Anderson Kathy, MD

I have met Dr. Anderson once and I liked her she was nice and caring but for the second appointment for some reason the secretary and the office manager told me i have to pay out of my pocket, when I asked to talk to doctor they didn’t let me and they were so rude. I already meet an other doctor. I hate to write a bad review but these ladies ruined my day and they don’t know how to be nice with their patient.

This office is so frustrating and so unhelpful. I didn’t go to Kathy Anderson, but to the other woman. However, when searching Unilocal Kathy shows up, and Mothers and Daughters does not. I want to make sure people see ALL reviews.
At first I thought the office was fine. The Dr. Was ok. Nice and professional.
I went in for an annual and desperately needed birth control. I wrote down what birth controls I had used in the past. She didn’t ask me anything about what I had used in the past, just handed me samples of an atrociously expensive birth control to try. ($ 60 a month)
I’ve had a terrible experience with Loestrin Fe in the past, extreme depression and weight gain. Turns out the birth control she gave me is the generic version of Loestrin. Not to mention they were supposed to send me a a script for my birth control weeks ago and never did. (This is before I realized what I was taking). A simple discussion of what worked for me in the past and what didn’t would have saved me 3 months and 10 pounds.
They also charged me my co pay, instead of billing as an annual. They said «if you talk about anything other than your normal exam, they won’t bill it as an annual exam». So meaning, I asked for birth control so I get charged instead of getting my free annual. Not a big deal if my copay wasn’t almost $ 80 because of my moms insurance. And I found this out after my appointment of course. I called once to see why they charged my copay. They said «accounting has to go over it, then they will refund you when it gets billed for an annual». Seemed fishy, so I called back later and they told me their new story above.
Last but not least, their hours are terrible to be able to contact them about any issue you are having, and with no answering machine for me to have them call me back.
I would be hesitant to go to this office. They have been dishonest and irresponsible with my health and finances.

When I first went to Dr. Anderson, I had a couple of alarm bells go off but she had a nice bedside manner so I wanted to give her a chance since many doctors are short with patients and don’t take the time to listen. One alarm bell that I had is that Dr. Anderson sells skincare products through her practice and advertises botox injections for beauty reasons. But I was new to California so I discounted that as just a weird Southern California thing where even the gynecologists are beauty obsessed and try to make money off of their beauty obsessed clients. I figured as long as she knew her stuff, it wasn’t a huge deal. After seeing her a few times, I’m not so sure she knows her stuff. She is polite and pleasant which initially attracted me to her practice but after a while I noticed that she was politely dismissing most of my concerns. I developed several issues with my cycle that were completely new to me but she told me several times that everything was normal despite me developing new symptoms with each visit. I did a lot of outside research and read several scientific and medical texts before deciding to track my cycles. When I showed her the data, she said dismissively that it was completely worthless which left me so disoriented that I lost my train of thought and couldn’t even gather all my questions and concerns to present to her. She dismissed one of my symptoms as «oh there is something going on with your hormones.» A small abnormality she found on an ultrasound was also dismissed as something she couldn’t readily explain but I was told not to worry about despite continued issues with my cycle. At my insistence she still ran some tests but I won’t see her again except to get my results since we know our bodies and we know when something is off so a doctor who is dismissive of new symptoms is not a good doctor. To most things I’ve brought up, I was told that «oh well, this happens sometimes, nothing to worry about» even though I had multiple cycles in a row with abnormalities.
Unlike the doctor herself, who is while dismissive is at least pleasant with decent bedside manner, her staff is exceptionally rude and is the primary reason I’m leaving her practice. The nurses frequently told me I would have to pick which question to ask the doctor because the doctor wouldn’t have time to answer both questions even when I assured them that the questions were closely related. One time when I wanted blood work results, I was told I would have to come in to get them and have an appointment even if they are normal, which is a huge waste of time and my money. When I wanted a copy of a single test, the front office staff told me it would be $ 25. I told this to the doctor and she told them to give it to me for free and they gave me really bad attitude when making me a copy.
They also loudly asked me the exact reason for my visit when I was waiting in the main reception area when I was slightly late for my appointment to make sure the doctor had enough time to see me. (I was only a few minutes late). And they have no business asking me such personal medical information in public.
The final straw was their billing practices. I’ve been there several times before and was always sent a bill for 20% co-​insurance that I expected. The last time I was told that I needed to pay the 20% upfront without even allowing my insurance to process it first! My insurance has no copay. When I told them I have never been charged upfront before and bills were always sent to my house, they said well, in the past we may have made a mistake but this is our usual billing practice. I left without paying anything upfront since I know that insurance needs to process the claim before a doctor can except payment for co-​insurance if a patient has no copay per their insurance contract.

