I thought she was the best one until she totally changed! I was discouraged by her actions and lack of compassion so i decided to change my PCP. We started really great but I don't know what happened. I'm extremely disappointed by her attitude. She ignored my request for a medication refill and passed it on to another provider 2x . I did not get my refill till after 4 days. One time she did not show up at our Tele health appt . She also refused to help me in applying for a temporary disability placard when I was hurting and has limited mobility due to a knee injury. She's inconsistent with how she treats people. read more

I had not been to a doctor in a while. I sought out a PCP and I was recommended to Dr. Barba. I had a great expo with her as I explained my situation. Of not having been to a physical in a while. I immediately was referred for a mammogram since I was overdue. She has been kind and a great listener. Yes it difficult to get an appointment right away but that is the health care system's fault not hers. read more

Doctor Dolores Barba MD, is my family doctor since September 2004. Doctor Dolores Barba is one of the best doctor in the California. Doctor Dolores Barba has a great personality, she is very caring and professional. She is listening very patiently and carefully, she is following up, documenting everything and providing an excellent services. I am very happy with her. read more

Dr. Barba has been my PCP for a some time now, maybe for 5 years now. I'm type 1 diabetic and I use an insulin pump and she refuses to fill my Rx due to not seeing my current endo that she never referred me to after I requested her multiple times (insurance changes and HMO are so complicated). Finally after two phone calls from her reps cause she is apparently too busy to tell me no herself, they tell me she's not going to fill it. I even explained how I'm running low on medicine and I only have about a little less than a month left of supplies. I explained how I have no way of contacting my pump company due to no one picking up the phone and she still has the guts to tell me, no. I also said I just need 3 mos then I'll leave her alone if she did wanna give me a new endo since I have to build a relationship with this new endo and still no. She's very rude and very condescending. Doesn't care about her patients based on this very behavior. I depend on insulin and my supplies, I really dont want to get sick but hey, my advice, don't pick her. She's the worst. read more

Rude and completely unprofessional. Had a telehealth appt and she rushed me off the phone in less than 10 minutes. Actually, she hung up on me. I was trying to go over results with her for recent tests I had done. I had the results through the portal, but wanted to discuss where to go from here, such as getting more referrals. Didn't give me a chance to go through all those results before she hung up. I would highly recommend staying away from this doctor. She is condescending and raises her voice as well. Do yourself favor -- seek out another doctor instead of her. read more

Dolores Barber, MD is a wonderful practitioner, caring patient consistent and she listens. Very good with elderly patients. One could only wish to have a barber accompanying them in their health journey.! read more

I was shocked to the news that my favorite Family doctor moved to an other location from Pasadena. For few months I struggle to find a great doctor at the same office but unfortunately was not the same. Finally I was able to locate the new office of Dr. Dolores Barba @ El Monte office in Santa Anita. As indicated on my previous reviews Dr. Barba is the Best physician that I ever trust with all my medical health issues and concerns. I strongly recommend her. read more

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Dr. Barba is a GREAT doctor. She gives you her time and will discuss whatever medical issues you may have. She's really patient and understanding The office in El Monte is ok. When it comes to getting appointments it's a struggle! I loved it when she was in Pasadena! read more

Dr. Barba takes the time to listen to her patients. She follows up with her patients. She is a very professional and caring doctor.

I was in the market for a new PCP and took my time researching doctors all over Los Angeles Metropolitan. Through the process of elimination, I landed on Dr. Barba. My first visit started off rocky, which was completely unrelated to Dr. Barba's office but lesson learned, don't trust the building's elevators (never again)! The team behind Dr. Barba are true rockstars. Everyone from the front desk to the nurses are such a pleasure to interact with. They set the standard as to what a doctor's office should aspire to be -- friendly, efficient and thorough. I've seen Dr. Barba a handful of times now and can attest that she genuinely cares for her patients. She isn't one to immediately prescribe medication as the end-all; in my case, she ordered me to take a number of tests with different specialists which led to a significant discovery to the source of an ongoing underlying issue, something my previous PCP never caught. If you have HMO, you will have to get referrals through her office but the approvals are typically quick and the specialists are relatively close. If you DL the app, you'll have the convenience of accessing test results at any time and appointment reminders; extremely convenient when specialists ask such things like what kind of medications you're on! I'm so happy I made the switch! No regrets. read more

