We've been taking our daughter her since she's been born and really like this practice. I've always been able to book appointments and find times that work for us. We've seen several of the doctors especially since my daughter was born premature so we were in there quite a bit. I've liked every doctor we've seen. They all take time to actually talk to us about any questions or concerns we might have. I also like that they clearly read through her file before coming in the room. It's a pet peeve of mine to have to explain through something or answer questions on something they should know already. read more

If I could give zero stars I would. After spending maybe 5 minutes with us during our well visit, Dr. Bangs' nurse "mistakenly" injected my two month old with the wrong vaccine. A vaccine not approved for infants this young. This was after discussing and agreeing to a clear vaccine plan that included giving only 1 shot at a time so as not to overload his tiny body. I was not informed of this error for over a week and even then had to piece it together myself and could not get our doctor to call me back until she was back in the office. (She doesn't work Sat-Monday). When she finally did call us back, her apology seemed completely insincere. It was clear she seemed to think this was not a big deal. We have filed a medical board complaint for Dr. Bangs. Avoid this practice and these horrible nurses and doctors. They do not care about their patients and are unable to follow basic standards of care in the medical industry. read more

I cannot say enough great things about PIP. Dr. Meg Harline is my children's pediatrician and she is absolutely the best! She is so patient, caring, and takes the time to go through every little detail about your child' health. She will spend as long as it takes in the appointment to make sure your questions are answered. Some offices rush you through to go on to the next patient, which I understand. But PIP allows plenty of time for each appointment which I appreciate so much! Dr. Gabby is also another one of our favorites there! Both women are absolutely fabulous. The facility is clean and full of very kind people. The front desk staff is very welcoming and friendly. I also love how they have 2 waiting rooms, one for "sick" and one for "well". My only critic would be that I wish the MA's giving the vaccinations were a little more understanding of the children's sheer terror of needles. I understand they do shots all day but it is also SUPER scary for the kids to get them. We actually had one MA that was INCREDIBLE (I believe her name was Olivia). She was so sweet to my daughter, made her laugh, was asking her questions to distract her, and my daughter wasn't nearly as scared as she normally was. I have not seen her since and I am super sad about that! I wish they were all as sweet as she was to my daughter that day. Overall, PIP is a wonderful place to send your children. They have been with my kids since day 1 and I trust them completely and enjoy our visits. read more

Proved to be an awful service. They provide weak information and unable to give recommendations for specialists. I am very disappointed that we took our child to these apathetic impostors. Fake practice. read more

Transferred our toddler here from another practice and have been so glad we did, the doctors are knowledgeable, kind and spend plenty of time with us whether for a wellness check up or a sick kid visit. Another strong pro, the few times we've had urgent needs they've worked to fit us in quickly at one of the locations. read more

We transferred to this practice when our family doctor retired. We were unable to make an appointment until they received all of our records which was taking a long time. I was told our previous physician hadn't sent them so I myself secured their records from our prior physician and provided them to the office myself. They still claimed they never received them. It took months. The office staff treats you like they think they are doing you a favor allowing your kids to be patients at their practice. The providers seem great once you actually get to see them but it's just not worth it when the office staff treats you so horribly. read more

I was referred to Partners in Pediatrics. When I called to schedule an appointment for my daughter, I was informed their policy was to have me fill out all the paperwork and they would call me to schedule once they received her medical records. I sent them in and hasn't heard anything, so after two weeks I called. The receptionist could care less. She confirmed they were received, but didn't know why they hadn't been entered. She told me it could be up to another two weeks before they could schedule us because they needed to wait for the records. No apology, no urgency to help even though she knew we needed to be seen as soon as possible. I understand mistakes happen, but she lacked any compassion. Not a place I would want to take my children. read more

I can't imagine taking my child to a better place than this. I went to this practice when I was a kid 35 years ago and still see Dr. Rubin with my kiddo now. They have always given us great attention and care and we have always respected their approach, focusing on natural alternatives first, rather than always just prescribing antibiotics. We love this practice and we will always recommend it strongly. If you have issues with them, I'd always reach out to a practice manager first, we have always had good resolutions with issues over the years. Give them a second chance, you won't be sorry! read more

I called this morning to make a wellness appointment for my son. We would be new patients as we have recently moved back to the area. The receptionist who answered the phone was very condescending and acted like it was an inconvenience that I was calling. She seemed like it was an annoyance that I didn't know what their new patient process was and that I had even called to make an appointment prior to filling out all of the new patient paperwork. She then asked me "who our current doctor was and why we were looking for another pediatrician " and also "if we were up to date on vaccinations ". Not sure what this has to do with scheduling an appointment. The attitude during the initial call to schedule was enough to let me know that I don't want to have anything to do with this practice. I can't imagine the frustration if I had to deal with them for long term care over the years as my son grows. read more

