Doctor Rice treated a serious injury from a cat bite/scratch and probably kept me out of the hospital because they would have had to admit me to treat the infection. He treated me with 3 days of IV antibiotics in addition to a prescription. As a result it did not get worse and healed as quickly as possible. He is professional, very knowledgeable, and pleasant. Of the many appointments that I have made, he has always been prompt to the minute. read more

Rice Medical Group - Driving home with my arm elevated. - Internal Medicine Near Me - Cupertino, California

I have had the good fortune to be a patient of Dr. Rice's for 15 years. Although I, too, have experienced rare "practice management" lapses, they are far outweighed by Dr Rice's exceptional brainpower, Competence and kindness. I was almost bedridden with a horrific set of infections for 4 years, made all the more difficult because I am allergic to most antibiotics. He worked with me to get the best possible solutions even if it always took time via trial and error. It's not unusual for Dr Rice to call back at 8pm. In the old days, he visited me in the hospital at 1am. Again, I feel very fortunate to have had him as my physician.​ read more

Dr. Rice is an exceptionally well educated, experienced, and caring Infectious Disease Control expert. When my Stanford Doctor referred me to him yesterday, and I hoped to be able to get on his schedule while I was in town, and he made it happen! He had me explain the issue, had Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula Lab and a Carmel Urologist send medical records, and then he reviewed them with me to educate me on what the tests showed. He then developed a better approach, educated me on proper collection procedures, and sent me home with what I needed to better diagnose what was wrong with me. Such a kind and caring doctor, yet brilliant in his field! I am grateful for the referral, and more grateful still for the short-notice appointment he made with me. WHAT A STAR! read more

Dr. Rice was decent enough when I could get ahold of him. But his office completely ghosted me as they have not responded to email or the inquiry form on their website for months. Advertised as LGBTQ friendly but the front office staff are unknowledgeable and unaccommodating to gnc people and nonpassing trans people. I came with a lot of high hopes but my experience feel far short of the overwhelmingly positive reviews. read more

I've had nothing but good experiences with Dr. Rice. He's been personable, professional, and reassuring in every possible way, every possible visit. As a doctor (psychologist), I understand that scheduling is often out of the control of the practitioner. I see some negative reviews here from people who had to wait... and all I can say is... I've never run over with one of my patients unless they needed me more than the next person did. Suicidality, withdrawal symptoms, psychotic breaks. I'm going to give an MD the same benefit of the doubt. If I'm there for a physical and I have to wait an extra hour, I'm picturing him in the office with someone who just learned they have HIV... with someone who is in a medical crisis... with someone who presented with something supposedly simple that turned out to be incredibly complex. It's a doctor's office, life-threatening things happen. I'm not going to be angry because he's running behind; he's doing his damned job. I don't know anyone at any job who takes twice as long on a task as they should because it's fun, it's always about a crisis of some sort, and I'm going to give the guy some slack. Especially because he might read this, I'm turning forty soon, and his fingers may have to go somewhere less-than-comfortable next year. Bottom line: Highly recommend. And if the person in front of you in line was attacked by a velociraptor in a national park because the republicans closed the government, maybe Dr. Rice SHOULD make you wait for your tetanus booster. Chill out, man. read more

Rice Medical Group - Internal Medicine Near Me - Cupertino, California

I've been one of Dr. Rice's " irregular " Queer/QUILTBAG+ patients since at least the early 2010s. This is still my "PCP" when I am living in the US because even when I'm travelling, Dr. Rice and his staff provide good advice and are willing to double check work from doctors across the world, even in the busy holiday seasons. His office has moved several times since I first started going here for yearly physicals, but I'm always impressed by how amazingly knowledgeable (and perhaps more importantly) and nice the staff here is. Even when my American insurance is expired, Dr. Rice has had the good grace to ensure that I understand *everything* on my chart, even if I've had to cancel appointments around the holidays. I can't recommend Dr. Rice more highly in English, Français, Italiano, 日本語や色々な人々の言葉。So as we might say on the East Coast: what a mensch. read more

If I could give no stars I would. Never met the doc so this review isn't for him. Made an appointment over the phone 3 weeks ago. Young girl who answered the phone told me she had an opening for a 5:30 appointment. I said 5:30 are you sure because google says you close at 5. She said yes. Drove from San Jose to Mountain View in rush hour traffic to find that they're closed. Go figure. Then I had to drive back to San Jose which took an hour. Thanks a lot. Not interested in rescheduling huge waste of time... read more

