Donald Balacuit Do's Online Review Report Card

Both Doctors are caring and respectful. The office staff is very efficient. Thank you for your help.

Called lots of places but they don’t accept new patients. Just gave it a try… I should’ve done the research! Paid for the lesson. Bye Felicia…

Very competent doctor. He has really good bedside manners, and his staff is friendly and professional. We could have gone anywhere when we got insurance, but because of our past experience with him, we came back. Five stars for sure!

My family and I have been treated by both Dr. Donald & Peter Balacuit through the years. They are both excellent physicians with a very competent staff. I recommend them highly.

I just had a Horrible Experience with this Dr. First he basically tells me I'm too poor to afford the proper/indisputable testing I requested, then {unrelated} he tells me "B-12 comes from plants" and as a vegetarian, I have no reason to be concerned about B-12 ( for the record b-12 comes from bacteria found in rainwater and soil) Most Americans get their B-12 from animal products (don't take my word for it, look it up yourself, search licensed medical Dr's on the subject). Being a vegetarian I have good reason to be concerned with those levels. When it came to the issue of a second opinion / further testing, I had to be very insistent and tell him I don't care about the cost when it comes to something that could affect me for the rest of my life. He finally requests the lab work/ Gives me a slip (barely filled out with more than my name) to go to a lab and set it up myself... In all fairness, it was the end of the day and I'm sure he was tired and wanted to go home but F that, this is my life, That's why you make the big bucks. You don't walk out on your patients, ever. I deserve 15 minutes, if not more with my Dr. no matter what my insurance pays. He ends the visit by telling me " He doesn't want to argue with me and walks out as I'm saying "I don't want to argue, that just not what I've found myself" AKA you are dead wrong in the nicest way possible... Then throws out " I went to medical school, I know"... even though he was unequivocally wrong on the subject of B-12. I recorded the whole interaction on my smartphone so I'm not confused or remembering wrong the details of the conversation. I feel he got so flustered because he made a silly mistake after I requested a second opinion for a different subject and maybe he was a little embarrassed and didn't want to correct himself but that's no excuse. I am a person in need of health care and I feel I was treated negatively when looking for help. I'm disappointed but I already have a new Dr set up for later this week. I'm sure he's a fine Dr. if you want someone to do the bare minimum but if you need an advocate for your health you may want to look somewhere else...

Worst experience I ever had with any doctor in my entire life. If I could give 0 stars I would. I needed a referral for my medication to use a specialty pharmacy and he refused to help. Instead they send me an hour away to see another doctor, meanwhile due to my ailment I can't drive that far away. When I asked for help I was just told call the other doctor and have them figure some out.

He refused to treat a Covid 19 patient, a disabled Veteran and school teacher. Character counts.

All the time I come I received good attention the personnel working here are kind, and definitely the Doctors too. I'm very happy with them and I like they know me now for quite some time.

Peter Bapacuit is a horrible incompetent doctor! He was extremely inappropriate with me and the only reason I didn't report him is because of his old age. Stay away from that doctor if you want to preserve dignity.

Dr. Peter Balacuit is a caring, courteous, and excellent physician. I've been his patient for several years and have only the highest regards to his practice. His staff is superior to other offices and I'd rate him a ten but there are only five stars. Yes, he maxes out the stars.