Prosperity Internal Medicine

I love Margaret Light, but unfortunately this doctors office is so unorganized and the office staff are unfortunately making this business the worst. I went in for a yearly physical two weeks ago they botched something with my blood tests. Someone from another lab called me and left a message that I need to call her back on her cell phone ASAP for another blood test. … What? I called the doctors office because I was sketched out. It’s been three days and nobody is still able to give me a straight answer on what is going on they said something happened with the original sample but Margaret already called and told me everything was fine. On top of that, I went to pick up a prescription and found out they never called it in. Now I can’t get in contact with them. They just put me on hold when I call and hang up. The receptionist girl doesn’t even wait for you to answer before putting you on hold. They haven’t answered my messages either. Looks like I’m going to have to take off work to go in and get my prescription. I will be transferring to another doctor due to this unprofessionalism. It’s so sad such bad people are running this office when the doctors are great.

I would give this place 0 stars if I could. I signed up for their medically supervised weight loss program, paid over $ 2500 that included a behavioral assessment, appetite suppressants and unlimited follow ups with a DOCTOR, and got mediocre service from a person called Loraine who is not a doctor and doesn’t know what she is doing. In addition to paying this fee upfront, I started getting huge bills on the side. As of today, they refuse to return my money although I was only there two or three times. I filed a dispute with my credit card company and Loraine essentially lied about the case. I am now getting ready to send them to court as I am having awful effects from taking Phentermine under no medical supervision. Avoid this place at all costs.

The good: Margaret Light is *amazing*. She cares about the whole patient, not just one or two aspects or symptoms. I never doubted the quality of the medical or patient care I got from her. Doctor Mir and Zahir are also good, and all three are accessible — you don’t have to wait weeks to get an appointment, and if you have an emergency, they get back to you quickly.
The bad: the staff. I was consistently blown away by how poor the front office team was. I would call with medical questions or concerns, be shuffled into the nurses line, and would wait *weeks* for a response — even with multiple follow ups. Every time I called with a questions the staff acted as if they were doing me a favor simply by answering the phone, and certainly they never responded as if patient care and support was part of their job.

I love, love this practice! Dr. Mir is the best doctor I have had– She is super sweet, taking her time with you during a doctor’s visit. When our son’s doctor retired I suggested he come to my doctor. He was skeptical — after all he «felt weird going to a lady doctor” — but once he met Dr. Mir, he too loved her.
Margaret Light is an amazing nurse practitioner, so if Dr. Mir is not available I have no hesitation seeing Margaret. Dr. Zahir is also an excellent doctor.
I highly recommend this practice.

If I could give this place ZERO stars I would. Fortunately my bad experience stopped at the front desk as the office rejected seeing me because I refused to give them my social security number.
I’m sorry but, are you going to pay my debts if my identity is stolen? I understand hackers target big corporations for the most part but if I can play an active role to reduce the chances of identity theft I will.
Working in the healthcare I know that not every place is careful with the PHI of patients. Don’t be fooled these doctor offices will give you the story of saying they need it for insurance purposes or claim purposes but that’s not entirely true at all. Most auto insurance companies do require it for a payout but doctors use it more so for collections purposes. Insurance companies like Medicare and Tricare are out of the few insurances that still use this method of personal identifier for their members. By law these guys are able to do so and can require it from us consumers. Small business such as these are not. There is no obligation for us to provide this information to them, so don’t get fooled. Obviously they can observe the right to accept or deny care, so I understand.
I can’t imagine anyone would want to come to a place like this. The interaction with the lady over the phone was also not pleasant once she asked for the social. Office policy or not you don’t need the social to provide care.
I know there are some people who don’t care and give their SSN freely, I used to be that way. Especially when I first became an adult. You know, you think your cool because your «in charge» of yourself. (Well I was a weird one) But now that I’m older and adulthood sets in, its always better to be safe than sorry. And always ask questions if you don’t understand how something works. Just yesterday I received a letter from my car insurance stating that they recently got hacked and certain information was obtained…
I just wanted to share my experience, hopefully it can help someone out.

I absolutely LOVE Dr. Mir!!! She is super super sweet. Dr. Mir takes time to listen and addresses all your concerns. I have never felt rushed out of the office. She is very kind so I immediately felt really comfortable with her. I am generally weary about doctors but I am so glad I found her!!! Make an appt with her you will not regret it. One of the best docs I have had.

