Chanin Arnold MD

I just moved to El Segundo for work and needed to find a new doctor. I make an appointment to see Chanin Arnold only to find out after I’m already signed in and in the waiting room the doctor is not wanting to take on any new clients due to his own personal issues. Are you kidding me? Chanin Arnold was very rude and short with me and I would never recommend anyone to go to his office.

Dr. Chanin is simply the best doctor I have known. He is knowledgeable, caring compassionate and takes your calls no matter if he is busy. He goes the extra effort to take care of the patients needs… he once stayed late to go over my charts because I was running late due to traffic, I made a call and he said take your time I will wait for you!
I highly recommend Dr. Chanin if your looking for a family doctor. I always tell him that I want to be sharp and energetic as he always is when I’m his age!

Dr. Chanin is a beacon of light! And with light comes inspiration and healing! Never in my life have I encountered a more nurturing and knowledgable doctor. Regular check ups don’t give me anxiety anymore. I highly recommend him!

I could not say enough great things about the staff at this office. Everyone bends over backwards to ensure a pleasant patient experience. Dr. Chanin is the first to look for the root problem and not just treat the symptoms. He has a terrific and knowledgeable wealth of doctors he refers to. I’ve read the negative reviews and perhaps the issue is that he doesn’t quickly pull out a prescription pad but actually does the medical work up. Therefore, I’d say if you are looking to get good medical treatment see this group. If you’re looking for a quick script & a bandaid for your issues… this isn’t the office for you.

This place is a joke. My visit there resembled that of an over-​crowded bus stop. And over here, rest assured that money is their priority, not your health. Do yourself a favor and find a real doctor…

I just went in to see Dr. Chanin and I am very happy with how he treated me. I think he is an excellent family practice physician. He is very kind and takes the time to listen to you and he wanted to help me, not just the problem at hand but anything else I was concerned about. That is very rare these days, I have had other Dr. s say make another appointment if you want to talk to me about anything else. As far as the billing issues go, I feel like that is individual issues. Insurance is getting worse and for those of us who have to purchase a plan on our own outside of a company it is really ridiculous. So far, I just had to pay my copay but I will not know what the remaining balance is for awhile. I hope this helps. If anything changes I will post an update.

***DO NOT GO HERE… EVER!!***
Every time I went in to see Dr. Chanin, he just blew off my illness telling me I would be fine or that I was just exaggerating. The last time I went, I had a very bad sore throat, and I think I saw him for less than a minute. He said I was making a big deal out of nothing and walked out without even examining me. Two days passed and it got to the point that it hurt to breath, I couldn’t sleep because of the pain, my throat was so swollen, and I was sweating from a fever all night. I called his office again, begging for an appointment and they told me they could see me two weeks from then! But I’m in pain NOW! They told me they couldn’t do anything for me.
My husband took me to St Paul Medical Center in Hawthorne. When I saw the doctor, he asked me what my previous doctor prescribed. I said nothing. He looked surprised. He asked me again, if I was taking anything at all; I simply said hot tea. He said no wonder, you need antibiotics. I paid $ 40 bucks, and that included the exam, medicine right there and then, and a prescription.
I have never gone back to Centinela Medical Center or Dr. Chanin. And these are just the horrors I endured, my husband also got bad treatment, no follow ups, was denied referrals. ***Bad Doctor, bad staff, just plain bad all around. Save your health and sanity, go somewhere else.***
PS, I also had issues with billing. They always claimed that the insurance didn’t pay when they had indeed. I would have to pay and then I’d have to call my insurance and get a copy of payment, submit it to Centinela and then get a refund.

**BEWARE!!!***
My surrogate mother — quite possibly the kindest person on the face of this earth (whom shall remain nameless), had an issue with billing between Medicare & the Centinela Medical Center.
She spent countless hours trying to get both bureaucracies together onto the same page so they can confirm payments with little luck.
Well, the Centinela Medical Center sent her to collections anyways over $ 120.
AND, when she called to follow up, Dr. Wong got on the phone and told, «Pay your damn bill and never come back.»
Afraid that it was all a misunderstanding, my naïve mother went back to try to resolve the issue in person. Dr. Chanin proceeds to tell her that she should pay her damn bill and never come back. He said that people pay him $ 2500 upfront and it’s people like her, that cries and nit-​picks over $ 120 that makes it hard for him to pay his staff, yada yada yada…
Well, my poor mother… she pays medicare & blueshield so she can have the best medical coverage money can buy… she doesn’t skimp on anything — and for those two A$$holes to talk to her like that… is complete inexcusable.
As it turned out, Medicare & Blueshield both paid «in full» and the payments actually cleared a month prior to them sending my mother to collections. It was file/​payment mismanagement from Dr. Chanin’s office that caused everything.
So as the list goes:
1. Discourteous — check!
2. Insulting — check!
3. File mismanagement — check!
4. Refuse treatment — check!
I think we have a «BEST» Worst Doctor EVER!!!