Beyond satisfied with Dr. Rice. Action to problem is his priority and his front desk is always a delight. Couldn't be happier with the detail of every visit. He takes personal care of you and makes you feel great, also literal. healthy life happy life! HIGHLY RECOMMEND. read more

I've visited Dr. Rice only 4 times. I had pain from an injury that I wanted him to take a look at, but I also had other concerns, which he addressed. I also needed a new primary care physician after Dr. Harbour at Stanford stopped his general practice. My first visit went great. He was very thorough, addressed my concerns, gave me good advice. My follow-up visit went well. We discussed an issue I had and he gave me a few suggestions. He also wanted me to take blood tests to check my blood sugar and wanted me to log my blood pressure. On my third visit things went down. He didn't have my file with him to look at notes and see what was discussed in the previous appointment. He suggested things that he already suggested and this visit was supposed to be the follow-up. Of course I reminded him of our previous conversations and he seemed surprised we got that far. Really? My 4th visit was horrible. First it took a long time to get my appointment with a specialist before my fourth visit. His office did not fax the necessary documents (as he promised he would) and I had to keep following up to make sure it was done. He also promised he'd call me as soon as he received the results. After my test two weeks went by, but I was told it would only take a week. When I called Rice's office they had my results in my file. The day of the actual 4th (and last) visit I was 10 minutes early. I ended up waiting for an hour and a half. It was Friday, it was busy, end of the week, I get it. But an hour and a half? I could not reschedule because I had already take time off from work, so I waited. When it was FINALLY my turn he was obviously in a rush to get out of there since I was the last appointment. I don't appreciate being rushed when it's clear I'm not the one who's late. Furthermore, again, he did not have my file in front of him and wasn't sure why I was there. I reminded him and he went off to retrieve my file, and then went over the test results as fast as he could. Dr. Rice is a very nice man and he probably has served others wonderfully, but he fell short when it came to me. And I'm not a needy patient. I'm very healthy and I rarely see doctors (I actually have not seen a doctor in about a year), but I wanted a physician because I'm almost 40 and I know I need to watch certain things. Needless to say, I'm looking for a new doctor. read more

Dr Howard Rice is one of the best Doctors in the area. He really cares about his patients and is very knowledgeable in prescribing solutions that are taylor made to his patients needs. I have been seeing De Rice for a few years now and would highly recommend him to anyone looking for a great Doctor. Also, his office is suited with all the latest cutting-edge equipment for diagnosis and treatment. He keeps a data base of your visits, treatments, Hospital visits, and specific meds, for dosage and to modify, based on need, or changes. He is one if the nicest Doctors you will ever meet. read more

I've been a patient of Dr. Rice since January 2010 and I am very happy so far. I switched over to Dr. Rice as a recommendation from Dr. Harbour when he ended his personal practice at the end of 2009. Dr. Rice has always been personable and knowledgeable every time I go in for a visit. read more

Dr. Rice has been treating me for 1 year now. I can honestly say he one of the kindest most caring doctors I have ever seen. He spends as much time with me as I need to explain things and answer questions. I have had some major medical issues in the past year and the brightest spot in all of that is that I have met and gotten to know Dr. Rice. I recommend him highly and without reservation, Peter F. read more

Dr.Rice has been my primary care doctor for the last 4+ years in particular for HRT and also I had a lot other issues (infection, stomach flu, etc). He is extremely knowledgeable in his field and has provided a lot of help and my run-to doctor whenever I needed help. He also knew who to talk to if I needed help in other areas which has been very helpful. Dr.Rice is also super respectful and attentive to issues that you raise up and adequately follow up on that. Thank you Dr.Rice for being here! read more

Dr. Rice has been a fantastic family doctor for me. He's very responsive, calling me back when I have issues and he insisted on doing personalized follow-ups after I recently ended up in the ER. I've never had a general physician that actually made me feel like a human being - Dr. Rice has both personal compassion and does the deep medical research to really help when you need it! Additionally he has an extensive contact database - he is quite good at referring patients to local specialists when that is called for. I'd give him 5 stars, but for two things: 1) His practice falls short in the administration. I've repeatedly had to follow up directly with his staff when he gives them instructions to call me with information (routine test results, etc.). He's moving to an online patient system that will hopefully alleviate this type of issue, but it's the one sticking point in an otherwise top-notch practice. 2) He is often running late, because he's spending more time with patients that are there before you. You'll get the same in-depth treatment, never fear. He will get to you. read more

