After my procedure I had to come here for follow up. A bit inconvenient for me, especially with the office in National Harbor being my homebase. I'm told that National Harbor is still in the midst of setting up and that is why I needed to come here. What is interesting about this location is that it is in a well established office/medical building that kind of makes you feel like you are in an actual hospital. I showed up and did my check in and had to wait a bit. To note: I stopped here during the Halloween season and they were directed for such. It wasn't very calming to my anxiety to see decorations stating the area I was about to go into for my follow up said it was 'contaminated' and having zombie arms reaching out to you. With my anxiety in high gear I am called back and walked through the maze to the room where I will be seen. Vitals taken, and instructions given to me quickly. I knew I was there to have a stint removed and to be given the instruction quickly, having never done this before, baffled me. I stood there stunned and had to ask for the instructions again. Given the instructions again I proceed to get ready and positioned for the tech to come back in. Tech comes in, and I have to hand it to her, she is good at distraction. Not sure how many of you out there have ever had anything done in the undercarriage area of your body, but everything they do in that area catches you by surprise. As I am, uh, being prepped, the tech is talking and explaining to me that I am going to be numbed. Her distraction technique was simple, keep talking as if you are gong to do it and then do it a few seconds later. I was in mid-answer when, wham-bam, inserted and numbed. I don't think I even finished my answer. Laying there, naked from the waste down (covered, mind you), feelin more vulnerable than I have ever been in my life. Being inserted into and numbed, in walks the doctor. With my head swimming, the doctor walks me through what is about to happen next. Anxiously I nod my head yes after he finishes and asks if I understand allowing for him to proceed. Continually coaching me to breathe through it all. Mind you, there is a monitor in the room that allows for the doctor to see where he is inside you and also allows for you to watch as well. Now, to have another object inserted into an exit hole while being able to watch it like it's a Netflix documentary is a surreal experience. When it reaches the spot where this thing has been sitting inside you for about a month at that point and you see a claw expand from the end, grab a hold the this thing, and the doctor tells you to take a deep breath...WOW! I never felt anything like that in my life, even with the undercarriage being numbed. The doctor was pleased with the stint coming out without any problems. Pleased with the procedure he tells me I won't need antibiotics, it may feel funny to me for a bit in the undercarriage area, and that I should be back to normal in about a day or two. All after declaring, "It's a boy" after the extraction. The one thing I didn't care much for here was the customer service from the front desk. It was like I was intruding to those member of the staff. I filled out my paperwork, paid my copay, and sat and waited to go back. Then, weeks later I get a bill in the mail for my copay, which I clearly paid while there. I have received several statements now at home stating I have not paid. When I go onto the website and sign into their portal, type in the statement number, I am told I have no balance due. I would gladly pay the $10, but I'm not sending it via the mail when your website clearly has registered I already paid in office. I can't wait for them to attempt to send me to collections for that $10 I already paid in person. read more

The office is a money mill with all customer service, quality, and attention cut to less than bare bones. Visiting the office, one would think some great plague or natural catastrophe has occurred, because crowds of people have so filled the office that a line extends down the hall and even to the stairwell. You can't sit inside to wait because of the bodies and the awful heat. The staff, embattled, have a station model set up to deal with clearly thousands of patients, quadruple booked every 15 minutes. I was forcefully told to arrive 15 minutes early. I was seen 1.5 hours late. The doctor came in, glanced at me, and the visit was over in under 5 minutes. Cannot speak poorly enough of every facet of this clinic. They're barely skating the lines of ethics and requirements to bill insurance for the 20 visits they book per hour- barely. read more

Look at the number of one-star reviews. These aren't just a handful of isolated complaints or unusually demanding patients--they point to recurring problems that many people have experienced. From a patient's perspective, the issues seem to be systemic: phones that go unanswered, emails that aren't returned, long waits for appointments, difficulty obtaining lab results through an inefficient patient portal, and even lengthy lines just to check in. From the doctor's side I'm sure things seem great: massive numbers of patients being shoved through all day long works out to huge money, big houses, yachts, etc. They don't have to deal with what the patient has to go through. If your insurance requires you to use this practice, you may not have much choice. But if you have the option to choose another provider, I strongly recommend doing so. The many one-star reviews aren't random--they're a warning from patients who wish they had chosen differently. read more

