Dr. Degroot is amazing! After many Dermatologist misdiagnosed me he hit the nail on the head. It's so refreshing to have a doctor. Listen to you. read more

I have seen Dr. DeGroot 4 times in the last 7 years for a painful skin condition which he neither diagnosed nor investigated. He is very personable and has a charming smile, and listens, but I wonder if anything I said ended up in the notes he writes in his file. Twice he has prescribed designer drugs costing over $200 each just as a trial to see if they would have any effect. I have been plagued with pain, discomfort and the notion that it was contagious, which definitely affected 7 years of my social life. Once again, I recently tried to at least get a non-contagious diagnosis, but since he has no idea what it is, he has decided it's all a case of "nerves." He never investigated the cause or asked me about the food I eat in case it is an allergic reaction, or about the detergent I use for laundry or any other causative agent. The condition is often located right under my undergarment, yet he never suspected the condition might have something to do with the garments that are directly on top of the condition. Dr. DeGroot is definitely charming and may be good at excising cancerous lesions, but he is not an excellent doctor. I see him more as a handsome medical technician. read more

My mother was treated particularly poorly by the office- aloof, mildly rude, spoke too fast, and got the sense that they didn't really care whether she was served or not. Dr. De Groot himself treated her like a minute steak or car wash, just running her in and out in less than 10 minutes, like other patients in the waiting room (The room was stuffed with patients but they were being run through as if they were on a factory conveyor belt.). After he couldn't find out what was wrong, which of course happens and is acceptable, he didn't even recommend anyone else! It's quite obvious they are after the money and not patient satisfaction. She said it was tied for the worst medical experience she's ever had. She won't be going back- in fact she called them back and discontinued herself as an active patient. read more

Waiting in the waiting room for 45 minutes after my appointment time. The receptionist said I should expect at least one hour. I realize the doctors time is very valuable. for the doctor to assume our time is not valuable in any way is pretty rude. read more

I scheduled an appt and had to wait over a month to get in. Day before the appt his office called and said said doc will be out today, please call to reschedule. So I reschedule, and waited over a month again to get in. During the appointment I felt rushed. A few months later I needed another appointment and I scheduled. It was another month to wait to get in. Day before my appointment his office called and said doc won't be in today , please call to reschedule. Grrrrrrrr. I'm going somewhere else. read more

Dr. Degroot is awesome. He has helped my family with any skin disorder we could throw at him without so much as blinking. He is very knowledgeble and confidant..and I love that he is not quick to always perscribe medication when sometimes there are other routes that are equally as effective. He has a great bedside manner and his staff is AMAZING. They go the extra mile to provide the best service imaginable. We are super lucky to have a Dr. of this caliber in Ukiah. Highly recommend!! read more

NEW to the area, with a new insurance provider. I got to the doctor's office about 2 o'clock , and went in to fill out all the paperwork associated with a first-time visit. When the walk in clinic open at 2:30 , I got right in. Pleasantly surprised . By the time I got done petting the comfort puppies my barnacle was removed..quick as that! I must say that I actually enjoyed my visit! It was definitely worth the hour-and-a-half drive from Fort Bragg. read more

Want to see a dermatologist that LISTENS to you? Dr. De Groot is it. I have had lots of different skin issues and he has always known what's needed. Just got home from France with an issue that the docs in France thought was something totally different. Dr. De Groot knew right away the problem. His staff is also extra helpful and responsive. We are lucky to have him here! read more

I have used many dermatologists over the years and care under Dr. Degroot was I would expect. What I didn't care for were billing practices. I always pay my medical bills. Two times I was referred to credit agencies for not paying bills on time. Also I didn't like his offices attempts to get me to use high priced out of the area pharmacies based in LA that tried to push prescriptions that my insurance company would't cover. My insurance covered all office visits up front. However on my last visit they demanded a 25 dollar payment up front. The 25 dollar office visit did not show up in my billing statement! When I asked about it they didn't answer. I will no longer be doing any business with this office even though the care I received was quite adequate. Making money seems to be their primary concern. read more

I was treated very well by Staff, competently and warmly by Doc DeGroot, and as of this AM, I appear to be FINALLY on the road to ridding myself of a terrible "rash" from which I have suffered for 20+ years. I am grateful. My rating is a "4" because there's always room for improvement...just on principle! I don't understand how wide the point-spread of his ratings can be, but DrdG did right by me. af read more

I have waited a year to write this review so that my incision had time to heal and I had time to get over the trauma of my experience.... I had a small skin cancer above my lip. I wanted to go to a clinic that specializes in Moes surgery but my insurance told me to go to Dr. Degroot. I should have stood strong since this is my face but I caved and did what they told me to do. I had never met him before the surgery. When I was called into the room he gave me an injection to numb me and then just started cutting into my face. I was crying the whole time but he never said a word. he put a bandage on me and sent me outside to wait to see that he had gotten all the bad cells. He called me back in said they got it all the 1st go round so now he could stitch me up... thats when it went bad...he said he cant close a round incision because the skin wont lay flat so he cut me lengthwise from right under my nose all the way down to my lip. My husband almost fainted when he saw what they were doing. I was in shock... Dr. Degroot said that I can either have my own dr take out the stitches or go back to him so he can see how it is doing. i said that I would come back to Ukiah to him. when I came back to have the stitches out he wasnt even there. I was in a dimly lit room where a nurse took out the stitches and had no info to share as to how to treat my lip to hopefully keep the scarring down. I left disapointed... when my lip was hurting a week after the stitches came out i went to my doctor who noticed that they had left 2 stitches in my face that now had been healed over so they had to dig them out.... So now a year later. I have what I consider a pretty nasty scar deep and long... I called Dr. Degroots office to let them know that they had left stitches in my face, they didnt seem to care.... If you can go anywhere else please do!!!! UCSF has an entire clinic for Moes surgery where they do reconstructive surgery at the same time if needed.... I wouldnt go back to Dr. Dr Groot for anything!!! read more

He does the most expensive treatment possible and then has his assistant call and harass you if you don't come back. I had a very small precancerous lesion on my forehead. He took it off when he took the biopsy. It was gone and did not come back, but his office called me twice harassing me because I did not come back. She yelled at me over the phone "Do you want to keep your cancer?" These people are awful. read more