There will always be people who leave negative reviews. Exemplar has been there for me with…read morelast-minute walk-ins as well as setting me up with a PCP. They care. And they do a good job.

If I could give this place zero stars I would!!!! The only decent provider is Elli and she is…read moreabsolutely AMAZING! I wish she was in her own private practice!! My experience with this place is not good at all, I was a patient at the flagship clinic since March of 2023 and if someone would have asked me how I feel about this place 6 months ago I would have said they are amazing, but when they opened the Cedar Rapids Clinic (I had moved to Cedar Rapids to be closer to family) things deteriorated very quickly. I was super excited to get my daughter and best friend into this clinic also. So, to say I was impatient for opening day that would be a gross understatement. However, when the three of us began seeing the provider in Cedar Rapids it was very clear that the clinic was not ready for opening day. They had no front desk staff and the LPN who was supposed to be in the back was the only person helping the one and only provider the clinic had. While this LPN was sweet to begin with, it quickly it became obvious that she was becoming overloaded with the front desk responsibilities, the duties with/for the provider, answering the phones, submitting billing (this is questionable), sending out lab samples , etc...etc.... The first time my daughter was able to get into the provider we were both excited because I enjoyed the care I received at the West Des Moines office so it was extremely unexpected when the LPN snapped at my daughter right away wanting to know why she was in there wanting to change PCP's when she already had a provider, Mind you my daughter was a) wanting a new provider and b) wanted a second opinion regarding a potential auto-immune disorder, which she has every right to. This LPN's behavior got increasingly worse, she was losing entire and partial samples that needed to go to the lab, she was getting more confrontational with me and my daughter, until she did something that I felt warranted being reported to the main office. When the LPN was ultimately fired. I was immediately told by the provider that she was friends with the LPN and wanted me to know that she was refusing to provide my care moving forward. this was in early November 2025. On November 15th, 2025, I received a message from the VP of Member Services on my patient portal telling me that "since I had not paid dues in 3 months Exemplarcare was terminating my membership. Now I don't want to get into too much detail, but I decided to contact my insurance company with this conundrum that happened with Exemplarcare in November, I was advised to ask for a "Billing Audit", so I sent a message through my portal requesting this document and stated that I believed that 2 business days should be ample time to send this document. Later, on Friday, I got an email from the VP of member services stating that if I did not cease communications with the office, [she] was going to seek legal action. Now I assume this means that they are refusing to provide me with that information... I have attached a picture of that e-mail to this comment. Not a great experience in the end! UTA: I just noticed that a staff member wrote their own review in an attempt to sway the overall rating of this place. It's pretty pathetic that a "professional" place of business would need its own employees to write false reviews; this is cheating and if they will cheat for a review the just think about the level of pettiness they take in your care and how they would take great ease in spreading any number of patients business anywhere they please. so Seriously and incredibly pathetic!!!!!!

When is an urgent care facility not actually an urgent care facility- that would be this joke of an…read moreoffice. 20 foot sign says urgent care, but you carry an injured person in and are told they requiring an appointment! This makes you just another doctors office. STOP THE BS and wasting people's time when they are in pain & need care. If anyone questions why hospital emergency rooms are used for non life threatening care- this office is one one of the reasons. Lying to the public and actually using a 20 foot neon sign to promote the lie, is rediculous and reprehensable. I will make sure everyone I know to take their business elsewhere. Clearly this is not a medical care provider that cares about people.

You "reserve" your spot online to guarantee spot to be seen. Then your force to sit another hour…read moreand half because they are so far behind. Why? Why make people reserve time knowing darn well your going to see anyone that walks through that door. Then ir staff gets an attitude when u ask what's taking so long.

The doctor and nurse were very helpful and nice when I had an allergic reaction. 5/5 starsread more

Avoid mercy at all costs. These Drs repeatedly Lied to me about results of xrays and diagnosis for…read moreyears even though in drs notes and in imaging. Dr mitchel also lied on phone answering my questions again just recently last Thursday even when i asked specific questions about past images if xrays etc and said nothing there... well i looked myself he lied its been diagnosed for years and hes been lying and not treating me and they've told me im too young repeatedly be in pain still now for over 10 plus years as im seeking honest help with no help or pain relief from mercy just lies and shady billing since theyre doing labs and imaging and lying about results so you do more imaging. I have alll the proof its in my med records. They also refuse relief for the excruciating pain. Im in excruciating pain daily, im a huge fall risk at this point, i cant walk many days from pain and bones crumbling and osteo arthritis its caused all due to malpractice ignoring me, my pain etc. This Sounds like a great opportunity to consult an attorney instead of a dr, they might actually help me walk again and not be a fall hazard, maybe ill be able to do normal daily functions again if i join a different medical group that doesn't lie to their patients because lazy or to increase billing and do additional tests for more money. The place is a scam and will not help you and if anything tells u to go to ER for help which is not what the ER is for when i been seeking help for 15 plus yrs and records to prove it. Dr mitchel lying and not doing his job has also cost me several hundred thousand if not millions over 10 to 15 years in lost ability to work and a liability case dr mitchel tossed because of not doing proper care or testsand handling my case properly and claiming im fine refusing to bleieve me because hes a younh dr that said i cant hurt that much and now i cant walk thanks to mercy and dr mitchel and other drs who been involved Now because brandon mitchel has lied and not treated me properly for my condition and refused any pain medication like was previously prescribed in pain management before pain dr got caught for fraud like mercy is about too ican hardly walk most days and in excruciating pain and will have to have knee and hip surgeries probably to get staryed and who knows aboyt my back now that im with different drs that havent lied to me yet. brandon mitchell and every other dr in my med records whos been lying because im only 34 now or theyre frauding insurance needs to stop and they deserve to lose their license to practice medicine anywhere

