Dr Parekh basically saved my life. The only reason I'm giving him three stars is because he doesn't communicate well. Visits are very short and that's it. I go in have an echocardiogram couple weeks later I see him. He says everything looks fine and I'm out the door. The thing that bothers me is the fact that I do have a heart aneurysm which he doesn't seem to be concerned about because he says it's very small, but if I'm that concerned about it, he'll be happy to order a CT scan so he can get the exact measurements. My next appointment with him is in about three weeks after I have my echocardiogram and I'm going to ask him a little bit more information about that aneurysm. read more

This office will make you think you need their services and give you all the attention you want. But then when you need to make phone calls because you have questions.... it's the worst customer service you can imagine. More than once I have been placed on hold "for a moment, ma'am please" only to be on hold anywhere from 15 to 20 minutes only to be rudely disconnected. THEN.... when you call back IT'S AFTER HOURS and you get the ANSWERING SERVICE who also likes to call you ma'am only to go silent when I tell him what happened. He had nothing to say so he HUNG UP ON ME! So incredibly rude!!! This happened today 06/22/2026. Of course, I will have to call back tomorrow... as if I have another hour to waste. So frustrating! read more

Cardiologist, heart health, my first contact with him was at Temecula Hospital Emergency Room. He is linked with UCSD San Diego Medical center. read more

Niraj V Parekh, MD - UCSD MEDICAL CENTER - Cardiologists Near Me - Murrieta, California

First time visit with a new heart doctor. Office was very neat and efficient. Lots of paperwork, but that's expected for a new patient. Office visit went very well. Dr. Parekh spent the time necessary to go over the old paperwork. Was satisfied with the exam and setup next visit. read more

DO NOT USE THIS OFFICE !!! My primary care provider and I are trying to find out if there are any issues with the health of my heart so they referred me to this office. I had an appointment on April 6th at 2PM for an echocardiogram as well as a stress test. The former was performed as planned (as far as I can tell, never had one before) but the latter was a disaster. An exercise stress test checks your heart's function. A continuous EKG is taken while you are exercising on a treadmill at various speeds and inclines to determine if there is adequate blood flow to your heart. This test detects any signs of inadequate blood flow to the heart, the heart rate, blood pressure and heart rhythm among other things during the exercise. The test was done in a small room with little ventilation or cooling and it was full with electronic equipment that generate heat. There were two employees in the room during the test, a male and female. The female placed 8 electrodes all over my chest using sticky tape. She said this test requires me to reach a heart rate of 150. There are 4 stages of intensity with each stage lasting 3 minutes. The first 3 stages went by without issue but since I was exercising and the room was warm I began to sweat like most people would. As soon as she initiated the 4th stage, one of the electrodes that monitors my ECG, heart rate, blood pressure and heart rhythm detached from my chest. The male tried to re-attach it but then 6 other electrodes fell off as well and the female aborted the test completely. The female said "Oh no! We missed the final stage of the test". She said I was at a heart rate of 148 which it also displayed on their testing machine but this test requires me to reach 150 and then the test will continue from there. They suddenly started to break down the test setup so I asked "So what we are going to do now to successfully complete this test?" The male said "Nothing. You sweat too much". This is a stress test where people exercise and in a warm room and they are telling me the test can't be completed because I sweat too much?? I kept asking what are we going to do now and the female then suddenly said "We are fine. You reached a heart rate of 153 so we are good to go". I watched the monitor while the test was being performed and the heart rate was at 148. She even said just minutes prior that we missed the targeted heart rate for this test. If I really did reach the target heart rate, why were they trying to re-attach the electrodes that came off my body during the test before they eventually all fell off and they aborted the test?? I was told this "test" was finished and I would get a call from the doctor to discuss the "results". These 2 individuals are seriously planning to forward the results of this botched test to their doctor to determine the health of my heart?? The female is just going to write down that I reached a heart rate of 153 even though the monitor said 148 just to sweep this botched test under the rug?? As soon as I got home I called their office to cancel my scheduled follow-up appointment. I described the above incident and asked for all my patient data to be deleted from their system as I will never return to their office but I was told they don't delete patient data. I have filed a complaint with the Medical Board of California and I hope they will look into this incident. If this employee really did change the results of this test manually to make it look like it was successful I can imagine that this would qualify as medical malpractice. As for me, I now have to start all over again, find a new doctor and: 1. Take time off work again for new appointments 2. Pay all my co-pays for all new doctor visits again ($45 a pop) 3. Convince my insurance company to cover the cost for the same test again as this office will surely try to bill my insurance for this botched test. If they deny to pay for the same test twice, then I will potentially have to pay thousands out of pocket for a proper test. 4. Having to wait longer to find out if there are any heart issues or not read more

This is quite possibly the worst experience I have had with any doctor! When I was scheduled to see him for the first visit about the results of my hospital stay and my condition in april.. that had been discovered while I was there..(hole in my heart )he had very little to say and was not engaging..I actually thought he was just the helper to the real doctor that I would see..that did not make me feel much better.. but..he is actually the doctor. I decided a couple weeks later to go ahead with the procedure to fix my heart. Every time I called the office to make an appointment this dr. Answered the phone...then I was told that my insurance was no longer acceptable at his practice..my primary dr. MCKARAHAN told me they had to take care of me until July. I called his office again he answered the phone Told him what my doc said..he said they would get back to me about the operation. They did not.. I continued calling them ..finally after constantly being egnorged I got the appointment for the procedure. The procedure was to be done at the loma linda hospital in murrieta. My appointment to be at loma linda was for 11:30 check in on the 9th June.. After not eating and nothing to drink waiting for hours in the waiting room, lots of nurses running around 4pm.. I was finally put in a room, very nice nurses and I only saw the dr. Once he was not very ingaging and I never saw him again..he did not tell me that he was not going to do the procedure I had never met or was told who the 2 guys were that started working on me. They were very nice but I thought they were just the prepers. They got me set up and started putting the tubes in my groin area..I felt the CUT on both sides.. I know they injected something in my skin before the cut..but I still felt it..along with the very uncomfortable tubes being put in me..THE DOC WAS NOT THERE..these guys were getting ready to do the procedure and after putting the tubes in me the machine over head stopped working! Still my doctor was not there..no one could figure out what was wrong with the machine sooooo..they stopped everything took me back to my room.. still no doctor..the nurses were very sweet and they removed the tubes and kept me laying flat until 10pm. Im so disappointed And quite frankly angry..I took the time off from work to have this procedure done on June 9..I thought this doctor was qualified (I was wrong) I am 69 I have had several surgeries over the years..this is the worst care ever received and I will not return to this Dr. Parekh for anything! read more

Niraj Parekh kept his answers and is not engaging at all, even the test results were extremely vague and one worded. Complete unprofessional and seemingly careless. After I tried to follow up on a basic echo and stress test (which consisted of running on a treadmill and to him was considered "extensive" testing) he refused to do any imaging, didn't offer any information as to what was causing my heart pains, gave no tips or advice on how to prevent the pains or symptoms, and at the end deferred me to go seek some one else. YOU should as well. Save yourself the time, and possible imminent heart attack. I'd give him zero if I could. read more