List 5 Doctor of Medicine (MD) near Irvine, CA (part 3)

Arash Mehraban They are scammers! They misdiagnosed a simple case of infection common during the winter, like the flu. They prescribed weak antibiotics (a misdiagnosis and incorrect treatment). Instead of prescribing stronger antibiotics, Dr. Arif ordered an unnecessary chest X-ray, which cost me $500, before correcting the mistake and prescribing more effective antibiotics. Never going back!

Gabby K If I only could give a zero… I got charged 1300 for a hip pain that obviously was muscular. But Dr Reed started guessing all my symptoms. He ran a urine test for him to make sure I didn’t have blood I said I didn’t have anything before he ran the test not only that. I told him I was not pregnant and He ran Test on that too! I got charged for x ray 905 dollars which I knew my hip bone was fine he just sent me ibuprofen and my le relaxers which obviously didn’t help either. I should have read all the reviews before going. Now I have a big bill that I don’t even know how I’m going to pay. Never going back to that “doctor”

jaebum choi Don’t go here. They will charge $800 for x-ray. Go without insurance could be cheaper.

Mckenna Studley I have a history of tonsillitis and I came in telling them exactly what I knew was the problem. The doctor came in and told me that i had a viral infection and she was not going to prescribe antibiotics bc it would be “a great disservice to my body”.I knew this was a lie bc I just went to this exact same urgent care in December and they had no problem giving me antibiotics to help me get better. I had to politely argue with the doctor to even get her to prescribe anything. She was condescending and made me feel stupid for even coming in, keep in mind my tonsils are so swollen they touch in my throat and I can hardly swallow water. I haven’t eaten in two days i’m in so much pain and all she could tell me was to gargle with salt water more often and that it was my fault for biting my nails because she saw me picking at my cuticles while she was berating me. I don’t even bite my nails. She told me to take tylenol even though i’m severely allergic, which is in my chart. She was also so rude to the nurse in the room as well. I will never be returning and I suggest you all stay for away as well. The rest of the staff was super nice though! Just another doctor with an ego trip.

Reojin Lim I would give 0 stars if there was an option. Front desk and nurses are professional, polite and kind. Doctor should not embarrass patient and be more empathetic if they are unaware of patients long history with a disease. Especially if there are scribes in the room. Unnecessary and personal remarks were made that were inhumane and inappropriate. Also, do not disregard patient’s concerns- scarring of a blistering rash is NOT merely pigmentation. I have pictures of the progression of the blistering rash until it scarred. THUS it is not "pigmentation". That is called gaslighting and patients are supposed to be able to trust a doctor to hear their concerns and not disregard and bull-doze them- making them feel like they shouldn’t have made the visit in the first place. I have a pre-existing condition but that is not the reason I was there today. I can discuss my condition with the specialist that has been treating me for 10+ years. Did not even check certain bruising on my scalp or swelling of lymphs when they were my main concern and I even stated that in writing upon checking in as a "reason for visit", as well as to the initial nurse who took my vitals, and to the doctor in front of two scribes as well. Scribes should also introduce themselves and ask for permission to even be in the room, instead of just imposing and coming into the room where patient may not be comfortable with them being there. There may be patients who arent as comfortable to go to doctors and they will deal with/ignore their pain until it becomes intolerable. I would never recommend this doctor to anyone-she is inhumane and makes the patient feel ignored, disregarded, uncomfortable, and judged for medical decisions that were made by another professional in Johns Hopkins Healthcare, Maryland, when she has no idea about patients history. Her negligence is disgusting.

Steffanie Byrnes I need a procedure under my left eye. I got an authorization a month ago. The referral was extremely vague, didnt explain anything about the procedure or even who I was seeing. I was told by a customer service the authorization was already sent. It was not. I finally talked to a nurse at the hospital that told me what to do. If there is a complex issue, customer service should work with you and trying to figure out what is going on. I really feel that this healthcare dropped the ball. I also didnt feel my concern was taken seriously. I will give it a second star of the third customer service representative sends the authorization. It should not be this hard to get a needed procedure. Nor should they lie and not bother to send the authorization over.

