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    Nimish Thaker, MD

    2.6 (41 reviews)
    Open 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

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    Mission Urology - Mission Urology Staff

    Mission Urology

    3.6(16 reviews)
    0.0 mi

    Dr. Ken is amazing! I had to do a few visits and he was extremely patient and careful in the…read moreprocedure, and it went really well. I absolutely recommend him. He's an amazing doctor!

    The doctor, Ken Takesita was outstanding (although slightly inexperience with female urology) and…read moredeserves 4 stars. He went out of his way to help me and diagnose me including doing a cystoscopy without approval from my insurance and without charging me. I would have returned to him for further necessary visits, if it were not for the staff. The staff is enormously incompetent, disrespectful and rude. The staff clearly has their own thing going on where they enjoy toying with patients. I was in massive pain, (shaking and vomiting from the pain) and they created every kind of barrier that they could find to keep me from getting what I needed. Nurse Maria is so incompetent that she couldn't even complete an in-house urinalysis or get my urine sample to the labs properly. When we called to check on the status of my labs, she blamed the lab for her incompetence. When we asked for the lab's name and phone number, she refused to divulge the information and then diverted and deflected the conversation into insults. Nurse Maria said things to me like, "The doctor didn't say you have a UTI so I wouldn't take antibiotics if you don't have an infection." And, "Why would you ask for a lab to be done that based on your insurance you obviously can't afford to pay for?" Why did the doctor refer me to an I.D. specialist if I don't have an infection and prescribe antibiotic and give me a Rocephin shot? Why is she giving me instructions that the doctor did not tell her to give to me? Also, I never asked for a lab that I had to pay for; the doctor volunteered to send my sample in for a more sensitive lab test. But since she's too incompetent to collect urine properly and send it to the lab or even do an in-house urinalysis, it doesn't matter if I need to pay for it or not. I do not believe that she sent the urine to the labs. Yolanda, the Office Manager, kept telling us that she is too busy and down a person and have clinic and a number of other excuses as to why she couldn't send the referral immediately and that, "I will get to it when I get to it. Go to the ER if you're in pain." When I told her that she has no place giving me medical advice and that I've already been to the ER, she repeated, that's your choice, I will get to it when I get to it, maybe today, maybe Monday." She kept saying that maybe my primary care can get it faster. When I talked to my primary care, they said it had already been submitted three days prior by Mission Urology and that they are not the ones doing the referring so it is not them that submits it, it is the urologist referring so they submit it. It takes about 15 seconds to submit a referral, I've seen my other doctors do it. Nice games, nice run-around. Furthermore, I told Yolanda which I.D. doctor I wanted to see and tried to give her the contact information and she refused to put a doctor on the order and kept saying the insurance will choose a doctor for me. This is lie. I contacted my insurance company and told them what was happening, and they told me to call her back and insist she write the information on the request because that is not how things are done and if she still refuses, to file a grievance. Although I told her that I spoke with my insurance...and that all the other referrals that I have gotten have been done that way...she still refused to send it in with the proper information. Additionally, I left 3 messages for the doctor with Yolanda and never heard back from the doctor. I do not blame the doctor, as I'm sure that she never passed the messages along. I sent an email with some questions because I suspected as much, and her rude response is attached below. I can't remember the name of the other office member, but she was unapologetic and also making excuses. Too bad for the doctor, I believe he has no idea how manipulative and conniving his staff is. These are the types of people who steal personal information and embezzle from employers. I'm very concerned about them having access to my personal information.

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    SoCal Urology

    1.0(2 reviews)
    6.8 mi

    This place is horrible. The staff isn't very friendly. The office manager is rude and the doctor is…read moretoo wishy washy he can never make a decision. Do your research. Go with someone who knows what they're doing.

    In June my 84 year old mother with dementia could not urinate and was taken to…read moreParkview E.R. where they observed blood in her urine. They put a cathider bag on her and referred her to her physician. He then referred her to Southern California Urology Clinic on Magnolia Ave. Riverside. Each time I brought my mom into the clinic they stated they needed a urine sample and when I informed them she had a bag they acted surprised, no one reads medical charts? After several test she finally was seen by Doctor Ralph Highshaw and before examining her he stated the test revealed that she had a condition that sent the wrong brain waves to her bladder and she would have to wear a bag for the rest of her life. I then asked about the blood in her urine at the E.R. and he said really? He then examined her bladder and said there was a large tumor and said she would be scheduled fro some test before surgery. It has been over 3 months and no surgery. After numerious attempts to schedule surgery today I was informed that Dr. Highshaw has left this office and my mother will have to be referred to a different clinic. What kind of care and treatment is this? Staff who do not read medical charts and doctor who misdiagnosed my mothers tumor? She has been to the E.R. 3 times with bladder pain to change the bag and they had a hard time putting it in saying the tumor was giving them problems. I am sure it has grown, thanks Dr. Highshaw and clinic staff for putting my mothers life in jeopardy.

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    Theodore Benderev, MD  - The Vasectomy Doctor

    Theodore Benderev, MD - The Vasectomy Doctor

    5.0(78 reviews)
    16.6 mi

    Highly recommend. My issue with going through my health insurance was all of the in person visits…read morerequired and if I used my health care provider, I would only be able to have the procedure done on a Thursday. I work on the weekends and I'm trying to take minimal time off of work. I decided to seek other options even though I would have to be paying out of pocket without going through my health care provider. That's when I found Dr. Benderev. You cannot beat the convenience of scheduling appointments, consultation and follow ups online or through their app. I scheduled my consultation online. I was going to be away on vacation and I was able to schedule the phone consultation while I was on vacation. The phone consultation was quick and to the point, but still very informative and Dr. Benderev answered any questions I had. I uploaded and filled out all the necessary paperwork through the app. Was extremely easy to use and probably took around 15 minutes. I was able to book an appointment online, a few weeks after my consultation, in the morning so I could have the rest of the day to recover. There were appointments available all throughout the day, all during the week. Make sure you give yourself enough time to deal with the typical morning traffic. Parking was plentiful. I parked in the parking structure right next to the Office. Be aware there is an hourly rate for parking after a short grace period (15 or 20 mins). The office is a short walk from the parking structure and I was greeted by the receptionist as soon as I walked in the office. After checking in I was given some Tylenol and didn't have to wait long for Dr. Benderev to greet me in the lobby. The entire procedure only took around 15 minutes. Dr. Benderev made it his priority to make me feel comfortable and explained every step of the procedure as well as some small talk which was a welcome distraction. The only thing I felt was similar to what other reviews described, a light flick when using the no needle anesthesia method. Before I knew it, the procedure was finished and Dr. Benderev was going over the recovery process with me.

    Where do I start I was scared beyond my mind showed up even having thoughts to back down and run…read more So glad I didn't. Staff first off made it go smooth. Once I went inside Dr. Benderev explained it all and made me feel comfortable. I got butter flies (I recommend the gas) makes you feel more calm. During the whole time he talked to you and made me feel at ease. Once he said it was done I was shocked. I thought it was gonna hurt I didn't feel anything! To anyone that was scared and is having thoughts don't. It's so easy!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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