Lila L Schmidt, MD

Great experience with Dr. Schmidt and her staff.
My gynecologist retired, which I had seen for 15 years or so, and I did not look forward to searching for another.
Finding Lila, was a blessing. I felt welcome from the moment I stepped into the office. She and her staff are friendly efficient and great to work with.
My appointment was timely, and she gave me her full attention. She was honest and upfront with me, which is just the right medicine for me. Her friendly nature and her friendly staff made my visit a very pleasant experience. And we were not in a large HMO system, which is really nice that we have Drs still willing run their own business.
If you want someone who knows her stuff, and is a true caring professional, and has been in the business a long time, which is very important, then give Lila a call. You will be in good hands.
I look forward to many years together for patient and Dr.
P.S The Office is really nice, spacious, clean and upbeat.

I recently had a terrible experience while trying to get in to see an obgyn in the area that I just moved to. I used to see Lila when I was in San Diego. I called and told the office staff the trouble I was having, they immediately helped me out with everything I needed including a prescription extension and calling the new pharmacy until I could get into a new office, all the while knowing I was no longer their patient.
Great experience!

Dr. Schmidt and her staff are great! They will answer any questions you have (no matter how embarrassing you think they are) with ease. Clean, quick and to the point. Love the recommendations they have.

I switched over to Dr. Schmidt about a year and a half ago because I was unhappy with my previous gynecologist. The office is very friendly and her nurse is awesome. I have called many times and talked to the nurse about prescriptions, etc and she is always very helpful. I am in and out when I have an apt. You will most likely see the Doctor within 10 mins of being there. Dr. Schmidt is down to earth, very personable and makes you feel comfortable. You can talk to her about anything and she will focus on the one thing and help try to fix it. She is very caring and she really does care about her patients.

I felt comfortable and welcome from the moment I walked into the office (even before with the friendly attitude and smiles of the parking attendant), and it was a lethargic and unhappy Monday morning for me so I needed all the positive energy I could gather. The office staff is friendly and professional, and Dr. Schmidt immediately put me at ease. I am happy to have found a doctor in this journey who actually gives a damn!

I highly recommend Dr. Schmidt! She has given me great care and advice since I began seeing her. Her office is small, but well kept with a nice waiting room. Her staff is friendly and prompt. I have had to wait 10 – 15 min past my appt time for her before, but its worth it. She is straight forward, knowledgeable and made me feel like my concerns were valid.
She is fast paced and gets down to business. Don’t be intimidated by some of the reviews. She is there to help and provide results and/​or solutions.

This woman was a nightmare. Unhelpful, insulted my husband and I, laughed when I asked her serious questions and refused to give me a referral for a second opinion. Good thing I didn’t leave my physical condition in her hands, I would be dead by now.

Found Dr. Schmidt through my insurance on 10−28−14, she had mostly good reviews so i gave her a shot. Defiantly making her my OBGYN! She made it a very comfortable visit and had a great sense of humor. I’ve never had this kind of doctor before so i didn’t know what to expect. She thoroughly explained everything she was going to do and why, answered every question i had, and was very understanding. Defiantly recommend her, very nice staff as well! It was a simple easy in and out visit, no troubles.

Finding an OBGYN you like and feel comfortable can be challenging, but Dr. Schmidt’s office was the first one I went in and I have never looked back.
When I was booking an appointment, I was very scatter brained and forgot a lot of my insurance info, but the lady on the other end was very patient and understanding and assured me that everything was ok.
I had called a lot of other places that couldn’t get me in for at least 3 months. Yeah!!! 3 months!!! That’s insane to me! They managed to get me on the books for the very next day.
Upon arrival I immediately felt more relaxed. I get anxiety when going to the doctors, but I got really goos vibes when i walked in. The office is small and cozy and they play really cool animal documentaries in the waiting room.
Dr. Schmidt was very patient, sympathetic, and really paid attention to detail. She made me feel very comfortable and made my overall experience really great.
I would recommend her to anyone :) in fact, I even carry her cards around with me just in case one of my girlfriend asks.
If you’re deciding on an OBGYN, pick up the phone and call this office! Believe me, you’ll be happy you did :)

small cramped office (and rather on the dirty side) i guess gives her office a more personal feel if you like that, but with that said everybody’s business is discussed in the same room. She is very nice, but very fast. like a tornado. I would not recommend her for a first-​timer. Many, many critical steps were either not explained or not conducted, which l have later come to realize wasted a lot of time and money and surprised other docs. The inadequate billing also became a big stress.
In the end i didn’t trust that everything was being thoroughly thought through and with my input. I’d recommend going elsewhere unless you just need some twins real quick.