We are so incredibly disappointed to end our relationship with Partners in Pediatrics after four years. We just had to cancel both our son and daughter's well exams due to them requiring masks not only for healthy parents but also for healthy YOUNG children. I've read the research and refuse to put a mask on my toddler's face just to follow a made-up rule not backed by science. We have already found another practice that does not require masks for healthy patients and will be doing our well visits with them. We actually adored our children's PA, Dana, so this is a very sad way to have to end that relationship. I hope that the office manager at Partners in Pediatrics will take the time to read the actual science behind why masks do nothing and even cause harm. read more

The minute a practice starts dictating how and what and my choices as a parent is that is when I call it quits. The first problem I had with this practice is the fact the do not respect the parents as the ultimate decision makers for their children. The second problem I have is they are far from thorough. I have done many newborn well visit checks being a in the medical profession myself and I was shocked with they failed to check fontanels and measure head circumference along with length and reflexes every question I had they had no answer for as parents we decided to see a different Dr and give it one more try the second Dr we saw seemed a bit better so we decided to stay we had our son during flu season and then covid of course followed suit with everything going on we as parents felt the risk out weighed any benefit of bringing our child in until things cleared up and knowing that Ill people are often asymptomatic I was still not comfortable with doing any visits even though they had moved well visits to mornings we figured we would start visits once things improved with all of the illnesses circulating around and that we would only bring our child in if needed we communicated this to the practice and they agreed that we can resume when we are comfortable. Today I called to get our son seen for a possible ear infection and all of the sudden they do not want to see us because we have not done well visit checks. To me this practice seems very money driven and anyone with knowledge in the healthcare Field I think will definitely pick up on that as well communicate thoroughness and respect for parents choices is something they lack read more

We have gone here since our girls were babies. We love Dr Nancy. We moved out of state and recently moved back. I highly recommend this practice for several reasons, they try to use natural medicine or remedies before any major medicines if you choose to. They are not pushy and Dr. Nancy L is very good with my girls. No judgement on medicine/vaccines but educate you as well. read more

Based on my encounter with the staff at Partners in Pediatrics, I chose not to schedule an appointment for my teenage daughter as a new patient. I agree with all the Yelp reviews on the rudeness of the front-office staff. The doctors might be great, but it is difficult, if not impossible, to see them. This is a large practice, and I gathered from my 15-minute encounter that my daughter would NOT receive personalized, attentive care from the staff. When I called to make an appointment, "Deanne" did not want me to interrupt her with questions while she explained the policies. The policies are daunting: you cannot request that your child see a particular doctor except for the annual visit, you must agree to bring your child in every year for a check-up, you cannot schedule an annual visit until you send over all medical records from birth to present, annual visits are scheduled up to 3 months out, they do not give second opinions, etc. After asking Deanne too many questions, she decided that I was being rude and told me I would have to speak to the office manager. That person wasn't available so I was handed over to "Angela". When I asked Angela to help me make an appointment, she told me I would have to fill out all the new-patient forms on the website and have my child's previous pediatrician send in all records before they could schedule my daughter. When I asked where on the website I could find the forms (under "Patients"? under "Resources"?), she said "I don't know...they're on the website". After this incredibly negative experience, I asked a friend which pediatrician her daughters see. When I called that office, I was immediately directed to the scheduling assistant who cheerfully offered me the next-available well-child appointment (less than 2 months out). The only information I had to give were my daughter's name and birthdate, insurance company, and my telephone number. I was not lectured on the group's policies and, unlike my experience with Partners in Pediatrics, I was treated with kindness and respect. read more

An amazing practice. From the people who answer the phones, and help you with questions that they probably get asked 100 times a day, to the PA's who are just as knowledgeable as the doctors there, and the doctors themselves. I've taken my kids there for close to 13 years, and I'm so appreciative of them. It's funny, the negative reviews I see are things that didn't accommodate that person in their specific time frame. They are helping THOUSANDS of families raise their kids, and are happy to do it. Very thankful for this practice. read more