Context: have seen Dr. Rice for both Infectious Disease and Travel Medicine Pros: -Willing to spend time with you, reviews lab results and treatment plan in as much depth as you want -Very knowledgeable -Has his own clean room and can make IV meds for self-administration, thereby avoiding daily visit -Very good at training for proper PICC line self administration -100% follow-through on every thing he said -Worked well with my payer Cons: -Has rounds in morning, and office can be busy, May need to wait. read more

I have been seeing Dr. Howard Rice for quite some time now. He is an excellent doctor. His diagnosis is spot on and most importantly he takes the time to listen. He is very punctual and is one of the best doctors in this area and would definitely recommend him. read more

Summary: before i paid 500$ for a 30-40min consultation, he was helpful and quick to answer questions. But after, he hasn't taken time to return a call for a question. That's maybe just a bad coincidence, but only one person knows the answer and that's him. Full story: I tried to contact him for some vaccines because i was going to travel in Bolivia, i left a message (did he already knew i was going to spend ~500$? that's possible). He promptly returned the call and told me that i could see him the day after or the same day if i confirmed him in the morning that i wanted to consult him for the vaccines. I consulted him, he took time to explain things and everything went smoothly i was pretty happy back then. I just came back from Bolivia and tried to contact him (had his secretary(?) + left another message) for a quick question about malaria. Now it has been 72h+ since the first time i tried to contact him, he hasn't bothered returning my call. I just created an account to leave this review and warn ppl. I just can't let go this kind of behavior coming from a doctor. A bon entendeur read more

Don't waste your time - literally. I have been a patient of Dr. Rice for 3 years. He continues to disappoint in the time it takes to wait for an appointment. On August 22, I had a 2:00 p.m. appointment. At 2:55 he comes to the lobby to call me back. He had been with 1 other patient during that time. When I finally get to see him - he has to spend more time navigating the computer system than he does actually with the examination. The final piece was he had two Rx to call in to my pharmacy for me. One is an OTC that is limited due to abuse by Federal law and the other one is a nasal spray. I went to the pharmacy to pick them up today and the OTC Rx was ordered incorrectly. Instead of Claritin D - he order another Rx that had a co-pay of over $100. Now I have to wait until Monday, call his office and hope and pray they will call in the correct Rx. BTW - just to be clear, this is a repetitive situation in terms of running late and administrative errors. The last appointment I had to leave and reschedule after waiting an hour and fifteen minutes. I will be finding a new primary care doctor. My time and health are too important to risk at this type of practice. read more

I have been sitting here for 51 minutes... They are "behind schedule" nobody told me that... I had to ask. 20 minutes ago I asked for an update and was told "I just saw his note. He just finished and your next." This is ridiculous. Don't EVER WASTE your time coming here... read more

Dr Rice is a highly skilled professional and a wonderful human being. How often can one find that rare combination all in one person! He is the kind of doctor you'd wish everyone in the medical profession to be. I found him to be putting my (the patient's) interest ahead of anything else every time. Owing to him I was able to receive timely and effective treatment. I was referred to him for unexplained and non-symptomatic high grade fever. Dr. Rice made time to see me same day, he personally called multiple labs to get me set up for diagnostic tests late on Friday evening and himself stayed back late until my test results came in so that he could begin treating me without delay. He went out of his way to see me over weekends in order to administer treatment. I found Dr Rice to be extremely knowledgeable and he was able to zero into my diagnosis accurately and quickly. I highly recommend him as a provider of choice, if you're looking for someone warm, friendly and proficient. read more

Wow, what can I say. Years ago, we were looking for a new Doctor as ours had retired. We interviewed several and when we got to Dr. Rice, he also interviewed us! We ended up spending an hour or so in his office talking and laughing when we realized he was the one. He has been supportive, pro-active and genuinely the best in the years he has been our Doctor. If you want someone who is gentle, caring and knowledgeable, he's the one. Also, he truly cares and it is apparent. He referred me to the best surgeon in the business when I had a cancer situation and that saved my life. I cannot recommend him highly enough and if you need to see an Internal Medicine Doc, search no further! He's the best! I cannot imagine going to anyone else. read more

