved to Cedar Rapids to be closer to family) things deteriorated very quickly. I was super excited to get my daughter and best friend into this clinic also. So, to say I was impatient for opening day that would be a gross understatement. However, when the three of us began seeing the provider in Cedar Rapids it was very clear that the clinic was not ready for opening day. They had no front desk staff and the LPN who was supposed to be in the back was the only person helping the one and only provider the clinic had. While this LPN was sweet to begin with, it quickly it became obvious that she was becoming overloaded with the front desk responsibilities, the duties with/for the provider, answering the phones, submitting billing (this is questionable), sending out lab samples , etc...etc.... The first time my daughter was able to get into the provider we were both excited because I enjoyed the care I received at the West Des Moines office so it was extremely unexpected when the LPN snapped at my daughter right away wanting to know why she was in there wanting to change PCP's when she already had a provider, Mind you my daughter was a) wanting a new provider and b) wanted a second opinion regarding a potential auto-immune disorder, which she has every right to. This LPN's behavior got increasingly worse, she was losing entire and partial samples that needed to go to the lab, she was getting more confrontational with me and my daughter, until she did something that I felt warranted being reported to the main office. When the LPN was ultimately fired. I was immediately told by the provider that she was friends with the LPN and wanted me to know that she was refusing to provide my care moving forward. this was in early November 2025. On November 15th, 2025, I received a message from the VP of Member Services on my patient portal telling me that "since I had not paid dues in 3 months Exemplarcare was terminating my membership. Now I don't want to get into too much detail, but I decided to contact my insurance company with this conundrum that happened with Exemplarcare in November, I was advised to ask for a "Billing Audit", so I sent a message through my portal requesting this document and stated that I believed that 2 business days should be ample time to send this document. Later, on Friday, I got an email from the VP of member services stating that if I did not cease communications with the office, [she] was going to seek legal action. Now I assume this means that they are refusing to provide me with that information... I have attached a picture of that e-mail to this comment. Not a great experience in the end! UTA: I just noticed that a staff member wrote their own review in an attempt to sway the overall rating of this place. It's pretty pathetic that a "professional" place of business would need its own employees to write false reviews; this is cheating and if they will cheat for a review the just think about the level of pettiness they take in your care and how they would take great ease in spreading any number of patients business anywhere they please. so Seriously and incredibly pathetic!!!!!!

I have nothing but great things to say about the team who handled my prostatectomy last…read moreTuesday--Emily, Hannah, Gretchen, Jill, Dr Kenny, the robot, and probably many others I might not have met while anaesthetized. Recovery is going well and I thank you all for your caring and professionalism.

These people are engaged in unprofessional, unethical and illegal activities. My PCP will not…read morerespond to my concerns or several tests I paid for out of pocket that show I have risk/symptoms for serious illness. The more I complain the worse it gets. They must be held accountable!

When is an urgent care facility not actually an urgent care facility- that would be this joke of an…read moreoffice. 20 foot sign says urgent care, but you carry an injured person in and are told they requiring an appointment! This makes you just another doctors office. STOP THE BS and wasting people's time when they are in pain & need care. If anyone questions why hospital emergency rooms are used for non life threatening care- this office is one one of the reasons. Lying to the public and actually using a 20 foot neon sign to promote the lie, is rediculous and reprehensable. I will make sure everyone I know to take their business elsewhere. Clearly this is not a medical care provider that cares about people.

You "reserve" your spot online to guarantee spot to be seen. Then your force to sit another hour…read moreand half because they are so far behind. Why? Why make people reserve time knowing darn well your going to see anyone that walks through that door. Then ir staff gets an attitude when u ask what's taking so long.

