I was referred to this doctor (Malika Gupta) by my primary care physician to better figure out a…read morerecurring allergic reaction...my face would swell up and resemble a giant balloon at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. She is located in one of the multitude of Hoag Medical buildings within a couplex in Newport. The nurses here are very nice, caring and congenial. Allergy tests were performed (the method where they put an array of tests on your back) which helped narrow down the allergies. Dr. Gupta then reviewed the allergies, explained in detail how and why allergies occur and what line of testing and treatment she would like to follow plus took time to answer all my questions. She then had me do a blood test and make a return visit to review everything. She really pinpointed what was causing my allergic reactions. Dr. Gupta instills confidence in her knowledge and abilities. She is very professional, helpful, caring and courteous; a beautiful person both inside and out.

I was super impressed with Dr. Aranez!!! She was super cordial and kind with my 10 year old. She…read morewas reassuring when he got nervous and super caring about our concerns!! She explained everything to us and was super friendly and punctual, too! She worked hand in hand with the nurse and they kept checking on us after the cat scratch test. We came in with horrible allergies, and turns out that something like a sensi-mist Flonase spray has helped immensely, on top of other recommendations to rid our house of dust mites! My kid is sleeping so much better now that he's able to breathe! We are super pleased that we found Dr. Aranez and just wish we'd found her sooner!

The providers, especially Dr. Carr himself, are great- the office management/staff have been…read morecontinuously subpar. We've been with this practice for a couple of years and the last time we were due to run out of serum, we were given a form to sign and authorize insurance to renew. Despite this, they still didn't create new serum setting us back on our schedule- less than ideal when one of your kids is on a biological med to manage his asthma. Today we went to go get our shots and were advised that our serum had expired since our last injection several weeks ago but no one had advised us or had us sign the required authorization form. Even more disappointing is that we've had several conversations within the last month with Dr. Carr as well as office staff regarding our pending relocation and the process for transferring our existing serum to the new practice. Unless you want to add managing your allergy serum expirations to your already busy schedule, I suggest finding another provider until this office management improves

We made an appointment for our son's allergy test at 9:30am last Friday and filled out all the…read moreforms in advance to save time. However, you still have to answer the same Q&A upon your arrival once again on their tablet. We showed up 10mins early and checked in on time and got in our room by 9:40am. And we ended up just staying in the room until 10:30am (nobody came in) and he decided to leave without seeing the dr. What a wasting time! They texted and emailed us a multiple times that we can't be late or should give them 24 hours notice to avoid $75 cancellation fee. What's the point of having an appointment? They could have just booked less people than they are supposed to. Because they seem like they don't care about other people valuable time.

Dr. Schwindt is by far the nicest physicians I've ever had the privilege to work with. She is very…read morethorough, understanding, compassionate, and knowledgeable. She goes the extra mile to give patients the care they need and deserve. She even called me when I got blood results to discuss options instead of just providing me with a one solution fits all fix that my past allergist provided. Allergies can be complicated and I feel privileged to be one of her patients.

definitely 5 stars. Dr. Christina Schwindt is really nice and polite. The reason I came to this…read moreoffice because I had so many skin problems that I don't know why it happens so it was difficult to explain "when" or "why" I have skin problems but she listens carefully to what I want to tell or explain. I never met such a nice Dr like her. I definitely recommend her if you want to get to the bottom of your allergy problems.

5/5 stars! Dr. Venkat is such a blessing to me and I am so thankful. She is honestly one of the…read morekindest physicians I have ever seen. She is extremely knowledgeable and takes her time during the office visit. She explains things in a very calm demeanor and gets to know you rather than just making you feel like just another patient. Authentic, compassionate and trustworthy. She truly cares about your health and it shows as she listens attentively and pays close attention to details. She gave many helpful suggestions to help alleviate my allergies. Highly recommend! Tammy H

Dr Venkat has a calm demeanor and is very knowledgeable. She's taken the time to give me detailed…read moreexplanations, answer any questions, provide options of treatment, and she doesn't push treatment. She has a great bedside manner, which I really appreciate.

This doctor seems more interested in growing her pocket book than actually caring for and treating…read morepatients. Her office was requiring full payment for a new patient visit and allergy testing up front, before even evaluating and treating my son or running anything through our insurance. We will find a better doctor who cares about actually helping treat their patients.

I saw Dr. Faghih for the first time at the beginning of October. I liked her. She said she was…read moreprescribing me some new medication. Two weeks passed and I hadn't heard from the office or pharmacy so I called the office and Mario replied that there was a delay in getting the prescription. I called again and again and emailed the office. Mario said my insurance didn't approve the prescription and they need to appeal it. I asked him to call me to update me when the appeal is sent in. I never received a call. I called to follow up and emailed several times then asked Mario to leave a message for the doctor to call me and the office manager to call me. His response was I will have the prescription sent to your pharmacy. I asked him to still ask the doctor and manager to call me. Nothing. I emailed to follow up with him and he said the doctor said she doesn't get involved with insurance only medical issues. I then asked if the manager was going to call me and never received a reply. There seemed to be zero concern over my care even after I expressed that this time of year is very difficult for my breathing. It may sound like I could be a difficult person and that's why I'm writing this review but I literally have never had this happen at a doctor's office and my doctors have even said I'm such a nice person. So do with this what you will but it's very disappointing because I thought I had finally found a new allergist. NOTE: I just read another bad review in which the office responded to call and talk to the manager. I tried a few times before even seeing this other review so I'm guessing that will not help anything but it looks good on Yelp to say that.