She is the worst doctor I have ever seen. She said she would refer me to a specialist, but she never did. She also sent out the wrong lab order for me, so I ended up was withdraw 3 bottles of blood with no meaning. When I told her about those issues, she said, why you are complaining so much? If you do not like, why don't you change another doctor. I was shocked when heard that. read more

I am blessed having dr Barba as my new primary dr. She cares she listen, she is a real doctor, the way a dr shoul be. Thank you dr Barba. You are an answer to my prayers. God bless you read more

Dr. Barba has been the ptp for my husband and me for many years. She is absolutely amazing. She is always thorough, professional and personable and we have the utmost confidence in her care. read more

Dr. Barbara has been my primary care physician for many years. I am a 62 year old male who suffered a very bad bike accident 12 years ago prior to that Dr. Barba was my doctor and still is. She is so thorough providing me with the best medical care any doctor has ever done. She's compassionate, caring, and understanding. In all of my 62 years of my life, I have never had a doctor like Dr. Barba. She's an amazing doctor, and an amazing human being. read more

Dr. Barba is probably the best doctor that I have been to. She is very professional, compassionate and kind. Everything that she described during my appointment is correct, she takes the time to listen and gives you different options for your health, along with her Medical Assistant Nelson they make me feel that I am home, it is worth the drive (60 miles) to see Dr. Barba in Pasadena. I hope someone from corporate reads this review and can recognize Dr. Barba Thumbs up to Dr. Barba read more

Awful person. She is condescending, rude, and refuses to listen to the patient's concerns.

First visit with her was great. But the second time she stared at her computer typing away my answers to her questions while she undermined and dismissed my concerns and questions. She even rolled her eyes when I asked what a certain medical term was that she used. I told her I was asking since I didn't know. She again dismissed the question and didn't address any of the concerns or questions I had. People know it's hard to get to a doctor appointment when they're busy. That's the case for me. If I have the luxury to have good insurance in this profit making medical industry of America, at least provide me with a service. Since I'm fortunate enough to be able to choose a doctor because my emplyee provides health insurance, I will not be returning to her. Dr. Barba, para la primera visita era un encanto. Por eso volvi (ahora como puedo porque tengo bastante bueno seguro medico y tengo la fortuna de poder decidir donde voy). Pero hoy no hizo nada de caso, ni a mis preguntas o preocupaciones. Me hizo sentir que no tenia que haber preguntado nada porque la estaba molestando. No me explici nada y solo dijo que palabras medicas que no entendia. Cuando la pregunte que significaban me contesto sin mirarme y con un tono de coz que quere decir 'que pesada eres.' No se como decir 'roll your eyes' en espanol pero es lo que hizo. Paso unosinuyos conmigo y luego mando su nurse para terminar y no entendi lo que iba a pasar porque Barba no me habia explicarlo nada en palabras de personas que no son medicos. Fue una experiencia muy desafprtunada. No volvere. read more