Stay away from this organization. I've had nothing but a VERY bad experience with them! They changed their answers to the same questions, they can't even mail documents to their patients without making mistakes! They are awful! Don't have anything to do with them! read more

I have been going to PU for several years when my doctor moved to their practice. Initially it was fine, but they kept moving the offices where I would have to go to get my procedures done. Once it finally settled on the Alexandria location, that's when the issue really started. A lot of last minute cancelled appointments, and don't even get me started on the wait times when in the office, it was routinely an hour plus before I got to see anybody. This last time was it for me - first they cancel my appointment a month or so ago (again the day before I was scheduled) and when I call to reschedule, they tell me that they are changing systems and to call back in a month. So I waited and called back after a month, scheduled my appointment, showed up and they tell me there was a mistake and the person I was supposed to see wasn't in today (this after having waited an hour in the office already). Doctors were good, but the massive churn of patients seems to be too much for the staff to handle and has been exacerbated by the change in the system. I will not be going back, I have been a bit frustrated to begin with, but my most recent (attempted) visit has me willing to go through the hassle of finding a new doctor. If you have patience and plenty of time to waste, the doctors were always decent. I know they won't particularly care if they lose me as a patient, as their waiting room is consistently packed, but I am done. read more

They never answer the phone. You arrive 15 minutes early, only to wait another hour and a half to see a doctor who's rushing through your appointment. It feels like they don't care about their patients. read more

I received a voice mail this morning, June 5th, that told me that I had to reschedule an appointment that was scheduled for National Harbor on Monday the 8th of June. I called to reschedule and it took 27 minutes on hold and then several more holds to reschedule at the Beauregard Office. The reason was that they are closing the National Harbor Office. I would hope that they would be more proactive when they make changes that big. The communications from this Practice are not very good, they should be more proactive and apologetic when they make their patients jump through hoops for their mistakes. read more

Receptionist is extremely rude and impatient. She does not like her job and not interested in helping people.

The doctors do not seem to care about their patients. My father was referred to this practice while in the ER. The doctor had us drive an hour away to a different office location just to tell us he was willing to operate on my father; something he could have done over the phone. Then, once we were in the hospital after the operation, the doctors effectively ignored my father. We saw different doctors each day, providing no feeling of continuity of care, for as short a time as possible each day. Their lack of care doubled the amount of time we spent in the hospital: almost a week, rather than one night. Run from this practice. read more

Poor communication and terrible follow up. Very hard to get a hold of anyone in the practice with their current office phone set up. Very frustrating experience had to change to another doctor/practice; one that returns calls and follows up on their patients after they do operations. read more

I've seen more care towards the job from Walmart employees than I did from any of the front of staff and team of nurses. Beyond that, the medical opinion I got was so conflicting from the first specialist I've seen that I'm now going to have to go to a third specialist before I can feel confident in making any kind of decision with my procedure. This is literally like my second time ever leaving a review, thats how horrible I feel leaving this place. Anyone here end up finding a better practice nearby? Lmk read more

Potomac Urology's nurses and medical techs are rude, ignorant about medical details and sloppy in their medical record-keeping. I would never let a loved one go back there. One exception are the front desk staff who were pleasant. They are the only positive part of the practice. Find another practice for urology. read more

My appointment with Nilay Ghandi, was not satisfactory. The interaction was not very personable, and I felt rushed throughout.

