To start with, the doctor (Chaung) is fantastic. This review should not be confused with being a…read morereview of the doctor. This review is of "HonorHealth Medical Group - North Phoenix - Primary Care". I would have liked to have given a "1" star review, but am giving them a "2" as credit for at least having the awareness and ability to recruit a good doctor.
First, I was in the waiting room and called by name by the Medical Assistant "Lisa" for my annual wellness exam (annual physical) today (April 2, 2025). When I got up and walked to her she said to "have a seat - I'll be back - this is a woman". I told her I am not a woman. She said nothing, she turned around, closed the door and left me. She came back out and called my name again, this time saying there was a mistake. She said her information says I am in for a pap smear. I informed her the information cannot be incorrect if they use computers there as this must be her or another human's mistake. I explained how a computer works . . . tall/short, on/off, black/white, up/down, go/stop . . . there is only the information a human loads into a computer that makes a mistake, not a computer. Hearing of medical practices that amputate the wrong limbs of customers, I asked to "see" what is in their system to help correct it. Lisa would not show me, rather pivoting saying she is "sorry" she "confused me with a different patient". When we sat in the exam room, she asked me to confirm I am "still with CVS pharmacy". I explained I have never been with CVS pharmacy. Lisa apologized again, saying she "made a mistake" then stating my correct pharmacy name which I confirmed that second time. While she escorted me out of the examination room to the checkout counter she said she does not make mistakes, "It is just one of those (I guess she meant busy) days". All I could think about is I am glad I was not under anesthesia in for a limb amputation, therefore unable to catch their mistakes.
Upon checking out, I scheduled my annual wellness exam (annual physical exam) for next year with the agent sitting at the counter. I advised the agent I just moved here from out-of-state and normally have my annual exam each January, so please schedule me for January of 2026. The agent said "all" insurance companies work off a twelve (12) month year, so I must accept my free annual wellness exam appointment date in the future "one (1) year, plus one (1) day" from today. Consequently, with the information this "HonorHealth Medical Group - North Phoenix - Primary Care" employee provided me, I accepted April 3, 2026, as the date of my next annual wellness examination appointment and left. Later that day I called my insurance company which I have been with for years and who laughed advising me I get an annual wellness exam each "benefit year", not each "twelve (12) month, plus one (1) day" period. So I called "HonorHealth Medical Group - North Phoenix - Primary Care" appointment line and had the exam date changed from April 3, 2026, to January 2, 2026.
Employees at this facility are careless, not mindful and either do not provide by choice or are poorly trained in providing a positive customer experience. If Dr. Chaung ever decides to find a better organization to work for and she continues to accept my insurance carrier, I will follow her (leave "HonorHealth Medical Group - North Phoenix - Primary Care").