I honestly love dr Anderson. She was a life saver. After going from Gyno to Gyno I finally landed here and was treated amazing. The staff is so helpful and professional. Any problem? Go to her.

Please read this if you need good Dr’s Care!
OBGYN is such an important Dr. for women.
You don’t want to miss what I experienced at this shady Dr.‘s office.
1) Dr. Kathy Anderson missed diagnosing my condition, and I got worse. She doesn’t do ultrasound by herself. She just looks at the photos of it only, which is very surprising because she charges a lot.
And she can’t even diagnosed something easy!
*My current OBGYN Dr. told me «I like doing ultrasound by myself so I won’t miss diagnosing anything for my patients.»
(I should have changed to him from Dr. Anderson long time ago, so I didn’t have to do surgery in the end. My current Dr. diagnosed my condition in 30 seconds while Dr. Anderson needed more than year and many ultrasounds!!!)
She totally messed up my life.
Dr. Kathy Anderson charges 2 Co-​pays (1: Co-​Pay for her, 2: Co-​Pay for ultrasound technician who is working at her office)
Current Dr. I go: He charges 1 Co-​Pay for him and he also does ultrasound by himself.
2) She dose Botox and stuff as well. I guess she is into something else other than OBGYN.
3) Really really bad front staff.
They mis-​charged, and it took me 2 months to get refund.
They just don’t know how to deal with insurance company… and patients.
4) OMG, I was charged Co-​Pay for annual TEST. Then when I received «Explanation of Benefit» from my insurance later, it says «Co-​Pay: $ 0» even though I paid!!!
I went back to the office and told the billing lady that Annual Pap smear should have been free based on the «new Obama Care» regulation.
They were so embarrassed that I pointed out. However it took me forever to get refund again!!!
They basically charged me, and claimed insurance company pretending they didn’t charge me.
So shady.
5) OMG, one time I wanted to talk to Dr. Anderson just a moment… so I caught her and talked about something super quick.
I received «EOB» later from insurance company and found out she charged $ 250 for 30 seconds conversation happened at the hallway (not even in her office. LOL)
Of course I paid Co-​Pay for that too. I just talked to her 30 seconds tho…
If you are pregnant, just don’t go there. Ever!!!
It’s not too late to see if this one is the right Dr. for you. Trust me, there are so many other great Dr. in OC. People deserve better.
I’m giving one star because ultrasound technician lady is a nice lady.

I have been going to see Dr. Anderson for over a year and it’s a good thing she was my doctor when we found the teratoma in my body — the size of a grapefruit (yikes!). I was scheduled for surgery and instead of having to open me up (C-​section), Dr. Anderson was able to do it laparoscopically and really minimized the healing time. She was very skilled and my scars are tiny! She showed me images of the teratoma and I am so surprised she was able to get that thing out laparoscopically — I would have totally understood if she had to do a C-​section, but thank goodness she didn’t! I was up and moving around within days!

LOVE her. been going here for 4 years now. She’s so personable, kind, and takes her time. However, you’re never waiting around for them. I was in and out in 30 min for a regular yearly appt! :)

Dr. Anderson came HIGHLY reccomended to me by a co-​worker and I am so happy and grateful that I am now her patient. She is professional, kind, takes her time explaining everything she is doing. You never feel like you are being rushed through the mill… she makes you feel completely comfortable. Her staff has been great as well. I know I am in the best hands with Dr. Anderson!

Nice doctor but unreasonable charges. My follow up visit on a prescription she prescribed me cost me over $ 100 even with insurance. We literally talked for a few minutes. I feel these visits should not cost that much as I am going back because the side effect is too much on the first prescription. Doctors should take responsibility for medicine they prescribe and make sure it’s working for the patient. Other than that, Dr. Anderson is a really nice lady, very gentle and well knowledge.

Dr. Kathy Anderson and her staff are very professional and reliable. The wait time is usually very short. Dr. Anderson has wonderful bedside manners that put me at ease. Great doctor!

Great Doctor! Short wait times and Dr Anderson is very knowledgable.

While I liked Dr Anderson, her staff leaves much to be desired. They are very rude. I called to make an appointment to have my IUD replaced and I was told that I had to pay out of pocket for the removal. After speaking with my insurance, they told me it was covered and that the Dr office should just bill them. When I called back, the office manager told me they «don’t like the type I am using» and that they didn’t put it in, so why should they take it out. I had it placed when I was still living in NJ. Can’t exactly fly cross country to have it removed. She outright refused to bill my insurance for the procedure and yelled at me over the phone. This is not professional! I would be open to changing my birth control method if the office staff could actually be understanding to my situation. Instead they actually suggested that I find someone else to take care of it then come back once I have it out. I think not! While I hate to leave a Dr I like, I will not put up with being yelled at by the staff!