Terrible organization and unprofessional service at Columbia office. Not recommended at all.read more

I visited Greater Metro Orthopedic starting June of 2014 and saw Dr. Jander. He took the time to…read morelisten to my concerns regarding the pain in my hands. I had previously gone to another physician who had me on a plan of action, but when it wasn't relieving the pain that Dr. became frustrated. Dr. Jander heard me out told me a diagnosis the other Dr. had not, and we confirmed through nerve testing. I had surgery for carpal tunnel on April 24th 2015. All has gone very well. I was pleased and so was he with the outcome. He takes the time to explain everything to you. Any question I have ever asked, he had an answer. He is very kind, you are never left feeling like you are a bother or wasting his time. He is a great physician! The office experience: Reaching them via phone is a process! My primary care physician also had trouble reaching them. The wait to see the doctor can be long. Very long. My average visits, the lobby wait time had been 45-60 minutes and an additional wait once in the room of 15-30 minutes. Front desk staff was cordial not overly friendly but not rude either. The nurses were great always upbeat and helpful. Schedule your next appointment while there to save time on the phone. Billing: It was a good experience. I hadn't experienced any issues or ever asked to pay more than a copay. They use tablets to check you in. Overall I would recommend Dr. Jander. His services are excellent...and for me with waiting for. If you hate a long wait you may want to go elsewhere Facility 3 stars. Amazing doctors earned the 4th for me.

I fought to see Dr Barletta. National Spine & Spine Centers don't let you see another Dr. after…read moreyou've seen one in the practice. I had a bad experience w/ Dr.Brouillet, the first Dr. I saw after my pain mgmt. Dr of 14 yrs. retired from it because of what the government was doing. Basically, Dr. Brouillet didn't help me but laughed in my face and said I would be medicinally abandoned and wouldn't be able to find another Dr. He was right. I should have listened to the operators who said I can't see him but it didn't make sense to me after what had happened, and Dr. Barletta was educated at Georgetown University, Washingtonian Top Dr: 2002, 2012, 2013, etc. Surely he would be a calm, rational, compassionate, good Dr., not one to make bizarre mistakes like what I've experienced since leaving my pain mgmt. Dr. who that was all those things, and more. After weeks of waiting while going thru the hell of withdrawal, I finally got to see him. But the visit didn't go as I thought it would. Instead Dr. Barletta was angry. It started with the front desk. The woman right away brings up the torture of seeing another Dr. in the practice, and I started getting upset. Watching, she gets this big sadistic smile like Tim Curry in Home Alone 2, funny in the movie, not in real life. Than the appointment is okay. Instinctively, I grabbed a bunch of tissue, I knew I would have a big cry later. The bathroom looked dirty, there was a big trashcan where you set the urine sample that looked like it was covered in things like urine. Dr. Barletta was the opposite of what I thought he would be. Angry, rude, impatient. While talking to him he grabbed the papers out of my hand, when I tried to explain to him what happened with a Dr. that gave me medicine with morphine that was making me sick, and they wouldn't listen to me, saying, " the medicine works". He angrily interrupts me. I had records from the last Dr. that didn't take a urine test, and he alludes to the fact that I must have somehow not brought the urine test results, and storms out of the room. I would say he had an aura about him of a dark storm cloud. I then saw a bright face amongst all this confusion. I believe it was Dr Barletta's nurse, she was great, she was there to help me. I think it was her work that got me the appt. He asked to have records sent that I didn't bring and then I heard him angrily say, "then I will decide if I see her." I knew he wasn't my Dr. he would find something he could use in the records, and he did. For awhile I tried to figure out what I had done wrong. There was a tragedy in my family and I've been fighting shock which makes it very hard to focus, like my brain has turned into a rock. Plus going thru painful withdrawals is no picnic, I'm not myself. But now I don't think it was me. I believe this latest horror involving doctors, pain mgmt., the government, and being treated like drug addicts, all had to do w/ Dr. Barouillet and the way National Spine and Pain is set up, and, of course Dr.Barletta.