Age 70; June of 2020 Runner for 20+ years; Ultrarunner for 6 years. Pavement and trails. Trails only for 6 years before surgery. Procedure: Arthrodesis L2-S1; 2 rods, 14 screws. Relief of severe sciatic pain, that had been experienced for several years. Excellent result! Stopped running on advice of Dr. Stevens; Still hike and climb. Walk 3-5 miles every day. Office staff was caring and efficient. I have referred several friends and relatives. read more

You already know that the doctor performed surgery (bone) surgery and never did a full scan indicating problems.

He did surgery on me for no reason at all. He said the other Drs fusion didn't take and he was going in to put the hardware in. He ended up putting a wire in there and I have never been in so much pain when I woke up. I had films from three weeks before the surgery and it showed the union between five and six so there's no reason he should've done that surgery. I would never recommend him. read more

Seems Dr.Stevens comes highly accomplished in the community as far as his credentials displayed at his office ( see pic) I can respect that. We made an appointment through our medical insurance provider for March 6th. This was to get a consultation for a "pre existing" condition my sixteen year old daughter has. We were told to be there by 8:15 AM. There was no one at the front desk when we arrived. Two staffers came in "after" we arrived. Finally, about 8:30 AM an office member greeted us and we had about 15 minutes of paperwork to fill out. Met with the doctors assistant first for a pre evaluation prior to Dr. Stevens consult. Many conflicting & disheartening truths. This Dr. had no bedside manner, was brutally honest, a little to straight forward and I felt he somewhat was talking down to us with some arrogance! He referenced to himself, about himself a few times and his family (kids) as an "example" regarding sports & athletics too! Dr. Steven wouldn't think of doing surgery! STATED-No drugs, pain management, injections etc. I later thought it's because currently my child has no neurological damage?! Dr. Stevens suggestions are to do Pilates & Yoga as BOTH improve muscular & postural strength. He doesn't recommend any further PT or Chiropractic care that we'd been doing for months prior. His belief is that : Core Strengthening will NOT alleviate the stress on the spine either! At the end of our appointment: I had brought up that WE are in litigation. Dr. Stevens then, pulled me into another office excusing us from my daughter & the room we were in. I wasn't sure what was happening?! He explained to me that it's not going to help to continue going this route. Dr. Steven told me that it's not beneficial to continue (not knowing anything about OUR case; nor did he ask any questions about it) He also said; "it's to much stress and pressure for your daughter to endure"! I was really taken back by all of this! Dr. Stevens in my encounter with him was very intimidating & strongly opinionated. Dr. Stevens did review my daughters MRI's ( 2 separate ones) He doesn't seem to go off the "terms" those Dr's use as he told us; "everyone has some type of back issues". Again, couldn't directly answer my question of what the LONG TERM could possibly be?! Dr. Stevens during our session said he "doesn't judge" but from our time spent there, all I can say is:"REALLY"?! I was not offered or told about signing a release form to get my daughters medical report to have and or to send on. When we left the office that day, I inquired & the girl at the front desk just handed me their card & told me to call a number located on the back in 3 business days. I'm honestly not quite sure what his report or findings will be, or what the long term prognosis truly is?! That wasn't really explained the way I needed it or wanted it to be?!With that said, I called their claims number 3 days later the woman told me the report was done, but I had to go online to a website to fill out a request form, scan/ print and fax it to them to obtain my daughter report. It's now 2 weeks later -no word & we're "Still Waiting". So frustrating!! After this appointment and how upset I was; I went and googled this Dr. Found present & past reviews & other locations Dr. Stevens has practiced. A prior office closed & many mixed reviews. Some patients that have had surgeries were positive, others had the same experiences we did. See for yourself and use your better judgement before or after consultation with this Dr. I couldn't respect nor appreciate our involvement with the office or with Dr. Stevens. read more

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When you here this Dr Stevens name.Run do not stop. Go faster. He ruined surgery on my back. He stuck a rod in T1. Both hands curled up. Transferred to Barrows who have competent surgeons. I had 2 nd surgery saved my life. 4 years later after hand surgery. Physical therapy I am now able to be back working. The so called Dr doesn't deserve to be a surgeon. Dangerous and condescending read more

