I've dealt with chronic illness and pain for many years. Because of that, I have seen countless number of doctors. I have never had such a negative experience with a doctor as I did with Dr. Hawwa Frazier of MBS Trinity Health, LLC. Her behavior is extremely erratic, unethical, and unprofessional, her billing practices are questionable, her staff is rude, unprofessional, immature, and incompetent.
My last appointment with Dr. Frazier was so negative that I had no plans of returning. Out of nowhere, she refused to fill a prescription that she had me on for a year and that you *must* wean off of. She outright misrepresented a conversation that she had with another one of my doctors. After arriving home and calming down from my appointment with her, I called her office to ask what I should do about the prescription that I needed to wean off of. Her receptionist told me that Dr Frazier requested to see me the next day, that she was "abrupt" at the previous appointment, and wanted to talk to me about it. I returned the next day at the scheduled time. I was told by the front desk that a charge from *last year* of almost $200.00 suddenly appeared on my account just that morning, and that I would have to pay it or Dr. Frazier said she would not see me. I asked to see the paperwork for this alleged bill, but they refused to show it to me. I was extremely upset at everything going on with this office, and paid the bill, expecting to be able to speak to the doctor about it. After the bill was paid, a medical technician came out to the waiting room and told me, in front of a waiting room of patients, that Dr. Frazier refused to see me and announced a bogus diagnosis as the reason. Again, this was done in the public waiting room. I left the office, out approx $200.00, and still not given even a 2 week supply of the medication that I needed to wean off of, medication that Dr. Frazier prescribed for about a year! The office also refused to give me access to my medical records so that I could immediately seek help from another doctor. I was told that I would have to pay $51.00 and wait 30 days. I was also locked out of my patient portal account. When I complained to Dr. Frazier about my privacy being breached and being completely embarrassed in the public waiting room, she told me that I breached my own privacy by *giving my name* when I checked in to my appointment. When I expressed concern about the medication being abruptly stopped, I was told to go the emergency room. This is the type of person Dr. Frazier is. You can draw your own conclusion.
At home, I reviewed my own billing records and realized that Dr. Frazier billed me for something that she wrongly billed the insurance for, and that insurance specifically stated that she could not charge over an approx $4.00 amount, which I had already paid the previous year. Her own bookkeeper told me that I was wrongly charged, that she was confused by the charge, but that Dr. Frazier refused to issue a refund.
There were other issues with the office such as prescriptions being written out wrong, my account being sent to collections "by mistake," the one and only time I allowed Dr. Frazier to personally take blood resulted in a large hematoma (something that has never happened to me before, and I get blood taken regularly as a thyroid patient), and messy record keeping that I was ultimately blamed for. I should have run away with the warning signs, and I kick myself for not listening to my gut sooner. Since I only saw her for about 5-10 minutes per appointment, it was easy to just brush it off. I will never make that mistake with any doctor again.
I have never experienced anything like her office and warn any current or potential patients to tread carefully, especially if you're depending on Dr. Frazier for medication that cannot be abruptly stopped. There are reviews on google where other patients have similar complaints about this office regarding questionable billing, wrong diagnosis, and trouble getting paperwork.
This is my personal opinion based on my experience as Dr. Frazier's former patient.
UPDATE: As of 10/18/16, I am *still* waiting for refund of $196.09, which was illegally charged because Dr. Frazier claims to accept Medicare assignment.
UPDATE: The State Board sent me a letter letting me know that Dr. Frazier assured them that I can have my medical records free of charge. She originally told me that I had to pay $51.00 for them. Hopefully, picking up my records will not turn into a new nightmare with this office.
UPDATE: My credit card refunded the $196.09, as it was determined to not be a valid charge. read more