You'll be more than just a patient at this office as this man really goes out of his way to NOT make you feel like just another number. His quality care is unmatched & we love Josie!! read more

Hugh Beatty, MD - Wellness Dr in the making c(-; - Pain Management Near Me - Bakersfield, California

The most condescending arrogant doctor I've ever encountered. I understand wanting to be reimbursed for services but to berate a patient clearly in need of help because of a perceived lack of ability to pay (not even close to true) and to accuse a patient of being noncompliant without even asking one question is unethical. Not only that, as he's berating the patient he's hawking his book! I don't need good bedside manner but I need my brother to be treated with human decency One star ONLY because zero star not available read more

I had gone to Mexico for 10 days staying up late drinking alcohol and having a great time. When I got home I was not felling so healthy. I went to see Dr, Beatty and he did an IV and Ozone therapy and in about an 3 hours later I felt great. He told me that alcohol kills your immunity system and so Ozone therapy helps with your immunity. I can't express how great a doctor Hugh is with his knowledge and experience. Along with his staff who are very nice and also knowledgeable. read more

Dr. Beatty has been my primary physician for 10+ years. He is thorough, caring and holds me accountable. I was having chronic swelling and pain in my ankle. Dr Beatty recommended PRP and Ozone therapy for months. I finally did the PRP and ozone treatment and haven't had ankle problems since. i'm going on a couple months without problems whereas before Icc be would encounter swelling once or twice a week. Let Dr. Beatty help you like he helped me. read more

He shouldn't be practing medicine. He's rude and arrogant and doesn't care about his patients. He acts as if he knows what he's doing but just orders tests and doesn't review the results. He literally just prescribes vitamins, refers people for sinus surgery or surgery and hormone treatment. He befriends his patients on social media. He was never able to help me with my medical condition because he really didn't listen or care. He literally got upset when I asked a question. He just left the room. and refused to come back . He is so unprofessional. read more

I've had an amazing experience with Dr. Beatty. After struggling with hormonal imbalances and persistent gut issues for years, I finally found a doctor who listened carefully and took a comprehensive approach to my health. Dr. Beatty ordered testing of my blood lab work and the Dutch test. He explained the root causes of my symptoms and developed a personalized treatment plan. Dr. Beatty's expertise in balancing hormones and improving gut health has made a significant difference in my overall well-being. I feel more energetic; my gut issues have disappeared, and my physical and emotional health have improved tremendously! I feel a decade younger! The supportive and compassionate care from Dr. Beatty and his staff has been truly life changing. I highly recommend him to anyone looking for a holistic and wellness approach for their health! Thank you, Dr. Beatty!!! read more

No clue WHY there is ONLY "1" star for Dr. Beatty's practice! I get great care from a doctor who takes the time to listen to ALL (& there have been lots!) of my aches & pains. Besides for listening, and genuinely caring, he finds solutions- I was told up front that it is a "process" / "journey" to wellness. Nothing just magically heals. I am glad to say I am on that journey with Hugh Beatty's help, and I am confident I'll be pain free very soon. Thank you Doc!! read more

Hugh Beatty, MD - Myself & Dr. Hugh Beatty - Pain Management Near Me - Bakersfield, California