Waste of time. No respect, ,empathy or kindness from anyone. Dr Stevens refused to see me, saying I was late for my 3:15pm appointment even though I arrived at 3:04pm So I was forced to see Amy his P.A, who was about as friendly as a rattlesnake. I can almost guarantee there is some insurance discrimination going on in this office. If you don't have top notch insurance, or have medicare, expect to be treated like trash. If you don't look like you live in Scottsdale expect to be treated like trash. Took me 3 1/2 month to get my appointment. It was cancelled once the morning of because of an emergency surgery causing my appointment to be push off for another 3 weeks. No biggie. Living in pain is a blast. Receptionist was snotty and rude. Amy the P.A. was rude, Condescending and immature. I couldn't get 2 words in before she would attempt to assert her dominance and threaten to call security to escort me out. Why?? Because I am upset about not being seen for my appointment I was ON TIME for? They overbook and then each patient gets 5 mins of their time. She said Dr Stevens had time to review my MRI and X-rays and that he is "Very concerned". Just not concerned enough to see me. They had me in tears and treated me like I was an inconvenience and beneath them. They knew I was in extreme pain and my issue has only gotten worse. I came to get help to get me out of pain and I was left feeling defeated. If you were treated like garbage by Dr Stevens or His P.A. Amy and are on any sort of state assistance, medicare or don't have top notch insurance and have experienced rude, aggressive and unwillingness to help with your pain or injury, I highly recommend filing a discrimination complaint with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services as well as the Arizona Department of economic security and department of health services. You can also file a grievance through medicare. TRUST THE NEGATIVE REVIEWS!! They are more honest and believable than the 5 star ones. read more

First of all the Dr's name is William Stevens. I chose to do a Yelp review because of the negative reviews. In January of 2022 I noticed that I couldn't turn my neck to the right. My Primary Care Physican said it was probably a pinched nerve and it would resolve itself. The pain in my neck went away but there was excruciating pain in my left arm. I had a CT Scan and eventually after seeing two other Drs I was given an MRI. It was determined that I had a Herniated Disc with a bone spur. I've had two kids with no medication so I can tell you this was the worst pain I'd ever had. The first time I saw Dr Stevens I wasn't sure what I thought of him. He was direct and shared with me that he had the same issue that required surgery. He gave me the right medication and ordered Physical Therapy. I went online and read his reviews and truthfully and was impressed with his Credentials. I was glad he wasn't placating me. He didn't tell me what I wanted to hear, he told me what I needed to hear. I wasn't looking for a friend, I was looking for someone to help me. Dr's have to follow the Protocol because Medical has become Big Business so I couldn't do anything more until I completed Physical Therapy. I went to see him in July and he determined that it wasn't going to get any better so I would need Surgery. I was desperate at this point. He was who he is, a Professional doing his job. He had a good sense of humor. He explained the Surgery in detail and it was scheduled at the end of July. The morning of the Surgery he came in, made small talk and assured me everything would be fine. This was best surgery ever. I am now 12 weeks post op and saw Dr Stevens yesterday. He is the best. In reading the reviews from others, it occurred to me that people are so focused on what they want to say that they don't listen to what he says. Or they've been on Google and think they have all the answers. So, yes, this is long but don't judge anyone that has the ability to save your life. read more

This surgeon caused me to loose all my bowel and bladder function as well as all sensation because he refused to LISTEN to me, the patient for two years, then blamed me for getting readmitted after fusing my neck. to make it worse when I asked why he seemed angry with me when I came back in severe pain in a different area he said(lied) that he was" concerned" He said I had bad arthritis and had to live with it. I asked for a second opinion. He smirked like if you want to waste your time. I only discovered his disdain by reading his lying OPERATIVR REPORT. That was 8 months ago. 5 months ago half my pain was gone from Michael Chang, md at Sonoran Spine fusing my Sacroiliac joint and I am now PAIN FREE two days after fusing my Left Sacroiliac joint. So I suffered for three years and lost major bowel and bladder function and feeling believing Wm Stevens,md cared. Wm. Stevens,md at ortho Arizona is the most uncaring arrogant, narcicistic and probably RACIST, COLD HEARTED AND CRUEL TO LOOK DOWN HIS NOSE AND SMIRK at me, and I am a physician, read more

Visiting Dr. Stevens was the worst experience I have EVER had at any doctors' office and it left me shook for several days. I saw his PA first and she so happily explained how people leave bad reviews because they are not willing to receive the information, she gives them about diet and exercise. She came across very conceited and gave a lot of advice on my condition without even seeing my X-rays. Then after an hour wait! Dr Stevens came flying in the room and just started talking. Never introduced himself, asked who the patient was (was with my daughter), never asked me how I was feeling or any questions about my condition at all. I told him another Dr. told me I had slipped disks and needed spinal surgery. He said professional doctors such as himself don't use the term "slipped discs" and he can't help what other doctors say. I told him he was being very condescending in his approach with me. He didn't care and his approach and tone just got worse. I felt he was looking down on me. He wasn't listening to what I was saying. He couldn't grasp I wasn't having a problem with his diagnosis, it was his approach and demeanor. He talked about HIS arthritis for a good 5 minutes and how he is a great surgeon who makes money on surgeries. He is condescending, a narcissist, aggressive and uncaring. I'm surprised he has positive reviews. Worst Dr EVER! I will be filing a discrimination complaint. f you were treated like garbage by Dr Stevens or His P.A. Amy and are on any sort of state assistance, Medicare or don't have top notch insurance and have experienced rude, aggressive and unwillingness to help with your pain or injury, I highly recommend filing a discrimination complaint with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services as well as the Arizona Department of economic security and department of health services. You can also file a grievance through Medicare. read more