I have been a patient for 5 years and Howard Rice is one of the few that gives you time .While most Dr's are turnstiles of corporate medicine Howard is different more like it used to be. He is very good at working on creating your own wellness and finding better way's to improve your health to actually make you an active participant ,I would recommend him to anyone who is looking for a smart Doctor that does not take his orders from an insurance company .Real medicine from a kind human being. read more

Dr.Rice is by far the best doctor i have ever encountered. I have been treated by dr rice since 11/2006 at my lowest point in my life. He recently can be credited for saving my life when i almost died from septic shock. Prior to that he admitted me into the hospital for a week of tests and screenings to diagnose me. A true godsend. Goes way beyond what is needed to put my mind at ease and i travel 2 1/2 hours each way to visit him every 4 months. I respect him beyond words can express or say. More doctors are needed like him and im very grateful. read more

I relocated from Ireland to MTV and did some research and came across Dr. Rice. He is now my primary care physician. I have found him to be a good listener, courteous and full of good recommendations. he involves me 100% in my healthcare, guiding me through choices and options. My wife also attends Dr. Rice now. I would recommend him to anyone looking for an empathetic, knowledgable physician. read more

Same day appointments, NOT! It's a thurs.@ 9:30am and I called for an appointment . The best they could do for me was Monday @ 2:45! I all but begged to get in to see Dr. Rice. I explained that I was a recent stage ll breast cancer survivor and 6 yrs ago I had a life threatening staph infection (MRSA) in the same place that is infected now. Only this time there's no visible wound; it seems to be in the bone (urgent care x-ray). Like last time, the pain is intense! Please don't advertise 'Same day appointments' when there's actually a three day wait. I guess I'll be getting my medical treatment from the ER doctors next door! read more

Dr. Rice did a great job giving me vaccinations for a trip to India. He told me what to look out for and provided very clear instructions both verbally as well as via e-mail. If you need a good travel doctor, he's your guy! read more

The thing I have always appreciated most about Dr. Rice is he always available when I need him on a same day appointments. He always takes his time with me to explain everything. read more

I highly recommend Dr. Rice for a PCP - he is extremely intelligent and knowledgeable and he always takes time to listen and take into account any issues or questions from his patients. His intuition is usually right yet he is not dismissive if he has to disagree with you. He is always very attentive and helpful. read more

Dr. Rice is a patient, caring healer who cares deeply for the wellbeing of his patients. I was supposed to see him for 30 minutes, but he saw me for well over an hour! I had many questions and he carefully listened to each and every one. If warranted, he checked out the area on my body, and gave thoughtful advice regarding how to proceed. He always kept in mind my concerns and gave different options on how to address a concern. Dr. Rice's calm and attentive demeanor put me at ease. I rest assured knowing I was getting quality care. How awesome that he gave up his lunch break to make sure I had all my questions answered? I couldn't recommend him more. His staff was very friendly and helpful in setting up an appointment and in answering my questions before deciding on Dr. Rice as a provider. And after, when I had questions regarding my insurance, they were so quick to help with that, too. read more

