This is the best experience I've ever had medically. Dr. Mensink is simply amazing. He listens to you and really wants to help. I sleep better, feel healthier from the vitamins and thyroid medicine, and finally have the medical support I've always needed. Whenever I need help, he is there for me to come in or call. My life has completely changed because of him but not only mine but my family, too. My husband's heart health and my daughter's stomach issues have been relived after years of mistreatment and bad diagnosis by other doctors. I would recommend him to anyone wanting to take control and find a better way to a healthy life. read more

I'm just leaving this office after the doctor takes payment and then tells me he can't help with services he provides. Quickly walks away and tells me he isn't smart enough to help. I ask him why again, to please explain or who else he could recommend but nothing. Completely shocked at how unprofessional this doctor was. It appears his practice markets services but when it comes time to deliver his answer is thank you for payment/no refund/no service/no recommendation/get out. Astonished! read more

Absolutely do not trust this psycho. If i had a lawyer i coulda shut him down, hes very lucky. This absolutely condescending jackass of a fake doctor said that my sprained ankle was from diabetes because i drank alcohol... He misdiagnosed my wife with a miscarriage and said it was uti and it happened because she was fat. That baby is alive and well but born over 3 months early because of this psychopath. He needs to retire due to being senial and possibly Alzheimer's. Absolutely do not go here. read more

My daughter has finally been diagnosed with Epstein Barr by an endocrinologist. She also has celiac disease. Prior to that, she went to Dr. Mensink who had told her she was "just depressed" and wanted her to take antidepressants.. Because of his misdiagnosis and dismissal of her symptoms, she went two more years without getting her true diagnosis from an endocrinologist and GI doctor. Mensink refused to listen to her, was rude and condescending, and basically told her that her symptoms were "all in her head". I would never recommend him as a doctor. read more

Called the Practice and was told they could not get me in for 2 months. Then they asked why I wanted to become a member. I told them I wanted to be prepared in case I get coved. The lady told me I would hav to be a long term patient, over 6 months. WTF is this. What a bunch of crap. I will never go there or recommend them. VERY PISSED!!! read more

If you have more than a cold or a stubbed toe, do NOT go here. He will take your $$Money FIRST, THEN TELL YOU " go see another Doctor".. smarter than him"... IT'S A SCAM. DO NOT PAY. read more

So. After signing up for the "Practice" I went to get a check up. I had bloodwork done. Went back for follow up, he changed my thyroid meds, changed my depression meds and put me on all kinds of vitamins that cost way too much and only available from him. In October of 2018 I got my meds back. He decided to take me off my blood pressure medication because my BP was steady. After that my BP went back up. i was always dizzy and it was making me sick. I found a new Dr even tho I was still paying there. New Dr put me back on BP meds and changed my thyroid meds and I am now doing better and thyroid is back to normal. I do not recommend this place at all. The staff is fake friendly. read more

I absolutely love this place! Always kind , professional staff. Dr. Mensink spends so much quality time with me going over everything making sure I have a clear and good understanding of my medical care . No matter how many people are waiting in the waiting room no one is annoyed cause we all know we will receive that same amount of quality time with the doctor. I have never been rushed or had my questions dismissed by anyone here. My husband, sons and daughters as well as myself all go here and love it. The fact that most doctors just listen for a brief second write you a prescription and send you out the door and along your way has become a sad reality. Dr. Mensink listens and finds out what's going on and finds a natural treatment in most cases . I tell all my friends about this place. I feel like most people that complain about him and the vitamins don't want to put forth the effort to be healthy and natural they just want you to write them a prescription and to be able to stay lazy and take a prescription instead . I mean it's all about choices and if you're happy taking a prescription for the rest your life that's great but I love that he offers the healthy and natural advantage without side effects of what prescription drugs do to you. read more

The staff seems good, but this is a cheap doctor running a cheap practice where he tries to make the most and give the least! Appointment system is dysfunctional! I'm wrote this at 230 pm while waiting for my 1:15 pm appointment, that I was on time for. I was very clear with staff when I called that I needed the 1st appointment after lunch. They said it was the first and I chose to believe them despite the evidence that they open at 1. When I told the Dr about being scheduled for 1:15 after requesting the 1st appointment after lunch, and telling the staff I could wait for a different day, he asked first if I want to be discharged from the practice! The 1st option he offered was to be discharged and then 2nd was to reschedule. Makes me think he doesn't know how to deal with any conflict or negative feedback! He also wanted to sell me his probiotics and vitamins that were way over priced! All the other vitamins and probiotics were $10 to $20 cheaper on Amazon. This doctor does not seem to know that there are internet savvy customers out there and doesn't mind making a profit off of people who don't know any better!! Also on his 3rd tier plans it is supposedly unlimited appointments but they wouldn't make an appointment for lab review for 2 weeks later until the labs were back!! He did not keep the patient privacy of his other patient. When he came in the room he disclosed the other patient's condition and explained that is why he was behind. The walls are paper thin and you can hear patient discussions in every other room. Patient privacy is not gaurded here. There is an outdated CD player just playing from it's 2 speakers in the corner of the office to attempt to cover the patients in the lobby from hearing patient discussions in the rooms. Sad. read more

