Singh Pritam, MD

He may be a nice guy and he may be competent but that helps little when you cannot secure an appointment with him.
A went there over a month ago over a rash. Minor, yes, but still bothersome. He prescribed me a cream that did not work. I went back a week later and he prescribed another, which also did not work. I called to make an appointment again a week later but had to cancel due to work. When I called to reschedule, he was on vacation, so I had to wait another week and a half. Fair enough. Since it was time for the yearly check up, I scheduled that as well so I can get two birds with one stone and waited a week and a half.
During the yearly checkup, he wouldn’t even see me.
Let me repeat: I had an APPOINTMENT and he would not SEE me.
I explained I had to go abroad soon and wanted to get this handled quickly, so he gave me an appointment for three days later.
Yeah, thanks.
The PCP I had previously would always see you during the yearly check up. He’d come in, check your stats, look over things, and send you on your way. With this doctor, it seems everything is fixed so that he has to deal with you as little as possible. It’s been over a month that I’m waiting to handle a simple problem while one week turns to the next. Should I have made two appointments, one for the routine checkup and another to explain that, «Oh, by the way, I actually need to see the doctor as well»?
The two gatekeepers hardly expressed the slightest bit of understanding and I thought it pointless to even bother. Whatever, they were just doing their job. Not their fault.
Ironically, I switched to this guy because he is closer and not as busy. My previous PCP’s office was buzzing with activity, full of patients. He was a great doctor but sometimes you had to wait two hours on appointment day.
Now I know why he was full of patients and this guy’s practice is a graveyard.
Three days later, when I finally go back, the first thing he says when I enter his office is, «Your test results aren’t even in yet.» Do you think it’s possible I wanted to see you for another reason, such as, say, the recurrent problem for which I’ve visited you TWICE in the past few weeks, «doctor»? After he finished tapping around his keyboard I explain to him the problem has persisted, at which point he shrugs non-​committally and says, «I can give you a referral for a specialist then.» Yes, that is what I wanted THREE DAYS AGO!!! MORON!!! I waited three days just so he can write an address on a piece of paper, which took him all of two minutes.
Of course, the closest appointment the dermatologist has is September 1^st, eleven days from now. It’s not an «emergency,» so I have no choice but to sit here and !@#$ wait.
Then I did some research and discovered something called «urgent clinics,» basically something between «useless PCP» and «hellish emergency room.» I called up a few in the area to make sure they accept my insurance. Found one. Walked in half an hour later with no appointment. Was out twenty minutes later with a prescription that actually solved the issue.
He may have been a good and attentive doctor a couple of years ago, when the other reviews here were written, but perhaps he’s tired and waiting to retire by this point. Who knows. Either way, do not give him any more business. Let this arrogant JOKE disappear so he can be replaced by another hipster coffee shop, ’cause there aren’t enough of those in the area.
Who the hell do you think you are, treating patients this way? Must I be Donald Trump for you to do your fucking job and treat me with respect, you unintelligible, arrogant jackass?
Do not go to this imbecile.

Sorry for quick review; agree w/​other reviewers. Just a competent guy, fantastic nature, biz but not cold at all. He exudes trustworthiness.
Wish I’d known about him before; he’s very close to my last apartment; close to Ditmars stop. But, better late than never.

I was informed of this dr. From a friend who lived down the street from Singh who was seeing him since he was a baby. So I took his advice and it was a great decision. I had emergency surgery to remove my appendix and Singh actually had came to see how I was doing. Bottom line he’s a good guy and a complete professional.

Reviewing Doctors are a rarity for me, especially since I never get sick. Reviewing Dr. Singh of Astoria however, is an absolute must as he has been nothing but fantastic in my experiences with him. He is cordial in person and gives great medical advice on the phone.
The office looks super small from the outside, with a tiny sign with Dr. Singh’s name on it. It seems to be the basement level of a housing complex. When entering the place, it looks like a mini clinic that is clean and spacious, a completely unexpected layout especially from the outside.
The receptionist isn’t the nicest, but Dr. Singh more than makes up for the experience. He gives it straight to his patients and is a realistic physician when it comes to internal medicine. Definitely recommended for those who are in the Ditmars /​Upper Astoria area.