THE ABSOLUTE WORST DOCTOR EXPERIENCE I'VE EVER HAD, and I see many doctors due to my ongoing, disabling, chronic, multi-systemic symptoms. A few days before my first appointment with Dr. Dolores Barba, I had spent a day and night at Urgent Care and the ER due to hours of my pulse inexplicably shooting up, to a high of 202. The Urgent Care doctor considered a condition called Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) and she referred me to a cardiologist and rheumatologist to further help my case along. I was instructed to lay flat as soon as my pulse shot up in the future, to avoid fainting. I now carry a pulse oximeter to monitor these episodes. While I waited to see Dr. Dolores Barba, my pulse began shooting up to 130 so I decided it was safest to lay down on the examination bed. As soon as she walked in, she gave me a nasty look and demanded that I get up. I told her about my pulse issue and she didn't care, didn't even look at the pulse oximeter reading. I handed her my updated list of symptoms, specialists, and conditions that I always type up for every doctor, in order to make things run a bit smoother, seeing as I have a complicated health history, but she rejected the list saying harshly, "Im not going to read that." I decided to start reading it to her but she cut me off and said mockingly, "Oh, so you have everything. You need a therapist." I replied, "No, I don't need a therapist, what I need is a referral to an immunologist at USC." She scoffed, rolled her eyes, and said she wouldn't be referring me. I told her I have Hashimoto's autoimmune disorder and brain lesions and she snarkily remarked, "Who says you have brain lesions?! I don't see anything!" I responded, "Three neurologists have, by reviewing four MRI brain scans". She started interrogating me about who my neurologist is, attempting to invalidate everything I was saying. That was about all of the abuse I could handle, so I got up angrily and left, with my pulse skyrocketing to 167. I was in tears, incredibly dizzy, and blurry eyed. I called my sister to come help me and take me home. I went to Dr. Barba in a completely vulnerable state, only to have her emotionally assault me. I'm just trying to get the medical attention I need so I can hopefully be more functional. Several specialists have said that there is obviously a lot more going on than my current diagnoses, it's just a matter of digging for more answers and running more tests, while having a primary care doctor that can connect everything together. I really wished Dr. Barba would have been that doctor. Meeting with dismissive doctors is nothing new to me, especially since I'm a young female that doesn't visibly appear sick. I realize many doctors don't want to deal with the messiness of a chronic autoimmune disorder with mysterious symptoms, but Dr. Barba was on an entirely new level. Her vileness and unethical behavior is downright dangerous. I seriously worry about the other patients that go see her, perhaps people without the resources to set up proper complaints against her. I noticed her reviews on various sites are either 5 stars or 1 star. The 1 star reviews seem alarmingly familiar. I have no idea what sets her off and causes her "bad days" but that demonstrates that she is unfit for carrying on the responsibility of seeing patients. On some level, I do feel bad for her--healthy people do not behave this way, she clearly has many unresolved issues, but I just cannot idly stand by while she continues negatively affecting others. She must be held accountable. My sister posted what happened on the NextDoor app and a neighbor said that she had experienced something very much like what I did, 15 years ago!!! Horrifying. Please beware and steer clear of this "doctor". read more

ZERO!! Worst doctor ever. Please beware. My sister just had her first appt with Dr. Barba and 5 min later she comes out in tears, dizzy and heart rate over 160 bpm. My sister suffers from auto-immune disorder that even the ER visit 3 days ago had recorded and this doc would not even let her lie down and explain her symptoms as she started to feel bad. My sister came prepared with her typed list of symptoms and evaluations from her specialists, her neurologist reports of brain lesions, and severe migraines and this "doctor" would not even read them, questioning the validity of them. BUT, she said what my sister needed was a therapist! She was rude, aggressive and completely unprofessional. I've never even heard of a medical professional behaving this way. It was just an unbelievably traumatic experience. I don't wish this on anyone. read more

Best Dr. ever. Takes good care of her patients. Gets the referrals you need. Has office staff to take care of appointments, prescriptions, and answer questions. Computer app available to keep all your medical records in one place. read more

Dr. Barba is terrific on both a personal and professional level. She is thorough and genuinely cares about her patients. The nurses and office staff at Health Care Partners DEL MAR CA are friendly, efficient and I always have a positive experience! read more

Love dr. Barba but theres never any appointments! I wanted to get a phsycial and the earliest appointment is till September!! My husband and I are going to try to have a baby and I just wanted to check if everything is fine with me. But till September? Thats a super long time to wait..might have to switch doctors :( read more

Dr. Barba is awesome! Nice personal touch, she takes the time to get to know her patients.

Dr. Barba is fantastic. She's knowledgable, thorough, and is a very pleasant person. The HCP group she works with is very efficient. I have never had an issue with anyone. All are kind and accommodating. This is a very professional medical group. read more

Confession: I picked Dr. Barba from my insurance website because I needed a PCP in the same group as my OB-GYN. I finally saw her because I needed a physical for my new job. She was very gracious about the fact that I was toting my seven month old baby. There was barely a wait time and her staff was friendly. I found her to be knowledgable and personable; I felt like she listened to me and I did not feel rushed. Overall I am very pleased and recommend her highly. read more