Located at a new office at 3969 (vice 4060), suite number 207. Her office was able to quickly assist me in an emergency ONGYN visit. Their staff was extremely friendly and professional. Dr. Schmidt was on time, took the time to review my record, and was thorough in her exam. I did not have a positive diagnosis, but the news was delivered with concern and care. Based on her compassionate nature, I will highly recommend Dr. Schmidt to any female, especially those who are first-​timers to an OBGYN or need someone who will treat their case with care and compassion.

Dr. Schmidt was outstanding. From the beginning, she was very professional and respectful. She is very straight forward and even though we had several set backs due to my medical condition, she was always positive. We have twins thanks to her and we are forever grateful. Her staff was always helpful and professional, and she has very high morals and ethics. That impressed us the most.

Please don’t go to this lady!!!
I recently moved to San Diego so I’m in the process of finding new doctors and I’ve used Unilocal a lot. I saw that she had some ok reviews so I decided to go to her because I needed a normal check up and to go over my birth control options.
I walk in and they hand me papers to sign. One is an privacy notice that stated I read and reviewed the privacy notice but the thing is they didn’t even give me the privacy notice! How ridiculous! I asked for it and the girl looked at me like I was crazy and went and got it. Then I sat there and read the entire thing and I don’t agree with some of the things on there but I figured I’d just sign it and go to another doctor the next time because they share your info with a lot of people. The other was an arbitration agreement. If you don’t know what that is look it up. So I asked the girl if I refuse to sign it would they refuse treatment and she said yes. She also said most docs here make you sign one and I’ve been to a few doctors since moving here and no one else made me sign one! I really needed my bc so I signed it and hoped like hell they wouldn’t screw me up. That already gave me a bad feeling. I should have listened to my gut and walked away.
My check up with the doctor went fine but I wanted to switch bc so they need to call my insurance company and get back to me within a week. A week goes by and I hear nothing so I call and the lady tells me «oh sure it’s covered by your insurance» so I’m thinking that they were just never going to call me?! So I ask if she can set me an appt to get it done and she says they need to call my insurance company one more time to verify something and she will call me in a few days. Days go by and still nothing!!!
So I just went to another doctor who got me squared away really quickly and called them to say they suck and I don’t need their services. Worst customer service ever and the parking is expensive so save yourself the time and energy and go somewhere else if you just need an OBGYN.

The worst experience I’ve ever had at a doctor’s office. I’m in the process of having my insurance audit their claims. I went in for a Pap smear and blood test so I can get a new prescription for birth control. These services should have been completed in a 1 day visit; however, during my first visit the office staff was running late and I was told that I have to come back the next day. I can back the next day and got my pap and blood tested. The office charged my insurance $ 1,000 for the services. They even charge my insurance for services for my first visit which I had nothing done. I believe the charge to my insurance is excessive. I’m still get billed from the doctor office for charges my I insurance refuse to pay in addition to my co-​pay. If you are considering going to this doctor, please find another doctor

Dr. Schmidt is a very caring and thorough doctor. When you go to her office you feel like you are her only patient. The office is peaceful and non-​sterile. She does talk fast but she explains why! I trust her with my care and I have had multiple visits with her and surgery. She is cautious yet assertive with her patient’s care. I have referred two of my close friends and will keep doing so. They also have had very positive experiences. I literally had to trust her with my life and I couldn’t feel more comfortable there. It is like the office staff are friends! I look forward when I am pregnant to visiting them more often!

