Bronfman Ida, MD

This is a follow up on my review. Her office staff is very pushy and will make you come in at the drop of a dime.
I understand that they are running a business, but at the end of the day it’s not about making the patient feel pressured to come in and discuss results when a simple phone call is required. A phone call to discuss results should be addressed by the Dr. not the office staff. I asked to speak with the Dr. and was told that she does not talk on the phone with patients…
I agree with the other reviewer the office staff will call repeatedly to have you come in and prescribe vitamins and follow up test results every 8 weeks … every eight weeks another copayment. Vitamin D deficiency is the common diagnosis they will use for yet another copayment and more test results.

Sounds very shady and illegal. I called this place and asked if they take straight Medicaid. The lady said yes, BUT you have to pay 20% of the visit in addition to Medicaid paying the bill.
If Medicaid is paying the entire bill, why would they charge another 20%?
I think a report to the BBB is in order here.

Typical medical office that wants money. They maintain a certain level of professionalism (faking niceness) to get you to stick with them, and then shove bills and fees at you later.
My normal doctor is in Africa participating in Doctors Without Borders and I needed my medical forms to be filled out for school, so I came to this office. At first, the secretaries and medical assistants were polite. I was given a form to fill out as a new patient and had to sign for a privacy notice, which I should’ve been given as stated on the form but I had to ask for it. After a 10 – 15 minute wait, I got asked medical questions, my weight and blood pressure taken, blood drawn, and a skin test injection. I got a bruise from having my blood drawn, just wow.
My medical forms were partially filled and unsigned. I recently became an adult, so the rest of my immunization records had to be obtained from my pediatrician. They told me whatever vaccinations I’m missing, I am to Google up the address of a free immunization clinic. What the heck? They couldn’t just give me a business card or write down the address for me? Paid my co-​pay and left.
I went back to Dr. Bronfman’s office 2 days later to have the rest of the form filled out. The staff’s level of courtesy and attentiveness dropped. My skin test was glanced at and my blood results were discussed. I was given a prescription, but over-​the-​counter vitamins and a diet change would have obviously also worked. I’m not stupid, just because I’m not on the pre-​med track doesn’t mean I didn’t take biology and I’m not old with a bunch of health problems. They insisted a prescription would be better for me and to come back in 8 – 9 weeks to check my blood again. I told them I’m going to school out-​of-​state in 7 weeks, and they told me to come back before I leave to see if the prescription drugs are working. That’s just a ruse to get more money from me because they’ll draw my blood again (which is another visit & co-​pay) and tell me to go back AGAIN (which is yet another visit & co-​pay) to tell me the blood results, which can lead to an infinite amount of visits and blood tests regarding the one vitamin I’m lacking. Not happening.
Got my forms (incompletely, that is) filled out and was ready to get the heck out of there. As I was leaving, the secretary called out to me to pay the co-​pay. Um… there’s ANOTHER co-​pay just to have a skin test check, tell me I lack a vitamin, and to hand me forms that took 5 minutes to fill out (a task that was not even completed)? She firmly said there’s a co-​pay every visit so I just paid because I had to get to work and had no time to argue. She was also probably taking advantage of my youth and inexperience in medical offices. As I left, I said goodbye and thanked her but she even didn’t reply as she turned her attention to another patient that just walked in.
Advice: When you have your annual exam and get your skin test done, just call the office to tell them if it’s positive or negative. It’ll save you the trip and co-​pay if your health insurance plan includes one.
Aetna is accepted.

She is really good. Very patient, and did not force any tests upon me. I went in for a flu illness and she patiently answered all my questions. The office staff/​nurse were a litle disorganized running here and there. Two nurses came to take my medical history information, when one could have completed it. But, that’s no big deal for me.
The office is VERY crowded on monday mornings. I went in without an appointment and had to wait one hour. The office is a little tricky to locate, make sure you use the entrance on Bowne street (and not Roosevel avenue). The Roosevelt Avenue entrance took me to the basement and I could not locate the elevator or stairs for 10 minutes.
The lady at the front desk is also very polite and kind.
Highly recommend! This doctor’s office is a Primary care physician and could potentially become your family doctor.
They accept my insurance too — United Healthcare

Boy, she’s the best! New address is on bowne street, suite 1I.