Lim A Mabel, MD

Dr. Lim was dismissive and judgmental when she found out my salary amount. She was also not careful with her instruments and ended up cutting my skin! She offered me a hand sanitizer and quickly pushed me out of her door. Poor operations and zero professionalism!

DO NOT EVER COME HERE. I REPEAT DO NOT. My grandma comes to her whenever she needs simple medications, however she also goes to Asian Health Services.
Let me begin with Mabel Lim. Her hours of inconsistent, some days she’s here at 11, some days she doesn’t come in until 2 o clock. However she’ll schedule you at 12, but won’t come to see you until she feels like it, so you might be waiting 10 minutes, 30 minutes, or even an hour. I’ve read reviews on what a terrible Doctor she is, but she never personally did anything to me. But today, the experience I had was terrible.
My grandma had came in to see her, as obvious she’s 30 minutes late because she had to eat lunch. I can’t believe it. My grandma went in and this time around I decided to go in with her /​$ 3 was telling my grandma that she nearly died and that if it wasn’t for her she would have already been dead. Telling my grandma that she should prepare to die soon. ARE YOU SERIOUS!!! What kind of human being are you… Do you know how that makes my grandma feel?
I kept asking her question as I feel like she’s bullshiting my grandma saying she has a stomach flu, but my grandma never once threw up, doesn’t have stomach pain, and didn’t have any bowel movement. Even I knew that. I spoke for my grandma & asked if she could take her temperature. Mabel Lim snaps at me, saying «HOW OLD ARE YOU?!? You are so immature. Who’s the doctor here? Let me ask her questions, I’m not done talking yet. Go outside, who do you think you are.» I simply asked one question and this one question was for the benefit of my grandmother. She failed to take her temperatures when she first walks in, which any other doctor would do. I am definitely going to report her to the federal medical board as this is not how one should act as a doctor.

I just got off the phone with the administrator at Dr. Lim’s office and I’m so appalled at our call, I had to leave a review.
I had a fine appointment with Dr. Lim, who was helpful. She ordered blood tests for me which I took and I hadn’t heard from her or the laboratory for several weeks so I figured I would call her this morning.
I speak to the administrator who says that the doctor won’t call about results if everything is fine. This is really strange — I would still like to know my results (it’s a scale, so it’s more subtle than being fine or not fine), also I would like some assurance that they were actually looked at by her.
The woman says that Dr. Lim won’t call me personally and that I can check my results online. I ask where and how. She gives me an ID number and tells me to google something called PHR, which I’ve never heard of. I politely ask if she can tell me more about that because I don’t know what she’s talking about. She then says «Do you know how to use the internet?» I am shocked and I say «Excuse me?» and she literally says «Even old people know how to use the internet and you’re asking me how to google something?»
Umm. I’m just trying to get the results of my labs and I don’t know what PHR is and I’m just confused and now very shocked by this woman’s insane attitude. So I asked her to have Dr. Lim call me — will update if she does.

Is this office still open? After Dr. Lim ordered me to get X-​rays, when I was asking to get referred for an MRI (herniated discs don’t show up on X-​rays, and I believed the back and sciatic pain I was having was due to a herniated disc, which I have had before), she never got back to me with the results. And when I say «never got back to me» I mean she certainly didn’t reach out to me, but she also didn’t return the voicemails I left on her machine, or with her assistant, and when I finally got so frustrated that I went to her office to find out what was going on, the door was inextricably locked (regular weekday office hours, not lunchtime) with no signs or any sort of message on the answering machine about why. This was the final straw in what was largely unsatisfactory (at best) care. I started seeing her because I was able to quickly get an appointment through ZocDoc. I have since switched providers.

OMG! I called the police while in her waiting room. I spoke with the doctor by telephone the day prior to my appointment and explained my situation. She told me the visit would cost $ 80 and scheduled me for the following day. I came and no one was in the reception area or at the front desk. I sat and waited. Finally, I call out loud at the reception desk if anyone is there. The doctor appeared in toward the back and told me the receptionist was there and that I was in the adjacent room marked private. Eventually the receptionist came out from the adjacent private room and said that he was at the desk when I came in. I corrected him, but he only became more belligerent.
He told me the appointment cost $ 100. I explained that the doctor said $ 80. I handed hi $ 80 in $ 20 bills. He gave me back $ 60 and told me it was a $ 100. I asked for the other $ 20, and he refused, denying he took it. I called the police to report the theft. The receptionist then also called the police reporting medical language to put me on a 72 hour psyche hold. I started videotaping the scene and he went around the office shutting off all the lights. He then left the office and started knocking on doors down down the hall yelling that he was being accosted by me. No one answered his calls. Eventually he returned to the office and locked me out. A gentleman from down the hall was leaving his office and I asked what’s wrong with Dr. Lim’s office. He chuckled and said that’s not unusual.

