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    Prairie Eye & LASIK Center

    Prairie Eye & LASIK Center

    1.3
    (22 reviews)
    1.8 mi
    $$

    It took me 24 minutes to check in for my eye appointment. I arrived at 2 o'clock and it took until…read more240 to get checked in and then I had to wait to see the doctor.

    Wife and I had to switch eye docs due to insurance changes. We chose this group because they were…read morein network for Health Alliance. Today was our first appointment with them, and our last. I must have been the first person they've ever encountered who didn't have his insurance card - well that's how they responded. My wife is the primary insurance provider through Memorial - no one at Prairie seemed to have any clue how to go about looking me/us up through Health Alliance or Eyemed. I eventually called Health Alliance myself while sitting in the exam chair as I definitely had the feeling by then they simply didn't trust I was even telling the truth - good grief. Whether they did or didn't? My point is I was definitely picking up, strongly from them, they had concerns about my whole "story". I was able to get my Health Alliance ID and give that to them. But not before they wanted my driver's license - for what? To prove I am who I say I am? Dr. Nickelson was the O.D. who saw me. She wasn't going to do the routine eye exam that has a whopping $40 out of pocket even if it's NOT covered until I pressed her to do it. Who has the time to make multiple appointments for these things - and for $40? Come on. I should have been given the option first before I had to press her to do the exam. I don't know if she WAS in a hurry? But wow did she seem pressed for time. Also, if you're going to put drops in a patient's eyes you might want to warn them if the drops are known to burn instead of the patient being unpleasantly surprised. As it turns out - my wife had an appt one hour after me. About the time I was done, she had arrived. I was there when she was checking in. The look the front clerk gave her, and then the second look the other clerk gave the first one when my wife said she didn't have her Eyemed card - whoa. Let's put it this way - my wife hadn't been clued in on my poor experience but the looks she was given evoked a natural "Oh I'm sorry" from her to them. At least they are consistent in their poor customer experience delivery. Life's too short and there are plenty of eyecare professionals in Springfield to deal with what we got at Prairie Eye & Lasik.

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    Springfield Clinic

    Springfield Clinic

    2.1
    (55 reviews)
    3.6 mi

    As a disabled veteran, I sought care at Springfield Clinic Urgent Care because the VA could not…read moreprovide an appointment soon enough. The check-in process was excellent--I was registered and placed in an exam room before I could even finish my paperwork. I first explained my symptoms, injuries, and what caused them to the physician assistant. A few minutes later, Dr. Campbell entered and asked me to repeat everything I had just explained. After listening to my account, I was stunned when Dr. Campbell told me she would not document how or where my injuries occurred in my medical record. I repeated her statement back to make sure I understood correctly, genuinely surprised by what I was hearing. When I asked if she considered my explanation to be hearsay, she answered, "Yes." I was taken aback. Before leaving, I asked one final question: "Do you think I'm lying to you?" She did not respond, which only added to my disbelief. For context, I had recently been arrested following a minor physical altercation, and I believe my injuries occurred while I was in the custody of Springfield law enforcement and the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office. Regardless of the circumstances, I expected my physician to accurately document the history I provided, even if it was clearly identified as my reported account. Instead, I left shocked that such a critical part of my medical history was dismissed outright rather than recorded. While the staff was prompt and courteous at first, my interaction with Dr. Campbell left me with the firm belief that Springfield Clinic Urgent Care medical professionals do not care about disabled veterans. They also banned me from ever returning because I asked to speak to someone about Dr Campbell's overt disrespect while saying I've never experienced such disrespect like that as a military veteran.

    Very poor attitude with office staff. I received a call and the person who called me started to…read morerail on me because she said I was threatening the future of the doctor and her job because of the treatments I received. I started crying and asked her to stop saying this as she repeated this three times. Finally I just hung up. Doctor refused to continue care for me after ten years because he said I verbally abused her on the phone. I repeat, she called me to pick on me for the medicine I was taking for chronic illness. Funny thing is, Dr Phillips never even prescribed the medication she spoke of. She was mad because he had prescribed Tylenol 3 for a displaced fracture of a toe that wasn't healing. The other medication she was upset about was prescribed by neurology for my chronic myasthenia gravis.muscle disease. She said I was part of the epidemic of pain pill abuse! What??? He prescribed pain meds for a fracture. This just broke my spirit and my fight to get better. Thanks !!! DrPhillips and his staff as well as Springfield Clinic for doing this to a loyal patient of over ten years who is fighting to have a better life. And the pain medication had only been prescribed for a few months due to an open fracture.

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    Nicole A. Florence, MD

    Nicole A. Florence, MD

    1.0
    (2 reviews)
    0.1 mi

    Ican't even rate this Dr. and Staff. For several months I have had an appointment. As we spend…read moresometime away from Springfield she informed me by not even her staff but an associale at Springfield Clinic that she has cancelled my appointment and won't take me as a patient. She wouldn't fill the scripts I need or see me just one time to get me through till I can find another Dr. All this because I spend time away fro Springfield. How about snowbirds that spend 6 months in Fl. She won't take them on? How cruel is that. Makes me wonder what her bedside manner is like. Not good I am sure. I called their office 2 weeks ago and told them that I had an appointment in Aug and could they fill my scripts for a month till I got in to see the Dr. It took 2 weeks to get back to me and let me know!!!! I called daily to see what was going on. They were always to busy to talk and apparently to call back until today. Then they had a secretary call. I hope her practice flops. or she gets taken down with Obamacare!!!!! She needs failure. looks like a couple more feel the same. what does that say!!!!?

    She was my doctor since 2001. She rarely sees me and didn't have the time to see me every time I…read moremade an appointment to see her about my health issues. The telephone operator was very rude, curt and didn't want to take time listening me. So I quit calling that clinic and switched to a wonderful caring doctor and the staff are great!!! I'm so grateful for my new doctor taking her time taking care of me each time I called. She and her staff needs to get out of Springfield, Illlinois practice.

    Patrick Butler, MD - opthamalogists - Updated August 2026

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