My wife and I moved back to San Luis Obispo last year and chose Dr. Silver to be our primary care physician. For myself, Dr. Silver reviewed my blood tests and noticed that I had a high blood calcium level and a high parathyroid level which was the likely cause. I am 67 and previous doctors had chalked up the many minor symtoms I had to normal aging. Dr. Silver referred me to a specialist, who agreed with his diagnosis and I am undergoing treatment. I am very satisfied with Dr. Silver -- he has always listened to me and taken the necessary time to examine my case. He follows up with blood tests and office visits watching my response to dietary changes he is recommended related to pre-diabetes and marginally weak kidney function. My wife has had more office visits than I treating her medical situation and is also very satisfied. Regarding an earlier (two years ago) review, i am compelled to say that doctors are human and to make a judgement based on a single visit is extreme -- Sometimes doctors have a day when patient examinations all take longer than average and the doctor is overwhelmed. I can understand that person might not want to go back, but to tell everyone else to stay away is not rational. Archie Cheda email me if you wish: acheda@hughes.net read more

I agree with all other one star reviews. His intake exam lasted about five minutes complete with similar rude statements as in other reviewers experience (so what's wrong with you type questions). It felt like I was wasting his time. Thankfully he's left the practice and I am grateful to have a different new doctor even though he is in Morro Bay, a 25 minute drive away. read more

I went to Silver with pain in the L arm down to the wrist and neck pain. He told me to get a back rub, a few weeks later I went to the emergency room and x-rays found c3, c4-c5 broken. nice work silver, You're a jerk. read more

I would rather die than see Dr. Silver or NP Poe again. In fact, you may die if you use these crooks as your doctor. They don't prescribe medications, or give you the time of day, so I'm not really sure what they do besides collect money. I can only assume that they are part of an insurance scam. Instead of focusing on health and healing, they are heavily focused on profits, churning patients as quickly as possibly. Good luck if there is something actually wrong with you. read more

That was the worst doctor experience I've ever had. I left in tears, and so disappointing!! I came in with real health concerns and was told I was to young to be sick and it was all in my head and that the only doctor I should be seeing until I'm 60 years old is an ob-gyn....seriously...yeah cause thats the only thing that could possibly be wrong with any woman...so rude and sexist!! I can not even believe this doctor is still being able to practice medicine and get paid. After experiencing what I did I looked up reviews on him and so many people express the same feels...I really don't know why he is still working cause it's obvious he's not wanting to help people anymore...I hope he at least care about people at some point in his carrier but it's obvious he doesn't now!! read more

Came here searching for a new primary care doctor since I'm new to the area. The office staff is extremely rude, doc didn't have the time of day for me, acted like I was an inconvenience. I had lab work done, and no one in that office doctors included wanted to review them with me. I would & will never come here again! read more

I am going to add to these one star reviews and wish I had read them before seeing Doctor Silver. I called for a same day appt or telehealth and the receptionist said someone would get back to me in 24-48 hours unless I wanted to mark this urgent. So I marked it urgent. The moment Dr. Silver walked in the office he said "so what is it that is so urgent about your old injury that you need me to stay and see you at the end of the day?" This continued through an exam-with all my clothes on-of my lower back and him scheduling an MRI and saying we will call you if anything shows up in the results. I am shocked at how rude he was through the whole exam and now wish I had checked him out on YELP before ever wasting my time on seeing him. Ughhh. Now I need to find a new doctor. I'll check a Yelp for sure before seeing anyone else. Only see Doctor silver if you cannot get into an urgent care or ER. read more

Dr. Silver races through a litany of diseases to get a 'history', his 'physical' exam is very, very minimal with no feedback, he had an assistant administer an EKG but didn't return to the room to give the results, he briefly went over my blood lab results and said I needed repeat labs and a follow-up appointment in 6 mos... even though the results were better than the prior three years' labs, which my previous internist said were good (this was confirmed by a second doctor following my appointment with Dr. Silver). And at one point when I asked what the cholesterol number was and he said I could read it at home or ask my husband to explain it to me. He then stood up to leave and while standing by the door asked if I had any questions or concerns. When I mentioned one issue he said he didn't know and left the room. I went to Dr. Silver because it's hard to find a doctor that's taking new patients-- but I'll keep looking. read more

