I chose this practice and Dr. Roberts for my personal care physician (PCP) back in February 2018 because I had been lax with my personal care and wanted to get back on a good regimen under the guidance of a pcp. I had chosen Dr. Roberts despite some of the reviews, but I should have listened to the reviewers and my instincts.
I went in with a list of problems I was having, and at the first consult "visit" I met the APN, Allysa - a nice person, by the way, but that's beside the point. I didn't think much of this at all. It's happened before that I've met with an APN before meeting the physician. The problem was that I NEVER MET THE PHYSICIAN! My biggest complaint is that I NEVER ONCE MET DR. ROBERTS, TO THIS DAY - even after having been a patient there for 4 months! What kind of practice is this?
The APN and I reviewed everything. I mentioned all of my aches and pains, and discussed my goals of getting back on track with my care. She refilled my prescriptions, although she started me on a lower dosage of my diabetic meds than I was on when I stopped taking them. My diabetes had certainly NOT gotten better, so I didn't understand why we were going backwards with the treatment. I went along with it because I assumed it would be obvious at my next visit that the smaller dosage wasn't working, and I would be bumped up to where I was. That didn't happen. I should have left at that point.
I returned a few times to meet with the APN, who reviewed my blood pressure logs and my A1C logs, and that was it. Office visit charge! I had to ask for blood tests to see where I was at with various things. I had discovered from the initial visit that I was anemic, but I don't think my levels were monitored very well. The advice I got on how to treat it went from take 3 Iron supplements a day, every day, to take 3 Iron supplements a day, for 3 days out of the week. Again, not sure how going backwards is going to improve anything. Less than 24 hours later, I received a phone message from the front desk at the office that I needed to see a gastroenterologist about the anemia. I think I should have been called by either the doctor or the APN to explain why the sudden shift in treatment over 24 hours, and what the plan was, but didn't hear from either medical professional.
The final straw was when I was called by the front desk and told I needed to come to the office so that they could take my blood pressure. I asked what else would be done, and was told nothing else. I declined. If they thought I was going to take time off of work, travel all the way to the office so they could just take my blood pressure, then charge me for an office visit? No way. Time for a new PCP.
Really. Read the reviews. And think hard before you decide to see this doctor, because the chances are, YOU WON'T EVER BE SEEN BY THIS DOCTOR, LET ALONE BE INTRODUCED TO HER! read more