I usually only like to leave positive feedback on Unilocal,but my experience with Dr. Schmidt’s office was bothersome enough to make me change my policy.
I am giving two stars for the Dr herself, who I honestly believe is a dedicated and knowledgeable caregiver, and she genuinely wants to help women struggling with infertility. However, her staff is extremely unprofessional and disorganized, and the entire experience of dealing with her office is so frustrating and overwhelming that it’s really not worth it. I was made to return repeatedly for blood draws that were incompletely or improperly done, I left multiple messages that went unreturned, and on several occasions I waited well over an hour for a scheduled appointment.
Infertility procedures are very expensive and, more importantly, they are emotionally draining… the last thing I wanted was to feel like my Dr’s staff was working against me! If I only required routine OB/​GYN care, I think Dr. Schmidt would be fine, but for the intricate workings of infertility treatments, I cannot recommend this practice.

I was a new patient of Lila Schmidt, MD. I came to her office in March for an OBGYN checkup. I was told by her office staff that my insurance would not cover my visit with them, so I was about to leave because I was planning on getting new insurance soon anyway. The office staff persuaded me to stay and proceeded to tell me that it would be beneficial for me to stay and pay up front because there was no guarantee an insurance would cover an OBGYN visit and I would need to pay extra fees for new insurance anyway. I was skeptical because I don’t make a lot of money but they insisted and said I would only need to pay $ 150 up front.
I finally said ok because they guaranteed me that $ 150 was what I only needed to pay. I was given all this reading material on Dr. Schmidt and her career and told that if I did not read her biography, I would not be allowed an appointment. (What???)
When my appointment finally came, it took FOREVER for the doctor to see me. She was busy outside the room and I was forced to wait and when she finally came in for our appointment, she spent a total of 5 minutes just making small talk and then when it came down to business she only looked «downstairs» for a quick 5 seconds before telling me everything looks fine and I was done. Are you kidding me? She didn’t do anything! No checking for polyps or anything that I normally experience at my previous gynecologist visits!
I wrote the doctor a check for $ 150 and that was that. I left the office and decided to leave that experience behind me. I just went to «PP» for a proper consultation later.
Now, many months later, just this past week I received a bill in the mail from Pathology, INC for $ 190.60!!! What is this?! I received a bill for test results that I had no clue about! I never saw the doctor take any sample, nor did I notice any sample being taken from me! I was told I would only have to pay for that one visit and to top it all off, I’ve never seen these test results! Why am I being charged for test results that I have never seen?!
I called and called Dr. Schmidt’s office to get an answer, but have been ignored each time. I left a message on Friday and got no call, then had to wait until Monday for a receptionist to call me back and I was so upset as I told her the whole story! I’m being trapped here! I don’t make enough money to afford this and why am I being billed so many months later?! This is a scam!!! The receptionist took my message and promised that the doctor would return my call, which she didn’t!
I called again the next day and left another message, which was again returned by another receptionist. I had to re-​tell the entire story again because the previous receptionist never passed along the message! I couldn’t believe it! I demanded to speak with the doctor and they refused! They said they can take a message and the doctor MIGHT call me back but they didn’t know if she would or when she would. I demanded to make an appointment to speak with her but they refused to make any time for the doctor to speak with me unless if I was willing to pay another $ 150 for a consultation. What?! They’re trying to make me pay $ 150 to dispute this bill!
Lila Schmidt refuses to discuss this matter or even talk to me without shelling out more money and I don’t know what to do! I can’t afford this bill and I was never told about this in the first place! I was promised I would only pay one amount and this is HORRIBLE!
Whatever you do please do not ever see this doctor! She and her office staff will lie through their teeth to make a quick buck! This entire office is not professional what-​so-​ever and this whole experience has made me never want to trust another doctor AGAIN!

