Benjamin Mena, MD PA

It’s hard to top a physician like Dr. Mena. He is down-​to-​earth, he never rushes with his patients and he takes your wants/​needs into consideration. He trusts his patients and he will always go above and beyond to take care of you. I’ve had him as an internal medicine doctor for four years and I pray I never have to find anyone else. He’s the best!

Dr. Mena is by far the best PCP I have ever been treated by. I was lucky enough to find him after he moved from St. Pete to South Tampa. He is truly concerned with his patients’ well-​being and pays attention to detail. The only negative is that the wait can be a bit lengthy if he is running behind. But this means he doesn’t rush his patients and takes the time to listen to their concerns. He is a rare find when it comes to physicians who truly care.

Let me be honest… It was about time I got myself an Internal Medicine physician. No matter how much the diva in me debates about my age… I am no spring chicken. My life of excesses and hedonism must express itself somehow. So I need to keep myself in check. My Tickler ticks faster than most. I am feisty and my blood pressure knows it. My cardiologist referred me to doctor Mena. I called and they did not make me wait for a date.
I just saw him. The forms had been mailed to me. No wait of any kind. Lots of parking. A beautiful office.
Then there was Quinn, the friendly and let-​me speak to you looking into your eyes– kind of man. He took notes as I went into a reverie of health foolishness and some bad decisions that felt awesome (and still do when I go out as the glutton I am.) Other stories involved grief and he was not just sympathethic, but empathetic (which I love in people.)
Then there is Doctor Mena who asked just the right questions and said the right things… and admonished me a bit for my terrible sleeping habit of watching TV for Hours and reading with my glowing kindle on my bed until exhaustion takes in. No soothing rituals. I guess now I have promised to create a baby ritual for myself… read in the living room… wash my face and put all my creams… and lower the lights an hour before… and make my mind belief it can ever shut up. I promised to go to bed at a particular hour and wake up at another particular hour. Even if I get one hour of sleep I must wake at the hour established… I also promised to walk in the sun out in the balcony as soon as I wake to tell my body that that is what day looks like. He was just so enthusiastic about it I could not say no… I must see him in a month to report my progress and hear about all my blood work results. Hummm, I can only imagine all the reviews I will write in the middle of ranting insomnia! But hey! I will give it a try. I don’t see myself wanting to disappoint that man… or Quinn.

Dr. Mena is the type of physician that does not rush you and will ask a lot of questions to not just find your physical issues but any mental concerns you may have.
He also works well with patients who have «white coat fright» (which is a fellow patient I know). He has a real concern about the high costs of medicines and services. I know he has a lot of last minute patients and will not give them «I can’t see you for three weeks» routine. It does mean he will be working with patients into the dinner hour until he sees everyone.

Dr. Benjamin Mena is one of the best doctors around in the South Tampa area for the new patient to come and be checked out health wise. He takes his time to examine his patients which is a very good thing now days instead of being rushed in and rushed out like some of the other doctors will do in the area. My family has been a patient of Dr. Mena’s for the past 2 years almost 3 years we have enjoyed him as our primary care doctor! He has doctor privileges at Memorial hospital, St. Joesph Hospital & Tampa General right in the area of his doctor office and Memorial Hospital is right across the street for easy access.
His office staff is always friendly his nurses are always friendly and they will do the normal check the weight, temperature and fever to make sure your not coming down with a cold, flu or anything bad like. They’ll take you to a private room where they’ll ask you what brings you in to the doctor’s office and then you’ll wait for the doctor to come in and he’ll exam you in the area your having a problem at.
Trust me if you or someone else is needed a great doctor in the Tampa or the surrounding areas check out Dr. Mena he’s awesome.