Don't recommend. They told us if we came back to the same location to get the stitches removed then…read morewe wouldn't have a co-pay because removal is all part of the global billing for putting in the stitches. We drive 40 miles to have a rude receptionist tell us no and make us pay another co-pay. Waste of time and money when I could have waited 1 more day to have the doctor 2 blocks away take them out. Complete healthcare fraud just to get your money for a simple procedure.

im a runner and have been having a very irregular issue with my breathing while running. I came…read morehere to find what the issue was. But all they could do was prescribe me an inhaler I already have used which doesn't help. Waste of hundreds of dollars!! it was a shit show. dont come her unless you're willing to spend money to have a cold diagnosed or need a band aid. extreme disappointment

Avoid this clinic at all costs…read more From the moment I walked in, it was clear that patient care is not a priority here. The receptionist was shockingly rude, dismissive, and completely unhelpful. She acted like answering basic questions was an inconvenience and moved at an unreasonably slow pace despite the office being completely empty. An empty waiting room should have been a red flag--and after reading other reviews, it's obvious this place has a pattern of poor service. This was not a one-off bad day; it's how they operate. To make matters worse, they seem more focused on overcharging than actually helping patients. There was little to no effort to work with insurance, which feels intentional and predatory. If you value your time, money, and basic respect, go anywhere else. This clinic does not deserve your business.

BEWARE! Doctors Now has changed their business model and they now charge $125 for a visit for the…read moresame care! It's ridiculous! The sign posted in their office (not online when you make your appointment) "As part of our OFFICE POLICY patients with HDHPs who have not met their deductible may be asked to pay $125 AT TIME OF SERVICE AS AN ESTIMATED IN-PATIENT RESPONSIBILITY FOR IN-CLINIC VISITS." DN used to be great place to get care when I couldn't get an appointment with my family doctor or if I (or a family member) needed to see someone on a weekend. Next time I'm sick, I will be avoiding DN like the plague. The nurse and doctor were great. Dude at the front desk has clearly been scarred by the ire of people realizing the insane money grab...comes off as smug, but I'm sure he is the lucky guy who gets the brunt of the complaints.

Dr. Pelzer is a knowledgeable, patient and fun pediatrician. Our first child has been going for…read moreseveral years now since they were a newborn and we just started taking our second to him as well. He uses play to make our child feel comfortable with him while he's doing his checkups. Always listens to us and values our input as parents. Highly recommend him as a pediatrician.

Family practice at waukee and west des moines are the worst. There are good doctors at Iowa clinic…read more I've been going there for a long time. But smith in waukee is absolutely unthinkable. 3 times this doctor verbally abused me, shouting and making false accusations repeated over and over again. Then, she gets the current doctor scholz involved by spreading rumors and lying. I went for a med check, and scholz brings up medication that wasn't what she told me she was going to change. Then she picks up a bunch of papers, waves them in the air and said, what is this? If I had my wits about me, I would have said you acting crazy. This is a very immature gossipy bunch of women. I doubt that i'm the only one smith has verbally abused. If you were verbally abused by smith in waukee or west des moines put your note in here, the more people tell the less it's gonna happen. Neither of these doctors understands what FM LA is or how it works or what accommodations ate Or how those work, they'd rather gossip and come up with their own weird imaginations. Remember everyone's behavior is their own choice including doctors. Smith eventually kicked me out of her clinic because I was five minutes late. The rule is ten minutes. I've waited for her up to an hour.

Never any issues here with doctors or receptionists or nurses. Everyone has always been very…read morefriendly and attentive. I've always gotten honest and attentive care here and referrals and valid recommendations. It's why I continue to go here regularly. Jennifer G used to be located here, wonderful doctor. Barbara H is still here and does a great job as well. Just overall attentive and knowledgeable staff and as a woman I've also been comfortable here.

Best care and awesome doctors! Dr Al durrah is the always so kind and friendly. Their walk in hours…read moreare great for families!

Ahtletico provides pelvic floor therapy done with compassion and respect. During the three months…read moreof visits, the physical therapist was understanding, professional, and fully dedicated to resolving the problem. We would not hesitate to recommend this location for finding and treating pelvic floor dysfunction.

This location is great. The people are friendly and knowledgeable. They take the time to answer any…read morequestions you may have, and give you knowledge you didn't even think of. They are really good and knowing and recognizing a persons limits. I left one day and shortly after I got a call from one of my therapist from there Rose, I was done on the machine and she was busy with a couple other clients so I just left, she called to make sure I was okay and to say sorry for not being able to talk to me before leaving. All the wonderful persons there are very invested in helping you reach your goal.