Ronald A Primas, MD

On a business trip to NYC last year, my husband was stricken with a debilitating disease. The concierge at Park Hyatt recommended Dr. Primas who came right over, doctor’s bag in hand, and facilitated our transfer to the hospital. That began our 5 week odyssey in the NSICU of Mt. Sinai, where Dr. Primas became our primary care physician and our lifesaver, literally. He was always a phone call away, came to the hospital every day, checked in by phone every night and was instrumental in working the insurance system to get us MEDIVACed home to California. All of the specialists Dr. Primas brought into our case were top notch — and his recommendations and follow-​up and check-​ins have continued throughout our year of recovery.
Dr. Primas is without a doubt, the most dedicated, compassionate, reasonable, committed and skillful physician I have ever encountered. While I think of concierge doctors as people who come and go — Dr. Primas was with us throughout — so if you’re in need of quality, urgent and compassionate care — there is no one else I’d rather have on speed dial.

I was in NYC with mom for about 3 weeks taking a course. We came all the way from the middle east. After arriving to new york, perhaps because of the long flight, she got congested and had a very bad cough.
So we went to the nearest City MD near our hotel, the doctor seemed so terrified knowing that we came from the Arab region and started asking about MERS and things that were completely irrelevant to what was happening to her. Not only that, but he immediately prescribed her an antibiotic without any blood tests or thorough check up. So the next day she took the antibiotic + the cough syrup he prescribed her and her situation got worse. Way worse than anyone can imagine.
Upon recommendations and reviews we contacted Dr Primas for urgent in-​house care and not only did they give us a quick appointment but they also welcomed us to the clinic in case the time was not suitable.
I am not going to take longer than I did but he actually asked about her entire medical history and was completely considerate of the entire situation and recommended a treatment only after assessing her medical condition. He usually prefers not to treat his patients with an antibiotic which is what we always prefer as patients so it was perfect.
The antibiotic prescribed to her gave her severe effects and nausea so Dr Primas treated her with a shot (injection) and she literally felt better in 5 minutes. He was also kind enough to prescribe me medications to avoid getting a flu while studying for my course in new york city during that period. He also does not charge for follow ups after the first appointment, in case you needed to see him again. I left his clinic so happy and relieved and took her to the park right accross from Dr Primas building for fresh air, and we enjoyed the rest of our time together. If you are reading this, thank you so much again, Dr.
I know who to go to, whenever I am in NYC now.

Dr. Primas has been coming to my rescue since 2002 for a variety of minor medical emergencies, the types of injuries that while serious would mean a day in the ER, something neither my schedule or disposition cannot tolerate. A pioneer in Concierge Medicine, Dr. Primas was one of the first MDs, if not the first, to offer this service, while also seeing patients in his uptown office. I remember one particular incident on the Sunday of the July 4^th weekend in 2013, when I was suffering from a horrific bout of food poisoning, and despite the holiday, Dr. Primas managed to get to me around midnight. He gave me an injection that stopped my severe three days of nausea and allowed me to sleep. I could not turn my head, let alone get in a moving vehicle to go to the ER, simply to sit for hours — especially on a huge holiday weekend. Dr. Primas and his staff appear to be on call 24/​7, and have never failed to help me or a family member all these years. Knowing that someone of his caliber is only a phone call away has been a source of reassurance in our busy lives.

Dr. Primas has been my doctor and my hotel guests doctor in Manhattan for the past 15 years. He is charismatic, professional, diligent and comes when you need him! Dr. Primas is always accessible to his patients and goes above and beyond to provide the best care possible. I certainly can vouch!

I’m so lucky to have found Dr. Primas
I had just moved to NYC and was staying at a temp apartment, ended up with bed bugs and a spider bite. I didn’t know what it was so I went to the emergency hospital on 7^th ave in the Village. they gave me shots and pills after long waits and horrible staff I went home feeling worse.
I needed to see a real Doctor rid a way. Thanks to the internet I found Dr. Primas.
Made an appointment saw him and he know exactly what had happened, allergic reaction from the meds from the hospital. I started feeling better the next day and so on. He has been our family Doctor for 10 year now. He’s simply the best!
I highly recommend him. Thank you Dr Primas for keeping us healthy!

Dr. Primas has been my doctor for the past 12 years. He is thorough, professional, gentle, kind, and an all around GREAT person. Dr. Primas is always accessible to his patients and ALWAYS goes above and beyond to provide the best care possible. I cannot say enough good things about him!

I cant recommend Dr, Primas enough. He is always a call away and has come to my rescue numorous times over the years.
He is extremely professional, knowledgeble, with a heart of gold!

This week I got sick. So sick that my fever rocketed to 102 and stayed there. I couldn’t walk since my shivers were so bad and just kept having waves of nausea. So, from the comfort of my bed and under 3 blankets I called my doctors office for an emergency appointment. After being hung up on and transferred to a voicemail twice in an effort to speak with a triage nurse, I finally spoke to a live human being who told me I could make an emergency appointment… for April 13. Yes, my friends, that would be an emergency appointment two weeks out. Goodbye Continuum Health.
And hello, Dr. Primas. Seemingly too good to believe, Dr. Primas’ receptionist: answered the phone, was courteous and informative, and booked me an appointment that same day. Wow. The only hiccup is that you must pay for the appointment and then get reimbursed for the treatment by your provider. I think it’s just if your a new patient but either way I didn’t care, I needed treatment. His office is cozy, serene and. empty. It’s just him there with a real office and a little exam room to the side. He was immediately friendly in a not creepy and not fake way. He answered questions, did tests and the entire time managed to keep me as unfreaked out as possible. There was no nurse… just me and him, and for at least 20 – 30 minutes straight!
When I close my eyes and dream about health care, this is what I see. Sure, the bill at the end sucked but it’ll be reimbursed so that’s fine. It’s so worth skipping the creepy fluorescent waiting room, condescending doctors, snappy nurses and impossible appointments I’ve had at other practices. Dr. Primas has been doing this for over 17 years and he does it right.
In the end, I am sad to say I’ve been suffering from strep throat for the past few days but thanks to my new doctor, I’m winning the battle.

It all started a week before Christmas, working long hours to finish projects that were on a tight deadline. Long hours, and the constantly changing weather gave me a nasty cold, the cold turned into a sinus infection.
Christmas morning my throat pain became unbearable, so I had to find a doctor to see. I quickly found Dr Primas’s website via google, and placed a call. His answering service promptly transferred my call to him, and we setup an appointment. I chose to go to his office on 72^nd and 5^th ave, but he also makes house calls for about $ 500 (very reasonable).
I was quickly diagnosed with a sinus infection, he prescribed some antibiotics and told me where the closest 24 hour pharmacy was.
I was told to call him if I was not feeling better in 48 hours. Its only been 5 hours and I’m home, medicated and already starting to feel like myself again.
I’ve found my new Dr, I’d never go anywhere else again. If you are a NY resident or just visiting Dr. Primas is the best choice in New York City for Urgent Care.