David Belk, MD

I have known many Doctors in my life. My Dad was one. This guy passed the exams, but he’s a lousy Doctor. Belk is disinterested, smug, dismissive and seems like he thinks he already knows what the diagnosis is before you even start talking. He was rude to my wife and treated my father with a «what do you expect, He’s old… attitude» His offices are the original 1930’s beige with nothing on the walls. Like the set of a black and white mad scientist film. Go see ANYONE ELSE.

He seems to care a great deal about the high cost of medication and showing videos of himself speaking about it, but I’m not so sure he is as concerned for my personal health. We spent most of our meeting talking about things that did not concern my health.

Dr Belk was recommended by a coworker when we needed to switch doctors for better availability. Our current doctor is only available to patients one day a week.
Called today for an appointment we needed and to coordinate a health need with an existing specialist only to find out there was a one week penalty wait for new patients.
I wish the office would have sent us a notice or called us to tell us that without an initial consult we would not get access to the first available appointment with our primary care physician.
I am disappointed.

Dr Belk is not my Doctor as I live in FL. but after watching his piece on the true cost of health care I checked all my meds and sure enough I was paying way more through my ins company than if i went down to the local wall mart and bought them there, Example, I am taking metoprolol for BP, $ 20 a year at Wall Mart, $ 61 through my ins at express scripts., Thanks Dr Belk, you have cured me, I now see clearer.

Although I totally agree with and appreciate his whistle-​blower-​like exposing of the whole doctor/​big pharm/​insurance fraud we call healthcare, I don’t appreciate paying to hear about it from him during the time I would like to discuss my personal health problems.
Based on his enthusiasm for this issue, and his personality, I think he’d be better suited to go into health policy and stop seeing patients.
I tried to discuss two long-​standing but non-​life threatening health issues, but he kept interrupting me and acted like they were were so trivial and boring to him, that I never even got to explain them fully. It had been over 3 years since I’d seen him, and for the price of a yearly exam, all he did was weigh me and take my blood pressure, both of which I do at home regularly anyway. I’m shopping for a new doc.

He’s great. He is really passionate about educating people on the rising cost of healthcare. I dig him and will be back. Really great!

Very good. Relatively thorough. I agree more with the Unilocalers who find his personality funny and fun than with those who find his humor off-​putting. A good doctor and a good guy.

I recommend Dr. Belk with some caution: If you like warm and fuzzy doctors, this is NOT the doctor to see. If you like doctors who are intelligent – even sharp – rather stoic, has your best in mind, yet isn’t trying to win any personality contests, well Dr. Belk is the ONE. One star is for his intelligence and straightforwardness, which can be hard but he tells it like he sees it with no wide smiles only slight smurks.
Second star is because, unlike the routine at Alameda Family Physicians — and big reason why I like him – Dr. Belk is saving me hundreds of dollars by referring me to a cheaper pharmacy and filling my routine prescriptions for a longer period without unnecessary additional visits like Alameda Family Physicians required of me. Kudos to Dr. Belk on this one!
3^rd star is because he switched me to a better, more efficient medication than the practitioners at Alameda Family Physicians did – and again, for less cost to me (I am a cash pay) patient and I already feel better with this medication change than I have in 5 years! Thumbs up to Dr. Belk on this one!
4^th star is because his brusk, dry, sarcastic humor along with the unhappy look that is practically glued to his face – still made me laugh although I don’t prefer this style of comedy on a regular basis. Thanks for the efforts at comedy, Dr. Belk!
5^th star I took away only because he isn’t charming like James Bond. He has absolutely NO bedside manner, which I think is important for doctors to have – although I would prefer competence over charm in my doctor. After all, he is a doctor not a gigolo, right? I prefer a little warmth or a genuine, caring laugh and perhaps some reflective listening or at the very least some hint of compassion when I don’t see eye to eye with him… attempting to humor me if he doesn’t agree with me a little, would help greatly — but he won’t do that. He sticks to his guns, like it or not — no niceties there.
Summary: Doctor Belk has saved me money and gave me more effective medications than my last doctor did – so I consider him a very competent doctor. If he had a more delightful, compassionate charming personality — -he’d be just about a perfect five star doctor, but because he’s not trying to win any personality contests – he gets 4 stars. I recommend him if you have anti-​social punk rocker /​goth friends and ENJOY the ones who don’t smile or hug the best.