I've been seen by my primary care physician for a couple of years and every time they're treating…read moreme for my symptoms without getting to the root cause of my problems. When I started visiting Dr Zimmerman, she started off by examining my whole body, history of my problems eating habits, cause and effect of every symptoms and whole through situations analysis and came up with a customized plan of where I'm now and where I should be in the near future and in long run. I'm so thrilled that I have found her and I highly recommend her to who's looking for a real root of their problems. Azadeh Dastmalchi

I do not recommend Dr Zimmerman at all. She is VERY money driven. I stopped seeing her after she…read morediagnosed me with a mold problem where I was living (at the time I was living and caring for my 91 year old mother and my developmentally disabled sister). She told me I needed to leave my home because of the mold. Money was an issue with me at the time, obviously, and I was in absolute tears. Her only response was to quickly try to schedule AND CHARGE $$$$$ me for another appointment to discuss how we would deal the mold issue. No compassion at all for the situation I was in. About a month later, she sent out a letter to her patients saying she was "retiring". An ethical doctor would probably stop taking new patients if they were getting ready to retire. Why would you take on new patients if you knew you would not see them through the process of getting better? Then a couple months later she sent another email to her patients saying she wasn't going to retire, but was joining another practice. Something is just not right here. I am now seeing a functional medicine doctor in Montana that is wonderful and not money driven. A PIECE OF ADVICE FOR EVERYONE, YOU DON'T NEED TO SEE A FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE DOCTOR BASED IN OC. YOU CAN SEE MOST FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE DOCTORS VIRTUALLY AND I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND FINDING A DOCTOR OUTSIDE OF OC. The worst part is I just received a lab bill for $2500 that I never authorized almost one year after I stopped seeing her. I called her to try and help me rectify the bill and her new receptionist told me it was my problem. JUST TO CLARIFY READING HER RESPONSE. THESE ARE THE TESTS SHE RECOMMENDED AND ORDERED. NO TEST SHOULD HAVE BEEN OVER $500. SHE SENT ME TO THESE LABS. BE VERY CAREFUL OF HER "3RD PARTY CHARGES". I can understand how frustrating it is when labs send surprise charges, which is why I always recommend that patients try to find out from Quest and all other labs up front what all their charges will be. I never want anyone to experience the stress of unexpected charges. The $2500 bill was not from our office; it was from a lab where this patient chose to get testing done. The payments are handled by the lab and not by my office, so I'm sorry that I'm not able to help with 3rd party charges.

I had my first visit with Dr. Friedman, and it was very pleasant. He had a lot of "dad jokes" and…read morewas very funny. His office is really popular because he's one of the only docs with evening hours (which is what I need). First appointment is with Dr. Friedman and then you make subsequent appointments for your allergy tests. They are really busy which means Dr. Friedman is good. My only complaint is that my allergy tests are scheduled over a month out because of their busy office with lots of patients. It's better to go to a good doctor who is busy than a bad one who has a lot of availability. I HIGHLY recommend!

Dr. is condescending and rude. Did not listen to me. Got me testing for things I did not need. I…read morefigured out my allergies on my own with ZERO help from Dr. Friedman. Front office ladies do not know what they are doing either (that's another story). Wasted time and money here, I will never return.

Pretty much the same story as others regarding UCI Wen Center or any of their other facilities…read more They are a HOSPITAL and will bill hospital rates, even for an office visit. Dr Bhandakar is extremely good, he cured my chronic sinusitis with a surgery years ago, but UCI, what a bunch of jokers. Two office visits within a month, each having to use the scope to look up my nose (the 2nd time the entire appt took 30 sec), the hospital billed insurance $5400 for the facility and the provider (doctor/staff) billed $2100. EACH VISIT. My insurance company paid $6700 each time which is really stupid and I have to pay the balance. Big racket with UCI knowing the right code to bill the most money. Bill was sent to review, took two months for any answer, then they just said code was correct. This is just like Las Vegas, you can only build big buildings if you overcharge your customers. Never again. BHANDAKAR: Great UCI: The worst (imo)

Very satisfied with my interaction with UCI ENT. Very professional every step of the way. Great…read morecommunication and delivery. Highly recommend.

James M. Needs to stick to whatever it is that he does, whatever that is. I never quite understood…read more He is as elusive as they come. 15 minutes into "treatment " he gets completely off-topic and try's to get me to join some group that looks and sounds like Amway, you know, they talk you into going to a seminar where they simply just cannot get to the point until the last 5 minutes of a one hour ear bending pyramid scheme. Get in now, for tomorrow it may be too late. All the hype, I've heard it before. Then if you manage to hang around long enough, he'll try to get you to come to one of his after hours get togethers,, "Adults only" and it's rather disgusting sad individual.

After several visits with no results I finally had to throw in the towel. Very ironic that the head…read moreman here preaches holistic treatment when he's definitely got a substance abuse issue. Lastly I think they need to hire a janitorial service because the place is a total dump.

I think this Dr is a genius! I'm on day 2 of his weight loss plan and I can't believe how my body…read moreis reacting. I can't wait to see what I will share at the end of this journey!!! And his front desk staff are so kind and helpful.

Dr. Shu is awesome. He fixes my years of neck pain in couple of weeks. I recommended friends to see…read morehim for allergy treatment, and wah la!