I've been trying to see my primary doctor, Dr. Hernandez, since May 18th for bleeding in my brain…read more On the day of my appointment, he left the clinic without informing me. He worked in the morning and left Burrego in the afternoon. I had been in the hospital ICU for brain bleeding, and my neurosurgeon told me to see my primary doctor as soon as possible. After calling Centro Médico Escondido many, many times and not being able to make an emergency appointment, they sent me an appointment via text message without even checking if I could make it that day. Desperate to get my referrals set up, I made it to the appointment. Sadly, Dr. Hernandez left the clinic without canceling my appointment. He works in the morning and leaves in the afternoon. If it was an emergency, the front desk should have called me to reschedule. I have been waiting for a whole month for an emergency appointment. When I called over the phone, I said I would take any doctor available as soon as possible. I am so disappointed with this center. The front desk staff are rude and act like nothing happened. I kept telling her this is an emergency, but she still rescheduled me for next month July 18th!! So, wait time for an emergency appointment is two months in Cento Medico Escondido!! I will definitely change my Burrego.

Just an update. After not receiving a single bill from this office for 3 years, I just got one in…read morethe mail for over $1,000. I'd always ask if I had a copay or owed anything and the front office would just say "if you owe anything they'll bill you" I guess it just takes them a while. I left a message for the manager to call me back, that was last week and surprise surprise, no one's followed up. This place is a total joke.

Dr. Rastle is wonderful! He takes time to listen and explains everything so well. I am completely…read moreconfident in his care. His staff is very efficient and professional. It's so helpful to have a caring provider when you are faced with ill health. Everything turned out just the way he said that it would and I am so pleased with my outcome.

Dr.Rastle has recently become my primary care doctor and he is by far the best doctor I have ever…read morehad!! He is very patient, kind and thorough. I have never had a doctor show me so much respect and really take his time to listen and talk to me. I never have to wait long in the waiting room and the staff is very polite and professional. They always make sure to call me with test results promptly as well. I am very pleased with this doctor and staff, I highly recommend this medical group!!

Dr. Dao is the doctor you want. She is in attentive and caring. She takes the time to help you, and…read moreget to know you as a person. She has great bedside manner, and makes you feel comfortable as a patient. This doctor is top notch and will work her butt off to get you answers. Im thankful for her.

Dr Dao will make you feel heard. She is very sweet, informative and understanding. Her MA's are…read moregreat as well!

Excellent - quality care. Over 20 years care. Always listens and seems to care about me. Explains…read morethings in layman's terms.

I'm patient of this Docter for more than 10 years me and my husband we are so happy with him he's…read morethe best Docter and his nurses are really sweet I never change this Docter for nobody I recommend him 100%

First meeting with Dr.Borecky and was pleasantly surprised since I hadn't had a new primary for 7…read moreyrs.Very friendly and sat and listen to my concerns.The follow up has been great and I highly recommend Dr.Borecky

This guy talks very fast and loud but is efficient and happy to help. Did a good job evaluating my…read moredaughter's wrist with lots of rotations and movements to really see what was the issue.

Accessibility: they have accessible parking spots across from the building and then tons of other…read moreparking. The lot is never full. The ramp to get up to the entrance is all the way down at the other end of the building though, maybe four doors down. There are only stairs to get on the sidewalk right outside of this doctors office. The door to enter the building is a door where you turn the handle down then push in to enter. There is also a security guard always standing outside so if you need help you can ask them for assistance. Good opinion about San Ysidro Health: this location was taken over by San Ysidro Health a year or two ago and I love it. San Ysidro has a very proactive health approach versus a reactive health approach. What that means is that I sometimes get phone calls from the doctor asking if I want to make an appointment for the flu shot, COVID vaccine, get a pap smear or something else because they see in my records that I am overdue for something. I love that. I love that they call me instead of me always having to call when it's too late. Experience: from the outside this building looks pretty rough and there used to be a lot of homeless people sleeping in the parking lot but they have a security guard now all the time which I appreciate. When you get inside you check in then sit in the waiting room until they call you back. The inside of this location is a lot nicer than the outside. But the best part is definitely the doctors. Dr. Chris Snyder is the best medical doctor I have had in my life. All my life I had doctors who didn't listen to me and ignored when I needed help but Dr Snyder is the first doctor to believe me. That has been life changing. I avoided going to the doctor when I really needed to until I got Chris Snyder as a doctor...now I go when I need to. The only thing I recommend as something that they could improve on is the front office staff not whispering or talking to each other and giggling when there are patients around. A few times now I have felt like they were talking about patients, and one time I did actually hear them say a guy had been there multiple times for the same issue, then they got too quiet to hear, then they laughed. Even if they are not talking about patients, the patients will assume they are.