I had to leave a review after being surprised by Dr. Lim’s low ratings on Unilocal.
I find Dr. Lim to be really personal and friendly, while very professional. She’s very thorough and asks a lot of questions that end up being pertinent to the diagnosis. While not everyone wants to chat with their doctor, I think it’s good for a doctor to understand and know you holistically.
Admittedly, her front desk staff is polite… but off-​putting. I want personal closeness with my doctor, not her office. –1 star.

i would give negative 5 stars if i could.
what the hack was this woman doing.
she should not have doctor licence.
she was so rude to my mom. she said she doesn’t like Chinese. What??? are you a freaking Chinese also?
she had no patient to her patients. don’t even mention passion. she said she doesn’t like Alameda Alliance insurance which my mom’s insurance is because it is hard for her to claim the freaking money.
is this what a doctor suppose to do. huh???
she also said, «normally i would only have 10 minutes for the appointment, but now, it is over 12 minutes.»
i can’t believe that was from a doctor’s mouth.
if anyone know where i can complain this kind of issue, please let me know.
thanks

This is the worst experience I’ve ever had. Both doctor and the staff are rude and very unmotivated!!! They don’t care about anything and they would yell at you for asking too many questions or for calling to many times. The receptionist didn’t understand my questions. They are very very unprofessional and unbelievable rude.

Initially I enjoyed going to Dr. Lim. Her office was close by and she seemed interested in my condition. But she had no recommendations for prescriptions, I had to ask for refills and do research on my own. I wanted to find a long term doctor as I have a chronic condition.
Dr. Lim never remembered me. Ever. I would see her once every other month and she’d forget what my name was and what my condition was, despite having my chart pulled up on her computer screen. I told myself she was just refreshing her memory. Then one time I came less than 2 weeks after my last visit, in horrible pain from a medication with too high a dose. I explained that I really, really needed a change in dose but I had to wait over an hour after my scheduled appointment.
Then she asked me what my name was. And where did I live. And what medication I was taking. She then accused me of using her to get prescriptions I didn’t need. I was trying to lower the dose. I mentioned that I hadn’t taken ginseng, which she had told me (for ten minutes straight) to buy at my last visit. She raged about how she never would have recommended that. She honestly couldn’t remember anything and is incompetent as a physician.
In addition, she told me to see an acupuncturist. I told her no, I had tried acupressure and it made me pass out (fire dept. has records). She got very upset, raged some more, claimed I couldn’t trust the acupressure people I saw because they were white. When I asked her who I should see, she suddenly couldn’t remember anyone to recommend me to. If a Dr. So adamantly pushes you to do something, they should at least offer a list of places/​people to try.
Then she verbally attacked me because I had seen a chiropractor 3 years ago. She blamed me for my pain (which was due to a drug overdose thanks to her) for going to a chiropractor. I told her I went because a dr. told me to and she continued to blame me, and demand I listen to her, and only do what she says.
Never going back. Dr. Lim should retire. Her memory is horrible and her behavior completely outrageous.

My Wife saw her once, the staff is Ok, but the Doctor (Mabel Lim) is rude.
She has anger issue. But we don’t think she is a good doctor. you can feel that she is trying to distance her away from patients or customers.
We regret for that appointment. There are so many doctors available at 9^th street between Franklin and Webster.

How she smile post on web… but very rude rude… hop people want to c her check on Unilocal first… how they complain a bout her… n I want her to Ic it too…

I’ve been seeing Dr. Lim for a couple of months. The only reason I’m writing this is because of the other reviews that claim she and her staff are very rude and unprofessional. I have found Dr. Lim and her staff to be very friendly at all times, and she seems to be a very good doctor, too. My only complaint is the excessive wait times, but otherwise I am very happy with Dr. Lim.

