Medicenter

I have been here many times over the years, mostly because you don’t need an appointment and they are close to where I live.
The doctors are usually pretty decent and will give you prescriptions if needed and generally seem to be concerned and human.
The staff was nice, friendly and competent during my last visit.
Last week I had some blood drawn and I was unable to get the office to call me back with regards to the results today. I called and they put me on hold for about 5 minutes, then disconnected me. After calling back twice, they said that the doctor would call me back with the results this afternoon.
I am still waiting for the results and no call back after more than 5 hours. I assume that there were no major issues but courtesy is no longer common these days.
This seems to be more of a management issue than anything else, in my opinion and they should get folks who have more concern about their patients (office staff), if they want them to return for additional visits.

I have been here a few times in the past during mishaps that have happened after hours, on the weekends or if my regular doctor was unavailable. But this last time was the straw that broke the camels back (and mine too)! First of all the medical assistant (I think her name is Danielle. not positive though) is so full of condescension and thinks she is hot stuff (um sister last time I checked you weren’t the doctor so I am not impressed because you know how to work a blood pressure pump).and don’t get me wrong medical assisting is a great profession. when you are actually helping people and you are humble.
So finally this doctor comes in (and i use the term doctor loosely) to examine me and asks me if I am an alcoholic (um…no I actually don’t drink at all. don’t like the taste or the feeling) and proceeds to tell me that their is no judgment at all at this place. Except for the fact that he judged something about me to make him ask me if I was an alcoholic. After trying to convince him for ten minutes that I was sober I got sick of our little game and got the heck outta there. I waited for Monday ⁷⁄₇ to see my Primary care doctor who promptly and efficiently took care of me in Jericho. So this visit was nothing but a waste of time and money. If you have the chance don’t walk. RUN away from this place. Which by the way I believe they opened one in Massapequa Park somewhere near the mall. I would stay away from that one as well. who knows the doctors can wind up working at both locations.

Dr Syed Afzal is the worst doctor I have ever seen. I have to say first that I took my son there with a classic bulls eye rash that he told me was an ingrown hair. One month later he was very ill and I took him to his regular doctor. He has Lyme disease. Luckily his regular doctor, Sonja Qadir in Melville, addressed the problem immediately and my son has recuperated well.
Fast forward one year. I am sick with a cough, headache etc. I was around there and since it was a walk in I thought «well its just an antibiotic». He missed diagnosed my bronchitis as a sinus infection and gave me the wrong antibiotic which did nothing. My fever spiked and I was getting worse. I called Dr Qadir who saw me immediately and within 24 hours I am feeling so much better.
The above is the worst of it but the clerk at the desk made the experience even worse. She sounds like Natasha from Rocky and Bullwinkle and she says «no check new paitent… credeet card only!!!»
ANDDDD…the prescriptions he gave me cost me over $ 100 dollars, no generics, so he is probably getting kickbacks from pharmaceutical companies
Avoid at all costs!!!

I needed to go to the doctor within my lunch hour. They were efficient, courteous and I was in and out in a half hour. Excellent!

Barely two stars. I was made to wait a good half hour and, when the doctor finally deigned to see me, she was wearing a sloppy tee shirt and flip flops (on a very cold winter day, I might add!)…and she reeked of fresh cigarette smoke. This, to me, indicated that while I waited for her, she was outside having a smoke. Professional? I don’t think so. Nothing about this visit inspired confidence. I will not be returning to this particular medicenter anytime soon. There are other — more professional — ones to go to.

If I could Gove zero stars I would. This place while looks nice is rotten. The staff are extremely rude and lazy. I sat in a cold room while sick listening to them chat and forget about me until I tried to walk out. The doctors are cold and have little to no care for you at all. Either wait till you can see a primary care physician or go to the medicenter in Southport.

Very unfriendly office staff – very cold, unwelcoming and disorganized. No one said hello to me or told me where/​whether to sign in… didn’t even look up at me when I walked in… I asked what to do and they told me to sign and sit down.
While I waited, they asked me to get up 3 times within 5 – 7 minutes to confirm and re-​confirm the same questions: Are you here for the first time? Do you have insurance?
They gave me forms to fill out one minute before being called in – why didn’t you just have me fill this out when I came in like every other normal place?
To make it worse, every time the woman called my name, she called it again, and again and again second after second. COULD YOU GIVE ME A MINUTE TO GET TO THE DESK?! I’m obviously not feeling well!
I know what an efficient, professional doctor’s office is supposed to be like. This is not it. They were not busy at all and they still could not manage to keep it together.
This place lacked compassion, patience and professionalism. It was clear that the staff was confused or disinterested. I have to say the first time I went in, it was not much different – except, the first time, I actually tolerated the attitudes and saw a very nice doctor. Today though, I ran out of the examination room after waiting there for 20 minutes (With my forms and clipboard)…I overheard the doctor sounding annoyed with the office staff and that was my cue to leave!!! It was not only me! =)

The one star review is for the doctor at the Syosset/​Huntington branch, not for the staff, who were courteous, efficient, good natured and thoughtful. The doctor was appalling — barely any other patients there and he spent about 1 minute 30 seconds with me. I came in for sciatica to get some anti-​inflammatories from him and he bundled me off to the ER to check for DVT, even though there was no physical evidence to even question DVT, as they told me at the ER. But how would my doctor know that, he didn’t even bother to LOOK for the presentation of DVT! No marks on my leg, which he didn’t even get me to take my leggings off to look at. I asked for a second opinion but they said he was the only doctor there. $ 200 co-​pay at the hospital later, the ER doctors told me what I already knew — I had no blood clots. They said that Medicenter doctors frequently sent their people to the ER to not have to deal with them. Shameful and appalling, I wish I’d come to Unilocal first.

If I could give it zero stars I would! I am sick and needed «urgent care» tonight. Their website stated that they close at 8pm tonight. I walked in at 7:30 and there is not a single patient in the place. The nurse and doctor see me and say «we are not seeing patients anymore» I asked if they close at 8 (which is also written on the front door) and they said yes. I asked if you needed an appointment and they said no. The doctor actually turned me away so they could go home early. Disgraceful!