I had a terrible experience trying to work with Dr. Huy Nguyen and his staff. Initially, there was a mistake in billing for a simple physical, which I was able to resolve with minimal trouble through the billing office.
However, when i went in with back pain several weeks later and met Dr. Nguyen for the first time, he was very rude and short with me. Everytime we got to talking about my problem, he somehow re-directed the topic back to insurance coverage or billing issues.
He kept making little digs at me throughout the entire visit - telling me that I needed to "listen before I talk", and "chill out".
I also had a question about a potentially hazardous material that I work with at my job. I brought in the MSDS and asked if he had any insight as to the potential hazards of the material. I realized that his insight was minimal when he told me to "find a toxicologist" and that i could "do my own internet searches".
He then continued bringing up insurance issues with an arrogant and disrespectful attitude, and told me that I had a "chip on my shoulder", that I had "threatened his staff" (which I absolutley had NOT done), and then he called me an "as*hole".
When he said that - I told him that I was not going to pay for today's visit, I gathered up the bit of paperwork I had with me, and began to leave.
On the way out, Huy Nguyen actually put his hand on my chest and attempted to PUSH me backwards. I told him to take his hands off of me, and he said "Don't threaten me!" I had not threatened him with ANYTHING, not once, and I told him "I NEVER THREATENED YOU, F*CK YOU!"
And I left.
In retrospect, Huy Nguyen is the one who had a chip on his shoulder - about a billing issue which had already been resolved - and he could not see past it or complete the examination.
Dr Huy Nguyen is a coward, a liar, and worst of all, he is a BAD DOCTOR. I didn't expect to be physically pushed when presenting with lower back pain, and I do not need a doctor to formally diagnose me with being an "as*hole."
I am truly saddened that a doctor would treat a patient this way. I urge anyone who
is seeking a family practioner to avoid Huy Nguyen, DO, of Sierra Care Physicians.
-Ryan McNulty read more