Newport Concierge Medical

Dr Bar is the best pediatrician in OC! You always know that your children are in the care of a top notch doctor who will only prescribe what is needed for your kids and never put them at risk. A safe and holistic Doctor that kids love as much as she does and that is why I would recommend her to any parent I know. Thank you Dr Bar!

Hi! Sometimes I go on Unilocal and review what people have been saying about doctors, restaurants and other places I have been. My wife and I have a son who is almost 3 ½ years of age. He has seen Dr. Bar since he was about 8 months of age. I researched a number of doctors and what I was looking for was a doctor that has knowledge of vaccines, has a background of alternative natural approaches to care, and brings a common sense approach in the nutrition and health of children. She does her best to balance that in an office environment of patients from different social, economic and ethnic living environments.

In terms of vaccines, we wanted to take it nice and easy for our son by not overloading him with too many at one time. For us see was very respectful of this approach even though we knew that we would have to make multiple visits over a course of time during the years. We were like minded with Dr. Bar in the terms of alternative natural approach of wellness for children so we were open minded of the suggestions Dr. Bar offered.

What I have noticed and this goes with all doctors I have had interacted with is that the more fact based information in preparation of our visit I can share with the doctor during the visit the better the doctor can give a assessment of the condition and remedies.

In our recent visit we wrote down notes of the recent history of what has taken place with our son to the present time (about a month) in terms of illness and concerns we had. Dr. Bar checked our son and took time listing to my wife’s concerns and suggested a combined natural alternative approach and wrote a prescription to help him for sleeping during the night.
I will say from the listening and observing the office environment that she does what she can to balance the time she spends at the office and having appointments at the hospital and with outside patients. If a person chooses to have Dr. Bar as their child’s doctor they should understand that (as of this writing and in past instances) she has specific days and times she is at her Costa Mesa office. There are days we have come to her office location when Dr. Bar wasn’t in the office to have an occasional vaccination done for our son because it was less busy so we could help to keep our son calm in the office (when he was younger).
The Costa Mesa office location is different than where most people would expect to have one but she has created a place for herself with a partnership of offices next to her that provides medical and other healing practices. So keep in mind parking may be a slight challenge depending upon the time and day for the patient visit. This is not the fault of Dr. Bar. This is just the way the lot size of her office is located.
So I recommend Dr. Bar for her sincere desire for the care and welfare of children, doing what she can to address the needs of the patients and doing this with a sincere heartfelt smile on her face when a child is crying or complaining when they are ill or having discomfort.

I had the worst experience here. I noticed that this physician has two office locations, but only accepts our insurance at one location, which is fine, and surprisingly didn’t present a problem with a making an appointment. My appointment for my sons 8 week appointment was scheduled for 11AM on a Friday. It was in August, so very hot outside. I walked in, and the waiting room was packed with people, I went to sign my son in and there were about 10 people signed in before me, and ALL with an appointment time of 11AM. How is she supposed to see every one of these patients on time. I asked the front office woman, «how long of a wait do you think», to which she replied that the doctor wasn’t even in yet, and that «when you see a white mercedes pull in, it will be shortly after that». This seemed extremely weird for her to say it like that. Because my son was only 8 weeks, I did not feel comfortable waiting in the waiting room with a bunch of sick kids, so I chose to wait outside. They then called me in so they could weigh and measure my son. When I asked if I could wait in a room instead of the waiting room, they put me in a room in the back that said «Pap Smear Room» on the door. Pap smear room? At a pediatricians office?
Now here is where it gets REALLY REALLY BAD… this pap smear room had an exam table with fresh medical paper laid down the middle, however, the sides of the exam table were exposed and HAD DRIED BODILY FLUIDS (probably from pap smears) on the table. I took pictures of this!!! So disgusting.
There was also a sign on the wall, advertising her side business of toe fungus removal… at another office location.
After waiting half an hour, with an 8 week old, they let me know that she was almost ready. Oh great.
After waiting another half an hour, I went out front and told them that I was leaving. They then pulled the doctor out of her office to meet with me. She walked into the room, in GYM CLOTHES of all things and pranced in like waiting over an hour was okay.
She then began to tell me that she felt that I was feeding my son too much. How can you overfeed a breastfed baby? She then said, oh he was born big… nevermind…he is okay. She then tried to sell me on all of her vitamins that she sells and pranced away as quickly as she pranced in.
Not to mention, her office is disgusting. Cracks and dirt everywhere… completely outdated… and just overall gross.
This was the worst experience ever and I have told many people to stay away from here.
The pap smear room with the dried vagina juice was the absolute worst though. How gross.

