The 1 star is for the incredibly poor customer service and negligence on the part of Dr. Griffith's office manager, Karen. As you will read in prior reviews, Karen has a longstanding problem with not taking care of insurance filings and not answering or returning phone calls, going back for years. However, I have personally observed that her obvious lack of caring about fulfilling her obligations toward patients has significantly worsened since she began having a romantic relationship with Dr. Griffith. It's like she flat-out does not care anymore.
I had a crown replaced, on 3/7/22, and I immediately paid my insurance co-pay the day of the procedure. In July, I received a large bill for the procedure, as well as late fees and a finance fee. I was baffled, and I contacted my insurance company, only to learn that Karen had NEVER filed with my insurance - MONTHS after the fact. I went to Dr. Griffith's office and spoke with Karen, and she seemed nonchalant about it, as though she did not care, and she stated, "Yeah, sometimes, I forget stuff." On 8/4/22, I followed-up with the insurance company to see if Karen had ever submitted the insurance claim. Delta Dental told me that they had denied the claim because Karen had submitted the wrong documentation (i.e., "the post treatment X-ray," instead of the "pre-treatment X-ray"). They told me to ask Karen to send them the correct X-ray. On 8/4/22, at 4:00 pm, I called Dr. Griffith's office to discuss this. No one answered the phone. I left a detailed message regarding Delta Dental's request for the correct records, and I requested that Karen returned my call. NO ONE EVER CALLED ME BACK - and the records were never submitted to Delta Dental. On 8/12/22, I called Dr. Griffith's office at 3:00 pm. No answer. Left another detailed message with a request for a return call from Karen. Karen NEVER CALLED ME BACK. On 9/9/22 @ 10:50 am, I called Dr. Griffith's office. No answer. Left another detailed message regarding insurance needs and requesting that Karen return my call. KAREN NEVER CALLED ME BACK. On 9/9/22, I texted Dr. Griffith's cell phone regarding all the problems with Karen not answering calls or returning calls, and her not taking care of the insurance stuff. Dr. Griffith replied that Karen said she had submitted everything. I called Delta Dental, immediately after receiving this text from Dr. Griffith, and they stated, "We sent a request to provide a pre-treatment X-ray, but we haven't received anything... They haven't called us... The X-ray they sent was dated 7/6, but that's not the pre-treatment X-ray." I immediately texted Dr. Griffith this information, but he did not respond.
Today, on 9/14/22, Karen still has NEVER CALLED ME BACK - after 1.5 mos. of phone calls/messages. Today, I logged into my Delta Dental account, and the crown from 3/7/22 (6 MONTHS AGO!) STILL has not been paid, due to Karen's negligence. This is so pitiful. Avoid this place! It's ridiculous. It's so sad because Karen is causing patients so much headache and unnecessary hassle, driving patients away, and damaging Dr. Griffith's business. It's just not worth using them anymore. No patient should go through all this. read more