We are so incredibly grateful for Dr. Coggins care of my husband. He performed a cardiac ablation that eliminated his A-Fib for a few years. Then did it a second time in March. My husband has had zero episodes. And was able to eliminate one of his medications. We appreciated that Dr.Coggins takes so much time with his patients, answering all of our questions and explains things really well. I can't recommend him highly enough! Sadly he is retiring. But his care and treatment have been a godsend. We'll miss him and wish him a happy retirement. It is well deserved. He's the best! read more

THE WORST DOCTOR EVER. Never returns calls. Does not utilize patient portal. Does not follow-up with patients. Office staff is clueless. This is supposed to be a comprehensive cardiac office. it is NOT. read more

In the summer of 2012 I went to Dr Coggins for heart ablation. I had atrial fibrilation. During the procedure he damaged my nerve in my right groin through the catheter he used, and I could not sleep for four months on the right side of my body. Meanwhile I had to go for an Ultra Sound, a CT-Scan, and a Colonoscopy, because at that time I did not know why I had this sharp pain, mostly during the nights. In the beginning I thought I had cancer, then I thought I had hernia, until I went to a surgeon and he told me that a scar tissue is glued to my nerve. He wanted me to keep taking for six months the beta blockers. He goes by the text book and by the fifth month, my abdomen was bloated. By the six month I could not button my pants from the pain I was experiencing. At that time I decided to see Dr Balaa (GI) and he wanted me, to have endoscopy and I found that all those chemicals I was taking for half year, caused me ulcer. It took me another three months to recover from ulcer. By the way, the Beta blocker Metoprolol causes withdrawal symptoms and he told me to quit immediately without wane it down. Few months later I had to wear a heart monitor around my chest for three weeks to test my heart's beating if it was normal. He did not have the decency to call me back to tell me the test was successful, until I called my cardiologist to complain about his indifference. Whenever I was meeting my cardiologist, he did not know anything about my progress, because Dr Coggins was indifferent to update him His nurse Cindy, every time she was coming to the small room to take my blood pressure, she was angry and frustrated (sometimes I felt I was in a madhouse) His secretary Deedee, had scheduled me for the ablation July 1st, because the entire June was booked according to her and when I called middle of June for the pre-op, she realized that July was not good month and all of a sudden she found out that June 25th was a good day for me. His receptionist Robert, every time I was coming to his desk, his first question was "Have you done, your Advance Directive?" I was ready to tell him "Are you asking because of the high death rate of your clients after your office treatment?" For the curious, who want to know the price tag. Dr Coggings sent the bill to my insurance, a total of $248.246,70 ....only. read more

My dad struggled with afib for years. He passed away unexpectedly 6 weeks ago. He was 63. I'm 32 and wasn't ready to lose my dad. He had two appointments scheduled with Dr. Coggins during the months of July/August. Unfortunately, the office canceled both appointments (the first was reschedule and then canceled, rescheduled and canceled again and reschedule) because the doctor had emergencies and was then in vacation. Dad's rescheduled appointment was supposed to be August 21...he was 10 days away when be died. The doctor and DeeDee knew how bad his afib was and did nothing to see him sooner. I can't help but think if the doctor kept his appointments he would still be here. Save your life, see another doctor. read more

I had to write a review in response to this latest post. Dr. Coggins is an excellent doctor and a wonderful person.

I met with Dr. Coggins in April. Had a great meeting with him where he explained the procedure extremely well because time with us answered all of our questions. My wife, Virginia was impressed with the detail and helpfulness. Found the office and Robert was extremely friendly and efficient. Called him this afternoon and said let's get going. Operation was set in May. We just finished the procedure. To be honest, the experience was fantastic. The people were incredibly efficient, incredibly friendly, joyful. The nurses that check you in are just fabulous. At one point, I made the joke that I feel like I'm on a cruise line. But everybody was phenomenal. I went into the operating room and they were just a great group of people, people dedicated to what they're doing. They had tremendous concern for the patient, and quite frankly, very joyful and humorous. As it turned out a lot of us were born and raised in the area, and you can tell they are very diligent and really happy to be with Dr. Coggins. The surgery was phenomenal. Again, the nurses are fantastic. The breakfast this morning was great as well. I highly recommend the Texas style French toast. They also serve Starbucks coffee here, and it's not bad! In fact, it's pretty good. The whole thing was a great experience. Dr. Coggins came in and checked me out and went over the details of my recovery and what I needed to do. They were very thorough, very concerned, very helpful. Highly recommend this wonderful staff. It's been about 4 weeks since surgery and I feel fantastic. Thank you so much to Dr. Coggins and his medical staff! -Don Bergis read more