In looking at the reviews, it's clear there are only two versions of Dr. Beatty -- patient, caring and helpful, or impatient, arrogant and belittling. Others recommended Dr. Beatty to me because they encountered the "good" version. They had no idea he would treat me as he did. I've never had any issue with a doctor until Dr. Beatty, and never saw my doctor as someone who valued their own ego over patient health. I also had not read any reviews about him prior to my visits. Most importantly, I need to also make clear that I do not make excuses for my gluttony that had lead me to be 70 pounds overweight during the pandemic. I was needing a doctor's ok to begin a change in my eating, hopefully without medications. My first visit, Dr. Beatty lectured the entire first visit, dismissing my prior knowledge about most of his wellness beliefs. He also answered any questions I had rather condescendingly and ordered bloodwork to be done before my second visit. He then chose to speak disparagingly about my dermatologist. I also saw another patient commented in their review that he also did this regarding her other doctors. This was so very unprofessional. as Dr. Beatty did not pinpoint any medical mistakes the dermatologist had made, but instead specifically and personally disparaged his intelligence as a doctor. Right then I should have decided not to return, but the positive recommendations from loved ones who also went to him kept ringing in my ears. Dr. Beatty ended the visit by prescribing meds for the sudden onset skin condition I had (which I had not asked him to address) and his prescription made it so bad I had to stop taking it. It later resolved exactly as the dermatologist had predicted originally. Almost two weeks later I returned to Dr. Beatty's office for my bloodwork results. I had chalked up that horrible first visit to him just having a bad day. The way others had described him to me hardly resembled the doctor I had seen. I was down twelve pounds in between appointments, so I thought at least he would be pleased about that. Instead, Dr. Beatty chose to loudly berate me for my A1C results (which are a three-month average) and ignored the fact that I'd lost over 12 pounds in the ten days since he last saw me. He wasn't even curious as to what I'd been doing to lose the weight. Instead, he was incensed that I had not yet signed up to take his expensive wellness class. He repeatedly told me I had no control over food. I replied to him as calmly as I could, clearly my 12-pound weight loss disproved that. He only seemed to like success when he could take credit (my losing weight without his wellness class probably irked him). I walked out that day stunned at the unprofessional verbal abuse I had just endured, knowing I would never put myself in such a situation again. There are many other genuinely, consistently competent, kind doctors in Kern County. Dr. Beatty is clearly not one of them. read more

Dr. Beatty and his staff are demeaning and rude. He is egotistical and unprofessional. He called female patients "fatties". He speaks to his assistant in a chauvinistic way. He spoke negatively about two of my other doctors. Wish I could give zero stars. read more

Great doctor very professional. Spends time with you and really listens. Highly recommend him.

I went with my husband for his consultation appointment today, so I can take notes for him, since I would just drill him when he got home and he wouldn't be able to answer my many questions. Dr Beatty allowed me to set in. The consultation appointment was basically where the doctor explained his philosophy on Wellness Health, focused on entire body health and well-being verses just Medical Treatment which focuses on treating the symptoms. Dr Beatty is going to focus on treating the underlying issues in the body resulting in negative symptoms. He is exactly the kind of doctor we have been searching for. Many of his services aren't covered by insurance, but if the treatment your current doctor has been giving you seems to be failing, you are willing to pay to try the Wellness approach. If you are looking for a doctor to just write you a prescription to make the pain go away, this isn't the doctor for you. He's going to subscribe 8 hours a night of sleep, 5 days a week or working out with weights, a healthy diet of Whole Foods, getting rid of negative people in your life to reduce stress, vitamins and minerals, and balancing your hormones. His goal is to reduce the inflammation in your body so your body can heal. read more

I would give him a zero score if I could! My daughter referred Dr. Beatty to me because I had changed insurance and was looking for a new Primary Physician. I was having hormonal issues and insomnia So made an appointment, I waited one hour to be seen and he ordered lab work, said he could not prescribe anything till the results were in, understandable. a couple of weeks go by and I began calling for my labs, rude receptionist says they are not in and will call when they are in, they finally arrive and call to tell me I need an appointment to go over labs. Working on 3 hrs. Of sleep a day I plead with them to get me in sooner, "sorry one month out. My daughter who has an earlier appointment agrees to let me take hers...she sees what sleep deprivation is doing to her mom. I get to the appointment and Miss Rudeness says my insurance is not going through I will have to reschedule. I call insurance from there and they have no idea what the problem is, would look into it and call me back. I offer to pay for the visit and ask how much? Rudeness says $400... to give me my lab results, I ask? No for a physical she says, but I'm not here for that I reply. "You must have a physical before he can go over labs, you will have to schedule another time for that". I asked to speak to Dr. Beatty and she replied he was too busy, yet the place was completely empty!! Needless to say it did not end well. I have never been happier being kicked out of an empty Dr's office in my life!! Odd thing was my insurance called back and said someone stating they were me cancelled the insurance.... Dr. Beatty seems like a nice knowledgeable man but his staff needs lessons in customer service and problem solving!! People are going there because they are sick and they simply don't give a damn!! read more

