There will always be people who leave negative reviews. Exemplar has been there for me with…read morelast-minute walk-ins as well as setting me up with a PCP. They care. And they do a good job.

If I could give this place zero stars I would!!!! The only decent provider is Elli and she is…read moreabsolutely AMAZING! I wish she was in her own private practice!! My experience with this place is not good at all, I was a patient at the flagship clinic since March of 2023 and if someone would have asked me how I feel about this place 6 months ago I would have said they are amazing, but when they opened the Cedar Rapids Clinic (I had moved to Cedar Rapids to be closer to family) things deteriorated very quickly. I was super excited to get my daughter and best friend into this clinic also. So, to say I was impatient for opening day that would be a gross understatement. However, when the three of us began seeing the provider in Cedar Rapids it was very clear that the clinic was not ready for opening day. They had no front desk staff and the LPN who was supposed to be in the back was the only person helping the one and only provider the clinic had. While this LPN was sweet to begin with, it quickly it became obvious that she was becoming overloaded with the front desk responsibilities, the duties with/for the provider, answering the phones, submitting billing (this is questionable), sending out lab samples , etc...etc.... The first time my daughter was able to get into the provider we were both excited because I enjoyed the care I received at the West Des Moines office so it was extremely unexpected when the LPN snapped at my daughter right away wanting to know why she was in there wanting to change PCP's when she already had a provider, Mind you my daughter was a) wanting a new provider and b) wanted a second opinion regarding a potential auto-immune disorder, which she has every right to. This LPN's behavior got increasingly worse, she was losing entire and partial samples that needed to go to the lab, she was getting more confrontational with me and my daughter, until she did something that I felt warranted being reported to the main office. When the LPN was ultimately fired. I was immediately told by the provider that she was friends with the LPN and wanted me to know that she was refusing to provide my care moving forward. this was in early November 2025. On November 15th, 2025, I received a message from the VP of Member Services on my patient portal telling me that "since I had not paid dues in 3 months Exemplarcare was terminating my membership. Now I don't want to get into too much detail, but I decided to contact my insurance company with this conundrum that happened with Exemplarcare in November, I was advised to ask for a "Billing Audit", so I sent a message through my portal requesting this document and stated that I believed that 2 business days should be ample time to send this document. Later, on Friday, I got an email from the VP of member services stating that if I did not cease communications with the office, [she] was going to seek legal action. Now I assume this means that they are refusing to provide me with that information... I have attached a picture of that e-mail to this comment. Not a great experience in the end! UTA: I just noticed that a staff member wrote their own review in an attempt to sway the overall rating of this place. It's pretty pathetic that a "professional" place of business would need its own employees to write false reviews; this is cheating and if they will cheat for a review the just think about the level of pettiness they take in your care and how they would take great ease in spreading any number of patients business anywhere they please. so Seriously and incredibly pathetic!!!!!!

Where to start. 7 years of constant pain. Daily headaches that led to full blown migraines usually…read morelasting 72 plus hrs. Saw Dr's and nueros all over the country and what gave me my life back? Tony in the pt department at this clinic. Literally gave me back the quality of life gone since my accident. Headaches are now few and far between and while I'm never going to be 100 percent I do have a damn good and productive life. A needle in the hands of a great therapist saved me from major surgery and got me off pain meds daily. No more gaba no prekocet no elivel no anything but a few Naproxsen a few times a week and I live a great life. I do have to have weekly maintenance and it's not a pleasurable treatment but I have my life back and there is no amount of gratitude I could ever show that would equal what I've been given They are amazing and you can't put a price on getting your life back Thanks guys. Angie and Tony are amazing