I've been a patient with The Practice for about 4 years. The Practice is not a fancy place. The building is not fancy. The people aren't fancy. But they are GENUINE, KIND, COMPASSIONATE, KNOWLEDGEABLE. There are servant hearts at the Practice. Its a safe place. Dr. Mensink was willing to listen, and work with me to solve my health issues. He make a personal call to check in with me when i was ill, and he called me personally with the good news of a clear mammogram instead of insisting on yet another office visit. I love his approach to good nutrition and appreciate how Dr Mensink partners with me rather than taking an attitude of superiority in control of the patient. In additional to all that, all this costs about $100 a month. its the best deal in Bakersfield. When I lost my job and my health care insurance, I was so frightened. But with The Practice, I get great care for a great price and medical care I trust. I highly recommend Dr. Mensink and The Practice. read more

Extremely helpful. My mother is 66 and a patient here. After meeting him I see why my mother loves going to him and is cautious about other doctors. The office staff and nurses are professional and helpful. Dr. Jan Mensink is knowledgeable and has an excellent easygoing bedside manner. If you are looking for a personable educated doctor he's your guy. read more

Please be fair to Dr. Mensink. a 400 # man has a heart attack and blames Dr. Mensink. Fake News ! Then he blames Dr. Mensink because another Dr. couldn't peice together his massive sternum. Fake News ! Dr Mensink has been around for many years and is helping more people every month. I was mistreated by two Drs. before Dr. Mensink took over and I mean took over. I sleep better at night knowing He is my Dr. Some people may not be able to handle the truth. Give this man twelve months and see if he doesn't change your life. read more

I love it here and i have never been to a dr office were every single person is super nice and polite

Please read this all the way through so you can understand why I believe this man should not be allowed to practice medicine. I was under Mensink's care for a couple of years. I was nearly 400 lbs during that time. That's not his fault, it was mine. I had complained of chest pains a few times. As a result he would run an EKG on each occasion and inform me nothing was wrong. Evidently, I just needed to lose weight. After one particular episode of chest pain I complained again. He followed up with another EKG. While I was waiting for the result he came and said I needed to go to emergency care immediately. He actually escorted me to San Joaquin hospital. I will give him credit for that. I had a heart attack. I was also informed by the hospital staff that it was clear I'd had severe heart disease for some time and I was extremely lucky to still be alive. I felt as though I had done something wrong even though my new doctors informed me that my "primary care" physician should have diagnosed this immediately when he first saw me. But no, I defended him by imploring it was all my fault and he was the one that caught the issue. During my stay in the hospital a wonderful surgeon performed a triple bypass on me. It was amazing how much better I felt after that bypass. I could exercise for the first time in years. My weight started to drop immediately and I felt alive again for the first time in a long while. I was instructed by Mensink to see him the day after release from the hospital so we could plan my full recovery from the surgery. I faithfully complied. We lined out the medications I would take as well as a specific action plan. During this visit to Mensink he informed that everything starts with him. I should go him for any issues and if needed he would refer me to my surgeon and, or my cardiologist. This is important as I also complied with these instructions. For a couple of months I felt great. I was losing weight and energy levels were increasing almost daily. Then some mild chest pains started to occur. Not the same as before but still painful. I immediately saw Mensink and he stated it was my body getting back to normal after the surgery. He prescribed narcotics for pain and sent me on my way. Even with the pain pills the chest pains persisted. I saw him again and received the same diagnosis and more narcotics. I went to his office again and saw his assistant. The pains were becoming more and more severe but no relief from this visit either. Two weeks later I saw Mensink for a fourth visit and was given a three month supply of Vicodin and informed I would not be allowed to have any more pain pills unless I went through drug counseling and testing. I stated I want health care not drugs, but he essentially said he'd done all that could be done. No chest x-ray, no blood test, no medical care other than narcotics. Two weeks later I couldn't take the pain any longer so I checked myself into San Joaquin hospital. My body was going septic from an infection caused by a parted sternum. The same surgeon who performed my bypass cleaned out the infected and dead bone from my sternum. After the surgery he told me that I had between two and four days before before the infection would have killed me. There was not enough sternum left over to protect my heart so an incredible plastic surgeon was brought in. He detached the right hand side of my stomach muscle and folded it up to what was left of my sternum and attached it there to act as heart protection. A skin graph was required to cover the area of the sternum and that skin was taken taken from my right thigh. I'm now slightly deformed in the stomach area and I have multiple scars to remind me of what I'd gone through. Every bit of the sternum and plastic surgery could have been avoided had Mensink simply ordered a blood test or chest x-ray when I first complained of the post bypass chest pains. The most disappointing bit is that when I met with Mensink afterwards so he would know what he caused he tried to blame it all on my surgeon. When I stated that I followed his instructions and went to him he never referred me to another doctor. That was the protocol Mensink spelled out; he replied that he didn't want to have to "explain himself." I was simply astonished by this callous denial of any responsibility and sheepishly trying to cast blame on a man who wasn't even aware of issue. Under the care of proper doctors I've lost 150 lbs, am working out and have been fully released with no restrictions. I have life again. A life that Mensink nearly took away on two separate occasions. I considered suing Mensink for malpractice but I choose not to live this way. But, still I feel I have to do something so people will know what kind of doctor he is. Please, if you are considering Mensink as your physician keep looking. No one should have to go through what this man put me through. read more