Mitchell Mandel, MD, PC

I saw Dr Mandel in his Jericho office and was in the city with an emergency so I ran in to see Dr Mandel. As always he had me come right over, I did have to wait 20 minutes, but not having an appointment I thought that was great. I thought his nurses in Jericho were nice, wow, the staff at his NY office are even better. And of course Dr Mandel quickly and expertly took care of me, gave me a cream and antibiotics, and made me feel relieved that I did not have anything serious.

Eeeek! Mitchel Mandel tried to make my girlfriend purchase his own products after the appointment. He didn’t prescribe any items that would be covered by her insurance, he just tried to get over on her and push her into buying his products so he can get ALL the money!
Her appointment was at 4. She waited until 5:15 for 2 minutes and charged her $ 210 for terrible service.
The staff goes along with his bamboozling and tries to force you into buying his products. I know there is something ethically wrong, but is there something legally wrong about prescribing your own products to your patients? I have to look it up.
Avoid this bamboozler!

I’ve gone to Dr. Mandel for more than a decade, inheriting him from his former office colleague, Dr. Robert Auerbach (voted one of NYC’s best dermatologists by NY Mag in the 90’s), upon the latter’s retirement.
He’s fabulous.
Here’s what you need to know:
— Dr. Mandel is a great dermatologist. He does the true medical skin-​issue thing brilliantly, and — which matters more for me – is also a talented anti-​aging expert.
— His office is beyond hectic. He books multiple patients per time slot; you may frequently have to wait, as he can run late, and the office staffers are typically stressed out and overworked. Getting someone’s attention to check out can be daunting.
— He takes insurance for office visit costs. I love that. Not all dermos of his level do, nowadays.
— I’ve used his private label products for 15 years, and when the office staff says they’re better than the prescription equivalents, THEY. AREN’T. LYING. They’re cheaper and to me, they do work better. (They’re mixes of products, not just one thing.) I have the wrinkle-​free skin to prove it.
— Once you see him and have your bucket list of products and unguents, you can easily reorder online, which is a relatively new service he provides and is super-​efficient, or just run into the office and pick up more.
It’s not a sleepy practice by any stretch of the imagination, but it’s well-​priced for the exceptional quality of service and product you receive. He’s a delightful alternative to the Glamour Dermos About Town who overcharge for everything just because they’ve been on Oprah. Dr. Mandel is a girl’s best friend. .. and my biggest beauty secret.

Dr. Mitchell is no-​nonsense and very nice… However he and his staff push his personal brand of products hard on you, it’s a little sneaky. I had to keep asking for pharmacy equivalents — Dr Mitchell had no problem prescribing alternatives, but his staff rolled their eyes and tried to convince me his out of pocket versions were better. Also, nobody would have offered me alternatives if I hasn’t asked. Distasteful.