Kathy Clewell, MD

On one of the Dr’s Websites, it states that her area of focus is Geriatrics. When I tried to make an appointment for my 82 year old mom, I was told that Dr Clewell does not accept patients over 80 years old! When I looked up the meaning of Geriatric it says that it is «relating to old people, especially with regard to their health care». My mom must be a dinosaur at 82 for the doctor not to see her!

She provides ok services and the staff who runs her office are kids.
They also attempted to charge me $ 20 for a receipt.
They never gave me a receipt of the services I received. When I ask for one, it costs $ 20???
Who does that?

If for the doctor alone, I will give her 5 stars! I’ve been seeing her for 3 years. Professional and patient, always prioritize her patients’ thoughts and benefits! Unfortunately some of her admin staffs were not up to the standard, lack of communicating and less responsible. Somehow I’ve always found mistakes or errors happened with the claims or documents.

I visited Dr Clewell today and was so impressed with the staff, tidiness of the office and overall care I received. I am extremely anxious when it comes to visiting Doctors offices. I was immediately escorted by Carla (Dr Clewells nurse of 9 years) to a very cozy and comfortable examination room. Carla immediately put my mind at ease. She is so personable and I felt that she immediately detected my nerves. Dr Clewell came in and was so kind and thorough. She asked lots of questions pertaining to my Health and was very easy to convey my concerns. My exam was gentle and I felt that Dr Clewell was an extremely competent doctor. My whole family will now be going to Dr Clewell all the way from Del Mar!

I have been to see Dr. Clewell twice now. The first was 4 months ago. I waited about 5 minutes to be seen. Each step of my visit, someone explained what was next and how long each step would take (I was there 45 minutes total). Dr. Clewell was courteous, kind, and took the time to ask the right questions and listen to the answers.
She ordered blood tests for a concern we both had. Fortunately they came back negative. I wasn’t sure how my new insurance worked, so they billed my insurance, and mailed an invoice for the difference. This worked well for me.
I will continue to see Dr. Clewell as my doctor.
Note: the address in this listing is wrong. She moved to 15 525 Pomerado Rd, Suite A4, across and down the street from her old address.

If I could give zero stars I would. Prescribed Zpack for the flu. Went to the urgent care several days later and they actually did something that helped, breathing treatments for my crackling and clogged up lungs, and they said I was close to being hospitalized, and they couldn’t understand why I was given a ZPak. She also prescribes medications, in VERY SMALL quantities so you have to keep paying your co-​pay. The final straw with me is not being able to speak to her directly, and after leaving me waiting ALL DAY, her office called back and refused to call in pain meds after I had a very bad accident. They told me to take 2 advil with food. I felt extremely offended, like she was assuming i was just trying to obtain drugs for no reason! I asked to speak with her and was told she was not available. But they graciously offered me an appt the next day, but since I have a job, and had a meeting during that ONE available time, I was not able to go. STAY CLEAR OF THIS DOCTOR IF YOU ENJOY COMPASSION AND GOOD MEDICAL CARE.

I saw this provider on Sept 20 2013 and was charged 80 dollars for what was supposed to be a 40 dollar copay. The insurance company confirmed that a check had been sent to the doctor for my visit. Irregardless of the check I should have been refunded for the erroneous copay. A 3 way call with the insurance company in October resulted in a promise from billing to refund the error. They never did so. At the end of the first week in November, I have called the insurance company to file a complaint.
I will not see this provider again.