This doctor seems very nice and knowledgeable when you first meet him. I went there for weight management and was considering bariatric surgery as an option. He told me that I should try medications and diet first. With a change in my insurance company, I could no longer get my prescribed medication. I was sent a letter saying that I could have a peer to peer call to appeal. I went to my office visit and brought in the letter. His demeanor completely changed and I have never been so disrespected. He flat out said no and that he has the right to refuse. I was shocked I work in a doctors office and that is a common practice. So I explained that I was surprised by his response. He continued to tell me that this is time that he could be seeing patients and that a phone call could last and hour to an hour and a half, and it isn't in his "wheelhouse", and if I understood. I indicated that I understood but did not understand how that isn't in his "wheelhouse" to explain to another physician your treatment recommendations. Then he pulled up his google search with a recommendation for treatment based on BMI scores. He said it is recommended that I have bariatric surgery. He also pulled up another google search that indicated that if I continued with the medication that I would only loose 15% of my body fat and that if I did that I would still need bariatric surgery. I told him if that was the case why did you tell me to start medications in the first place? He said are you arguing with me? Then pulled up my chart to show me one sentence from our first office visit that said bariatric surgery options discussed. I told him that I agreed we did discuss surgery because that is what I initially went in there for and that this is very much a different conversation then our initial office visit when you didn't recommend that course of treatment. He then proceeded to ask me if I would like to have him write me another prescription, and said, "no one told you, you couldn't pay out of pocket for it and shop around". I told him that I didn't have the financial means to do so. So, he then said well what do you want me to do, I have written you prescriptions and your insurance company won't cover them? I told him it feels like you don't want to be my physician. I have never been so disrespected for asking one question. I don't know why you are getting so upset because I asked you a question about making a phone call and was trying to seek clarification. He said I am sorry you feel that way, what would you like to do. I said you are the physician aren't you supposed to tell me what my options are. He then said I could have surgery, or he could write me a prescription. As I am there crying in tears, he says to me what do you want to do. I said I don't want to continue with you being my physician. He then looks at me and smirks and says I will get your paperwork ready for you. I told him I hope that tonight you think about the unethical and moral treatment you provided me. As he was walking out, he said, "I will sleep just fine". Once he realized he could no longer make money off of me, he no longer wanted to be my physician, he didn't want to make the phone call because is recommendations where purely for his financial gain and not what is best for my health. This is clearly a case of deceptive medical practices. read more