As much as I like my Doctor here (Dr. Zahir), this office rejects patients from being seen due to owed/​previous balances. I’m very shocked this is still happening. This may fall under an ethics policy somewhere. How can you reject someone medical care with a balance that the patient offered to pay half for? I will be looking into this matter. 3 stars are for my doctor who I will no longer see again because I’m taking my health elsewhere that won’t reject me.

I have a lot of respect for the medical profession, but often find a lot of doctors rigid in their view/​approach to wellness, especially prevention, and lacking in people skills. That said, my PCPs at Prosperity are AWESOME! All the doctors in the practice are top notch, personable, listen to their clients, and have a broader view of wellness than I’ve experienced with other doctors. And I’ve been going there for 3 years and have never left feeling like I didn’t receive excellent care :)

Margaret Light is absolutely the BEST nurse practitioner ever. Not only is she extremely knowledgeable, but she listens to your symptoms and doesn’t downplay anything like some doctors do. My mom had some serious health scares this year and nobody could find a reason for the problem. She did! Not to mention I had some blood work recently that revealed some minor problems. She called me personally to give me the results AND to talk me through the treatment plan. And she didn’t rush me off the phone, I was able to ask her my questions no problem. I’ve been seeing Margaret for years and she is absolutely the kindest and best!
Yes, sometimes the parking is a mess and yes, sometimes they overbook and you have to wait. It’s worth it. Even though I spoke about Margaret, the other 2 dr’s are amazing as well. Very smart and kind.

I see Dr. Margaret Light, CNP, Ph.D. I’ve been going here for many years, when it was still called Femme Care and specialized in women only. I’ve seen Dr. Mir as well and both women are friendly, quick, knowledgeable and offered me great referrals to specialists. The gal who draws blood is quick and painless and the office staff has fit me in for emergency appointments whenever needed.
My only complaint is the parking garage. It’s narrow, it’s crowded and sometimes it’s totally full and everyone is ruthlessly looking for spots. Parking my Honda Odyssey is a challenge.

This practice is wonderful. I have been going here for many years. Margaret Light is as good as you can get! She is truly incredible. Very thorough and smart.
There are negative reviews of the front desk which I have never had a problem with so I’m not sure what that is about. They have always been extremely polite and efficient. Parking can be a hassle but Northern VA as a whole has parking issues and I always find a spot in the garage. In all the years I have been going there I have never had a billing issue. And that is probably handled by a third party like most doctor offices do today. For me these are issues that you could find at many doctor’s offices. And while I have never experienced any of these problems listed above, I’m not excusing them, nor am I saying people should not be annoyed. But having access to incredible doctors make any of these issues very minor for me.
So if you are looking for GREAT doctors — this is the place. Drs. Light, Mir and Zahir are fabulous. They actually listen to you as a patient and they care. And they are very informed and keep up on all the latest medical updates. They really know what they are doing. This is priceless!

This place would get negative stars from me if that was allowed. The front desk staff is very nice and attentive, the doctors seemed fine, but the billing/​insurance department is a nightmare. For almost two years, they billed me for money I did not owe them. I reached out to them many times to try to resolve this. The office manager kept telling me that she would fix the issue, but then she began ignoring my calls and emails. The office is so disorganized that they actually sent me to collections and made my credit score drop almost 100 points. It wasn’t until I wrote a letter to the head doctor that I got anyone at the office to listen to me. The doctor agreed that I did not owe any money, and she finally got the office to stop billing me. It was such a ridiculous, unnecessary hassle, and I’ve never been so frustrated in my life. I have good insurance and I always paid all my medical bills on time. The fact that this happened to me is shocking. Avoid this place.

I’ve been visiting Prosperity Internal Medicine for a while now and have seen Dr. Light, Dr. Kitay (who isn’t there anymore I don’t think), and Dr. Mir.
Most of my appointments have been with Dr. Mir and she’s been great. She’s very warm, personable, and easy to talk to. I appreciate that I can see her for both general health issues as well as gyno. They also take blood in the office now for blood testing, which is nice. I used to have to go to LabCorp or something like it when they wanted to do blood testing. It’s nice that this is a ‘one stop shop’ kind of place.
My only complaint is not really with the office, but with the complex. There is a large parking garage on site, but depending on the time of day that you are there parking can be hard to find. I’ve always found a space, but sometimes it takes a little bit of circling.

