Marc-Alan Iwahashi, Md's Online Review Report Card

Please be ware of this place!! It is a scam to just get money. Dont get fooled by the positive reviews. I also ignored a similar review about money and still went there to get trapped. They book a "meet and greet" session for new patients. I asked them 4-5 times before the appointment, how much it will cost after giving all my insurance info. All of their team assured me that it will be 0$ co-pay for me as it is only a meet and greet where Dr. will just get to know you. Guess what, they billed my insurance 700$ after the appointment, out of which they are asking me to pay 300$. This is a scam. And the Dr. did nothing in this appointment, no advice/tests nothing, other than me sharing about my medical history and past test results and my concerns. I got to know that there are California laws against this, I will be filing a legal complaint Update: I called their billing office as Dr suggested in his response and told them I'd report them to the medical board. They said they will file the claim with insurance with a different code to see if they can bring the cost lower. You know what they did instead? They sent the bill to collections immediately. No warning, no attempt to resolve, no accountability. Just pure, disgusting greed and lies in every interaction. This place runs on lies, shady billing tactics, and a complete lack of ethics. And if you dare to speak up, they'll come after you. Because that is their business to suck up on your hard earned money $325 isn't going to ruin me -- but this kind of disgusting thug behavior is what unfortunately defames entire healthcare. I hope this "doctor" Iwahashi loses every patient who reads this. They don't deserve your money, your trust, or your time.

Fooling Patients to Extract Money Please beware of this place!! It is a scam to just get money. Dont get fooled by the positive reviews. I also ignored a similar negative review about money and still went there to get trapped.They book a meet and greet session for new patients. I asked them 4-5 times before the appointment how much it will cost after giving all my insurance info. All of their team assured me that it will be 0$ copay for me as it is only a meet and greet where the doctor will just get to know you. Guess what, they billed my insurance 700$ after the appointment, out of which they are asking me to pay 300$. This is a scam. And the doctor did nothing in this appointment, no advice or tests nothing, other than me sharing about my medical history and past test results and my concerns.I got to know that there are California laws against this so I will be filing a legal complaint.

Please beware of this place!! It is a scam to just get money. Dont get fooled by the positive reviews. I also ignored a similar negative review about money and still went there to get trapped. They book a meet and greet session for new patients. I asked them 5 times before the appointment how much it will cost after giving all my insurance info. All of their team assured me that it will be 0$ copay for me as it is only a meet and greet where the doctor will just get to know you. Guess what, they billed my insurance 700$ after the appointment, out of which they are asking me to pay 300$ out of pocket. This is a scam. And the doctor did nothing in this appointment, no advice/tests nothing, other than me sharing about my medical history and past test results and my concerns. I got to know that there are California laws against this so I will be filing a legal complaint.

Please be ware of this place!! It is a scam to just get money. Dont get fooled by the positive reviews. I also ignored a similar review about money and still went there to get trapped. They book a "meet and greet" session for new patients. I asked them 4-5 times before the appointment, how much it will cost after giving all my insurance info. All of their team assured me that it will be 0$ co-pay for me as it is only a meet and greet where Dr. will just get to know you. Guess what, they billed my insurance 700$ after the appointment, out of which they are asking me to pay 300$. This is a scam. And the Dr. did nothing in this appointment, no advice/tests nothing, other than me sharing about my medical history and past test results and my concerns. I got to know that there are California laws against this, I will be filing a legal complaint Update: I called their billing office as Dr suggested in his response and told them I'd report them to the medical board. They said they will file the claim with insurance with a different code to see if they can bring the cost lower. You know what they did instead? They sent the bill to collections immediately. No warning, no attempt to resolve, no accountability. Just pure, disgusting greed and lies in every interaction. This place runs on lies, shady billing tactics, and a complete lack of ethics. And if you dare to speak up, they'll come after you. Because that is their business to suck up on your hard earned money $325 isn't going to ruin me -- but this kind of disgusting thug behavior is what unfortunately defames entire healthcare. I hope this "doctor" Iwahashi loses every patient who reads this. They don't deserve your money, your trust, or your time.

Dr. Iwahashi might be a great doctor, but it is nearly impossible for a new patient to see him. No care at all (not even urgent immunizations with a Physician Assistant) unless you see Dr. Iwahashi for an initial "meet and greet" appointment. The soonest "meet and greet" appointment? Six months from now! Yes! Wow. If you speak to different office staff, they'll give you different stories. Today a staff member called me to cancel my immunization appointment with less than 24 hours notice. If I did that, I would be penalized for wasting the doctor's time. Ok so right away I know, this office it too disorganized and disrespectful of my time. It's not the right practice for me.

A rare kind of gem in today's world of doctors who are way too busy, impersonal and quick to medicate. Dr Iwahashi is a doctor who believes in prevention rather than cure. He is calm and patient and takes his time with you.

Great doctor 👍🏽

Dr. Iwahashi is an excellent doctor. He was our family doctor for all of us since my two sons where kids, now one of them move to the East Coast and he is studying to become Family Doctor because of the extraordinary example of Dr. Iwahashi. And he’s still our doctor of the whole family, thank you for everything🩺⚕️

I have been seeing Dr. Iwahashi for the past 12 years and he is simply the best General Practitioner that I have ever had. Dr. Iwahashi is tuned in, collaborative, compassionate and always follows up with me on any matter. Dr. Iwahashi advocates for good diet, fitness and is very thorough with all my health and medical needs. Also, Dr. Iwahashi has referred me to other medical specialists of all kinds who have all been outstanding.

It is no surprised to me that Dr. Iwahashi gets 5 stars. I was actually scared to post this review in fear that he would be inundated with many patients and it would be hard to get an appointment due to the great reviews but I decided to write a review as he is truly one of the best doctors and one of the few good ones left that isn’t driven by profit but actually cares about his patients. His staff are also very kind including Mary Lou! Thank you Dr. Iwahashi and Mary Lou!