Proceed with caution if you decide to go here. (tldr, Dr Cheeks is a sex offender and the office willfully holds refills and makes you pay more to get them, if at all)
I started seeing Dr Cheeks in 2015, not knowing he was on probation with the medical board for having an inappropriate relationship with a patient. One of the terms was that he was always supposed to have a chaperone, yet he never did with me. He was a decent enough doctor but there were several times over the years that my refills weren't called in on medicine I had to have. It was never horrible enough to find another Dr, but annoying and inconvenient. I visited and paid this Dr every 3 months for refills on the same exact medications so the fact that there were issues was eye-rolling, to say the least. Things did get worse with this exact issue over the years, and I should have found another doctor, but I didn't and things got much worse. Fast forward to January 2024. I went to refill my medicine and was told at the pharmacy that my prescriptions had expired even though I should have been getting 1 more month. After I managed to get a girl in the office on the phone, I was told that my refills weren't valid bc Dr Cheeks was no longer practicing and that I would need to pay for another visit with the new Dr they had. I didn't know what the deal was so I looked up Dr. Cheeks' medical license. Something I should've done when I started seeing him almost 10 years ago. I saw that not only had he been on probation with the board in the past, but that his license has been suspended because * HE SEXUALLY ASSAULTED A FEMALE PATIENT IN HER HOME* , after giving her ambien and Xanax. This happened in Oct 2023 and he faced criminal charges, yet he continued to practice FOR 2 MONTHS after this. If you want to see it for yourself it is public info that is easy to find. Look up Curtis Cheeks Jr and you'll see it. The thought that I had been in a room alone with this man many times over the years made me sick, especially since at this time he was already an offender and supposed to have a chaperone. So the office started using a nurse practitioner. She was friendly but immediately started by telling me I should change my meds because of "long term side affects", but not really saying why. She also denied me birth control, saying "It's bad for your body". She actually did call my meds in though,so essentially she did do her job. Mostly. This month was my last refill, and I got 3 of my medicines no problem. But she left one medicine off. The office doesn't take phone calls, only texts, and after I texted 3 times throughout the day, I got a response saying they would message the pharmacy. They didn't though, and they are closed on Fridays. So I'm just outta luck,even though I have been on this medication for 12 years and I do actually need to take it regularly. So now I need to do what I didn't do when all this crap started, and find another Dr. If you decide to go or keep going here, please be careful. Not only was I unsafe going there bc Dr Cheeks is a sex offender, but also it was a hassle to get what I paid for. They got new Dr's yet I still can't quite get my medicine. If you made it this far, thanks for listening. Do your homework when looking for a Dr. A quick Google search with the GA medical board could make all the difference. read more