Unilocal ! PLEASE QUIT REMOVING MY REMARKS. IT’S NOT FAIR TO REMOVE MY REMARKS AND NOT OTHER PEOPLE’S REMARKS. THANK YOU !!
Please be advised on the lady named Stacey C. She does not know the laws governing vaccinations. Please read the following: «California governor Jerry Brown has signed a bill that imposes one of the strictest school vaccination laws in the US.
It would require most schoolchildren to be vaccinated against diseases including measles and whooping cough.
The bill has faced fierce criticism from some who say parents should decide whether their children are vaccinated.
The move comes after an outbreak of measles at Disneyland in 2014 infected over 100 people in the US and Mexico.
Only children with serious health issues would qualify for exemption from the new measures. Unvaccinated children would have to be home-​schooled. » Dr. Bar is just following the law; thus, she is trying to protect your child, and protect everyone’s else child. Also, if you are a Medi-​cal patient, and Dr. Bar mostly has Medi-​cal patients, it is most likely that Stacey C. is a Medi-​cal patient, and Medi-​cal states that anyone under Medi-​cal must be vaccinated. It is mandatory under Medi-cal’s laws governing vaccinations. Dr. Bar is probably one of the best pediatricians on this side of the Mississippi, and knows a lot about holistic medicines, but she must obey CA laws mandated by governor Jerry Brown and Medi-​cal. So, please Stacy, don’t try to ruin someone’s reputation because they are following the law. And, before you write something down to ruin someone reputation, get your facts straight. Your statements against Dr. Bar are wrong, and totally disputable. You are lucky to have her as a doctor. FYI — Medi-​cal doctors do not make much money. Give this country a couple more years, Medi-​cal doctors will be fewer and maybe nonexistent, and most of them today are refusing to take on new patients because there is no money in it. Dr. Bar could make more money doing something else and not dealing with the headaches of Medi-​cal, and all the paper work required by Medi-​cal. But she enjoys helping out the children of the world. Thank you Dr. Bar for taking care of my 2 boys for the past 14 years. They are strong, smart and healthy. Rock-​on Dr. Bar, keep doing what you are doing, you are the best.;)
Oh, by the way Stacey C — If you want your baby not to be vaccinated, then quit complaining and quit mooching off the US tax payers and pay for your own non-​Medi-​cal private doctor. They are not governed by Medi-​cal laws and regulations.

I could say, Dr. Bar is a great doctor who loves children and cares about people’s health rather than her own benefits.
She is friendly, funny and very caring doctor.
We are very happy to know Dr. Bar.
I have been taking my 3 years daughter and 10 months son since they were born.
Since I am acupuncturist, as a holistic practitioner,
I care so much about natural medicinal care to my children.
Therefore I researched and visited so many NDs, MDs in OC area before my daughter was born. Then I finally found Dr. Bar in 2010.
I could say Dr. Bar is the only MD who can treat kids with homeopath and herbal medicine.
At the same time, she is only MD who uses least medicines and vaccines to children, and knows when when and how they should take.
She never forces us to give vaccines to my children EVER.
She understands and respects our decision as parents, then gives us the best option to protect our dearest children.
I also want to give big credit to Maria, who is a nurse and runs front desc in this office.
She is so kind and lovely lady. Always welcomes to us and tries to do the best for everybody.
Yes, I have to admit that this office is always busy, and sometimes we have to wait so long.
That is because Dr. Bar accepts MediCAL and other health insurance which brings lots of low income patients. That means, Dr. Bar works for people rather than earning her benefits.