We have been seeing Dr.Lisa since my girls were born,she is WONDERFUL!It is,however, difficult to schedule to see her every time. We mixed up the dates and missed our apt scheduled today,so I called to reschedule. I spoke to Alicia who I don't think loves her job...She put me on a very long hold to "check" my account (which was not the purpose of my call). And than said You have 3 missed appointments in 4 years, so one more and you are dismissed. I'm sorry,what? Am I speaking to my employer?or perhaps my parent?She will "dismiss" me? I started to laugh, because I am a client who has been paying this facility for 4 years, please adjust your vocabulary and remain professional. Than she proceed to say " if you think it is funny,I can go ahead and dismiss you right now" What world do we live in,where I call to reschedule a pediatrician appointment and am treated so disrespectfully? I really hope management can do some training for the front desk staff,because this is unacceptable. Wonderful physicians who will loose business because of the staff,unfortunate. We are all people,things come up(especially with little kids) and things need to be moved around. I have waited with 2 kids under 2 in the room for a physician for more than an hr several times, and NEVER complained because things come up that are hard to control. Please remain a kind human, or at the very least professional with a client. read more

I cannot say enough great things about this practice. We have been patients for over 10 years. They were great in the hospital and have been excellent providers every year since. Having worked with and for various pediatric specialists, I can say firsthand their peers recommend partners in pediatrics to families looking to switch pediatricians. Dr. Nancy is our primary, but over the years we have been seen by most of the physicians and mid-level, they are top notch! read more

If you are a crunchy momma and want open-minded docs who actually LISTEN to you and honor your families wants and needs, Partners in Pediatrics is a great option. We have three kiddos and have been a PIP family for more than 10 years. I can't imagine going anywhere else. They encourage natural and homeopathic modalities before writing scrips, which is great. Yes, there are quite a few docs and PAs -- take the time to meet with all of them, and you'll find at least a couple that suit your family. And if you have special concerns and request consistency with a certain provider, they make it happen. Front office staff have always been great in my opinion -- I'm sure they deal with lots of chaos and sometimes have off days, but I would take that easily in exchange for having holistically-minded docs who know and care about my children. read more

A few of our children saw a couple of the doctors here...once. We signed into the practice because we had heard they were open to alternative treatments and didn't just push Rxs at the first symptom of an illness. You have to keep coming back every year for well child visits in order to stay with the practice. Well, we have 5 children and thankfully, they are rarely ill. In our experience, when we take our healthy children into a pediatrician's office/waiting room for well child visits we can almost guarantee they will come down with some sniffle or cold that following week bc they picked up something while there for a visit--to make sure they are well. It is probably a great way for the office to keep their $$ inflows coming in from the insurance companies, with this requirement but, it definitely makes them appear more as a mill. We were most unhappy with a female doctor that saw our girls. I don't remember her name. As a parent many times over, I don't pretend to know it all but I kind of have a clue what I'm doing and I did not like the way this doctor spoke to me. Additionally, she questioned positions we held and suggested that if we had done any data collection online that we might have used inaccurate websites. We chose to opt out of/postpone a couple vaccinations and we had to sign a waiver. This doctor also missed catching something in my daughter's speech during the visit that our dentist caught shortly thereafter and the doctor refused to provide us with a referral to a specialist unless we made another visit with her. (Note, we are not HMO or Medicare subscribers that would warrant a gatekeeper). The male doctor my sons saw was kind and respectful but bc of the other situations, we sought providers elsewhere. read more

I decided to change from kaiser to this place. I just went to drop off paperwork and the front desk person was rude. Didn't even make eye contact with me. So unprofessional. How unhappy are u with your life that u treat people like they are not standing in front of you. Not sure if we will even go in to this office. I might have to look for a different place for my kids. read more

Love Dr. Prina! We have moved to Sedalia, but continue to drive to see Dr. Prina - he is amazing! I always feel open to ask questions and feel that I receive thoughtful and helpful information. I appreciate that he treats me and my children as human beings and remembers us every time. On sick visits, I've always been happy with other practitioners as well. Also, very impressed that it is one of the actual practitioners who responds with a quick call back after hours. Can't say enough about how grateful our family is to have Partners in Pediatrics. read more

We absolutely love all the docs at Partners! Both of my kids have seen the docs since birth and I couldn't be happier with the care and kindness that we have received from the PAs and the Doctors. I love the fact that I can call the office at any point in the day and get an appointment. read more

