Santa Barbara Internal Medicine Group

Talk about privatization of healthcare, Dr. Rai was my previous doctor at Sansum who I decided to book an appointment with. They charge a $400 concierge yearly fee, crazy. On top of what I already pay for my monthly health insurance. I don't usually like to leave bad reviews or send bad vibes but wow, this is the true definition of classism in healthcare. Sadly, won't be seeing Dr. Rai anymore.
Mar 5th, 2023

May 9th, 2022

May 16th, 2021

This dr accepts our insurance so I called to make an appointment as a new patient. Secretary informed me that he charges a $400 flat fee that's not covered by any insurance. It's like an administration fee. And it's yearly! Even if you only see the dr once that year, you have to pay the $400 fee on top of the normal visit costs. This is outrageous, I've never heard of this but it should definitely not be allowed.
Feb 16th, 2021

They charge you $250 just to go there.  The staff is rude. My Dr is nice, but when you need a doctor, they are absent.  I had a breast biopsy on Wednesday.  I have been trying to get results and my dr is on Vacay. So is his assistant .  When I started crying on the office phone, Angie hung up on me. This is brutal and cruel treatment   I will go back to LA where doctors actually care about you and you get test results on a timely basis.
Feb 13th, 2020