The ONLY reason I ended up using this practice is because I was assigned to Dr. Vachhani during a stay at Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital for pancreatitis.
I saw Dr. Vachhani just once during my week-long stay, but I saw his NP every day. In looking over my hospital records, post-release, I found that he was "supervising" her, even though he didn't visit me, and that they were "discussing my case", even though he wasn't seeing me.
Once I was released from the hospital, I was told to make a follow-up appointment with Dr. Vachhani's practice, Texas Digestive Disease Consultants. I made an appointment at the Sugar Land location, as it is closer to my home.
Imagine my surprise when I arrived at their tiny office, squeezed into their tiny waiting room, and was called for an appointment with the NP (not Dr. Vachhani). Given that I was 1.5 weeks post-hospital stay, I fully expected (and made) an appointment with Dr. Vachhani.
I was surprised when admitted to the area reserved for patients, as this was also very small. The one scale in the office (a regular scale, not a medical one) was out in the open, right near the area where the desk employees work.
After that, I was shown to an office (NOT a medical exam room). The nurse sat at a desk, took my information, and never took a single vital sign. Then, the very competent and friendly NP arrived. She and I discussed my issues, an endoscopic ultrasound was recommended, and the appointment concluded. I was never physically examined.
When leaving, I went to the front desk and heard a loud desk employee talking to a patient over the phone. There was no attempt made at maintaining patient confidentiality.
My second appointment, scheduled after my endoscopic ultrasound, was about the same. This time, though, I was shown to an actual exam room, and even though I had scheduled an appointment with the NP, Dr. Vachhani arrived. Once again, I was never physically examined and no vitals were taken.
While the NP was good and Dr. Vachhani was adequate, I never felt like "a name" to anyone at Texas Digestive Disease Consultants. Instead, I felt like just "a number", or a random patient. I never got a feeling that anyone in the practice cared about me as a person. If you want to see a doctor's office that will treat you quickly, without truly paying attention to you, this is the practice for you. Personally, I won't be going back to Texas Digestive Disease Consultants or Dr. Vachhani. read more