Upon reading reviews, I was interested to see this mad genius I read about. Unfortunately it was nonexistent.
The Good:
He has good advice for obtaining cheap medication.
The Bad:
–He appears to disinterested in his patients. He won’t give direct advice for your problems. Much of his advice was surrounded «becoming a park ranger away from the stresses and injuries of society».
–He’ll do unusual diagnosis techniques which feel more like an attempt to exact approval from patients.
–He doesn’t really have early or late appointments for anyone that works a normal 9 – 5 job.
Conclusion:
I don’t think he is a bad guy, just someone that is burnt out on medicine.

I visited Dr. Belk because of a recommendation from two friends. Why they recommended me, I have no idea.
I came to Dr. Belk since I was having upper back problems that made daily tasks difficult. Instead of diagnosing the problem and offering advice on treatment, he lectured me on not playing basketball because it is the worst possible sport for one’s body. Basketball had nothing to do with my injury. I explained the pain was making it difficult to sleep and that taking pretty large doses of ibuprofen and acetaminophen didn’t help. He suggested taking more if it wasn’t working and to stop thinking about it!
I could tell Dr. Belk is very intelligent and can respect his straight to the point attitude. But I could also tell that he wasn’t very concerned with my injury and brushed it off after asking a few questions. Even if the injury doesn’t appear very serious at first, a doctor should still examine his patient. He didn’t ask questions about the symptoms or go near my back. I left unsatisfied.

Yes, his office/​examination room is unusual but his manner is direct and thoughtful. I’m an uninsured patient and he gave me good advice and made the call himself when I needed an appointment with another doctor. He was concerned about my ability to pay in a good way and charged me a ressonable fee. Highly recommended.

I highly recommend this office. Dr. Belk and his staff are friendly and efficient and seem to genuinely enjoy what they do.

worst doctor i had so far. I didn’t mind his office but the way he talked, didn’t really seem like a real doctor. When I asked him for a physical complete with checking for STDs, cholesterol, etc., his response was, «well, as long as you are not doing anything promiscuous, you will be fine.» Not exactly what I wanted since I am paying for health care. I would expect those types of comments from people who do not have an MD after their name. I didn’t feel all too welcomed from him. And when I called for my results, they were given to me over the phone with a lot of huffing and puffing. Needless to say, I no longer required his services.
He was also hesitant to give me a referral to see an accupuncturist for my lower back pain. The painful treatment by him was as unbearable as the back pain I had when I went to go see him. very awful experience.

I was not prepared for the office — yeah it used to be a pysch ward. His office/​exam room is huge and it was a little cold when I went in November I think,
He is to the point which is a different style for me, but I am okay with it. He is extremely intelligent and gave me good advice about a medicine I was put on just because and it turned out I really don’t need it. Yeah!
So far I am a fan!

At first, he seemed different from any other PCP. After first 2 – 3 visits (usually for winter flu/​cough symptoms), I realized how great he really is. He gets to the point, will always look holistically before recommending any prescription medicines, asks questions and probes for more information before making any recommendations, and he’s got a great personality (witty dry sense of humor). Overall, he’s the best PCP I’ve had. Dr Belk has been my PCP for over 7 years, and for good reason.
His office manager/​receptionist Heidi is a very nice, wonderfully sharp and responsible person-​she follows up very quickly on all my medical questions; She’s someone many other physicians could only wish they had working or them. Give her a raise Dr Belk!

Dr. Belk is the best. His office always freak me (it used to be a mental hospital) out but his receptionist is the best ever and always makes me at ease. He is blunt, to the point and does what needs to be done. No warm fuzzies here but you will get good treatment, honest opinions and suggestions on how to make your life healthier. Any time I need refils or even referrals they are on top of it. Highly recommend.