Dr Zahir and Dr Mir are the absolute best! I have been going to this office for 5 years now. I had a female doctor when I started that was ok but does not work there anymore. Then I meet Dr Zahir and his wife Dr Mir. They are so pleasant to be around. They are very professional always, very knowledgeable about medicine in general and always go the extra mile to make sure they take the time to explain everything to me and make me feel better. I have recommended all my friends and family to them and will continue to do so. I love that I can see either of them and get the same result. They recently redecorated them office and looks very nice. They also have a lab inside the office now and you can save a trip to lap corp if u need any blood work.

When I became a patient at Femme Care 12 years ago, I wanted a practice that specialized in women’s medicine. I should have become suspicious when the practice changed its name.
None of the doctors whom I have seen over the years are still there. Among the 3 professionals on staff, the only one i know is Margaret Light, a nurse practitioner, and she is wonderful. The two doctors are a husband and wife.
NOBODY notified me (a long-​standing patient) that the doctors were going elsewhere and that I’d have to change doctors. Moreover, today when I tried to make an appointment to see Margaret Light, the «scheduler» called me back and informed me that the practice stopped accepting Medicare in July. I would have to pay out of pocket if I wanted to see Margaret. Why weren’t patients notified???
Avoid this practice. Nobody cares about long-​time patients. The only reason I even learned any of these facts is because I searched online and made repeated phone calls to the practice. Finally, someone called me back… but really didn’t want to have me as a patient.

I have been a patient of Prosperity for a few months now; I am very happy with my doctor/​patient relationship with Dr. Zahir and also with how nice and accomodating the staff are. Monique, Tejean, and Deb have always been wonderful and reliable. I can come to this office for routine health checkups as well as gyno appts as well.
The only problem I have encountered is the parking deck for their office, which is part of a few buildings in a major health complex, is difficult to find a spot.

I’m a very happy patient of Dr. Taseen Mir. One of my favorite things about Prosperity is that I can go there both for genreal health concerns as well as «lady doctor» visits. Dr. Mir is always cheerful and thorough and shows genuine concern when it comes to my health and making accurate diagnoses. I moved to FL for about two years and as soon as I moved back to the NoVa area I didn’t hesitate to return to Prosperity and espeically to Dr. Mir. I’ve seen one or two other doctors at Prosperity and I’ve never had a bad experience. Overall I think this is a great office, full of doctors who really care!

Update: Yes, sometimes this office drives me crazy but there are some definite pros as well. For instance, I was not feeling well and called on a Friday afternoon and they asked me if I could be there in 20 minutes. Obviously, that’s fantastic! Also, blood work is taken in house. I had to go to Lab Corp recently for another reason and it reminded me how convenient it is to get blood work done at the same location. Seriously, it take 5 minutes or less. Also the person who draws the blood is very good at minimizing the pain and also not leaving bruises.
Grrrrr…I am not happy with this place at the moment!
I made an appointment specifically for 1pm, after the doctors return from lunch, so I would be the first appointment in line and would not have to wait uncomfortably in the exam room, while sticking to a cold exam table for 30 minutes per the usual.
When I arrived at 12:45 pm, the receptionist told me my appointment was scheduled for 11:00 am that morning. I am beyond positive that I chose the 1:00 pm appointment. An 11:00 am appointment is the worst appointment time here because the 11:00 am appointment time has to compensate for all of the late people and the people who ask too many questions. There is no way I would sign up for that!
Of course there was no corrective action taken on their part. They simply offered that I could book a new appointment. Well, that’s really helpful considering how I strategically re-​scheduled my entire day to make this appointment, took time off of work, missed important meetings, among other things that I won’t get into, but believe me it was a huge inconvenience!!! I asked if they could squeeze me in later in the day but it was an automatic no. I hate that when their staff makes a mistake, the patient (me, in this case), is the only one who has to make any concessions. It’s like «oops, sorry, see ya next time, tood-​a-​loo…»
This office could stand to invest in a confirmation system where patients can verify their appointment times at the time of booking; therefore avoiding PEBCAK errors (problem-​exists-​between-​chair-​and-​keyboard).
The ONLY reason I come here is because Margaret Light is a very good nurse practitioner.