First off, I have no choice but to give a star because it wouldn’t allow me to not give her one. This is a very unprofessional office. I took my dad in because he was referred to her and we arrived early since we are from out of town and didn’t want to risk getting lost. There were two other patients that were in the office and we had an appointment around 11am. The man at the desk was so rude and muttering things once the door was closed, which obviously was still easy to understand. Dr. Lim came out to see the next patient and my dad was telling her what time his appointment was and the guy in the front desk was saying «your waiting since you came here early.» Once the door was closed he said «of course you’d wait here early, you came here 30 minutes before you were even scheduled.» It was so unprofessional for him to talk about patients like that.
12 o’clock rolled around and my dad wasn’t even taken inside for his vitals, which seems ridiculous since the guy was just playing with his phone. There is a window in the office where you speak to him through and he would stand up, turn around, unlatch his belt and tuck in his shirt. It was so nasty to see that, I mean go somewhere else for that AND he failed to wash his hands after so the keyboard, patients charts, etc. were all contaminated with his germs.
An hour and 45 minutes rolls around and Dr. Lim takes my dad in back to tell him that they are over booked, mind you he’s only the third patient, and the last patient at that, for the day and he would have to come back and reschedule. If they were overbooked then why did they not tell him sooner? Also we waited two and a half hours for them to tell us that my dad wouldn’t be seen today. When I complained about it the guy said we weren’t even being fair for complaining. What kind of crap is that? Of course I would complain, my dad and I waited all that time for nothing.
If you are referred to this office by the Veteran Affairs then I suggest you ask to be seen somewhere else. They have no respect for any of their patients and their office isn’t clean. The doctor and the guy at the front desk are dressed unprofessionally and they are not considerate of their patients at all.

Back in December 2013, I had a really bad flu which prompted me to get a thorough physical exam. Decided to go to Mabel because she was the closest doctor around the place where I worked. Physical checked out ok but my blood test came back with my liver enzymes going off the charts.
Upon finding out the results of my blood tests, I asked her for a referral to a hepatologist (liver specialist) so that I could get the treatment I needed.
She refused to write a referral for me and instead sent me on a journey across town to get every test done imagineable. Luckily I had a trip to China coming up and while I was there ended up doing all the tests to confirm that my liver was essentially failing. The doctors there thus started the treatment immediately.
When I came back to the states, I wanted a doctor here to closely monitor my condition, so I went back to Mabel for a referral to a liver specialist. I was hoping that after my trip to the east and my explanation of my dire situation, she would write me a referral but she still refused to. Instead she opted to BITCH me out for no reason. She even went as far as to call me stupid for going to China and trusting their doctors. When she was finally done, she unwillingly wrote me a referral.
But the bashing didn’t end there. I still needed their office to fax the referral and all relevant medical records to the new doctor. When she heard that I was requesting for my medical records, she RESUMED HER BITCHING. Saying that I shouldn’t rush her office and that I can’t always expect things to be done the same day. Even her assistant thought she was being ridiculous.
Long story short. If you’re looking for a doctor, AVOID THIS ONE. She should be shut down, if not for her lack of medical knowledge, then for her TERRIBLE bedside manner. I’m a man of tolerance but even I’m tempted to grab a can of gas and light that witch on fire.
Honestly, if she knew about half the shit she was talking about, I could look past the attitude. I don’t care if you’re a doctor with terrible bedside manner if you know how to cure me. But you can’t be both dumb and have a shitty attitude.

