I will tell you that being in healthcare, especially for the elderly is not easy. Dr. Sam Chia is an upstanding, honest and to the point Dr. He helped with many stages of our grandmothers life, from recommending treatments to rehabilitation centers and even hospice care. The staff in the office is always nice and very well informed. But more than anything when it's necessary, Dr. Chia would slow us down to make sure we clearly understood all the options available moving forward and break down information to us in a way that was easy for us to understand. Thank you, Dr. Gian staff! read more

COVID-19: Social distancing is not enforced at this establishment. Some of the staff wears a mask. All patients are not expected to wear a mask. It's optional now. The staff also wears gloves when handling bodily fluids or when touching patients. There are some hand sanitizers available for patients to use. This place is open and available with limited capacity. They are sanitizing in between patients. I mention these things in my reviews for the sake of protecting immunocompromised people like the elderly and people sick with cancer and other illnesses. COVID-19 Vaccination Proof: This establishment currently does not require proof of vaccination. While I was here in this establishment yesterday with my mom, I asked if they had any special offers and they weren't offering any at the moment. They also do not allow pets in their establishment UNLESS it's a service animal. Parking: The parking lot for this establishment is non existent. Street parking only. Establishment: The establishment itself is very clean, neat, tidy, and organized. Small doctor's office. Staff: The receptionist and assistant here are very friendly, knowledgeable, welcoming, and helpful. They accept both cash and credit cards. There is no credit card minimum. And now this is why I am giving this doctor one star. Honestly, if I could give this place zero stars, I would. He is one horrible excuse of a doctor. How the hell did this man become a doctor?!?! He has horrible bedside manner. I am a nurse, and I was with my mom during her doctor's appointment to help ask questions and etc. He was rude, impatient, condescending, insensitive, patronizing, dismissive, and arrogant. I seriously don't know how this man became a doctor. When he entered the room, he failed to introduce himself and immediately went to assess my mom with cold hands. As my mom and I were trying to explain to him what was going on, he kept one hand on the door and was trying to leave the room. He literally shrugged off my mom's concerns and said she was "over thinking" and told me to "stay in my lane." DO NOT COME HERE! HE SUCKS! AVOID THIS DOCTOR AT ALL COST! read more

Dr Chia and his staffs are all very professional and helpful. He's my primary family doctor over 8 years. Dr Chia is very straight forward but reasonable and knowledgeable. He helped me deal with sleep apnea ;heart issues.I really appreciate all their help! read more

cant believe this man went to school for all those years to end up being this useless. so sad when people pick a career they're not meant for. dont go to this man, he's a sad excuse of a "doctor", incredibly condescending and dismissive, acts as he's the one paying the patient, has no patience and he's pretty much a sad male who thinks he knows it all because he cant seem to shut up instead of letting his patient speak read more

Dr. Chia is a phenomenal doctor. He is incredibly intelligent, caring and professional. He has been our family doctor for several years and he has always treated my parents and I with respect. He cares about his patients' well being and he is transparent with his treatment plans and recommendations. I also appreciate that he is open to thorough discussion when something isnt clear to the patient. His office staff is equally helpful and professional and they go above and beyond to assist. Thank you Toni and Anabelle for always being great! The patient portal is an added bonus as you can easily make appointments or send Dr. Chia any important inquiries. I highly recommend him because you will be under thorough care and you wont have to wait weeks or months to be seen. Great provider and office staff! read more

i really hate that he interrupts me before i can finish describing anything. he really needs to work on being a better listener. i also noticed he dismisses everything, even for my family members who have serious illnesses. he is impatient and it really shows in his body language. he also talks in such a condescending manner that discourages people from asking questions. its really obvious when a provider doesn't care for their patients at all. read more

