I was on a hunt for a new pediatrician and after asking around my friend recommended Dr. Rivera and…read morelet me tell you I am so happy they did! I loved my entire experience! The office set up is super cute and bright my kids enjoyed it they were also playing Cocomelon on the tv which my toddler LOVED and I appreciated as well! Judy greeted us in a very friendly and welcoming manner. She was also super sweet and friendly over the phone when I called to schedule our appointment. She was so patient with my highly active one year old and played with her as I shuffled all my things along with a newborn. She was such a big help and I'll never forget that. I felt relieved not feeling judged or rushed while I was there and this was all before even meeting the doctor! Dr Rivera is amazing as well. My babies responded to him so well. He is very knowledgeable and sweet, friendly, not intimidating and judgy which is everything I was looking for in a new pediatrician! In addition to medical services they have access to a lot of useful resources that parents of young children could use. It feels like family every visit and I'm forever grateful for them being my babies' medical provider! If I could give them more stars I would because 5 doesn't seem enough!

Extremely disappointed in how this practice has changed over the years…read more We have been patients of this practice since my oldest daughter was born. She is now four, and my younger son has also been a patient since birth. We stayed with this practice for years because we genuinely believed in what Dr. Rivera said he wanted his practice to be: quality over quantity and a place where patients and families mattered. Unfortunately, our experience over the years has become completely different. There have been ongoing issues with the office staff being rude and dismissive toward me as a parent. One of the issues that initially caused frustration was that the office repeatedly got my son's gender incorrect. When I corrected the information, instead of simply acknowledging and correcting the mistake, I was met with an attitude from the staff. Mistakes happen, but the way a parent is treated when bringing a mistake to the office's attention matters. We have also had ongoing difficulties with insurance issues and scheduling. Rather than feeling like the office is trying to help families navigate these things, we have repeatedly felt like we were an inconvenience. The situation that ultimately resulted in our children being dismissed from the practice was especially frustrating. I completed all of the required paperwork for my daughter's appointment. Instead of someone from the office calling or emailing me to explain that there was an issue with her primary care provider information and giving me an opportunity to correct it, I received a random text message stating that they could not see her because the information was incorrect. I responded and explained that this could have easily been resolved if someone had simply contacted me and asked me to correct the information. I received no response. The following day, my husband called the office and was told that because of my "attitude," they no longer wanted to see either of our children. Think about that for a moment. My daughter had been a patient there since she was a newborn and is now four years old. My son has been a patient since birth and is now almost two. After years of bringing our children to this practice, both children were dismissed because the office did not like how I addressed a problem that could have been resolved with a simple phone call or email. What is even more disappointing is that we previously had respect for Dr. Rivera and his vision for the practice. He often spoke about wanting to be different and prioritizing quality over quantity. Unfortunately, our experience has been that the quality of the overall patient experience has gone significantly downhill as the years have gone on. When patients repeatedly raise concerns about the office staff, it is incredibly disappointing when those concerns do not seem to be taken seriously. Now, even obtaining our children's medical records has become unnecessarily difficult. I requested the complete records for both of my children. Rather than providing a complete electronic copy of each child's records, I was told that I could individually download years' worth of documents from the patient portal myself. For a family that has been patients for four years, that can mean an enormous number of individual documents to download. The biggest issue for me is not that mistakes happen. It is the lack of communication, professionalism, and willingness to work with parents to resolve problems. We trusted this practice with our children for years. It is extremely disappointing to go from feeling like valued patients to feeling like our family is simply unwanted because we spoke up about problems we were experiencing. I would strongly encourage parents considering this practice to pay attention not only to the doctors, but also to how the office staff communicates with and treats families. The experience we had is very different from the practice we originally chose years ago.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE read‼…read more 12/9/25 I took my baby to her 4-month well visit for vaccinations and ear piercing with Dr. Evan Layton. During the appointment, Dr. Layton told me my baby could start eating puréed vegetables and that she should be sleeping alone in her room. He advised me to let her cry and not check on her until morning. As this is my first baby, I was not comfortable with that advice. After the nurse administered her shots, Dr. Layton came in to pierce her ears. He was extremely rough, stating my baby would not stay still. After the piercing, my baby cried uncontrollably. Her eyes became puffy, and she could not be soothed. I stayed downstairs in the lobby for over an hour until she finally calmed down and fell asleep. Later that evening, while undressing her for a bath, I noticed dried blood under her arm. This raised serious concerns for me and explained why she had been crying so intensely. I questioned whether she had been injured due to frustration while she was crying and moving during the procedure. Fast forward to 12/29/25: I brought my baby back because she had been sick since Christmas. Dr. Layton stated he needed to hold her nose to listen to her lungs, which seemed very strange to me. While examining her ears, my baby began crying and moving. During the exam, he knocked her earring out, causing her to cry even harder. He then put the earring back in. At that point, my baby was screaming, so I picked her up. I then noticed the inside of her ear was bleeding. I asked Dr. Layton why her ear was bleeding, as that was clearly why she was crying so intensely. He stated the ear is very sensitive and apologized. This was unacceptable to me. First, the earring was knocked out during the exam, and then the inside of her ear was injured to the point of bleeding. Dr. Layton stated he would prescribe ear drops to prevent infection. I immediately left the room and requested to see another doctor. I also obtained contact information from the front desk to file a formal complaint. My baby is only 4 months old. There is absolutely no reason she should leave a doctor's office injured. This situation is completely unacceptable. I am beyond upset and will not let this go. My baby will never be seen by Dr. Evan Layton again. If you have infants or children who cannot advocate for themselves, do not take them to Dr. Layton.

