Scott Adams's Online Review Report Card

I saw Dr Adams in his Santa Maria office. I am highly impressed with Dr Adams and his team.

This is my second visit with Dr Adams, and I am a very picky patient, by the way, so when I say HE IS FABULOUS, I really mean it. He takes his time, is super smart, has a great bedside manner, and he’s very knowledgeable and kind. A rare combination for an M.D. in my experience. I rarely recommend doctors, but he’s awesome and he’s solving my neuroma issues. God Bless him!!!

Amazing staff.

Central Coast Foot Clinics got me in same day for a unique foot urgency. I am a young woman with a rare blood vessel disorder (Behcets Syndrome) that I have suspected has caused some weird toe discoloration and ulcerations on and off for several months. I was told by my UCLA Rheumatologist that there are no connections with my rare blood vessel disease (Behcets) and toe issues. I have also been to urgent care with no relief or conclusions on this painful toe syndrome I’m having. However, upon examination with Dr. Adams, before I even mentioned I have Behcets, he says it looks like “vasculitis”. Behcets is an extremely rare vasculitis disorder, so it’s no surprise when I told him he had not heard of it before (as it has nothing to do with podiatry). When he looked it up and realized it’s a vasculitis disease he began to think this was more than a coincidence. Since he was unfamiliar with Behcets, he took photos and followed up with me the next day (today) after researching and consulting colleagues. He confirmed he feels confident this is Behcets on my toes. He told me he was going to write my Rheumatologist personally letting her know this is in fact Behcets. Within minutes, my UCLA Rhumetologist was personally writing me requesting to see me next week. I am curious as to if this is going to make me “another case study”, as my vasculitis specialist has never seen toe ulcerations with Behcets. I am a rare bird whose health has been a case study before, so this would not surprise me! If it is this rare, extra kudos to Dr. Adams catching this and not letting a confirmation bias effect his ability to look outside the box and jump to assuming just because it hasn’t been studied, doesn’t mean it’s not possible. I can’t believe the expedited attention and care I received with Dr. Adams. Shout out to Mary who was a sweetheart and got me in same day. Extra thanks to the team getting on top of my prescription issues with my pharmacy. I am excited to pick up my topical medication to get out of pain a bit… versus having to take antibiotics like the urgent care docs have pushed. Thank you Dr. Adams and his staff!- Ashley Colvard (on my spouses gmail account).

Don’t do it. Unprofessional, incompetent, with mixed messages and instructions. They lost me as a patient and my confidence before I left the first office visit. I needed immediate surgery and was very vulnerable. Don’t expect to be treated well, given a thorough explanation, or have your questions answered without being treated like an uncooperative and difficult patient. So thankful I went with a different doctor who respected me and my situation and did it right. Get that second opinion, because it was VERY different and I am sure saved me a world of pain and inconvenience. Dodged a bullet.

PART 2 OF 2 : I declined to make an appointment for an Annual Exam since I was seeing Dr. Adams that day and had seen him last June. What, then, is the reason for an Annual Exam? I asked for a copy of my path report. It showed that my specimen was marked incorrectly as coming from my left great toenail. Dr. Adams appears to not believe in patient/doctor collaboration. And it's obvious that he doesn't think he can learn a thing from a senior citizen patient. Prior to my career as a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality, I administratively managed a podiatric residency program, as well as several surgical practices over the years. I wish I had looked at yelp.com, sharecare.com, and healthgrades.com for reviews before I chose this podiatrist. I will be carefully reviewing my Medicare and secondary EOB’s and switching to my orthopedic group to care for my feet.

I saw Dr. Scott Eugene Adams recently for a follow-up visit. I mentioned to him that I had a suggestion for him regarding COVID precautions after watching his assistant set up for him in the exam room I was in. I suggested a safer way to set up his exam gloves so that two people would not be handling the gloves. He became obviously offended, didn't take the time to understand what I was suggesting, and he cut me short by saying they take all possible precautions.After the exam and treatment Dr. Adams reached out and shook my hand. REALLY??? "We take all possible precautions"-NOT. I went to the desk to check out I was told I needed three more appointments - one for an ABI Test, one for an Annual Exam, and one for toenail clipping. I asked what an ABI Test is since Dr. Adams had not mentioned wanting to do any testing of any kind. I was told, " It's just to check on your circulation."I was asked to sign a form and I asked why. The assistant told me it was because Dr. Adams took clipping samples from the toenail he was working on and they would be sent to the lab for analysis. Again, Dr. Adams did not tell me he had any concerns or that he was sending samples to pathology. And I have never before had to sign a form so anything could be sent to a lab.I declined to make an appointment for an Annual Exam since I was seeing Dr. Adams that day and had seen him last June. What, then, is the reason for an Annual Exam?I asked for a copy of my path report. It showed that my specimen was marked incorrectly as coming from my left great toenail.Dr. Adams appears to not believe in patient/doctor collaboration. And it's obvious that he doesn't think he can learn a thing from a senior citizen patient. Prior to my career as a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality, I administratively managed a podiatric residency program, as well as several surgical practices over the years.I wish I had looked at <a href="http://yelp.com">yelp.com</a>, <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsharecare.com&amp;s=c40a23c0fbb5dd91b2da0b919fc87c7c93b5736039116d338c1ea8bd4f352c5b" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">sharecare.com</a>, and <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthgrades.com&amp;s=54b42a1f725c4a8780f7b80ecb423c42da6f7ac5739c2ff350d29b6708f438fb" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">healthgrades.com</a> for reviews before I chose this podiatrist.I will be carefully reviewing my Medicare and secondary EOB's and switching to my orthopedic group to care for my feet.

Dr. Adams and his staff do a great job of making you feel welcome. Our family had several visits and we have nothing but good things to say. I would recommend Dr. Adams to anyone seeking medical treatment.

A negative visit. He instantly diagnosed a neuroma and gave me an injection. Did not explain how many I would need. I had to ask. He said 3. After 3 injections there had been no improvement. He said I needed another round of 3 injections. I asked what if it still does not work? Then another round. It still did not work. I decided to go for a second opinion. The new doc diagnosed not a neuroma but a plantar tear. That is just how the pain had felt - a sharp tear. So I got the wrong diagnosis and 6 painful injections for something I did not have. Not patient friendly. Poor or no explanations. I had surgery with the second doctor and it took well over half of the pain away.

I don't trust this doctor. His staff would give me unnecessary ultra-sounds prior to injections for a nueroma he was treating. When I asked the nurse if it was necessary she told me no, but "doctor" prefers to have one done prior to the injection. Then she flippantly stated, "Insurance covers it anyway." Um no, I was being charged each time. Of course he preferred me to have it done. Not because it was to my benefit, but because it benefited his pocket book. To make matters worse, billing is way behind so I didn't even catch what the crook was doing until I was well over $300 in debt to him. Stay away.