If you have other choices in health care professionals, I would choose someone else. I saw Dr. Barba for a routine physical. During the breast exam, she found a suspicious area, and instead of reacting professionally to this sensitive manner, she couldn't hide her reaction. She signed in disbelief and continued to examine the area without ever letting me know what was going on or what she was doing. I was so upset by this experience that I have had awful anxiety regarding any medical concern ever since. She is a medical professional who I should have been able to trust, and instead she acted unprofessionally and inappropriately. read more

I've been with Dr. Barba and Health Care P. for a few years now. At first I was able to get an app. with her within 2 weeks of calling. Now when I call for an app. I was told she did not have one available for over a month! When I finally got in to see her she referred me to get an ultra sound done for some irregular periods which I've never had in the past. She said she would call me to discuss my results. She never did. Instead I get my results which were not normal in the mail. :( I have never before had any abnormal text results and I was surprised when I got my results in the mail without first hearing from my Dr. I called as soon as I read my abnormal results since I was really scared. The nurse said she would leave a message with the Dr. and have her return my phone call. 4 hours later I get a call from the nurse not my Dr. saying that she simply has sent a request to send me to a specialist. I said but the paper says I have one friroid, and I just have a couple of questions about it like the size and if it is only one? The nurse then told me she would just send me a copy of my ultra sound results because she thinks one is the size of a rice grain but the other one might be the size of a penny. When I got a copy of my results it showed I have 2 not 1. In the first letter I got from my Dr. it stated only 1. Hello it does make a difference if I have one or two! I had to google my results to find out what I have, how sad is that? What happened to Dr.s answering concerns and questions? Isn't that what my Insurance pays her for? I am going to have to have surgery for this so it would have been nice for her to communicate with me and answer any questions I had. I am not going back to her and in the process of finding a new and better Dr. read more

I am rarely ill I have seen Dr Barba once in 4 years. The second time I went in I saw the PA I had gone in because every time I had my period and used tampons I broke out and had horrible itching. I was told to use A&D ointment, he was rude and condescending when I asked how A&D would stop the itching. After researching myself I found a very common reaction, is to the chlorine in many tampon brands. Life changer. Last week I was coughing so badly I was dizzy and almost passed out while driving. I was scared so I called the good Dr. Not in and no appointment for 3 weeks. I was told the nurse would call the next day. I went to urgent care Without a referral I couldn't risk crashing with my 3 year old. Diagnosis bronchitis. The next morning the nurse calls to tell me to take Claritin and nose spray. Hello my symptom was cough not sinus. I am firing this Dr. Who doesn't care about patients to actually listen before diagnosing read more

Dr Barba has been my doctor for some years now, she is very caring and show personal concern to patients. She always follow up with after labs are done and she call our home with test results. Directing us what to do and her recomendations are. I encouraged my Husband to change his primary care doctor and he always tell me how happy he is now. His last doctor diagnosed and prescribe him medications he did not need, she got everything back on track. We both trust Dr. Barba and we know she will be honest and caring. read more

This used to be called Arroyo Seco Medical Group, I've been coming here close to 15 years. The staff from the front desk to the nurses in the back are great. And I personally think the doctors here are AWESOME. I can personally vouch for two Internal Medicine doctors there. Dr. Dolores Barba who is my primary physician and Dr. Randy Debber who i see when my doctor is not available. Dr. Barba is open and honest and really cares about her patients. If you dont want honesty then go somewhere else. Shes the kind of doctor you can call with a problem and her or her nurse will get back to you the same day. She calls you to go over your lab results one by one (this is each and every time you have lab work done). She also went as far as to call her sister who is a doctor at UCLA to ask her expertise regarding my situation. If she doesn't know something she asked she doesn't just leave you hanging. Awesome lady. I have a friend who drives from Pomona to Pasadena just to see her. Regarding other physicians in the office. My grandmother goes to Dr. Jiao who is in the same office. And she really likes her shes always on top of her job as well. read more

I have been seeing Dr. Barba for years. I love her & would only change doctors if she was no longer available. She listens carefuly and takes time to exam you & explain what's going on. She is always on time & her assistant Nelson is professional and treats you with care. Both always recognize me and are friendly and welcoming. read more