I've had a few bad experiences over the years with Partners in Peds and I've had grace with the way I've been treated by a few providers, chalking it up to them having a bad or off day, I know I've been there at times. But this last week was the last straw for me. I called to talk with the on-call doc about my daughter who had fell and cut her head the day before and 24 hrs later was struggling with dizziness, headache and fever. I was told that it was nothing and probably totally unrelated. (I am not unreasonable, I don't expect doctors to know what to do over the phone, but don't treat me like an over-worried, spastic parent for calling for a reasonable concern). She woke up the next day with severe swelling and redness in her face. Long story short but we ended up at Children's hospital with severe facial infection receiving IV antibiotics and CT scan with dye to ensure it hadn't spread to the brain. Before heading to children's, I had called to speak with a doc to see if we should go to the Urgent Care or Children's because I was concerned about IV antibiotics and they front desk lady laughed at me for suggesting that and said they won't need to do that. LAUGHED AT ME!!!!!!! I called and complained and then received calls from a few docs trying to show they care, but after the doc I originally spoke with called to inform me that we were behind on our well-care check appt with our daughter WHILE she was in the hospital recovering from something that could have killed her, THAT WAS IT!!!! SO done with docs that are just in it for the money. All that said, there are good docs at that practice, but there are an equal number of not so great or downright rude, insensitive, and bossy docs and front desk staff that answer the phone and laugh at you for your concerns (that actually happened). read more

Wonderful practice that absolutely cares about your kids. We have seen all the providers at some point and no complaints with anyone! Dr. Emily is the best and my girls absolutely love her! I love that the providers offer both holistic and western medicine options when your child is sick. I was concerned about the vaccination schedule and wanted to delay the shots by not giving so many shots at once. They totally respect my opinion as they provided me with the recommended schedule but supported my decision to delay. Everyone at the Meridian office is so friendly, from the office staff, to the medical assistants, to the providers. Would highly recommend the practice!! read more

We love Partners in Pediatrics! Dr. Rubin is the best! We trust every doctor we've seen...from MD to the Physician's Assistants/Nurse Practitioners. The staff is so friendly helpful too, they are very accommodating and do whatever they can to fit you in for emergencies and to get any of my questions answered. The doctors take after-hours calls too. Wouldn't go anywhere else! read more

We love our pediatrician! He always makes us feel welcome, never rushed, listens to all of our concerns and addresses them, advises us on avenues of treatment, and respects our decisions about preferring an unconventional approach to treatment over traditional medicine. With this said, our older son suffered from psoriasis as an infant, Jerry prepared a homeopathic remedy specific to our son, and it was only with the help of this remedy, flaxseed oil, and vitamins that his quarter-sized patches cleared up. Eight years later, he remains free of large patches. In addition, Jerry speaks to us with a friendly, collegial tone. That's exactly what we want in a doctor! Plus, our kids love him, which is really a true testament to his ability to connect with kids, which he does. He always speaks directly to our children instead of about them; he jokes around and takes an interest in their hobbies and education. He makes recommendations when we are hoping to seek additional help for a concern. Jerry met with us when we were pregnant and trying to find a doctor for our future children. We liked him then and love him now- ten years later. While Dr. Jerry Rubin is our children's primary care physician and who we list on school records, etc., the other doctors and PA's in the practice are just as good. We have seen just about every one of them over the years. When the kids are sick, we can always get a same-day appointment and know our kids will be in good hands. read more

We had a great relationship with Partners in Pediatrics until we had a not so good interaction with one of their providers. Our daughter use to look forward to her check ups and now we struggle with mentioning with word doctor without her bursting into tears. We went in for a follow up appointment for an ear infection in which she was forceably held down and had fluid flushed in her ears not once but twice. She was so scared that she ended up urinating all over her self. It took us 3 months before she would even let us lay her back in the bathtub to wash her hair. Broke my heart. I am in the medical field and can understand the difference between someone crying because they are scared and this was truly terror. There are a lot of providers that are great. I would recommend if you are considering to find a provider that you are comfortable with and sticking with them for all check ups/walk ins. read more

Partners is THE BEST, bar none. My kids are 20 and 17 and we have spent all those years with partners, my youngest son was a preemie and they are responsible for saving his life! They called me every day, I am forever grateful for the care we have received over the years. I am so sad we are nearing our end with them, I only wish they saw young adults. Dr. Dean is our favorite but they are all awesome, I trust them all with my kids lives. These people are true professionals and it is so obvious that they love what they do and their heart is in it. We had the good fortune of getting to know Dr. Jordan Klein before he retired, we so dearly loved him as well. The office staff are equally as awesome. There really are no words to express how fabulous these doctors and staff are. I must say, you couldn't possibly find better! We drive an hour to get to them, but I would drive across state lines if I had too. Thank you Partners! read more