I am retracting my earlier review. My new review applies only to the STAFF and not to Dr. Schmidt directly. I had to call the office (how presumptuous of me, I know) to get a one-​time refill for birth control. Keep in mind I have been on this medication for almost ten years now. AND I had an upcoming appointment for my annual exam. I was a patient here for almost 5 yrs.
I cannot even describe how rude the receptionist was to me. There is no patient on earth that deserves to spoken to the way she spoke to me. She 1) refused to answer any of my questions about why my Rx had expired 2) refused to let me speak to the medical assistant (I was told Dr. Schmidt was on vacation) 3) instructed me that I wait for a call back and promptly hung up. Three hours later, I had not received any phone calls. I had to call back three more times to actually speak to the medical assistant (each time being spoken to rudely and abruptly by Miss Receptionist).
The medical assistant («ELFIE»)) was even worse! I couldn’t fathom how that was even possible! She rudely asked me «What is your problem?» I politely explained to her that I simply needed a one-​time refill and had an appointment in the next two weeks. She then proceeded to argue with me about whether or not I had an appointment. She actually accused me of lying about having an appointment (!!) It was baffling. I had just made the appointment the previous week. After putting me on hold for several minutes, she came back on the line and FINALLY acknowledged that I did indeed have an appointment. The final straw was she stated she could not call my pharmacy until later that afternoon because she was ON HER LUNCH. II almost broke down in tears because I didn’t know what to do or say anymore. What the hell? Are you kidding me? I had waited ALL MORNING to get a simple solution to a simple problem and she had the nerve to tell she was too busy since she was on her lunch. I almost told her to fuck off but held my tongue.
I have since switched doctors. It’s a shame that Dr. Schmidt has to lose patients because of the unspeakable rudeness of her employees. Who hired these people? Why on earth would you talk to a patient like that?
Don’t patronize this business unless you like to be treated like a second class citizen. Dr. Schmidt: Hire some decent people !!!

Hi all,
I’ve worked with Dr. Lila Schmidt twice in the past. I think there are a few important things everyone needs to know about Dr. Schmidt…
1. She cares about you!!! And she cares about your health as a whole– as opposed to only what pertains to her business. If you need to lose some weight so you can be around for your kids later on and increase your chance of fertility success, she can inform and help you along that path if you choose. If you’d like to complain about your husband’s latest faux pas, she will listen! She is a vibrant (and sometimes loud! in the best way) person, and truly treats you as a whole as you progress down your own personal journey.
2. She takes no bull! She will go to war for you against your insurance companies or irritable lab techs… when there’s time!!! You can always be sure that she is on your side!
3. My third point is somewhat related to the second… she will gladly go to war… at the appropriate time! I don’t think the general public realizes the patient load and insurance paperwork mountain under which doctors operate. Please remember– this is not some state-​of-​the-​art spa/​medical Mayo Clinic-​type place. This is one doctor who genuinely cares about giving the gift of life. Sometimes extra time and patience is required when life is being created. Always give politeness and room for her office to breath– they always get the job done in a perfect manner!
4. Best bedside manner! Dr. Schmidt will hold your hand (literally) as you try to work your way off those exam tables (with a paper skirt around you of course) and encourage you as you enter and exit surgery. There isn’t a moment when she passes off portions of her job to lesser professionals– she does everything with the utmost care and compassion. It’s important that you feel comfortable with your doctor, and she makes that easy!
5. Ask all your questions– even the seemingly stupid ones! She will give you all the information you need as long as you can articulate what you want. Doctors are not mind readers– so ask!
Give her office a call. :)

I called up Dr Schmidt for an appointment when she showed up as a doctor approved by my new insurance. She was the only doctor that was able to get me in that week. A few of the others on the list were not taking new patients or had a longer waiting list.
I have always been able to get a very prompt appointment whenever I call.
The office is very cozy and compact. The waiting room is small and has an ambient fish display as well as all the pamphlets you might need on the different services offered. You ring a little bell and the receptionist comes and gives you your forms to fill out. The exam room is tiny but comfortable. There is stuff all over the walls. Photos of families and funny OB/​GYNO comics.
Since Dr Schmidt is a fertility specialist I was worried she would pressure me about having children soon (or something). Instead she was very nice and just said to not wait to long. The doctor is very nice and very frank so be prepared for the straight answer to your questions.
After getting checked out you go to the office which she shares with the receptionist/​billing person. The other staff are very nice but it is a little weird not to talk with the doctor privately. I’m sure if i asked to go back into the exam room to talk there would not be a problem.
The only think I do not really like is that you have to call between 2 and 3 to get any test results. I am usually at work and forget about this.