John Morrell Optum has been difficult to get appointments with for some time. This week it became impossible because of the 4th weekend and the CLOSING THE MV OFFICE FOR 2 days to train. Who does that with no physician to cover the staff in training. As a result my wife who is post op has to wait until Thursday- one full week - to get a telemedicine appointment just to get a referral. The worse care available

Joe Jenkins Since merging with Optum I have lost all my doctors, it takes forever to get assigned a decent doctor and I had to find a decent doctor myself because some of the referrals you wouldn’t even take your healthy dog to

Chuchi They should get Zero stars!! They make everything difficult beyond belief!! And, for aging handicapped seniors this is especially painful to deal with them. For example, when my mother (89yrs old, handicapped and almost blind but mentally fit and otherwise active) had a stroke, she needed physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy. Not only do they have few providers to choose from, every few visits they have to do another eval, then they often discharge way too early before the patient has had a chance to recuperate and you are required to get another doctors request for continued services and you have to wait another several weeks for Optum/Monarch to approve, then you have to wait for schedules to open up again and start over. Meanwhile, youve lost ground. Another instance was when my mother was being billed for services which were supposed to be covered but neither Optum or Monarch were helpful in getting it resolved so her doctor kept billing her and threatened to cut her off. They have no patient advocates or anyone at the top to help you. They routinely tell you you have to call another department. Another serious case was when she had an eye surgery to protect the remaining vision in her only working eye and following the surgery she lost most of her vision. We wanted a second opinion, but they didnt have any other eye surgeons to provide such an opinion. So, we insisted they pay for her to see a non-participating provider. They fought and fought and after days of calling anyone we could get ahold of at the highest levels, Blueshield and attorneys, they finally acquiesced and sent an approval to the doctor we had requested. A few months after my mothers visit, she was sent a very large bill from the 2nd opinion eye surgeon. They told me her insurance only paid for a pressure check and refused to pay for anything else. They knew full well my mother needed a complete and indepth evalutaion but again, they left us paying the bill. Very dishonest and unethical. If I have to fight like I do for my mothers services at my age and health, how is any senior or handicapped person supposed to manage their own care on their own?!? The only reason my mother stays with Optum/Monarch is because she loves her primary care doctor and its too hard to switch at her age. STAY AWAY FROM MONARCH & OPTUM AT ALL COSTS!!!! THEY ARE HORRIBLE TO WORK WITH.

Michele Del Valle I was member for a many years but when I really needed help I was discriminated by my 2 Hispanic female case workers I asked her for help for over a year only to be told I did not qualify for CALAIM for many reasons. I filed a complaint but was told I was wrong. A few months later I was signed into CALAIM but nothing in my life has changed. They lied to hide the discrimination that their case workers do. My case workers were both hispanic but too them I was either not hispanic enough, too old or they wanted to give to people they wanted to. Rebecca and Cheri should not have that kind of power to cheat others just because they say so. My therapist even looked it up and found I qualified over a year ago. I wanted to look for attorney now. Dont let them do this to you!!! The young hispanic girls that work here will not give benefits unless you have the accent. This is disgusting that this insurance company lets this happen.

Marcela Navarrete This hospital forced Alexis Lorenze to get 3 vaccines in order to be treated! The vaccines had nothing to do with her treatment! She has gone temporarily blind and her body is covered in dark purple “spots”. She. Is severely suffering from this hospitals malpractice and vaccine injury! Lexi is fighting for her life because of this hospital! They need to be shut down!

John Most Dr. Trask and his staff are wonderful. He’s a great doctor, takes his time with you and explains everything so you can understand it. Always helpful and has done wonders for my with the Inspire sleep apnea device. I’m a new person! And his nurses and staff are the best. Highly recommend

G F Do not go here! I went to see a doctor in her office for a first visit and they charged me $800!! They charge a "facility" fee that they do not tell you they are going to charge you in addition to the doctor fee. If they told most people upfront they charge that much for an office visit, very few would come. You think you are just going to see the doctor in the office setting because it is and office. You would also think they are referring to additional charges if you are admitted to the hospital since the information about payment refers to paying the doctor and hospital on a form that says "Hospital Admission." The doctor and office staff dont discuss billing at all. Even if you have insurance, what a waste of healthcare dollars when you could see a good doctor somewhere else for a reasonable charge. Shame on BlueCross for participating in this exorbitant fleecing of healthcare dollars. This is disgraceful. Taking advantage of trusting seniors and others that are ill and in need of care.

John Gasparevich Horrible nessage system Cannot have contact with office and it seems as though the complte message is not sent Only the patients name

Raven Kurosaki Great doctors, terrible office system. My experience so far: Took more than 4 hours just to secure an appointment as a returning patient, and the system is really confusing. Receptionist relayed me to their scheduling department, who didnt seem to know what to do with me when I said I was scheduling an appointment to get tests done. Sends me to the nurse. I had to leave a voicemail each time I was sent somewhere else. Eventually the scheduling lady schedules me properly, but I still dont understand what was so complicated about this process. My name is spelled incorrectly even though I wrote down my correctly spelled name at the first visit, as I was asked to by the office staff. It was never updated in the system. I am rating this facility 2 stars only because Dr. Ali is a fantastic cardiologist who knows what hes doing. He deserves 10 stars, but dealing with this office really gives me a headache.