I rarely participate in online reviews as often the statements can be disingenuous. This appears to be the case with a couple of reviews regarding Dr. Dwain Coggins. He has been my cardiologist for over three years; atrial fibrillation treatments included heart ablation, cardiac monitor implant and consistent attention to my medicine regimen. A few years ago I also had an emergency of which Dr. Coggins recognized and took immediate action. Even though the hospital was just across the street he didn't allow me to walk, instead he had his staff wheelchair me over, dropped his scheduled appointments and personally attend to my life threatening situation. I later learned that only one out of 450 afib patients might develop this condition. Since I was the one, I'm thankful it was Dr. Coggins that attended to me. Back to the prior reviews; the first person, identified as J.S. complained that her father's appointments had to be re-scheduled, and suggested that this might have contributed to his demise. It's possible that Dr. Coggins could have been attending to my emergency, or countless others under his care. Furthermore, if her father was having such significant events, there should have been no waiting for a scheduled appointment; he should have been taken directly to E.R. The second review, by A.G. had already filed 51 reviews in less then four years. Nine out of 10 of which were complaints, which also included four doctors. The Medical Board of California also received his complaints and responded stating that in each case the doctor involved "had not departed from standard practice of medicine". Unhappy with their reply, he then wrote another review, complaining about the Medical Board! With A.G.'s history of filing complaints, he should stop his rants and get a life. With any review I'm skeptical of the author as well as the complaint itself. Degradation of a company or individual in this way seems very unfair and can unjustly damage a company or a profession. If a complaint is so serious, then it should be addressed in a court room, and not in a chat room. read more

Doctor Coggins has been my cardiologist since the early 90s. He has done 4 pacemaker implants for me. I trust in his expertise. He gives good medical advice, listens to your needs and is patient. I'm happy to put my heart and life in his hands. His staff is also very helpful and kind. In all these years, I've never had any issues with the doctor or his staff. I would recommend him to anyone who's looking for a great cardiologist. read more

Dr. Coggins is a great person, physician and surgeon. He was caring for my mother in law and did a successful ablation. He is very thorough, caring and patient. Answers the same questions we ask him, always takes his time and makes patients feel at ease. His experience gives him a great track record. Highly recommended! read more

My husband has been seeing Dr. Coggins for many years. His care always seemed sufficient, until my husband started having problems. Dr. Coggins was unable to diagnose what was going on with my husband for many, many months. Although the issue plaguing my husband was unrelated to his heart issues, his symptoms were classic of someone who is diabetic. Quite frankly, even my sister suggested it was his blood sugar and I dismissed it believing that his doctor would know if that were the issue. Well his doctor didn't and we ended up in the emergency room in the middle of the night with my husband's blood level above 600 (normal is 60 to 90). I don't care what a doctor's specialty is, when someone is coming to him/her time after time with classic symptoms of a disease that you learn about in medicine 101, they should be able to diagnose and refer to the appropriate care. Especially when there was a notation in the records Dr. Coggins had for my husband that he was "pre diabetic". We are very lucky that he did not have a stroke or heart attack or something worse than what he has gone through. He is gaining his health back, thank God, but no thanks to Dr. Coggins. read more

I made an appointment to see Dr. Coggin's for 5/13/2014, at the time his office took my insurance info, Anthem Silver Direct Access, for which they have a contract with Anthem for as in network. At my first visit supposed to be at 11AM, I was not seen till after 12PM. This was no big deal as it was abusy Tuesday for them; he only see patients on Tues and Thurs. After talking with me about my previous diagnosis form my other cardiologists, Dr. Coggins took my insurance and instructed his office to make arrangements for my subsequent care. However, upon scheduling my follow up visit a week later, Dr. Coggins's office informed me that they are now only accepting the Anthem Gold Direct Access plan. Going forward, I would have to pay out of network charges or find another Doctor as they were voluntarily opting out of taking the Silver Direct Access plan. They went and billed my first office visit using the Coggins and Levy Associates tax ID not accepted by my insurance instead of the Coggins only tax ID of 87062634 accepted by Anthem. Naturally, my insurance billed it as an out of network visit. I requested that Dr. Coggin's rebill my visit with the tax ID 87062634 on a fairness issue (Didi? in his officce agreed and said she would ask the doctor to reconsider) and today, 6/24/2014 was told they were unwilling to use the tax ID of 87062624 (one they would have to use for the Anthem Gold Direct Access plan as well). I had checked with my insurance prior to the appointment to make sure he was in network, and at the time of my visit was never informed they did not want to take my Silver Direct access plan. It was only for scheduling the second appointment was I informed that they only want the Anthem Gold Direct Access plan going forward. Can't speak to the care as I never made a second appointment...but if you go make sure they REALLY take your insurance or atleast not have them change their minds about accepting the insurance. read more