Dr Alok Desai is a class act! Anyone who has dealt with kidney stones knows that waiting for help can be torturous. Dr Desai graciously added me to his already full surgery schedule and gave me the best of care. I've had exceptional experiences (including surgeries) and quality care with the Urologists at Potomac Urology. read more

Struggle, front desk agent did his best, long wait, patient before me was furius about the Doctor being rude, not sure which one. I felt sarcasm, maybe doesnt require surgery, brushing off, just not felt cared. Took me 2 calls, several msg on disfunctional app to get my medication. read more

This was the worst experience I've ever had with a medical provider. I suffered with a large kidney stone for over a month. It was impossible to reach a doctor at Potomac. The administrative staff would put me on hold and never come back. I wouldn't receive a return phone call from the doctor after being promised one. I tried to switch urologists, but no one else could get me in within a reasonable timeframe. After three visits to the emergency room, I insisted on being scheduled for surgery. They skipped the pre-operation appointment. I had to look online to find out what the surgery would be like. The day of surgery, I asked the surgeon some questions. Although I had very few questions about the procedure, at least one answer he provided me was flat wrong. I had my stent removed after surgery and the pain was worse than ever. I ended up back at the emergency room twice. Potomac Urology just gaslit me and kept telling me the pain shouldn't be that bad and there was nothing they could do. I insisted on another CAT scan at the emergency room, and it turned out there was still a stone present. I'm 99% confident they failed to remove most of the stone when they did the surgery. Eventually, with no medication and no help from Potomac, I passed the stone. Many months (or over a year) later they billed me an additional $150 for a lab from that ordeal. It is so long after the procedure I have no way of knowing if the bill is legit, but they absolutely hound me for that $150. I wish they were 1/10 as good with their communication about my medical care as they were about the $150 they now want. Horrible communication and administration. Bad medical care. Poor accounting. If you're looking for help with a kidney stone, avoid this place like the plague. There are a lot of good Urologists in the area. read more

On hold now for over 40 minutes to get lab results. Ridiculous. The doctor said they'd call me, but no word. Still waiting on hold. They'll close before I get any response. read more

I was discharged from the hospital on the afternoon of Dec 23, with instructions to followup with Potomac Urology to have my Foley catheter removed within 3 days. I called for an appointment on Dec 24, and the front desk -- which you can not get beyond --scheduled me for Jan 8 in spite of my explanation that I needed to be seen within 3 days. I now have a UTI with blood and pus in my Foley catheter. I called back for an earlier appointment and was given Jan 3. I asked to speak to a manager but none was connected to me nor has a manager called me back. Do NOT use Potomac Urology. The "non-care" for their patients is nothing short of malpractice. I now have to deal with a UTI, and blood and pus in my urine. I am in pain -- but Potomac Urology doesn't care! read more

ZERO STARS! This is the worst office I have ever seen! I went in for a UTI and was told by the doctor that someone would call me to let me know if I needed an antibiotic or not. The urine test was in the next day (in the portal) but it was unclear what it meant to me. I called numerous times, left voice mails and even left a message in the portal. No one called me back. I kept calling and finally got a nurse who told me she didn't have a urine result and labcorp must have lost it, even after I told her there was something in the portal. She made me go to another lab. After a few more days someone sent me a message in the portal saying they called in an antibiotic based on the urine test from my initial visit. This was NINE DAYS after my initial visit! They let me suffer for NINE DAYS! When I sent a message back asking the result of the test, several days later I was told to look in the portal! This office does not care about their patients and they do not respond to you! Do yourself a favor and go anywhere else but here! read more

My father went to Potomac Urology where he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Unfortunately, my father also has dementia and can not be responsible for his own care. I do believe the doctor that we saw was compassionate and competent, but he is on an island in this care. We were frequently asked to wait for 60-120 minutes for an appointment. They could not fit his wheelchair into the lab, so at one point they took his blood in a hallway after waiting for the phlobotomist to return from some mystery trip that took 20 minutes. The nurses couldn't be bothered to help our family - they would just point down a narrow hallway and say go that way and never followed up to see if we were taken care of by the next person in the chain of medical care, sometimes leaving us unattended for 45 minutes. They also forgot to change my father's catheter until I reminded them. And after all of this, they have been harassasing us about a bill we were unaware existed. My father's dementia means he is incapable of doing billing. We informed the office repeatedly that we paid the bill, and despite the fact that we have in fact mailed the payment, they call us three times a week while we are dealing with an incredibly difficult medical situation. I finally spoke to a supervisor, who said that she would ask the billing department to stop calling, but I received another phone call again today. To reiterate, the doctor is compassionate and competent, but his office feels like you are a number in their fast food factory version of medicine. I would never bring anyone that I loved here when the DMV has so many wonderful medical professionals that have offices that treat their patients respectfully. read more