DR, IMAN BAR is PRO VACCINE AND promotes Formula for babies. I was referred to this Dr. by my midwife. I was told she is a vaccine friendly Dr. and she gives you the right to choose. I brought my baby into her over crowded office that seem like she was more of the revolving door type Dr’s that gets as many patients in as she can for more insurance billing.
Dr. Bar forced me to vaccinate my baby. She gave her vaccines at her 2 month check up. I kept on refusing and she kept on bullying me to do or «I am putting my child in danger.» «how she as a Dr. would never do that». She would not let me leave. I had severe post pardom with my first baby. I think as a Dr. she can probably tell I was already in distress. She is not holistic by any means and will force vaccines and formula on you. So disappointed in I was ever led to her in the first place. She is is BULLY!!!

I have never been to a doctor that my kids actually enjoyed going to until I found Dr. Bar. She is so kind and fun with the kids and so good at answering all my questions and making me feel at ease. I love her mix of holistic medicine in with her practice. She isn’t quick to prescribe unnecessary medications, and goes through all the options for different treatment methods when I’ve had and sicknesses come up. She is very upfront and honest and I really feel like she cares about my kids. So hard to find good doctors who will sit down and talk to the parent, and love your kids but with Dr Bar that’s what I’ve found! Beautiful office and I’ve always found the front staff to be very nice and helpful.

Dr. Bar has been our pediatrician since my youngest child was born. She takes her time and provides the best quality care for my children. We’ve never felt rushed at our visits and we ‘ve never had to wait for more than 10 minutes in the waiting room. We also love Dr. Bar’s line of homeopathic remedies and natural vitamins. My kids love her natural Shea Butter (works great!!!), Omega fish oil, and vitamins. Not only Dr. Bar is a great pediatrician, but her staff Maria is so accomodating and super nice when we need to see Dr. Bar on a short notice. If you want excellent care for your children, then Dr. Bar is the one for your family.

Dr Bar has provides us with great service period. Me and my fiancé can tell she genuinely cares about our child and even with the multiple of questions we have every visit she still is patient and kind when answering them. Definitely recommend

Dr. Bar is not a bully and I tend to think that if you view her as a bully you are living in an alternate universe. She would never force anyone to do anything, including feeding formula. If she recommended formula there was probably a good reason. What she does is run an extremely busy medical clinic that accepts Medi-​Cal, in addition to offering low-​cost medical care to families. As a Medi-​Cal provider, she has to abide by certain rules and laws (including SB 277). If you go to her clinic expecting to be able to dictate whatever you want, then you have an entitlement complex and you should go somewhere else (although I don’t think any other Medi-​Cal doctor will put up with that either).
I’ve been taking my daughter and son to Dr. Bar since each was born and I LOVE the excellent medical care that we get with Dr. Bar. I’ve been to both the Newport Beach office and the Costa Mesa location and have really enjoyed getting to know Dr. Bar and her staff over the years. Dr. Bar always treats us with respect and listens to our concerns and tries to accommodate us when we call last minute for an appointment.
Maria at the front desk is very caring and loves all of the children and works very hard to navigate the very complicated Medi-​cal billing world. Both of my children love her vitamins and the Omega-​3 smoothie that she sells. I also love the fact that she does recommend homeopathic remedies when appropriate, but has also prescribed us other medicine when needed. I recommend Dr. Bar to all my friends and I am truly thankful that I can rely on Dr. Bar for my children’s healthcare.

