I've been a patient of Dr. Drye's for two years, having found a doctor close to me when my previous physician of 15 years closed his practice. To review Dr. Drye's practice bluntly, this physician is much more concerned with making money than treating/ caring for people (and I won't go into his insincere bedside manner and incomplete physical examinations here). I am a very healthy, middle-aged man who has taken one optional medicine without issue for more than a decade. With my previous physician, I was used to having a thorough annual physical and receiving a one year prescription. With Dr. Drye, he will only give a six month prescription and require an office visit to get an additional six months in between physicals. Even with this, I felt that he was just trying to maximize insurance payments and co-pays. Then he started me on Lipitor, good enough, and he required a three month follow-up to check my cholesterol levels. Of course, that brought another co-pay, which I gladly paid. Interestingly, my levels were not improving fast enough and he wanted another three month follow-up. Annoying, but ok. Of course another co-pay. I paid this without issue. Two weeks later, I receive a bill in the mail informing me that I owe $42 additional payments for each visit. Before I got around to calling the office to investigate the additional charges, I received a call from a collection agency informing me that they have been tasked with collecting a debt. This was within one month of my last office visit!? What on earth? Needless to say, I paid the "debt" and dropped the physician. This guy is ridiculous and I realized my initial instincts were correct. My advice would be to stay clear of this physician unless you enjoy suboptimal care and wallet biopsies. read more