STAY AWAY!! If there…read morewas a negative score, I would give this place one. It's been 5 years, and my bill is still in collection because I refuse to pay for a mistake THEY made, and they made more than one, let me tell you. They always made sure to charge me before I saw the doctor, and then I got a bill for $20 after leaving, which was their fault for not charging me beforehand. Now that bill is $185, and they blamed me for the mistake. Nothing is every their fault! I was told that the bill was rising so I had better pay it, no f**king way am I EVER paying that bill. Please, stay away from this place, the staff don't even know what they're doing! I don't know how they passed any kind of medical office training! I hope they are sued, quite frankly.

Dr. Iem and her staff are amazing. I think that her practice is one of the best that I have been…read moretoo.

Dr Stephanie Iem is so compassionate, caring and truly listens. I enjoyed having her as my doctor!…read moreHer office team is also super kind and sweet. Particularly Charlotte! She's very attentive, reliable and warm. Definitely recommend this Dr and her team!

Yesterday I meet this great guy, Dr. Paz…read more At the end of 2018 my Primary Care Physician of almost 20 years retired. I spent all of 2019 going to specialist for this and specialist for that, and I actually tried a new PCP but didn't really like him. Recently I had a knee problem and after an MRI and seeing a knee specialist it's been determined I'll need surgery to repair a detached meniscus. As a requirement to that surgery I was told I'll need a pre-op evaluation from my PCP. I have none. We'll they referred me to Dr. Paz and after a breif time spent with this guy I knew right away I had found my new PCP. Dr. Paz took time to listen to me about several issues I was having medically having nothing to do with the pre-op surgery exam I was there for and he really seemed genuine. Gave some great advice and even called me later that day asking some addditional question and giving some additional advice. Dr. Paz has a great personality and I would highly recommend him to anyone looking for a great Dr. who actually cares about your well being. All the best, Don Clarke

I got weird vibes from him. The office staff is very pleasant and helpful, but something's not…read moreright. I'm a new patient and he asked me my view on a topic that is best not discussed, much less with a doctor! So basically, he will decide whether or not he will care for you based on that? With all that I've read about issues with healthcare workers and teachers lately, I find that distasteful. Is there a doctor out there who isn't bonkers?

This is an AMAZING clinic full of hard-working, caring people. This place saved my wife's life. My…read morewife does not have health insurance, but she got sick and wasn't getting better. She had a bad cough, chest pain, and other symptoms. She was seen by a doctor here who told her she has bronchitis and asthma from an infection. They said they would send in the prescription for her inhaler and other medication. When we got to the Rite Aid to pick up her medication on a Friday evening, we found the Rite Aid was permanently closed. Oh no.... this was bad. But I messaged this clinic here on Yelp, this very page, and the next morning, Saturday morning, my wife got a phone call directly from someone who was able to resend her meds to a CVS less than 5 minutes from our house!!! Wow! Amazing. We were so worried we wouldn't be able to get her medicine until the next day they were open....5 days later....but because they reached out to us on a Saturday, we were able to get the meds only a day or two later!! Thank you endlessly to this clinic that truly CARES about every single person that comes through their doors. This clinic makes the world a better place and saves lives.

It's FREE healthcare for the uninsured. They saved my butt for sure. It's run by RN and NP students…read moreand overseen by an MD and several NPs that all donate their time. The clinic itself is run on donations. They can do physicals, give vaccines, prescribe medications, have blood labs drawn, do screenings of all sorts of other services (Pap, suture/staple removal, EKG, mental health, TB testing, diabetes education and supplies, urinalysis, drug testing for specific organizations, strep a testing, etc.), and provide plenty of usually specialized and costly healthcare. They have five clinics across Escondido, Ocean Beach, North Park, and Carlsbad. They also partner to provide care for other refugee and human trafficking organizations. At the start of each academic semester, there is a new crop of students running the joint and it can get a bit lengthy of a wait, but the care is real, high quality, and free. This Escondido clinic is open most Tuesdays at 1pm, taking their last patient at 6pm, and Thursdays at 8am, taking their last patient at 12pm. Appointments are available but walk ins are also taken on a first come, first served basis.

Dr. Lilley is the best primary care physician I've ever had. He's the Ward Cleaver of doctors! He…read morepatiently listens to everything I have to say (even when I go on about what I've been reading online), lends insight and explains how my body works in a way I can understand. I have seen his NP a couple of times and she has been helpful as well. My husband and I (he only sees patients 18+) are relatively healthy people who only need a doctor for the occasional cough or flu and Dr. Lilley's office is always able to get us in quickly and takes good care of us. When I started to have more chronic issues after the birth of my son, Dr. Lilley has helped me compile the information from the specialists I've seen. And you have to love how he pulls out his iPhone to look up a particular medication that he has a question about! UPDATE: Dr. Lilley is now retired.