I recently took my daughter for a check up and I am on Medi-​cal because of my sudden change of income (my husband’s death during my pregnancy), I wanted to find a Pediatrician who is on board with my non-​vax decision and who understands complementary medicine (homeopathics/​natural). I found just the one! Dr. Iman Bar is great, she was very thorough and gave me some great ideas for nutrition for my 1 year old. I didn’t get hassled about my choices, she actually didn’t even mention it! Plus she has a holistic practice in Corona Del Mar. Ok the Costa Mesa location is a dump but don’t judge the book my its cover, she helps out the community and the Medical location (which doesn’t pay her crap) is kinda ghetto (needs new paint, kinda dirty etc), but it isn’t her office. I recommend anyone on Medi-​cal who wants someone who cares and isn’t a dick, like most doctors I have experienced.

She is the worst pediatrician I have come across! This woman takes advantage of parents. She was prescribing the wrong medication for my son. And when I went to complain she told me she didn’t have time to listen to my grievances and she told me she only had 5 minutes for me what the heck I waited 30 minutes for her and she couldn’t help me? She is the worst doctor ever, I am a nurse myself so there is no way I allow another parent to put their child at risk of being seen by this dangerous so called doctor. Please beware your children are precious and deserve the best not doctor iman Bar! Stay away

I love Dr. Bar! I have a 10 month old son and have been taking him to her clinic since he was born. She was the only pediatrician in Orange County I could find (besides Dr. Pam Middleton) that focused on holistic natural medicine. She really encouraged me to continue breastfeeding when I was ready to give up and she also didn’t force us or make us feel bad when we decided to delay vaccinating him. I took my son to Coastal Kids in Newport Beach for his 2 month check up since they were in-​network with my insurance but it was a nightmare. They gave us a lecture about delaying his vaccinations, etc. I decided to go back to Dr. Bar then and will never look back! I also love her natural approach to everything. She recommended using chamomile water in place of diaper wipes (to avoid the preservatives and chemicals), using olive oil to moisturize his skin, and much more. If you’re looking for a holistic pediatrician or one that will respect the decisions you make as a parent, then she’s definitely the one to go to.

This was the worst experience I have ever had with a doctors office. I was referred to this doctor through medical (they switched my doctors without notice) until I could get back to my sons doctor July 1^st. My son fractured his wrist and needed to see the doc. When I called our regular doctor (Choc Medical) they had informed me of the switch. I called medical and had it switched back to his reg doc but in the mean time I had to go see Doctor Bar. When I arrived at the office my first impression was not good. The office is an old A frame 50s type building that was really run down. It sits next to a RENT A TOOL establishment. We were a bit early so we waited in the car until the staff came to unlock the door. At 8 o clock in the morning the office extremely small waiting room was packed. When we walked in the first thing we see was this odd dirty multi colored make shift frame around the check in window. We wait in the line to check in and when we finally made it to the window, I can see the inside of the office behind the gal checking us in. Its extremely dirty, big black cheap file cabinets are all over place. It seemed as the place had never had a good cleaning. So the gal checking us in was very nice and had us fill out the paper work for new patients. Oddly it was only 2 sheets of paper. 15 minutes later after waiting in a very small crowded dirty waiting room we were called by the nurse to come back. We only waited a few moments before a nurse came in to take my sons temp. I then informed her that he has a regular pediatrician and explained the medical switch. I explained what happened to my son. Without even sending Doctor in to look at my sons wrist she told me that it will take 6 – 10 weeks just for a referral to get him to a Ortho. I asked why and she said thats what happens when you are on medical. She then told me to get his medical records from the ER myself and bring them to the office to speed up the process. She said if the office requests them it will take weeks to get them. I picked up my son and walked out. I then called his regular doctor as I was walking out and told them the experience. The sent and got his medical report from the ER in 10 minutes with me on the phone. They also set up an ortho appointment for next week. When I called Choc Medical and explained my horrible experience they did everything they could in less then 15 minutes to get my son taken care of. Medical or not children deserve exceptional care the this office she be closed down.