BayCare Medical Group Pediatrics always tried to help me with any questions, friendly and overall…read morea very pleasant and efficient experience.

I have stuck it out at Pediatric Associates for a long time, mainly because I love Terry Kober and…read moreBaldwin. I feel those two are great, however the business side of things have always been horrible. The new Saturday is After Care is my breaking point. I have been doing Wellness Visits on Saturday without any After Care charge for years. This is absolutely a money grab for us working parents or those who don't want our kids to miss school. At this point I'm looking elsewhere for my kids.

2 hour wait and thats "typical". Respect patients time. Had the 4th appointment of the day and…read morealready 1 hr and 45 mins behind. Its monet grab, they pit 3 or 4 patients in the exact time slot, no regard for patients time or care. Poor babies screaming for hours.

We love Dr. Jennifer Pesce and everyone at Baycare Medical Group! I found this pediatrician…read morerecommendation through other moms in South Tampa and their recommendation did not disappoint. Shots are never fun, but there is always a bowl full of lollipops at the end of our visit. My husband and I have never waited more than a few minutes for our appointment before we are called into the doctor's office. I really like how the office separates the sick patients from the well patients. The well patients waiting room eased our stress as first time parents since we had to visit for all of the newborn immunizations during cold and flu season. If I had any complaints it would be that the parking spaces are a bit tight, but that is expected in South Tampa.

Be Warned!!! My daughter broke her clavicle in a fall and went to see Dr. Tracey DeLucia with…read moreBayCare Medical Group Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery in her office for a followup after going to the hospital. We went for the initial appointment and were told she needed to continue to wear the sling from the hospital and to follow up in six weeks. At the follow-up appointment we paid our insurance co-pay and saw the physician. In the appointment she didn't touch my daughter and we were told to continue wearing the sling and that no further follow up was needed. We thought everything was finished until we received a bill from Baycare for $495.99. This was for a charge they billed as "treatment of a clavicle fracture" in addition to the follow-up visit charge. This was not covered by my insurance and was billed towards my deductible. I have argued with BayCare over this for almost a year and they are now sending me to collections. They never touched my daughter at the followup appointment and she was already wearing a sling from the hospital, therefore, they did nothing to "treat" the fracture and it was just a regular follow-up appointment. The office is stating that because she was "told to wear a sling" it is the treatment of the fracture and qualifies for additional payment. This is wrong and while may be technically legal is an insurance loophole they are trying to take advantage of that is now severely affecting me. I am being falsely billed for this and feel that it is fraudulent. I am being charged almost $500 for words "continue to wear the sling". I can't understand how working class Americans are being abused like this. If I didn't have insurance and self paid for this appointment it would have cost me $150 out of pocket. Because I have insurance I am being falsely billed for words "continue to wear a sling" in the amount of $495.00. This is an incredible abuse of power and most definitely insurance fraud.

Excellent care. No wait time. Dr was very thorough. The nurse was very patient with my babygirl who…read morewas 2 months at the time. Love it here !

Terrible first visit for our newborn. The staff called me when we pulled in for a questionnaire…read morethat needed to be done BEFORE we entered. The staff was dry and unwelcoming. The biggest issue is we waited close to an hr before being seen by the Dr. The tech advised us to leave our newborn on the table without clothes while we waited. After 10 minutes we had to redress our newborn and keep her warm. Every pediatric visit with our firstborn was 10-15 minutes wait tops. This office lacks empathy and consideration. We will be finding a new pediatrician.

