Seth D Oesch, MD

Extremely underwhelmed and planning to find a new doc! First clue about where this was headed was on my first visit: when he entered the room in a hurried frenzy, I jumped up to shake his hand and say nice to meet you. His response «haven’t we meet before» (gee obviously he didn’t read that big sticker on top of chart that said new patient or read the pages of paper work I had filled out). I was there for an annual examine that my insurance company, like most, covers at100%. He and his staff knew that as I had made it clear. Later I received multiple bills for the visit because it wasn’t coded as an annual examine. When I called to explain that it needed to be coded as promised to me I was told they don’t do annual examines on a first patient visit and therefore stuck with all the preventive tests and lab work he ordered that my insurance co would have paid 100% if coded properly. Next issue: he didn’t want to be bothered discussing lab results on cholesterol (only an office assistant w/​o a medical degree was willing to ‘read’ notes that he didn’t even understand). Bottom-​line, Dr. Oesch is too busy to be bothered with patient care and delivering on your needs/​expectations on his no-​more-​than-​10min, distracted time with you before he goes off to incompetently bill and leave you stuck.

Great doctor and easy to get into see him

I’m almost afraid to tell you about Dr. Oesch because I don’t want him to get TOO busy… It’s OK, though; I don’t need him that often because he keeps me healthy. ;-)
Here’s what I’ll tell you about him: he’s perceptive, patient, and thorough. He seems on top of his game clinically (a little bird I know who went through residency with him — that’s how I found him — told me he was tops there too). Half of our family has transitioned to him now, and he offered my mother in law good solutions to several issues that other doctors didn’t resolve. He listens and responds personably and thoughtfully. His staff have always been pleasant and easy to work with.
I plan to stick with Dr. Oesch till he retires or (god forbid) moves away.