Wish there was a "no star option" I was the unfortunate recent person to end up in this office. It was to be an interview to find a new Primary care Dr. since I have just recently retired and moved to the area. It was a FAIL. The office staff are very nice and try to be helpful. But this person Dr. Silver was just really very unprofessional. His first comment to me was that he does not write prescriptions. ( I have some from a previous Dr.) then told me I need to lose weight ( I know this) Then based on one of the prescriptions he tells me to see a psychiatrist! Then when I asked what is a DO. He tells me that he can do manipulations as in Chiropractic, I ask about issues with my foot and adjustment type needs, he then tells me he does not do manipulations because he has slipped discs! When I ask if he might refer a Chiropractor he says no. He does all of this without ever looking at me, looking at my face , he just stared down at his computer. I now would like to know just exactly what it is that he does do? Since he made it clear what he does not do. I wanted a Dr. to build a relationship with going forward and all I felt was uncomfortable. I felt as though I were an inconvenience to him and I would never be able to trust him. He wanted to pass everything off to anyone else and really was not having any interest in me as a human being. I felt dismissed and really saddened by the whole experience. Add insult to injury the Fcpp office that he is affiliated with will not allow me to try another Dr. in their facility unless I wait 3 years to be considered a new patient because I guess now , somehow I belong to this Dr. Silver. I wish I had seen these yelp reviews before going to see him. The process for trying to find a Dr. Is dismal and painful and top this off with now I have to pay this person for the whole 12-15 mins and I literally got Nothing for it. I hope that this review will help the next person. Please choose someone else, look at the reviews and take them seriously. I also hope that the people who are in charge of things will take a look and try to fix the problems. read more

I agree with these low reviews I started seeing Dr Silver because it was impossible to get an appt anywhere in the area and I stopped seeing him because he didn't really seem to care or have any answers for anything I came in for. I don't think I ever made eye contact with him. He would walk in, ask a few questions, then walk out. Plus, although I respect hesitancy to prescribe drugs, his stance on never prescribing- ever- made it difficult to continue seeing him. Nice enough guy, clean office, but that's not what I need in a doctor. read more

His office is nice and the wait time isn't long (I've been twice). His medical assistant is also his receptionist and she is very sweet. Other than that I have nothing positive to say. Dr. Silver spends about 5 minutes in the room and is quick to dismiss any symptoms I mention. I almost think it's a scam because I have been twice and he's never gone over my medical history or asked me any health related questions. He simply doesn't care. I'm looking for another doctor. read more

I went to see Dr. Silver twice and will never go back. He was recommended to me bymy OB as I was continuing to struggle with high blood pressure after having my baby. The first time I visited his office it was an ok experience- I didn't have to wait too long, the front desk staff was fine (not rude, just nothing memorable.) Dr. Silver seemed pretty nice upon our first meeting however he immediately tried to prescribe me blood pressure medication. I wanted to talk about alternative options to lowering my blood pressure without having to use medicine. At the time I was only 30, had a 5 week old baby, had undergone a traumatic labor which resulted in a c-section then a staph infection, etc. etc. Long story short I thought perhaps my body just needed more time to recover after everything it had been through. I questioned Dr. Silver about this and he very begrudgingly said I could try to see what lifestyle changes I could make but he wasn't encouraging at all or helpful with any recommendations. I scheduled a follow up appointment a few months later to see if in fact my blood pressure did decrease. My second experience at his office: I arrived a little before my scheduled time which was around lunch time. When I arrived at his office the door was locked and the lights were off. I didn't think much of it because it was lunch time so I thought maybe the staff wasn't back yet and I was about 15 minutes early. At this appointment I hadn't been able to find a sitter so I had my daughter with me who was a few months old at this point. I waited with her in the hallway for about 20 minutes and nobody came to unlock the door or turn the lights on. At this point I called the office and a man answered and just said "Hello." I thought maybe I had the wrong number, I said "I'm sorry, I'm trying to call Dr. Silvers office. I had an appointment and I'm waiting outside." He said, "I'll be right there," and abruptly hung up. A few seconds later Dr. Silver himself walked through the dark office to unlock the door. Now, the door to his office is glass so he could see that I was sitting out there with a small child. He didn't even open the door for me, only unlocked it and then stood there and watched me through the glass as I struggled to get all my stuff together and carry the diaper bag and baby in the car seat. He didn't even turn the lights on. It was so creepy, there was not another person in the office. He led me back to the scale, when I started to set all my things down to get on he said "Never mind, never mind, let's go back to the exam room." (I guess helping me with my things was just too much work for him??) Once in the exam room we discovered my blood pressure hadn't changed much and his approach once again was to give me a prescription. (Just to clarify, I'm not opposed to medicine if I need it but would rather take a natural approach or make lifestyle changes first and I appreciate doctors who respect that.) I took my prescription and asked him if I should make a follow up appointment. He literally said, "Sure, if you want." What does that mean??? Am I suppose to come back again or not?!! I looked around at the dark office so confused how I would even make the appointment- he said to just call whenever I wanted to come in but gave me no time frame and didn't even explain why we were both there in the dark by ourselves in the middle of the day, in the middle of the week. I left and never went back. I felt so disrespected by Dr. Silver I would never recommend him to anyone. I honestly don't know what was going on that day but whatever it was he couldn't have handled it in a worse way or have treated me any more rudely. Dr. Silver I hope you read this and realize how a little common courtesy can go a long way. Oh and by the way I never filled that prescription- I found a new doctor who helped me make the lifestyle changes I wanted, monitored me very closely and now my blood pressure is back to normal without the use of any drugs. read more

