Schwartz Janet R MD

I went to Dr. Schwartz for about a year and had a horrible experience every time. She would claim to lose faxes from my pharmacy when it came to prescription refills, was very condescending and overall not a good fit for me. Her staff was always rude when I came in and usually had to wait 45 mins to an hour every time. She also told me my tan looked fake which I’m not sure has anything to do with giving me medical advice but correct me if I’m wrong.
Good luck to finding a doctor that’s suitable for you!

All the other posts about them charging you for things you didn’t do? Totally true. I’m not even a patient of Dr. Schwartz. I called to make my first appointment (should’ve read the Unilocal reviews) then cancelled it two weeks in advance. They had my credit card information already though so they charged me 100 $ for missing an appointment that I had cancelled, claiming that they «have no record» of me canceling. I remember with crystal clarity the cancellation. So basically for their incompetence (or possibly they did it on purpose? wouldn’t put it past them from what I see in the other reviews) I have to pay 100 $. Stay away from them!

I advise anyone who is even considering going to this office to steer clear. Unless you like being belittled and treated like cattle (no pun intended). I believe it’s time for a retirement here. Very incompassionate. I felt like I was intruding on her life. Very sad because she was once a great doctor

I have had nothing but bad experiences with Dr Schwartz. My first visit, she made me wait over an hour despite having an appointment. During my physical I gave a bad urine sample and she promised to call me back with the info to get it checked out further. She called me back over 3 months later! I told her I was feeling fine and did want to see another doctor. Additionally, I feel that she is only out to make money because she gave me several specialty referrals for a nutritionist, pathologist, etc. I also received several bills from her despite having insurance coverage for a bunch of things I never even requested! I just got a letter in the mail from a collector for $ 65.00 from her sending my samples to be tested. I am furious! I asked for a standard physical and now I am stuck with hundreds of dollars of debt. I am never going back here again.

Dr. Schwartz has been my primary physician since I moved to San Diego in 1987. She has cared for me and counseled me through every medical issue I have had in these past 27 years, from annual exams to respiratory infections to life-​threatening maladies to antiaging. She has referred me to competent specialists as needed — opthamologist, gynecologist, dermatologist, etc. She has kept me apprised of the immunizations I have needed.
Dr. Schwartz has always been very thorough in her examinations and evaluations. She has always been willing to listen, to take time with me — I have never felt rushed – , and to be sure she has the information she needs to treat me or to make recommendations. She has treated me more wholistically than other standard American medicine practioners, considering the emotional, mental, familial, work, and social aspects of my life, as well as the physical aspects.
She considers my point of view about treatment and treats me with respect, compassion, and love.
I consider Dr. Schwartz, Linda, Pricela, and Judy my friends, and enjoy interacting with them, even when I don’t feel well. I highly recommend Dr. Schwartz to any woman who wants a doctor who treats them as an individual, who has extensive experience treating female patients, whose «bedside manner» is professional, respectful, and friendly, and who doesn’t want to be treated like a number.
Dr. Schwartz is the first female doctor I have had, and, considering the exams necessary for women’s preventive health care, I have been much more comfortable with her than in the first 40 years of my life, when male doctors did those exams.
I don’t know how much longer Dr. Schwartz intends to practice, but I will be very disappointed if I ever have to choose a new primary care physician!

I have been going to Dr. Schwartz’s office since 2007, but my last 2 visits, I’ve decided no more. Since 2007 I was seeing the NP there (Mona Dopp) and 2 years ago she left and I started to actually see Schwartz and as of my last visit — I’m not a fan. I don’t know if it’s an age thing (I’m in my late 20s) but the way she talks to me is not very… caring or patient. She’s right, I’m wrong and stupid for even assuming anything’s wrong. OK…
They’ve also hired another person at the front desk, not a fan either. You’re wasting her time talking to her — or at least that’s her tone. I liked Judy better.
And don’t get me started on their billing — I liked Mona so put up with it, but like the previous reviewers said, they bill for the wrongs codes EVERY TIME, which I then have to waste time calling back and forth to my insurance company and their billing department to fix. Or they add a bunch of other stuff to charge more, add duplicate codes (well you asked 2 different questions so it’s charged as 2 different visits right?).

Update… Still no call from the office manager or the doctor. They blatantly lie to your insurance company saying you came in for something (because they conjured it up) and upcode the visit to collect more. Schwartz and staff will ask you first off to bring in all the supplements you take; ask you questions on why you are taking them and automatically assume you have several conditions and charge you more because they will change the coding even if you came in only for a fully covered annual exam.
She will say «you discussed other problems therefore even if you came in for one thing that is fully covered… now it is not.»
Seriously…she asked me questions… was I not supposed to answer them because she will charge me more?
Total bait and switch.
Crooked practice! Do not recommend whatsoever!

Dr Schwartz is by far the worst female Doctor experience I have ever had. I had a medical emergency in which she incorrectly mislead me to think I had something I did not. I found her to be HIGHLY irresponsible and certainly not compassionate at all. VERY disappointed in the services she provided me. Most upsetting is calling her office several times and she didn’t even have respect of providing a patient a return phone call.
As far as I am concerned she is in the wrong profession.
I would NOT recommend her!