I had a horrible experience with Dr. Sam Chia for years. I am a minority & was new to the healthcare system and Los Angeles when I started seeing him. For years Dr. Sam Chia intimidated, disrespected, humiliated, & treated me with excessively unethical behavior. Some of my experiences w him: 1. He laughed at, belittled, & humiliated me while discussing a potentially life altering medical condition I may have (he laughed and made fun of my body while discussing destructive biological processes that might be occurring in me). This resulted in my leaving the office in tears, shaking, & then avoiding further assessment of this medical issue for two years (even though I had access to through my insurance). 2. He yelled at me on 2 occasions in response to me calmly asking clarifying questions about my test results & health. This experience silenced me from obtaining important information, and was intimidating & scary (as I was alone in the room w him). A few visits later I told him that yelling at me during the previous visit was unprofessional and unethical, to which he said he would "take that into consideration". Recently I stood up for myself to him and his staff (who also were very impersonal, passive aggressive and unapproachable) by advocating for myself and asking (in a calm manner) what my rights are as a patient while obtaining medical treatment. In response to these questions and my standing up for myself as a vulnerable minority woman, Dr. Chia told me that I was not providing him "respect and congeniality" and that I was being "contentious" with him, which is a bold faced lie. (It was them who disrespected and humiliated me for years.) I stood up for myself & spoke up, and in response he lied and pointed the finger at me that I'm the problem. This is manipulative and abusive. 3. On every visit he was rude, interrupted me, showed no care nor concern, was impersonal and avoidant (wouldn't even look at me or check my body when it was relevant to issue), bullying, passive aggressive, communicated poorly & in an intimidating controlling fashion, and disrespected me, no matter how calm or nice I was. 4. This intimidation and inhumane treatment resulted in my avoiding much medical treatment for over 6 years (even though I had access to it) because I was left terrified of doctors & the health care system from the abuse I received by Dr Chia and his office. I really suggest finding a reputable doctor who abides by ethical codes, has a high standard of patient care, and respects his patients. Dr. Sam Chia has no respect for his patients, does not care about their medical issues, looks down on them, and it compromised the medical treatment I received. He has been disrespectful, egotistic, narcissistic, self centered, uncourteous, impersonal, dismissive, controlling, rude, unprofessional, & made me feel uncomfortable & unsafe (as he consistently intimidated & was moody & at times emotionally erratic and scary). Please note: he also provided me inaccurate medical information [when I questioned him to clarify (because what he said was inaccurate), he became upset and yelled (to intimidate me to stop asking questions, I assume)]. Other reviews mentioned Dr. Chia's treatment of patients borders on abuse. I definitely felt that. The whole experience with him was emotionally abusive, hurtful & stopped me from continuing medical, vision, and dental attention for years, because of the intimidation and abuse I experienced from Dr. Sam Chia. The experience was emotionally traumatic and damaging. I will share more of my story later. Women, minorities, & vulnerable patients: respect yourself & never let a doctor treat you disrespectfully just because they wear a white lab coat, are educated, or have a position that they feel holds authority. Using a position of authority to mistreat patients is indicative of a coward, not a doctor, or someone with the objectivity to be a good doctor. Replace doctors who treat you poorly & in ways that are painful immediately!! Stand up for yourself & your rights. Always advocate for yourself. Especially to inhumane doctors, medical tyranny, and powerful unjust men. Doing this, even in a calm manner, will upset them & may bring them to respond by lying about & demonizing you further. Stand up, speak up, and advocate for yourself regardless. Also please note: though I saw Dr. Sam Chia for years he generally did not touch or look at me, except on maybe 2 occasions. When I saw him for serious medical issue that changed my quality of life, his response was (in yelling tone) "Well, what do you want me to do!??" & overall he thought the issue did not matter. To this day I have a medical issue that has not been attended to & it has changed my life and been debilitating. Get another doctor!!!! May add more later. I'll leave it here for now. This treatment I received was completely unacceptable and shameful to the field of medicine. read more

I went in for a little less than a half hour consultation with Dr. Chia. I hadn't been to a doctor in about a decade prior to and I had a number of health concerns on my mind. Dr. Chia was very dismissive of my concerns and quite condescending as well. Pretty much everything was chalked up to "age". I was 31 at the time living an active lifestyle... I guess he is the expert and I the idiot. Anyhow, our interaction was void of any sympathy, concern or respect. read more

Honestly the BEST doctor you can ever ask for. I've seen Dr Chia for many many many years. He is caring, honest, thoughtful and is genuine to do what's best for his patients. Consider yourself lucky if he's able to take you in as a patient. I myself and my family (including my elderly in laws) feel so blessed he's been our doctor all these years. I can list a handful of examples of why he's the BEST family doctor in southern CA, but honestly it's also a feeling from my heart from all these years of under his care. I wish more doctors are like Dr Chia (or just half or Dr Chia). We are incredibly blessed to call him our doctor! read more

Outstanding physician. He has cared for my entire family. Great at diagnosing and treating on the spot. Intelligent, loyal to his patients. Goes above and beyond for his patients. read more

Dr Chia is a disgrace to the medical pledge of healing. His flat affect and inability to connect to the patient make every visit a sham of what a doctor should do: listen, and help in a caring manner. This man must have gone to medical school because his parents wanted him to, not because he wanted to help others. Steer clear, there are plenty of nice MDs out there, but not this one. read more

