Thaddaeus Castaneda's Online Review Report Card

Absolutely, hands down, the most amazing PCP i've ever had. He listens and cares about finding and doing what works best for you. He is also affordable for those of us who do not have health insurance. His staff is always friendly as well!!

I saw Dr Castenada as a new patient due to my Dr moving. I went for my first visit and he took me off a diabetes med I was on and added a different one. I had also started a new med for my thyroid a month prior w my old Dr because my levels were off in which she wanted me to have bloodwork in a month which was conveyed to Dr Castenada. I had the second appt scheduled a month later and when I called about getting the orders for bloodwork so I could get it done before the appt I was told he wanted to discuss the bloodwork orders first and then give them to me so I could then come back in a couple more weeks to discuss results. I said I would rather get the bloodwork done before the appt or we would literally have nothing to go over for the appt. I need A1C and sugar levels checked as well as my T3 thyroid levels checked. I have NEVER had a Dr flat out refuse necessary requested bloodwork orders. I would think he would want my levels checked because both medications are new and could be dangerous if levels aren’t checked. When I asked why I couldn’t get the order I was told I would get a call back in which they sent a letter dropping me as a patient 2 days before my appt and no refills on my diabetes medicine. IT’S DISTURBING TO ME AND COULDN’T BE MORE OBVIOUS THAT THIS ABOUT MONEY. HE WANTS 2 BACK TO BACK APPTS SO HE CAN CHARGE MY INSURANCE COMPANY TWICE!!!! REASONS LIKE THIS ARE WHY RATES ARE SO HIGH. BEWARE OF THIS MONEY HUNGRY DR!

Been going to Dr C for 18 years and his practice has only improved. Love him, his family and staff.

Dr. Castenada is outstanding! Friendly, knowledgeable, and affordable! You simply cannot go wrong with him!

Staff has always greeted me with a smile. They, including Dr C have treated me as an individual and give me their time to listen, care about me and offer helpful info re: my health issues. Dr C spends the time needed to care for me, explain health issues and gives me the referrals to some excellent physicians who specialize in whatever health issue pops up.

Missed one appointment, had to reschedule. They turned my card off and left me holding the bag at the dispensary. The week before that they cancelled an appointment on me because the doctor didn’t make his flight back from vacation. Went days without my sleeping medication. No complaint. I placed a complaint today about what happened to me at the dispensary and their first response was to drop me as a patient. Not even in a professional way either, he had his wife berate me over the phone, belligerent to the point of personal insult. No worries though, found a great local practice. For those FWB people, there’s a great practice on Miracle Strip. Walk-ins are welcome. They do both primary and medical marijuana Plus the staff was way more pleasant. They didn’t seem to hate their jobs like the staff at Thaddeus’ practice.

Great family doctor I've always used and plan to when I return to Florida !

I started seeing the doctor in 2021. Before I scheduled an appointment, I made sure he was able to take over care for my hypothyroidism since my previous Endocrinologist moved. Almost a year later, my thyroid numbers have been all over the place. He hasn’t been able to control my numbers because he has been overmedicating me and then telling me he has been trying to get my TSH to 0.00. I know enough to know this is not medically correct. Even after asking his receptionist for clarification (knowing this wasn’t correct) she called back and told me “his answer hasn’t changed, he said since you are on a thyroid suppressant, the number he wants your TSH at is 0.00.” After canceling my appointment with him and seeing an Endocrinologist and two other medical doctors, they all agreed that he was overmedicating me and I should have been on half the amount of thyroid medication he put me on. Aside from this issue, he only fills most prescriptions for one month so you have to see him and pay for an office visit every month. When you need a refill, you can’t just call his office and have them fax one to the pharmacy, you have to call the pharmacy, the pharmacy contacts the office, the office has to catch the doctor in between patients, then when he gets around to it at the end of the day, he sends a refill to the pharmacy. This is such a flawed way of doing this and puts so much more work on everyone else. During office visits, he never once sat down while he talked to me. This made things feel very rushed and like he didn’t truly care about how I was feeling. When he was done talking, he was headed out of the room. I would have to stop him before he exited to ask my questions. I really wanted this doctor to work out but unfortunately, his way of “doctoring” isn’t anything I am able to put my trust into.

Confused by this place. Purchased my medical marijuana card here. That went fine, not great. But I eventually needed a physical and some blood work, thyroids checked and just an overall check up. I was basically denied an appointment and literally told to go somewhere else. They weren’t rude about it, just caught me off guard that they didn’t want to help me. Found it odd. Now I have to try to find another primary care.

Dr. Castaneda and his staff are wonderful!