I met with Dr. Silver at an urgent care and found him to be helpful, but when I had an apt at his home office it was a very different experience. I'm not sure if he has too many patient's, but he completely forgot about why I was there or even where he met me. He didn't have my blood work even with him so he began to guess what "might" have been high. Eventually he did receive them while I waited for 15 minutes and finally told me my results. I felt like he wasn't very attentive to my concerns with my blood work. I was hoping he would suggest more than just another drug. Honestly, this is 2015. With all the research on nutrition and the effects of drugs, doctors really don't educate themselves or their patient's. I learned more about my symptoms from a Netflix documentation than a paid office visit . Finding a primary is difficult, so don't waste your time here. read more

Wish i had cked here first.....appt very similar to other review. iis there such a thing as a zero rating? referred to Silver by Prompt Care for scalp infection. Silver never cked scalp or even got up out of his chair. his only words were "see a dermatologist".....charged me $307 and now is trying to bill me amt again! this guy needs to learn some office skills & patient manners....a real richard. absolutely THE worst doctor i've ever had in 63 yrs of living. don't walk (RUN !) away from this clown! read more

I have seen Dr Ron Silver for a couple do years. Same day appointments are usually possible. I find him to be caring, a good listener and he sees to have a small but good staff. read more

Randall Silver is a complete asshole. Spent about 5 minutes in the room and proceeded to tell my significant other that his pain/ injuries were imagined when he has medical records of the car accident as well a referral of misalignment and a injured trachea from a well known chiropractor then refused to give us a referral to an oral maxillary surgeon after finally admitting he needed one. When we asked why, his concern was how we were going to pay for it; which is completely inappropriate and we'd already shown proof of insurance. My significant other asked him if he was in a rush and was snapped at by Silver as clearly he has absolutely no interest in actually treating his patients. Only billing them for that short ridiculous visit and then shoving them out the door. An awful man who abuses his title of doctor. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND. read more

When Dr. Lotz retired from FCPP I was eventually handed over to Dr. Silver. At our first meeting, he told me that he would not treat me for insomnia, anxiety, restless leg syndrome or monitor my kidney health ( I am a kidney donor and I have to monitor my kidney health annually), all of which Dr. Lotz was treating me for. He told me that based on my records he believed that I was in third stage kidney disease. He said he would give me a referral to a psychiatrist for insomnia and anxiety, he would give me a referral to a neurologist for restless legs and a nephrologist for my kidney function. Other than removing a mole, he has been of no other medical assistance to me. He never gave me any referrals. After several months, I contacted psychiatrist on my own, Dr. Feingold, but could not get an appointment without a referral from Dr. Silver since he was on record as my primary care physician. It took several calls to finally get him to make the referral. Dr. Feingold is excellent. I contacted neurologist, Dr. Price, and again I could not get an appointment without a referral from Dr. Silver. Again, it took several calls to Dr. Silver's office to get a referral. Dr. Price is excellent. Now it has been over 1 year and I still don't have a nephrologist. I have called at least 4 times to request a referral to Dr. Galperin, who I found on my own, but won't make an appointment without a referral. I only have 1 kidney because I am a kidney donor. AND, Dr. Silver says I am in third stage kidney disease. If I am in fact in kidney failure then he is putting me a life threating situation. I know..I know... shame on me of sticking with FCPP and someone who cares so little for his patient. read more