1 /5 Peter Jones: I tried having these people as my primary care location for three years.
When I first signed up, they spent more time diagnosing me with depression than they did trying to get me on any kind of a physical checkup, then they told me they were going to run a bloodtest, then they didnt draw my blood. In three years, I have not actually gotten tested.
In 2016, I had a gall bladder attack that put me in the emergency room. The ER would not refer me to a specialist, and told me I needed to go to my primary care physician. Well, Olympic Physicians here took three weeks to get me in the door for that referral, then never sent the referral. They did bill me for it, though. So I guess theres that.
Lately, Ive been limping. My left ankle is in increasing pain, and I cant flex my foot. So I scheduled an appointment with my primary care physician - this time they wanted four weeks for me to see my PA-C (I have yet to see an actual physician at one of these clinics).
I get in there, and my PA-C immediately manages to diagnose me with ankle pain. Thanks for that. Then he tells me I need an X-ray (also pretty obvious), then he tells me they dont have an X-ray, and refers me. To his credit, this time he actually sent the referral. However, he sent it to a place that does not accept my insurance, and I was told if I wanted an X-ray from this place that Id have to pay out-of-pocket. I returned back to Olympic Physicians--only to find that even the PA-C had left for the day, and that I was basically up a creek with no paddle. Thankfully, Id waited a whole month for that nothing to happen.
Do not go to these people. They will do nothing, then bill you for that nothing, and youll have to go somewhere else anyways. Thats what happened to me.