Dreadful and impersonal care. Dr Chia does not bother to get to know his patients, bad mouths other physicians, and absolutely ignores the needs of his patients. His language was offensive, close to abusive in distressing our patient who only got worse under his care, until we finally sought help from another physician. The medical problem was resolved within two visits, with the new doctor himself wondering what had taken so long for it to be diagnosed and cured. Dr Chia is not a healthy choice. read more

I've been going to Dr. Chia for over 10 years. He is very careful with his suggestions and always tells me the complete scenarios before prescriptions. He doesn't strike up general conversations with me (even after 10 years) but when it comes to explaining medicines, he takes as much time as necessary. Once when I asked for headache medicine suggestions, he took out a skull and diagrams and took 20+ minutes to education me. I did not need medicine in his opinion. After I understood his reasoning, I altered some daily routines, and again he was right. He follows up by emails if I skip my regular checkups. And what I really appreciate is that without me asking, he compares medicine prices against my insurance to make sure I get the best choices at best rates. Last month I needed a specialist, he was firm on one recommendation which seemed remote at the time. So I did much research (trust but verify, always). Surprisingly, other specialists finally arrived to the same conclusion after their researches as well. This tells me Dr. Chia has been pretty much updated on the newest medical information at least in my needs. I'm so glad he is my primary doctor and recommend anyone to explore into taking him on as yours as well. read more

Dr. Chia has been my primary care physician for almost two years. I don't think the address shown here is actually where I see him --- maybe he has more than one office. In any case, the photo looks right. I highly recommend Dr. Chia. Dr. Chia is great, so is his staff. Dr. Chia has a small office (the one I went to), and he doesn't seem to have a lot of patients. In this way, it was easy to make appointments to see him, and he wasn't in a hurry each time I saw him. Over the past two years, my physical and mental health improved dramatically under Dr. Chia's care. It's possible that I'm going to live several years longer --- and in less pain --- because of him. read more

Dr Chia has been our family doctor for almost 20 years. He's honest, cordial and genuinely cares for our well-being. He even has a web-portal for patients to check their test results and appointments. His staff is very helpful and office is in good condition too. It's never too difficult to get an appointment either. I don't look forward to getting sick or injured, but at least I know I'll he in good hands. read more

I've been a patient of Dr. Sam Chia for a few years now and I've always received excellent service. He has told me that I was obese and need to eat less so I can lose weight. I've seen other Doctors before and even while I have been Dr. Sam Chia's patient and what separates Dr. Sam Chia from everyone else is that he doesn't B.S with you and tells you what you don't want to hear rather then what you want to hear. He will listen to you and then takes the time to respond to you to the best of his ability. The staff is always friendly and professional also. read more

poor bedside manner! ASD? please show a little more politeness with patients- thank you read more

I would like to step in to address the comments from the bad reviews. I can see how Dr. Chia's mannerisms can rub people the wrong way. I felt a little of that during my first meeting with him. He doesn't smile a lot nor make jokes or small talk to make you comfortable. But just because he doesn't talk like he's your friend doesn't mean he doesn't care about you as a patient. After many years of being his patient, I wholeheartedly recommend him. He is patient. He is thorough. He is knowledgeable and takes the time to explain the diagnosis. I always leave his office with a better understanding of my body, and I feel that is extremely important, much more so than a friendly doctor who diagnosis you, prescribes you some medicine, and sends you on the way. His office staff is professional and hard working as well. If you're looking for a professional, thoughtful and thorough physician, Dr. Chia is the one. read more

If you want to be belittled and completely disrespected in every sense of the word, this is the guy for you. He will do everything he possibly can to show you how superior he is to you and will treat all of your issues like they're not issues at all. Every time I go in here I wonder why I haven't switched doctors yet. He is just so blatantly rude to myself and my entire family every single time we go here. He's also extremely hard to get a hold of and make an appointment with, as his receptionists only answer the phone when they feel like it. Every time I come here I leave with a co-pay missing from my pocket, emotional trauma from his incompetent rhetoric, and more questions about my health than I had coming in after his five minute appointment with me that I always wait an hour past my scheduled time for. Dr. Chia is a poor excuse of a doctor, and a prime example of someone who accidentally got into the medical field and never found their way out, as his hatred for his job is extremely evident. Go to him and find out for yourself if you don't trust my word. And if anyone at the office has an issue with this review, my name's on here so feel free to give me a call so I can voice my complaints to you directly which I've been trying to do but can't get a hold of anyone! I'm fully disappointed with yet another awful experience provided by Healthnet insurance. You won't be seeing me again, hopefully. read more