Arvada Pediatric Associates North Location

I do not recommend this practice. The wait to see the doctor was longer than normal (40+ minutes before she came in to the room). The doctor did not seem caring at all and when my daughter expressed one of her symptoms, the doc said «you can’t spring this on me now, you’re going to have to come back for a well visit». Then, they drew blood after several unsuccessful attempts, and said «we will only be testing thyroid at this time. If you want anything else checked, you will have to come back for a well visit». I’m sorry, but this place will not be checking my daughters blood again because they aren’t very skilled at it. The visit in general seemed all about money — several comments about coming back for well visits. We needed help now, not later.

The front desk is so rude that we finally moved to a friendlier practice. Also, we had difficulty getting in to see a Doctor instead of a PA after our Doctor left and they could not find a replacement.

I have taken my kiddos to this practice for about 6 years front desk attendant (Polish lady) is always rude and short wit people, and doctors are always running late.
Considering a different practice for my kids.

The other reviews give Arvada Pediatrics 5 stars, so maybe my review is kind of redundant, but I wanted to throw my 5-​star vote behind them, too. We’ve been very happy with them. Both of our boys see Michael Starbuck, though sometimes we are seen by other doctors when we have to come in for an emergency visit when Michael isn’t there, and we’ve never had anyone we didn’t like (though Starbuck is still our favorite =).
They have answered questions over the phone for us, they’ve squeezed us in on short order when necessary, and we’ve never had any problems with anyone at the office.

We found this office through our insurance company after being unhappy with the doctor they assigned us at the hospital. The office gets pretty busy but they make sure everyone gets taken care off. The doctors are not pushy and are easy to talk to with concerns. I had to stop breastfeeding and they did not make me feel bad about it. The staff are also friendly and pretty decent to get along with. I would absolutely recommend this place and plan on going here for as long as I can!

We found this place after having a bad experience and needed switched doctors. We were welcomed, the staff is so professional, they are always willing to work with us for scheduling and/​or squeezing us in (on a Saturday! Had to go to the other location, but NBD!)
The nurses were so pro at giving my son the vaccines he needed that he hardly even cried! First time in 10 months I didn’t sweat or cry either. We love Dr. Hermann! The front office ladies are always nice and we’ll organized. My husband works in healthcare, so we were so happy to find a place that meets our standards as well as the right care for our son. Thank you Ardvada Peds!

Still awesome 3.75 years later. I have seen other doctors in the practice, but I am still most happy with Michael Starbuck! I can get in to see him, for a sick visit, usually the same day, and still with no wait (or at most I have had 5 minutes). He allows me to do a modified shot schedule for my 3 kids too. Still so very happy here!

This place is the best! Dr Kathryn Starbuck is wonderful. She always puts my kids, as well as my husband and myself, at ease. She has even stayed late to assist us when we had a very sick kid.
However, all the doctors and PAs are very competent as well as caring. A great combination for pediatrics. I highly recommend this place.

I have taken both of my boys here since moving to Colorado 10 years ago and have had nothing but positive experiences. Dr Michael is our primary doctor here. He has gone out of his way to help us on several occasions when my kids have had weird ailments. He is always curteous, kind and humorous and always puts my kids at ease.
The staff in the office are often overly busy, but always polite.
I have had several occasions to call the nurse for information and have always had my calls returned promptly.
We love this doctor

Not worthy of your child
You would think that your pediatrician would do what you think is best for your child. Not this place I have a special needs child and they are obsessed with the things we have no control over. My son has a G-​tube and they wanted him to have surgery redone so he would not throw up, even after a letter from the surgeon that said it was not needed Dr Michael Starbuck would not let it go. He also had me sign a waiver because I don’t want shots, my son had a couple of bad drug reactions so why chance it, and then he still brought it up every time I went. I decided to switch to his wife and when I did not want to come in for a weight check, I have a scale at home I am quite capable of weighing my own child and calling them with the weight. After declining the weigh check I received a certified letter stating they would no longer take care of my child. I found another ped much more caring, this is my child don’t go there they used to have a good reputation now they are just full