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Saturday, March 20, 2010

Who Rates Best (& Worst) in the San Francisco Bay Area? Now You'll Know.

Perhaps the most important step you can take to assure that you get high-quality health care is to establish a relationship with a good personal physician. If you don't currently have a top-quality physician, this article should help you find one.

From Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine

	Physician name	Number of ratings	Distance from Your Home	Is physician also on our Top Doctors list?	What percent of customers rated physician's practice "very good" or "excellent" on our survey for "overall quality"
1.	Dr. Alfred Rothman 3021 Dana St Berkeley, CA 510-845-2422	23 ratings	How does "Dr. Alfred Rothman" rate compared to other doctors in Berkeley, CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
2.	Dr. Denise Davis 3031 Telegraph Ave #217 Berkeley, CA 510-883-1046	26 ratings	How does "Dr. Denise Davis" rate compared to other doctors in Berkeley, CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
3.	Dr. Eric Smith 2850 Telegraph Ave Berkeley, CA 510-845-7751	14 ratings	How does "Dr. Eric Smith" rate compared to other doctors in Berkeley, CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
4.	Dr. Gordon Benner 3000 Colby St #304 Berkeley, CA 510-848-7533	13 ratings	How does "Dr. Gordon Benner" rate compared to other doctors in Berkeley, CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
5.	Dr. Loron McGillis 2999 Regent St #620 Berkeley, CA 510-841-8888	10 ratings	How does "Dr. Loron McGillis" rate compared to other doctors in Berkeley, CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
6.	Dr. Nicola Hanchock 2850 Telegraph Ave Berkeley, CA 510-845-7751	16 ratings	How does "Dr. Nicola Hanchock" rate compared to other doctors in Berkeley, CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
7.	Dr. Timothy Fitzer 2636 Telegraph Ave Berkeley, CA 510-841-1647	11 ratings	How does "Dr. Timothy Fitzer" rate compared to other doctors in Berkeley, CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.


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Sample Subscriber Comments/Reviews About Primary Care Physicians

CHECKBOOK provides subscriber comments on their experiences with the firms they use. Please remember that individual subscriber comments are informal. Subscriber comments may give you insight into the types of features and problems that exist in a service field, but are not the best basis for selecting or rejecting a specific firm. To assess the quality of a firm's performance, we recommend that you give more weight to the percentages of favorable ratings. Those percentages are generally based on much larger numbers of consumers' ratings (the number of consumer ratings is noted above).

As You Can See Below, Some Primary Care Physicians Get High Praise from Their Customers. Some Others Don't. So Choose Carefully.
Here Are a Few Samples of the Thousands of Comments CHECKBOOK Has Collected on Hundreds of Different Primary Care Physicians.

Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Doctor: Excelleent doctor, very dedicated, and really cares about his patients........
Subscriber from CUPERTINO, CA wrote Another Doctor: Basic medical competence of this doctor is in question. Her inability to correctly dianose several..........
Subscriber from DANVILLE, CA wrote Another Doctor: I particularly appreciate Dr Stalker's ability to remedy allergies. He is trained in the most..........
Subscriber from FAIRFAX, CA wrote Another Doctor: He is a Kaiser doctor. Very good an answering e-mails and referring me to other..........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Doctor: Extremely knowledgeable. Keeps up with all studies in the medical community. Communicates with many doctors..........
Subscriber from SUISUN CITY, CA wrote Another Doctor: Very accessible. Could do better on follow-up........
Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Doctor: Listens, seems well-informed, gives clear advice, recognizes how patients differ in their needs and abilities........
Subscriber from HERCULES, CA wrote Another Doctor: Often have waits to see the doctor but that is to be expected if you..........
Subscriber from WOODSIDE, CA wrote Another Doctor: Competent, organized, good communicator, up to date with health information, caring, basically the kind of..........
Subscriber from MORAGA, CA wrote Another Doctor: Very well respected by hospital staff we've spoken to and very careful........
Subscriber from LAFAYETTE, CA wrote Another Doctor: Great doctor. But it's getting increasingly hard to see her........
Subscriber from SAUSALITO, CA wrote Another Doctor: Dr. Cummings is part of a Concierge service and sees only member patients. I followed..........
Subscriber from LOS GATOS, CA wrote Another Doctor: wife and I 29 years with same doctor says it all........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Doctor: She and her practice (Metropolitan) are excellent about seeing patients quickly and treating them well........
Subscriber from SAN ANSELMO, CA wrote Another Doctor: Impossible to get through to dr. to talk........
Subscriber from PLEASANTON, CA wrote Another Doctor: Where has Dr. Lin been all of my life?!?!?!? Seriously, he's the best doctor I've..........
Subscriber from BURLINGAME, CA wrote Another Doctor: Outstanding diagnostician, Extremely knowledgable.......
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Doctor: When asking him questions, he doesn't answer most of them and tells you to go..........
Subscriber from ALBANY, CA wrote Another Doctor: Avoid appointments near the end of the day. His office is very busy, as is..........
Subscriber from SARATOGA, CA wrote Another Doctor: Was, she is now passed away, my wife's doctor, and mine also. He is the..........
Subscriber from CONCORD, CA wrote Another Doctor: Upset when I scheduled two apptmts back to back so there would be enuf time..........
Subscriber from SAN RAFAEL, CA wrote Another Doctor: Very professional and competent.......
Subscriber from PORTOLA VALLY, CA wrote Another Doctor: Superior in every way........
Subscriber from LOS ALTOS HILLS, CA wrote Another Doctor: Ester Kwok is a wonderful doctor - she cares, she helps, she works hard! I..........
Subscriber from SAN MATEO, CA wrote Another Doctor: Dr. Liao has been my PMD for several years and I am very happy with..........
Subscriber from HILLSBOROUGH, CA wrote Another Doctor: An excellent doctor in a large medical group that is amazingly well-organized and efficient for..........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Doctor: Dismissed my concerns and rushed to diagnosis without complete information........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Doctor: Dr. Tamoria is a family practicioner with Kaiser Permanente........
Subscriber from MILLBRAE, CA wrote Another Doctor: I can't imagine why he's not on your list. He is outstanding........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Doctor: very patient oriented. Our family have been with him for over 5 years........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Doctor: I feel that Dr. Lu listens to me and respects me as a person. I..........
Subscriber from DANVILLE, CA wrote Another Doctor: I feel fortunate to have found Dr. Musco. He is an excellent, thorough doctor with..........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Doctor: Dr. Metz is especially prompt at responding by email. I find this a good way..........
Subscriber from SAN RAFAEL, CA wrote Another Doctor: I have been a patient for over 5 years. I have never been satisfied with..........
Subscriber from CLAYTON, CA wrote Another Doctor: The perfect doctor!.......
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Doctor: Dr. Lang is sensitive, intelligent and competent. Good with young kids and also teens........
Subscriber from WALNUT CREEK, CA wrote Another Doctor: I was initially very pleased, but later found it impossible to contact her without an..........
Subscriber from SAN CARLOS, CA wrote Another Doctor: Great guy. Great sense of humor........
Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Doctor: AN OLD GUY, SEMI-RETIRED, SUPER-DILIGENT & COMPETENT.......
Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Doctor: Very good internist/family physician. Genuinely cares about welfare of patients........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Doctor: All around excellent MD. Professional yet personal. Remebers patients experience and history........
Subscriber from REDWOOD CITY, CA wrote Another Doctor: Dr. Philip is excellent--everything I want in a primary care doctor........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Doctor: Takes Medicare.......
Subscriber from PACIFICA, CA wrote Another Doctor: Since changing physicians, I have found that Dr. Kubin does not seem to keep up..........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Doctor: A very easy person to relate to, knowledgeable and decisive. I enjoy talking to her..........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Doctor: I didn't feel that she explained clearly how she planned to followup after several laboratory..........
Subscriber from PITTSBURG, CA wrote Another Doctor: Cannot praise him enough. He listens, does not jump to conclusions, orders necessary tests........
Subscriber from RICHMOND, CA wrote Another Doctor: jsut started seeing her in a new family practice in my town. walk to the..........
Subscriber from LOS ALTOS, CA wrote Another Doctor: Dr Agah is outstanding. He is very responsive and caring. Unfortunately, I do not think..........
Subscriber from SAN RAFAEL, CA wrote Another Doctor: Competent, caring, thorough, knowledgeable.......

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