I wish there was a star lower than 1, and it still wouldn't be accurate enough. If you care about the health of yourself, or your loved one, DO NOT GO HERE!! RUN FAR AND FAST from this place! Dr Desai is a wonderful physician. Unfortunately, my experience has been everyone else that works in the practice, the support team, office managers, service reps, schedulers, etc, are incompetent, do not know how to communicate and don't do their job and do not care about patients. I'm a caretaker for my mom who almost died last year from a UTI. She frequently gets them due to recent medical conditions. She has another that her assisted living is having trouble getting under control, and two weeks of phone calls to Potomac Urology (hours on hold) - being put on hold multiple times for over an hour, then hung up on when it's lunch time or close of business, four faxes from assisted living with culture results, messages left for the office manager Joseph and NP Maureen, I'm done. There's so much more to include here but I've wasted enough time with these peope. You get the gist. My recommendation is don't go here for care. read more

I cannot stress how horrible this experience was with this office and the procedure performed by Nilay Gandhi. Spent over a year in pain following the experience. All of my reports of pain and discomfort were ignored. I was simply given more pain meds. Or told it was even in my head. Was even made fun of. Had to have corrective surgery performed by a more sympathetic , professional, and skilled professional. Do not go here especially if you are BIPOC. Trust me. Took a while to get past the trauma. read more

I hadn't visited this place in over 5 years when they reached out to schedule a check-up. I scheduled my appointment, but encountered a conflict two days beforehand which prevented me from attending. I diligently went online via their Patient Portal to cancel/reschedule well in advance, but apparently, my request didn't go through. To my surprise, I received a bill a month later for a $50 "No Show" fee. They claimed they would have sent an email, but how could I have known? If I had realized my online cancellation attempt wouldn't work, I would have called during business hours. Unfortunately, I handled it at night, when no one was available to answer the phone. If their Patient Portal fails to register online cancellation attempts, they shouldn't offer the option at all. Potential patients should beware - this isn't the place to trust with your care; they seem more interested in money than patients' well-being. I strongly urge everyone to look elsewhere for healthcare services. This experience has shown me they prioritize billing over patient care. My review reflects only the truth of my experience. read more

Doctor was professional, wait was reasonable, came out with a plan/prescription. As insurance wouldn't provide more than 5 days worth for a prescription that I would likely be taking every day for years the doctor said I could get it at the office out of pocket and was charged immediately. After 30 days of not hearing, I called them and they said it was at the office. When I went to the office, it wasn't there. So, a quick pickup turned into a long investigation which led to me being late for a meeting because their staff doesn't apparently make phone calls or know that "in the system" does not mean "in the office" and that the difference between those two can be significant. So, I've got no pills after a month, my shoes still get wet, and apparently I get to start all over somewhere else... But at least we confirmed I didn't have cancer so we know what the problem isn't. read more

Had to rate 1 star because of the following: 1. The wait, even w/appointment, is always 1+ hour(s). They overbook to make more money at their clients' expense. 2. The doctor rushes to finish appointment in 2-5 minutes max, which makes point 1 even more absurd. 3. The office staff and doctor refuse to answer calls or return messages. I have never had them answer me, even with urgent requests/information. 4. They don't accept all insurance and their prices are much higher than most. read more