Family practice at waukee and west des moines are the worst. There are good doctors at Iowa clinic…read more I've been going there for a long time. But smith in waukee is absolutely unthinkable. 3 times this doctor verbally abused me, shouting and making false accusations repeated over and over again. Then, she gets the current doctor scholz involved by spreading rumors and lying. I went for a med check, and scholz brings up medication that wasn't what she told me she was going to change. Then she picks up a bunch of papers, waves them in the air and said, what is this? If I had my wits about me, I would have said you acting crazy. This is a very immature gossipy bunch of women. I doubt that i'm the only one smith has verbally abused. If you were verbally abused by smith in waukee or west des moines put your note in here, the more people tell the less it's gonna happen. Neither of these doctors understands what FM LA is or how it works or what accommodations ate Or how those work, they'd rather gossip and come up with their own weird imaginations. Remember everyone's behavior is their own choice including doctors. Smith eventually kicked me out of her clinic because I was five minutes late. The rule is ten minutes. I've waited for her up to an hour.

This clinic has been my clinic of record for over 20 yrs…read more My doctor is Dr Thomas Woodard,and he is just the best! He always is cheerful and is concerned about my care.He keeps me posted as to my needs in vaccinations and my overall general health. The clinic staff is great too,always checking me in promptly and the waiting area is clean and large so you can social distance. The lab is right down the corridor so it is very handy,plus the girls know there way around the needle and do a great job in taking blood, Thank you unity point for all you do for our well being!

Excellent care. Everyone is very helpful and courteous. Same day availability. This has been my…read morego-to clinic for many years.

Avoid this clinic at all costs…read more From the moment I walked in, it was clear that patient care is not a priority here. The receptionist was shockingly rude, dismissive, and completely unhelpful. She acted like answering basic questions was an inconvenience and moved at an unreasonably slow pace despite the office being completely empty. An empty waiting room should have been a red flag--and after reading other reviews, it's obvious this place has a pattern of poor service. This was not a one-off bad day; it's how they operate. To make matters worse, they seem more focused on overcharging than actually helping patients. There was little to no effort to work with insurance, which feels intentional and predatory. If you value your time, money, and basic respect, go anywhere else. This clinic does not deserve your business.

This place is slow AF. I was going to give it one star because I was mad that I was in the waiting…read morearea for so long and they took someone who came in after me ...but then the person who saw me was really nice so I bumped them to a 3. The place is just fine as long as you're not in a rush to be anywhere.

All of the staff are very friendly here. I feel terrible that I didn't get the nurses name but she…read morewas so sweet. She even had scrubs with cats on them! Dr. Reed is so incredibly nice. She is warm and friendly and takes the time to explain your options. She listens to your concerns and addresses them. After being blown off by another doctor, she's a breath of fresh air. She also practices women's health so she's a one stop shop. So glad I found her!

Dr. Lenz and his staff are awesome! They are all competent and caring. And I really like that he…read moredoesn't take appointments. You can walk in between 7:30 - 11:30 am and 1:30 - 3:30 pm. I spend less time in the waiting room than I do at other practices where they book appointments & know in advance what to prepare for the next day.

I gave birth to my first son here and I'm so glad we were recommended here instead of Des Moines,…read morethis place was amazing! The maternity floor was like a hotel, and we were in the same room the entire time, no need for moving around. Our nurses were so patient and clear with what they were doing and explained why if I asked, the anesthesiologist hooked me up to the epidural so expertly I barely felt it going in, felt like two bee stings if that. Even though it wore off before pushing, everything went smoothly and went very well, I couldn't have asked for better people! We had the option to leave the day of, but we were so comfortable we stayed an extra day, and thank goodness we did because they gave us so much useful information we didn't even think to ask. It's been a few weeks since then and him and I are doing fantastic, and I owe our good health to those nurses

Following a trip to a close Urgent Care I was referred to the Emergency Department for a CT scan…read more The triage nurse asked the provider for the order and she was told "I would like to do my own assessment of the condition." I was there for 7 and a half hours and ordered a CT with no additional treatment. He referred me to the Iowa Clinic ENT and never sent the referral so I had to calll for follow up. It was an additional 4 days before getting seen. Worst experience ever!!