A friend recommended Mr. Beatty back in June. I was have a huge number of PVCs, to the tune of 20K a day. On our first visit, Mr. Beatty went over his treatment philosophy for an hour which sounded good at first. He did a quick evaluation and sent me on my way with at least two months of referrals. Time went on trying to execute the referrals while I was getting much worse. I made a second appointment to go over the results of my blood work and to let him know I was getting worse. Keep in mind this is my second visit with Mr. Beatty. To my wife's and my amazement, the fifteen minutes of this visit was used by Mr. Beatty to rail and belittle me for coming into his office. Among other things, he told me "I must think this is Kaiser" and I have to go through his $350 "Wellness" training as well as the maze of referrals. He said he could not help me and then pressed me asking "What's it going to be". My answer was that I never went back. Total cost of the two visits: $950 read more

Dr. Beatty had been recommended a number of years ago to us as a primary care physician. We do not go to the doctor often, but when we are ill or are due for a regular check-up. It had been a few years since I saw him, and I am heading to Africa on a mission trip, so I needed immunizations and a malaria pill prescription. I see my endocrinologist every six months, so my labwork is current through her. When I called to schedule the appointment for immunizations, instead of telling me they don't offer this service in the office, they scheduled an appointment. I came in, updated my paperwork, waited in the waiting room, had vitals taken, and was sent to a private room. After a wait there, I was told by the staff that Dr. Beatty's office does not do immunizations. I was asked if I needed anything else at that time and I said, "no, I'm just preparing for my trip to Africa." This whole experience - this office visit and the commute to and from - cost me about 2.5 hours to find out what they could have easily told me over the phone. I realized within that week that I still needed the prescription for the Malaria pills. I called back and asked them if they could arrange for another appointment so I could see Dr. Beatty for the pills (which are required for my trip). Again, I arranged for care for my children, went to the office (taking my youngest son with me). We waited in the waiting room a bit, and then in a private room for 40 minutes. When Dr. Beatty and his assistant came into the room, he was gruff in his demeanor. He started scolding me about not seeing him regularly. He asked me what I thought I was doing coming to him for this medication when he hasn't seen me in some time. He said he would need my labs. I told him I had recently had labs done at my endocrinologists and I could have those sent over. He disregarded this offer and continued to scold and lecture me. He then went on and on about how medication can have adverse effects, even sharing an anecdote about another patient (which is not something he should do as Hippa provides he should not discuss particulars of a patient with another patient). Anyway, he went on about how the liver processes medication and he doesn't know the condition of my liver. He said he hadn't done a history and physical on me so he wouldn't know how the med would affect me. Instead of offering a physical, he continued to scold and demean me in front of my 10 year old son. He added that this is how medical malpractice suits come about. At the end of his tirade, he said, "Do you understand what I am saying?" I asked him if he were unwilling to provide me the prescription and he said that was correct and then informed his staff to refund me my co-pay. At the front desk, I told him the sweet receptionist (when she asked if I wanted another appointment) "Never. I'm never coming here again." When I got into my car, I called her and said, "I hope my approach wasn't rough towards you. I wasn't upset with you at all. I was just treated so rudely and disrespectfully by the doctor. He mentioned that he was worried that a patient would go to the Medical Board, and I'm not the type to do that sort of thing, but after his refusal to care for me and his abrasive and disrespectful interaction and the shaming and abusive way in which he spoke to me, I am going to file a report with the medical board." I sincerely hope no one goes to this doctor. He is a bully and does not live up to the Hippocratic oath to help, do no harm, and act in an ethical manner towards patients. read more