DO NOT START YOUR CHILD'S HEALTHCARE HERE Horrible…read moreExperience. We are trying to change providers for our infant son. So far it has been one month since we requested our our sons medical records from this office. They have steered us to online and fax requests which we have sent. Their "medical records department" has given us no confirmation or contact. They refuse to give us any contacts or path other than "repeat what you've done". ONE MONTH of requests and calls (they refuse to give any emails) so we can't even document a digital paper trail. Their practices have created terrible stress and ARE PREVENTING OUR NEWBORN FROM GETTING HEALTHCARE! This office says "it's completely out of our hands" but they have another part of their company that has provided no answers, no accurate timelines, and no confirmations of anything received or sent.

Just finished our nurse visit and Samantha E. was nothing but kind, patient, and overall amazing.read more

Seems very clean in here! The waiting room on the "well" side (they have a well or sick entrance)…read morelooked quite nice and has a tv and a few video games to keep the children entertained! Very nice and friendly welcome! Staff seems ok! Not the most chipper of people but also no problems either! They were pretty on point with my appt getting us back to the room, but the wait for the doctor was quite long 30+ mins! But when he did come in he was very quick, answered any of my questions with ease! Overall a great place! Quick and painless! Well, unless you're getting shots then maybe not painless lol I'll leave some pictures below

Thank you to Dr. Kanarek at Nadal Pediatrics for saving my child…read more My review is 3 months late, it has been a BAD summer. On June 19, I went to Nadal Pediatrics, quite urgently. My daughter had a (butterfly rash, purple hued dusky knees, red knuckles and had lost use of her hands) group of weird symptoms. She had a rash and I had already scheduled a future appointment, but the achy hands before the 18th she had been icing herself, this is the date she could no longer close/fist her hands. My mom thought was, "she hurt her wrist/hands in gymnastics." Not even thinking any of this could be related. To make a very long, sad, hard story shorter, we came in to see Dr. Kanarek on the morning of the 19th of June. He literally took one look at my 10-year old beautiful baby girl and says she needs a specialist immediately. "I see Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus or Juvenile Dermatomyositis." I start to shake and react like a parent with fear. We left the office in about 45 minutes, Dr. Kanarek had already reached out to Specialists at All Childrens Hospital and was confirming a morning appointment on the 20th. We were admitted immediately after a chat with the specialist. No overnight clothing or preparation, we spent 3 nights at the hospital. Our daughter had Juvenile Dermatomyositis, she is part of a 3 in 1 million group of patients. Without this keen observation on the part of Dr. Kanarek, I fear we would have lost my child. Diagnosis average time is 17 to 18 months and by then most children suffer heart and lung damage or suffer paralysis of joints or muscles. She has this and it is an Auto-Immune Disease for life, but she is alive and has no permanent muscle damage. Thank you again to Dr. Kanarek at Nadal Pediatrics for saving my child and getting us on the road to recovery. From the depths of our souls in appreciation and awe, Elena and Danny Tewmey

Excellent experience here for getting lab work done for a child. First of all, don't be like me and…read morejust walk in hoping they can squeeze you in.. appointments are needed. However, I was able to get squeezed in. The security, front desk receptionist and lab staff were so kind/helpful. My daughter was able to remain calm during the blood draw and after they let her get a little treasure box prize. Highly recommend for lab work.

My daughter was referred here, and I cannot believe the outrageous rates we were billed for a…read more10-minute office visit. My insurance was billed almost $700. So we are stuck with a remaining balance of over $350...Quality of care does not line up with rates charged.

I love this practice ! My kids have been going here for over 5 years . The doctors and nursing…read morestaff are fantastic. The front desk is amazing! Everyone is so kind and knowledgeable. The front desk is always working hard to get referrals in a timely manner. I recommend wee care for kids to all my friends for their children. It really is an amazing office !

We have had nothing but positive experiences with this practice. We appreciate that the office is…read more"parent choice" and they have not been pushy at all with the vaccine schedule. Sick visits are easy to get same day which is especially helpful as other practices we had contacted we were barely able to speak to a competent human. The providers we have seen are all very friendly and supportive, making sure to answer any questions we have without us feeling overwhelmed or diminished. As first time parents, we appreciate the thoroughness of the providers and feel confident in their recommendations and expertise.