Balacuit Peter C MD

The wait time is really bad here. Even with an appointment scheduled, I literally still waited over 1 hour in the lobby to be seen. I’d understand if I was late but I was 15 minutes early… HORRIBLE! Not only did the staff not once acknowledge that I’ve been waiting forever. They even let two walk-​in visits see the doctor before me. I understand they could be busy but why over book? Someone has to do a better job with the scheduling. Starting today I’m on the search for a better doctors office.

He’s not a good doctor. I brought one daughter in for a 2^nd visit to have her ear cleaned, and he didn’t do it. I think he forgot. I brought in another about a foot problem, and he said he’d write the referral, and he didn’t. The receptionist kept us waiting to check out so long I finally left a note and walked out. We’ve waited 45 minutes to get in. He sounds sweet, but he’s completely lost interest. Don’t go to him.

Had a wonderful experience. Didn’t need to wait long to be seen as a new patient. All of my needs were taken care of and timely. The staff was communicative and friendly. Was concerned because of the prior Unilocal review, but in my opinion, I highly recommend. Would have given five stars if there had been paper towels to dry my hands in the restroom. Thank you for your hard work and service in this time of dire health care restraints and concerns.

I’ve been to this office twice and have never seen the doctor. I think that is very odd. The nurse practitioner was very friendly and knowledgeable, but if I’m paying to see a doctor, should he come in, at least for a minute and pretend to care? Not sure what else to say, but I did get a bill from a doctor I never saw– woot woot!

Horrible Doctor! Would give 0 stars if I could. Went in for a specialist recommendation a few months back. Instead of just giving me the recommendation the guy proceeds to ask me about my medical history and then starts looking up google on his phone to find a medication and gives me a prescription (I never asked for one). He did not sound knowledgeable, he is a mediocre doctor at best. One of those doctors who is out there simply to make money out of insurance claims. Stay clear of this guy.

Dr Balacuit is AWESOME! He is my own Dr as well as my 14 year olds… He has had this practice on Myrtle for a long time and I appreciate how his kind and patient staff always make it easy to work us in if Michael is ill… this is a TRUE family practice as one thinks of it and I hope that with the new health law changes I can still retain Dr Balacuit since we LOVE coming here!

I second the previous reviews. ¹⁄₅ stars is right. Absolutely TERRIBLE doctor. Beware of this stubborn,. Classic example of an unpassionate, uncaring, 2-​minute visit, pill pushing doctor. His aim must be to get as many patients in and out without any care for the treatment of each individual. He must be miserable being stuck in this profession without any interest or passion about helping others. He does not care.
I explained to him– I had already seen a doctor for my ear problem and tried over the counters and nothing has worked. I need help and I need treatment. He tells me «there’s nothing I can do» and walks off mid-​conversation and off he went refusing to speak. Is that how you treat a frustrated patient after 40 or so years of experience? Give me a break. After an hour of waiting, he did absolutely nothing to treat me and literally saw me for 2 minutes.
If you have crappy insurance as I do and are assigned this guy as a primary doctor, do yourself and find a doctor who actually resembles some sort of passion about helping their patients! You will not find that here.

If it possible to give less than one star I would. First off, I had no problems with the front office/​reception. They were as helpful as they could be. The nurses were less attentive than ones I’ve had at other doctors offices but that’s not a huge deal for me. The real travesty is that this doctor is either very uncaring or lazy. As the other reviews have said, Dr Balacuit is incredibly inattentive and not thorough at all. If I didn’t have a clue about what was going on myself I probably would be in worse shape. I’m generally not a picky or demanding person but after seeing him once I can say that I have no interest ever being his patient again. Again, to review: unfriendly, unprofessional, not attentive and uncaring. Avoid if you can

the front office staff wow rude i went to the hospital on a saturday via ambulance do to the fact that my back went out and i couldn’t move the pain was so bad that they had to give me 2 different kind of pain meds took the edge off but still had a pain level of 6 out of 10 when i got discharged they told me to contact my dr first thing monday morning and fallow up so fast forward i call was placed on hold for what seems like hours no one came back to me so i called back the nurse answered and again said can i place you in holds i asked for how long and she said i don’t know and hung up instead uggg so i waited 2 hours to call back thinking they would me free again when she answered she wanted to put me on hooks I tools her no cause i can’t wait again she said ok what do you need i explained my situation and said i needed to come in today her response was well that’s not going to happen i told her i really can’t wait i need to she the dr so i can get on a leave from my work cause u can’t move out walk without pain her response to that was I’m sorry but you are not the only one who wants to see the dr today and i won’t have anything infallible till next friday what the i called bs told her that i know they have time slots set a side for emergencies the she said this is not an emergency sorry i can’t help you i was so upset i call me ins and they called them and she said they got the same treatment from the same lady and that all they can do it change my dr for me but that i wouldn’t be able to go to my new dr till the first on the month (it was the 8^th) seeing as i had no real options i did what i had to do i ended up having to take am up paid leave from work so i didn’t loose my job not ok got s single working mother trying to make end meet if the dr would have seen me i would have been able to get on paid leave and had less stress which would have helped me heal a lot gayer i wish i could give this place 0 stars cause that is truly what they deserve the staff has no sympathy for their patients and could care less how much help you need never will i recommend this place to anyone ATARI AWAY AT ALL COST

I’ve been here twice and I can verify that this guy is a terrible doctor. A quack, you might say.
The first time I had an ear infection and I knew that I needed antibiotics. He looked in my ear, took my blood pressure and other than asking a few questions… barely engaged me. I guess I knew I needed antibiotics and he was quick to write the prescription for them, so it didn’t bother me that much that he wasn’t more thorough.
Recently, I had a kidney infection (OUCH!). I went in and again, he was not thorough. I told him that I had a lot of pain in my lower back, where I perceive my kidneys to be. He got a urine sample from me and told me that there was no blood in my urine, so that was a good sign. He never touched my back. He quickly prescribed me antibiotics and I was on my way to recovery… or so I thought.
After 2.5 days on these meds, I was getting the chills and fever. My back pain did not go away. One day I took my temperature and I had a 104 degree fever! I ended up at an urgent care facility where they took another urine sample and gave me a proper examination. They told me that YES there was blood and bacteria in my urine… WTF Balacuit!!! Did you just not look under the microscope? Are you lazy?
So, my meds were changed to a more appropriate antibiotic for a kidney infection.
Peter C. Balacuit: get your act together! It’s really sad that there are physicians that just want to push pills and get you out of the office.
I will NEVER return. Stay away!

I’m giving him a star because he’s an ok physician. I’ve tried to go see him three times and all the times he never really examines you. Once he had a cold and totally excusable but the other times when i complained about pain and swelling he didn’t bother to check and examine. Instead he simply kept looking at his clipboard and didn’t really ask any probing questions. Very surprising considering he’s an older doc. He does have a gentle manner but that can come accross as disinterested. I want a dr that seems interested in what i have to say and not one that seems tired and burnt out. Maybe it’s time to not practice.

I never write reviews but I felt a need to provide another perspective on Dr Balacuit. My family has seen him for years and we have found him to be a quite suitable primary care physician. He has a gentle manner and has made appropriate specialist referrals when needed. I would have no qualms about referring a friend.

DO NOT, DO NOT GO HERE! This Dr is just a pill pusher. My friend chose him as he was very close (within walking distance). In the last 10 years that he has been seeing him, he has NEVER given anytype of physical exam. He checks blood pressure and writes a referral for blood work. He has to b called to get any results.