I was in Monday for a dot physical and did not pass due too diabetes' and I didn't know I had it my…read moreglucose level was at 449 and was told I didn't pass and to see my primary Dr nothing about it's way high so went home and Tue night went to ER and was at 591 had blurred vision they treated me and got down to 341 and to see my primary Dr to get on a regimen a lot a people when I told them what my level was said I could of had a stroke or be in a coma and Doctors now doctor was trying to sell me other services very unprofessional

I walked in on a Monday at 5:30 PM (They are open until 8:00 PM that day). There was only ONE…read moreperson in the waiting room. Took forever for that person to be seen. Don't these places usually have more than one service provider? Then, after that person finally got seen, it seemed to take forever for ME to get seen. Meanwhile, five more people walked in after me. Hope it didn't take forever for the five more people. But, once I got seen, the Physicians Assistant who saw me was quick AND thorough. I had an ear problem. Got it diagnosed quickly. The Physicians Assistant was very friendly and nice. She also was able to "shoot" a prescription to Wal-Mart and I was able to get it. One thing I was surprised at, they didn't require you to fill out a 10 page thingie on health history. Ok, whatever. They were also ok with me not providing my SS number for my claims, it's not required. The seemingly long wait time irked me when there was only ONE other person at the time I went in, but I would go here again if needed.

I took my boyfriend into this clinic for a fever of 105, abdominal pain and headache. They ran…read moretests to rule out Influenza AB, COVID and Strep. I understand this facility is not capable of testing for a larger variety of issues, however they decided to prescribe him 2,000mg of Amoxicillin *per day*. His symptoms got worse, and when we continued to contact this facility they advised to stick with the dose. A week later we decided to take him into the ER, and it turned out to be Appendicitis-surgery immediately. Again, I understand that Urgent Care centers have limitations on their abilities. However, a transparent suggestion to seek further medical advice instead of feeding him antibiotics would have been a smart and transparent next step. Very upsetting.

Is one minute equal to 60 seconds or 15 seconds? It was the…read morefirst time I came to this hospital for skin allergy treatment. The front desk told me that I had no insurance and paid a lump sum of $184.80. Then I told the doctor that I would be out in less than ten minutes. She also said that you don't need to see a doctor for this type of allergy, you can just go to a regular pharmacy and buy medicine yourself! No prescription medication and a month later they sent me another bill for $98.40! Said I chatted with the doctor for 35 minutes! It said that if it exceeds 30 minutes, it will be counted as 45 minutes!

Family practice at waukee and west des moines are the worst. There are good doctors at Iowa clinic…read more I've been going there for a long time. But smith in waukee is absolutely unthinkable. 3 times this doctor verbally abused me, shouting and making false accusations repeated over and over again. Then, she gets the current doctor scholz involved by spreading rumors and lying. I went for a med check, and scholz brings up medication that wasn't what she told me she was going to change. Then she picks up a bunch of papers, waves them in the air and said, what is this? If I had my wits about me, I would have said you acting crazy. This is a very immature gossipy bunch of women. I doubt that i'm the only one smith has verbally abused. If you were verbally abused by smith in waukee or west des moines put your note in here, the more people tell the less it's gonna happen. Neither of these doctors understands what FM LA is or how it works or what accommodations ate Or how those work, they'd rather gossip and come up with their own weird imaginations. Remember everyone's behavior is their own choice including doctors. Smith eventually kicked me out of her clinic because I was five minutes late. The rule is ten minutes. I've waited for her up to an hour.

Dr. Pelzer is a knowledgeable, patient and fun pediatrician. Our first child has been going for…read moreseveral years now since they were a newborn and we just started taking our second to him as well. He uses play to make our child feel comfortable with him while he's doing his checkups. Always listens to us and values our input as parents. Highly recommend him as a pediatrician.

This is at least my second visit here in the last year or so. It's easy to get to. It's just inside…read morethe west Ames Hy-Vee. And about 10 steps from their pharmacy. So I was able to be seen for my sinus and ear infection and get my meds without going from one business to another. Clean. Family friendly. Friendly staff. Marcy'sDinerTantrumScale 5/5- NoScreamingKids. I do know over the years that the meds that are prescribed for sinus infections has changed. And I'm willing and able to accept that. The last one I had was completely healed with the same med they ordered today. It's not the same ones Docs used to prescribe, but it's effective. And that's what matters. To use the top line of antibiotics immediately leaves nothing to go to if that infection doesn't clear up. No point in creating superbugs, right?!

We were On a road trip and my son had a slight cough (2 year old). We stopped at a gas station to…read moreget gas, and noticed my son's breathing was labored, so we decided to go to the nearest urgent care. The PA, Rhonda snuck him in right away and only took a few minutes to evaluate him before sending us to the ER. My son was reluctant to participate in any type of prodding or evaluation. Very thankful she was patient and so good with him, and they didn't end up charging us since no treatment was given. I was a little leery when driving up to a grocery store to get care, but they were very professional (the nurse and PA) and I'd absolutely go there again.

I have nothing but great things to say about the team who handled my prostatectomy last…read moreTuesday--Emily, Hannah, Gretchen, Jill, Dr Kenny, the robot, and probably many others I might not have met while anaesthetized. Recovery is going well and I thank you all for your caring and professionalism.

These people are engaged in unprofessional, unethical and illegal activities. My PCP will not…read morerespond to my concerns or several tests I paid for out of pocket that show I have risk/symptoms for serious illness. The more I complain the worse it gets. They must be held accountable!