I'm giving one star, but if I could, I would give zero. First of all, I want to say that the waiting room in Dr. Patel's office is very small, and if four people come, it's impossible to sit and wait for your appointment. You can hardly breathe. I asked to turn on the air conditioning so I could breathe. There are two women at the reception desk and they are very unhappy when you ask them questions. They look at you in such a way that you feel guilty. In the doctor's office, all the doors are open, both to the examination rooms and to his office. That is, you can easily hear everything while sitting in the waiting room. When I was called to see the doctor, I was taken to the examination room, one of the women at the reception came, took my blood pressure and told me to wait. I waited another 15 minutes. After that, I was invited into Dr. Patel's office; he himself came and invited me. I didn't even understand why I went to his office, but I went. The chair was opposite his desk. He started reading me questions about my vaccinations. Did I get this shot, did I get that shot, etc. The door to his office was open, so the people waiting in the room could hear all my answers. I asked why he was asking me about every vaccination. Wouldn't it be easier to give a form to new patients, like they do everywhere, and I could answer all the questions while waiting for my appointment, and no one would hear my personal medical information. After all, there's HIPPA. I got the impression he didn't like my question. He raised his voice at me and yelled that this is how he works and that things won't go that way if I keep asking questions. I could tell he hated me as a patient. He started asking why I came to him and said since I'll have different insurance starting in the new year, I should go to my doctor and let him treat me. My blood pressure was 132... I asked him to give me something for it, to advise, since my blood pressure fluctuates a lot and can be high. To which he replied that my blood pressure is normal... I asked for an electrocardiogram, to which he told me that it would be expensive... well, it was $200, maybe less. He also refused. When this horror with questions in his office ended, he told me to go to the examination room. I went in and sat down to wait for him. He came rudely, listened to me for a minute, no more, and left. I felt like I had come to the prosecutor, not the doctor. I felt some kind of terrible shame when I left the examination room. All the waiting patients looked at me, as if I had done something terrible. My son was the day before. There was also a terrible survey in his office, then the doctor had not yet finished chatting with his patient before my son's appointment. And when he finished his conversation, he came into the examination room where my son was sitting, and not even a minute had passed before the doctor finished the examination. My son wanted to ask questions, but the doctor had already left. I don't recommend anyone go to this terrible doctor. I didn't feel Dr. Patel was professional towards me as a patient. He wrote a referral for a blood test, but my son and I didn't do it because we don't want to deal with such a terrible doctor anymore read more

Very great internist, goes the extra mile for his patients. So grateful for his wonderful care.

Excellent doctor. You are the most important person/patient when sitting with him. Dr. Patel makes you feel, you are being treated and respected. read more

Dr. Patel is the best! He has given me outstanding care for 10 years. Yes, the appointments take a long time, because Dr. Patel never rushes his patients. Each person gets his full attention at every visit. Dr. Patel orders lots of tests, and carefully studies the results, in order to make each diagnosis. He prescribes vitamins and healthy habits more often than drugs. For 10 years, Dr. Patel has advised me to exercise. I rarely do, but he remains compassionate, encouraging, and patient. As the saying goes: "In life, you can get good and services that are: A. High quality B. Affordable C. Fast ...But you can only have 2 out of the 3." When I schedule an appointment with Dr. Patel, I block out the whole morning or afternoon, and I bring a book or iPad. Totally worth the wait! read more

Dr. Patel has been my doctor for many years now and I highly recommend. Friendly and knowledgeable, he takes his time with you and lets you describe symptoms for his diagnosis. Office is clean and his assistants are friendly and caring. read more

Most thorough doctor I have ever been to, hands down! Explains in terms the layperson can understand, and not offended by questions. His staff are all bright, always cheerful, and helpful. I never had a doctor do such complete and comprehensive labs and referrals. I've had some lengthy waits, but that let's me know he takes whatever time is needed with patients, I know he has with me! read more

For the one and only review posted in 2010, Dr. Patel is not a woman, so I am not sure who you are reviewing here. Yes the office can be crowded, and the wait can be a little long at times, but Dr. Patel and his office staff are very good. He was recommended to me by my orthopedic surgeon and I have not have to look anywhere else for a regular doctor. It's tough here in FL, so many offices totally suck, but not this one. read more

My normally very healthy elderly mother did not have a primary care physician in Florida, but had been feeling increasingly ill. I live out of state. I brought her to Dr. Patel, for the first time, after my mom went twice to the ER and received fluids which only resulted in temporary abatement of symptoms. I feel extremely lucky to have found Dr Patel, who accurately diagnosed my mom and treated her. I expected to be skeptical since finding a good primary care Dr can be difficult. Dr Patel was extremely thorough, spent time with my mom and me, asking many questions, asking for data and past test results. I could see him putting the pieces of this puzzle together thoughtfully and not simply jumping to write a scrip. His office followed up and impressed me when I called several times with questions to be relayed to the Dr. A good office is worth almost as much as a good doctor. I am so relieved to have found Dr Patel and would recommend him. read more

Dr. Patel is an excellent doctor. He is very thorough and takes time to discuss health issues and answer questions. His thoroughness saved my life. He scheduled and EKG and echocardiogram for me every year. He saw an abnormality in this year's results and referred me to a cardiologist. It turns out that I had 5 blocked arteries and recently underwent successful bypass surgery. I truly believe that if wasn't for Dr. Patel, I would have died of a heart attack at some point as I was not experiencing any symptoms and it was Dr. Patel's thoroughness that detected it. read more

a typical mill, could care less about the patients just get them in and out as fast as possible, wrong prescriptions , screwed up lab-work. I cant believe this woman's a dr read more

I cannot even get through to make an appointment. I am disgusted. I went thru all this to change my primary care doctor and I can't even make an appointment. What a joke. read more