My son, who has mobility issues due to a rare autoimmune disorder had an appointment at 3:40. He was finally called back at 5:15. To put things in perspective, I have Stage 4 cancer and was having stomach pains, so I was supposed to go with him to his appointment but I went to the ER instead and my husband took him. I was out of the ER and home in a Lyft quicker than he was for his appointment. And my visit included a CT scan and bloodwork. I'm livid. How are they even in business with that kind of management? read more

First time here Dr Desai and staff were wonderful. I had a very short wait. Dr Desai listened to me and talked with me directly rather than sitting at a computer. The medical assistant in the room entered notes into the computer. He really pinpointed my issue and has developed a treatment plan. I was so relieved when I left. I got a call a few days later about an abnormal urine and was put on antibiotics immediately. read more

I'm giving Dr. Alok Desai this rating! He's amazing and knows his stuff! The nurse in the room with us I was unimpressed with her attitude! She acted like she didn't want to be there! She seemed upset because she had to go get a cover for me! I said thank you and she never responded! When I first came in only one of the receptionist was willing to help me! She was very pleasant! If people don't like doing their job leave and find something else! Don't make the patient feel bad! You make the whole doctors office look bad! The nurse never came back with my pee sample! I tried being polite to her and she wasn't trying to talk! I hope I'm not disappointed again because as much as I like Dr. Desai I'll go elsewhere! No need for people to be rude! read more

Front desk gave the wrong location and had to reschedule for a later date. The wrong location was also listed when I checked in. How much confidence should I have in the doctor if the staff doesn't even know who practices where? Unprofessional. read more

Dr's seem capable, but the overall management of the practice is horrible. I'd avoid them ... seeking a new Urologist as I type this.

I had a great experience here. Got my vasectomy last week. Dr. Salem was great - the procedure was quick and efficient. Started right on time and he answered the million questions I had while it was going on. Best of all, absolutely no pain or discomfort afterwards. That's some great skill! read more

Good luck trying to get any return phone calls or help! Trying to get a referral to an oncologist for cancer - you would think this would be high priority. Guess not in their minds. The request has been in for a week and still nothing from them even after repeated daily phone calls and messages through the patient portal. read more

My husband went there and the nurses were unprofessional and were laughing at the patients.

This office is a disaster. I had a tele-visit scheduled and after repeated phone calls to confirm, on the day of the visit my appointment was dropped, no record of it on the patient portal. No phone call or message left for me. Trying to reach them is very difficult and on the patient portal the doctor I was supposed to see is not an option to leave a message. For in office visits they make you wait a long time. Do yourself a favor and find another clinic. read more

Not sure how this business is still operating. The entire office team is incompetent. On top of their incompetence, they are liars. I had an appoint on Feb. 17 that needed insurance per-authorization. I called several times to follow up with the office and I was told it was pending with the insurance company. On March 8 I called my insurance company and they stated they never received any per-authorization request. This is a medical facility that does not respect it's patience. The incompetence and unprofessional-ism is on a different level. Stay away as far as possible. read more

The Office Manager was horrible and she had the group drop me as a patient after she lied and told them I was hostile. Two of the doctors are straight up arrogant pricks. read more

I was going to Dr Salem before he joined. Unfortunately the front office personnel are terrible. I have been calling for 4 weeks to schedule a procedure and they have yet to return my calls. read more

Receptionists are face of any practice And they are first impression in many cases. However, Claudia at the front desk is the MEANEST and RUDEST individual I've ever encountered. We are new patients: no greeting upon walking in, no please and thanks yous, demanding verbiage "your id and insurance card, fill these forms out, sign here and there", no eye contact at all. Just overall, she was not happy to be working... On the other note, my husband said Dr. Singh was very friendly, explains everything, and flexible. read more

One star because everyone was nice. Never met the doctor because the front staff is so incompetent. Everything the front staff does as part of the job for which they were hired, such as capturing information accurately and scheduling appointments was problematic from A-Z. I can't imagine a doctor being quality if they can't hire competent people, so after the 10th call with incompetent people, I won't be going back for the follow up appointment. read more

Thank you for call me back Doctor Desai you the best and the front desk employees. Thank you for take care me at all the time.