Waiting for 30 min before actually being seen by Dr. Rice was not a big deal. He gave me a very in depth educational talk about STD testing that was very informative (and helpful). I decided to get a urine test and a blood test, and he offered to draw my blood right then and there in the office, or to go to the lab located nearby, but in a different building, at my convenience. I figured why not just get it done by him since I was there and he seemed happy to do it. BAD DECISION. I'd never gotten my blood drawn before, so I didn't know what to expect. He said he draws blood "all the time" and took one look at my vein and said "Oh look at that you have a really big vein this will be easy." He poked my arm and felt around for a vein a couple times, couldn't find it, and decided it was because I was cold, so he heated a hot pack, put it on my arm, and left me there for about 10 minutes. When he came back, he exclaimed that my vein had grown 2x in size and that this would be no problem at all anymore. He proceeded to poke and move the needle around in my arm another 3 times or so and finally (I was in quite a bit of pain through this) I said we should give up. He wanted to try some more, or try on my other arm but no way in HELL was I going to let him keep failing. So he sent me off to the lab (this all took 1 hr 40 min total!) so they could try there and "use the tricks they know." I ran to the lab (only had 20 min until it closed) that was located in a different neighboring complex and the lady working there was outraged when she heard that he had tried and failed multiple times, explaining that he had likely ruined her chances of using my "good vein." At this point I was very apprehensive about trying again (especially on my non-dominant arm, since they informed me it's usually easier to get a vein from the dominant arm). She took one look at my good (non-dominant) arm's vein and said "Oh I see it right there, this will be easy." Well, I'd heard that before and did not believe her at all, and then she poked me once, to tricks of any kind by the way (it was much less painful than any of Dr. Rice's attempts) and the blood flowed freely and easily. It hardly hurt at all and it's been a day now and there's just a teeny tiny dot where she poked me (it doesn't even hurt when I press on the spot with my finger). The arm that Dr. Rice tried on is covered in scabs, and there is a nasty bruise forming (it hurts to even bend it, let alone touch it). Dr. Rice did not really apologize even when I left to go to the lab, except to say "Sorry, your vein just seems to be moving around a lot" as if he was apologizing for my veins and their own fault of being difficult (obviously not the case since the lady at the lab did it just fine). All in all Dr. Rice was too proud and self-absorbed to admit defeat and tried much too many times (I counted at least 6 scabs), and wanted to continue trying! If I had ever had my blood drawn before I would never have let him continue for so long. If you absolutely have to go see this guy under some unfortunate circumstances, I would REFUSE to let him draw blood no matter how much he acts like he's "really good" at it like he claims. read more

Most of my doctors at El Camino Hospital are extremely dedicated, so it's difficult for Dr. Rice to distinguish himself in this way; and yet, he does. In addition to seeing me/having me seen daily while in the hospital (an increasing rarity these days), his mastery of Infectious Diseases proved essential to my recovery, given my plethora of drug allergies and complications. He joins the circle of my Healthcare guardian angels. BTW, he offers a Travel Clinic and Infusion Services also (which means he must have a Time Machine hidden somewhere, given his indefatigable service delivery excellence). read more

Dr Rice saved my life. A few years ago I had what seemed to be a spider bite that introduced an infection into my leg. 48 hours later I was nearly in a coma and the GP at ECH wanted to amputate my engorged leg.Dr Rice worked on me all through the first night, filling me with antibiotics (through a tube into my heart... yikes)....He continued his care for the next few weeks, after which I was able to crawl out of the hospital (but on both legs)....Dr. Rice was my MVP at the most critical crunch time. He's also a very nice person. read more

I've seen Dr. Rice for a year now. He's very patient and professional doctor. Highly recommend.

Dr Rice is great. I know he specialized in travel medicine and infectious disease medicine, but he is my "family doctor." He provides great care for occasional problems that come up, yearly checkups, shots, etc., and is a wealth of knowledge explaining what's happening and what tests mean. He always takes the time to answer my questions. His office staff are very, very attentive as well. I'm glad that he is my doctor! read more

Since Dr. Rice is a board certified specialist in Infectious Disease Medicine, it took a referral from my primary care physician before I could see him. My view is that Dr. Rice is that special doctor that every patient wants to find. He is not only board certified in his specialty, but he really cares about his patients. He knows who you are without looking at a chart. He answers questions with thoughtful, detailed, and respectful answers. When I asked him about my prognosis, he shared his opinion and he also emailed me a link to detailed profession medical literature on the subject. I was flattered that he thought I could understand the document. He helped me through several tough times I was having with the medication and he quickly ordered tests when I was not feeling well just to check my status. I am confident that I could not have made it through the month of infusions without Dr. Rice. Dr. Rice has a small infusion area with three chairs. Since he was short of staff, he was giving the infusions himself. The other patients in the lab were very nice, and we became an informal support group. Dr. Rice's office is computerized and paperless. He is associated with El Camino Hospital so he can get lab results back in about 24 hours. I found that the best time to see Dr. Rice is 11:00 am or later. Other doctors are frequently calling Dr. Rice to consult with him, and they send their patients with urgent infectious disease needs to see him. This means that he is busy and sometimes you have to wait, but it is always worth it because he will spend all the time you need with you. If you have an infectious disease and you want a doctor that "goes the extra mile for his patients" and you can travel to Mountain View near El Camino Hospital, ask to be referred to Dr. Rice. Dr. Rice also has a travel medicine clinic. read more