Where do i start first off the office is horrible looks like they have not cleaned in years. Extremely unsanitary for children to be seen there. The ceiling fan is covered in a thick blanket of dust and there is a stuffed Winnie the pooh in one of the exam rooms which is also filthy. Besides the nasty office her staff well lets start with Maria the nurse she can be extremly rude and unprofessional harrasing patients for payments in the exam rooms. The prior male receptionist was nice and efficient however the new female receptionist does not know the first thing about working in a busy doctors office. Now on to the doctor, Dr. Bar is always in a hurry to leave the few days she is in the office and always see patients in a hurry you literally have to chase her around the office for her to answer all your questions. Lastly this office tends to charge patients for all procedures regardless if the patient has insurance or not it happened to me with my child and i heard them doing it to other patients as well. When i contacted the insurance to ask if this was normal they informed me i should only have to pay my copay. Turns out they charge patients in office then turn around and bill the insurance as well now what does that say about this practice? Seeing all the great reviews this place has really makes me wonder if were speaking of the same doctor? My expierence was horrible. :(

I don’t know how people like this doctor so much but my experience with her and her staff is the worst ever. I brought my daughter to make a few visits and eventually decided to switch. The office looked over crowded every time I was there. There was a female nurse who told us to pay $ 10 in order to get my daughter’s immunization card organized. I admitted that the card was not well organized but it wans’t that bad. The doctor seems Okay, but I couldn’t rate her better as we met much better ones before and after her. What she did was to tell us feeding babies with green been, carrots, etc. and hurried up to catch other patients. I didn’t feel her patience with us at all. At the end, they promised to give us referrals to see other specialists as we had the need. However, they never called you but you had to make the call. What’s more, most of time their phone was busy and they never called you back even if you left a message.
The last part of story occurred when we were working on medical record transfer, after we decided to move on with another doctor. They seemed not happy for our switch. At first they claimed not having received any forms through their fax machine. We did it again. The second time they did receive them. But they told us that the waiting time was 3 – 6 weeks for documents to be received. I don’t know if this is normal waiting time or not, but it was the longest one I ever had. Anyway, this was the last part to deal with them and I am glad everything has to do with this office is over.

FOUND: VITAMINS MY CHILD WILL EAT THAT ARE NOT GUMMY VITES. I have tried to get my daughter to eat almost every vitamin on the market (I’m not exaggerating, the Sprouts vitamin salesguy let her sample every bottle on the shelf). No go! The only thing she would eat were gummies, and everyone will tell you how bad they are for children. Then we go to Dr. Bar who makes her own line of homeopathic, natural vitamins and guess what— SHE LOVES THEM! Thank you Dr. Bar. They should sell your line at Sprouts, etc.
Plus, Dr. Bar isn’t half bad herself— just kidding, she’s GREAT! My daughter is so comfortable with her. She genuinely cares as does her efficient and experienced staff. A+‘s all around. Again, thank you Dr. Bar. We are so happy to have found you!

We love dr. Bar. She has a great bedside manor, treats western and homeopath, great staff. Even though we live 30 mins away an have fully covered kaiser care, we make the drive and pay out of pocket just to see her! (low prices for cash patients!!) we use the costa Mesa office which looks more like a clinic but if you can see past the location then you will be satisfied with your child in her care!

I am so happy with Dr. Bar as my pediatrician. I was searching for someone with knowledge in western medicine, as well as holistic, which is a rare combo these days. Dr. Bar offers the best of both worlds, plus has her own organic line, which is awesome. She has designed this omega smoothie, which my one year old loves because it tastes like a peach smoothie, not fish… I sneak a few spoonfuls myself. I have a ton of her products and love that they are available to me at a great cost and are truly doctor recommended.
The other thing that really impresses me about her is that she caters to low income, even though she is the type of decorated doctor that could command the finest clients. She has an office in newport beach by fashion island and this office in costa mesa (near triangle square), which serves the local community. The office is bright, clean and down to earth. Once you get to know the office staff they are awesome and very accomadating. My daughter and I feel very lucky to have found her.