She has been my primary care doctor since I was a little girl, and my grandma’s as well for a couple decades when she was still alive.
Honestly, I don’t know why we stuck with her for so long. My mom is in the process of transferring me to Asian Health Services for medical services, and while I’ve heard that AHS has their share of problems, nothing could be worse than seeing Dr. Lim, no exaggeration here.
Her office is on the fourth floor, and upon walking in you are greeted with the sight of a sorry, bleary waiting room with old chairs and plain white walls that somewhat remind you of a prison. There is a small table with various medical pamphlets and magazines on it, but no one seems to ever touch those.
The receptionist is a middle-​aged, Caucasian man who dresses as if he’s going to a school soccer match. He has a VERY unique sense of humor, and an extremely irritable temperament, much like his boss. He creeps me out.
Mabel Lim. Where do I even begin? Well for one, she lacks professionalism. When at work, rather than dressing like an actual medical practitioner, she likes to don casual outfits (the last time I came here, she wore a puffy jacket, jeans, and riding boots). She is extremely moody and rude. Acts like she’s interrogating a criminal when she’s diagnosing you, doesn’t let you speak really unless she posed a question to you. Becomes offended when you even mention the idea of going to see another doctor. Doesn’t seem to take your problems and health concerns seriously. (Last time I went to get blood tests under the referral of a therapist and tested positive for mono. Dr. Lim’s response when I went to seek aid from her? «You don’t have mono. Mono you need to get blood tests to see that. You got your blood tested? From who? Why didn’t you come to me? Why didn’t they send me the blood test results? I don’t believe you, I need to have the results in my hand. You just have a cold.)
BRUH. This lady is a cynical, stubborn and close minded person, and I find it hard to believe that she has actual doctoral credentials. –_​–
I remember that when my grandma was still alive, she took me to see Dr. Lim out of worry for my skin (I used to have extremely dry and lackluster skin with many red bumps). My grandma asked her whether it could be related to a problem in my liver. Dr. Lim (to my grandma): «LIVER? No! Are you crazy?! I just prescribe her some ointment.» A doctor who would call her patient crazy is utterly disrespectful and should learn some manners before ever opening up a clinic and treating people because that is NOT OKAY.
Luckily I’m switching to Asian Health Services (though it’s taking a long time. Once it’s done, I’m OUT).

Horrible horrible doctor. How is she even a doctor?!
Rude and disrespectful. Ive never had such a horrible experience before.
Won’t be returning! What’s the number for compliance?
Avoid this office like it’s the plague

If I could give 0 stars I would! I have never in my life been to a more unprofessional doctors office! The doctor was more than half an hour late (I was the first patient of the day, I would have no problem if my appointment was delayed because she was talking to another patient) The office was dirty, the man at the front desk was asking overly personal questions and somehow got the information for my birthday, and the spelling of my name wrong even though I booked my appointment online. The doctor was wearing jeans and her coat throughout our entire appointment and left the door open, and was screaming to the receptionist casually in the middle of my appointment. I also had to get blood work done (at quest, I would never let her touch me) I just got a bill (my appointment was about 2 months ago) and she never even called me with the results of my tests!
How is she licensed???

Where do I even start. This lady is extremely rude and unprofessional!!! She doesn’t listen to her patients and calls them a complainer!!! How can she treats her patients like that???
Dirty and unprofessional office with a lame cheap OPEN sign.
She DO NOT deserve a one star rating! For all I know… it’s –1000 star for this stupid lady! DONT GO TO HER!!! I wish all her patients leave her so her office will be closed down for good!!!

I heard horror stories about my grandma who have been going to mabel lim for 6+ years. Even with just a general address, I quickly found her Unilocal by filtering on1-​star ratings.
She is an absolute psychopath, which her son/​receptionist openly admitted. She will deride and insult you. Would you yell at an arthritic patient for leaning on your chair for stability? No, you wouldn’t because you’re not a F***tard.
She supposedly does not use hygienic methods, may be trending on illegal here. I seriously doubt Mabel is qualified to see patients.

I wish I had read the other 1-​star review before I made an appointment with this doctor. DO NOT GO TO THIS DOCTOR!
I basically chose Dr. Lim from my insurance online provider directory. She was close to Oakland so made an appointment.
The office was in China Town. When I walked in, the building housed several types of offices, most letters were in Chinese. Dr. Lim’s office was dingy and looked dirty.
The male receptionist was dressed for the gym, wearing flip flops, a tee shirt and sweats. Then he proceeded to call my insurance to verify my coverage on the speaker phone, so all my information was blaring in the office, although there was only one other person, a pharmaceutical rep. He also charged me a $ 20 copay which I was told by my insurance I should not have been charged. They do not have a credit card machine either, so it’s cash or check only.
I filled out my paperwork and waited to see the doctor. When I was called in, it was done very unprofessionally. Then I met the Doctor who looked homeless. I am not exaggerating. She had greasy black hair, an old long beige sweater, black polyester pants that were too short and sneakers. I could not believe it.
I still went through with the appointment but I was uncomfortable. Dr. Lim kept pushing me to have a blood test, but there was no way I was going to have any of her instruments touch me. I just wanted out of there. The patient office was cluttered and looked dirty. There were also flickering fluorescent lights. I felt like I was in a back-​alley office in China, extremely uncomfortable. Several times I thought to get up and walk out, but didn’t want to be rude.
After speaking with Dr. Lim she was very nice and did seem knowledgeable, however I would not trust her or the equipment at that office to be sanitary.