My mom went to see him and he was terrible. Yawned about 20 times during a 6 minute consultation and seemed like he could care less about her situation. He did not even offer her a diagnosis or suggestions for next steps. Time for this guy to retire. read more

It has been 4 years now since Dr. William Stevens surgically removed a cyst pressing on my spine and gave me my life back. When I initially went for a consultation I was in such unbearable, excruiating pain I could barely move. The pain went down the nerves in my leg and I could no longer lie down. Numerous other physicians had told me surgery could leave me paralyzed or I could die. Dr. Stevens told me he could help me and he did. His years of experience and his superior, outstanding, exceptional surgical skills put him in a rank above other doctors. He freed me from continuing a life of pain. I will be forever grateful to him. -Leslie London, Scottsdale, Arizona read more

I had an appointment today with Dr Stevens as a new patient at 4:15pm with a check in at 3:45. I arrived at 3:40 and was told I was at the wrong location (Arcadia). The person who scheduled me never told me there was more than one location. The lady at the desk gave me a card with the address that I needed to go to (Biltmore) so I headed that way. Even after circling the parking garage to find a spot that wasn't marked reserved and going into the wrong building in the complex - I still made it to the right place by 3:55pm and was turned away by the staff for my 4:15 appointment because I wasn't there on time. The Arcadia location never even let the Biltmore location know that I was on the way. I was really counting on this appointment and scheduled time off work for it - but even after explaining this to the staff - the dr still refused to see me. I'm really shocked and disappointed that they would treat a new patient this way. read more

Visiting Dr. Stevens was the worst experience I have EVER had at any doctors' office and it left me shook for several days. I saw his PA first and she so happily explained how people leave bad reviews because they are not willing to receive the information, she gives them about diet and exercise. She came across very conceited and gave a lot of advice on my condition without even seeing my X-rays. Then after an hour wait! Dr Stevens came flying in the room and just started talking. Never introduced himself, asked who the patient was (was with my daughter), never asked me how I was feeling or any questions about my condition at all. I told him another Dr. told me I had slipped disks and needed spinal surgery. He said professional doctors such as himself don't use the term "slipped discs" and he can't help what other doctors say. I told him he was being very condescending in his approach with me. He didn't care and his approach and tone just got worse. I felt he was looking down on me. He wasn't listening to what I was saying. He couldn't grasp I wasn't having a problem with his diagnosis, it was his approach and demeanor. He talked about HIS arthritis for a good 5 minutes and how he is a great surgeon who makes money on surgeries. He is condescending, a narcissist, aggressive and uncaring. I'm surprised he has positive reviews. Worst Dr EVER! I will be filing a discrimination complaint. read more

Saw Dr Stevens for a total of 4 minutes while he was typing his notes. I have had 3 vertebrae fused and am in a lot of pain. I brought an mri and they did xrays. He told me to try physical therapy and to try and loose some weight "in case" I need surgery. With my spine causing me pain just to walk exercise is only a dream. He couldn't explain what surgery I might need or why. I did (shame on me) ask for some meds so I could get some relief. I might sleep 2 hours a night due to pain. He promptly informed me he doesn't write for pain meds or he would be doing that all day long. He had no empathy. I have worked in the medical field and told him to pull my rx records from the registry so he can see I don't get pain meds. He had no interest in helping me. I could never recommend him to anyone. Patients beware! A complete waste of my time! read more

I have never made a review on anything or any one, & I thought about this for a while but I had to this time, I made a visit to Stevens William back on 12/30/20 ( and I have proof of it) his 2 assistants were good, they were polite, they asked the questions, checked me, they left and I waited for Dr. Stevens, he did not even say hi or introduced him self when he came into the room, he only sat down and looked at my X-Rays and said " you don't have anything" (I have neck arthritis now I know) and I asked "but my neck hurts a lot", he responded " my neck hurts too" & I replied, "also I get head aches and my neck cracks every time I turn my head " & he replied "my neck cracks too and my head hurts too" and I tried to explain to him that I get dizzy and I assumed that may be is due to the problems in my neck, I may be wrong but his answer to that was basically "I am the doctor here", rude, no empathy, no courtesy, and he basically rushed me out, it was just about 4:30 pm. I understand it was kind of late and we all want to go home to our families after a long day at work and there is pressure, stress & having to hear the complains of so many people every day is not easy, I work for the welfare dep. here in Phx AZ and I know what is like, and after 9 years of seeing literally thousands of people & listening to their burdens and some times even getting insulted by them for not been able to give them the assistance due to income, policy issues etc. I still care and feel empathy for them and love my job, but if you cannot handle the downsides that come with the job, then you are in the wrong profession, I am sure I am just earning a fraction of what Mr William earns since he is doctor, but the las time I checked, he is paid very well for his services and as a doctor he has an obligation to care about his patients and at the very least listen and show some empathy, if you can't fix them or don't know what is wrong with them no problem, understandable, be polite and let them know and lets go somewhere if necessary, but Mr Stevens could not even do that. Mr Stevens, be a real doctor, do your job and treat people with respect or else, just retire once and for all read more