Gene Pudberry, DO

I had an extremely terrible and awkward appointment with this doctor. From start to finish, here’s how it went:
–He told me that I can only answer questions with a yes or a no answer. As soon as I would want to elaborate on an issue he would cut me off saying something along the lines of, «I have my answer, you don’t need to continue.» when I really wanted to talk about it. (this happened a few times). First impression: Ok well this guys rude.
–5 minutes in the session and I’m already upset with him. He started to notice that I was a bit edgy thinking that it was because I am a stressful person throughout my daily life, not having a clue that I was actually upset the whole time for this bogus appointment and the twenty dollar co-​pay I just wasted. He began asking me about my current personal life and my past, trying to all of a sudden act as psychiatrist. It was very strange and unnecessary.
–The whole office is a mess. Boxes everywhere. Broken down old TVs and radios on the side. I wanted to run as soon as I noticed.
–I personally think he’s trying to dig out as many appointments as possible from his clients just to get more co-​pay money without ever helping them. I literally had no questions medically answered. I did my best not to pick up my belongings and leave without saying a word, but instead I told him thank you and that he wasn’t the doctor for me and left.
In all seriousness, this place needs to be shut down.

Alright, so this review is slightly overdue based on the time of my last experience with him but it is much warranted. I think a majority of the negative reviews on here have to do with the way he carries his misdemeanor as a healthcare professional (which I think if you are someone who is very easily offended and/​or defensive in nature, this physician is not for you) but I did not think he was ever rude by any stretch. You cannot be used to concierge medicine, because this is not it, nor is 95% of doctor visits you go to. He’s a straight-​shooter when he talks and gets straight to the point (and with current insurance reimbursement rates what they are today, totally understandable). I understand he’s also had a career as a pharmacist beforehand, so I think it’s always a plus when your physician closely understands the pharmacology of your prescriptions and caters that to your regimen plan.
Now to the main point, if you’re looking for an osteopathic physician who has experience with OMT/​OMM then I think he’s your guy. He’s got some good experience with cranial therapy if interested, but I have yet to really look into that. He’s in his 80’s and has done this for a while. Experience really is key when it comes to manipulative treatments. As anecdotal evidence I’ve seen multiple patients of his whom have been involved in automotive injuries and accidents that swear by him. I hate to use the word «holistic,» but I feel he does a good job of taking in lifestyle factors into account prior to prescribing any medications. Really simple things such as healthy eating and exercise can really go a long way. I inquired about the specific companies or pharmacies he chooses for his prescriptions, and his reasoning relies on his previous experience reading up on drug panel results for potency and efficacy of the medication so he chooses what he feels is best for his patients. So in regards to many contrasting reviews on this site I feel that if you want a physician who has a wealth knowledge and experience as well as a genuine interest in your health and well-​being, I think he does a great job at that.

The absolutely worst doctor I have ever been to/​heard about. My boyfriend (who doesn’t use Unilocal so I have to make sure his opinion gets voiced) has been going to him the past few years. He recently developed a nut allergy and went to see the doctor. He had his blood drawn and got the results a week later. The doctor was vague on the phone and didn’t answer any of his questions. He did not answer any of our questions, said that he has a call he has to take, and suggested that if he has any questions to schedule another appointment to review the results which means more billable money for him.
Today, my boyfriend came into him again about another issue and he was again unhelpful. He didn’t prescribe any antibiotics when there was clearly a prescription medication that worked for him. He ended the appointment quickly and said that if this ever happens again to call and make another appointment and he’ll write a prescription then which means more billable money for him.
He is the worst doctor I have ever heard of and my boyfriend will never see him again. I hope people read all these Unilocal review and stay far far far away from this doctor!

Interestingseeing the reviews in the past 5 years. This is an honest old school doctor. Seems people love him or hate him, no in betweens. Either appreciate his candid approach or go to Kaiser. I appreciated his candor.

He didn’t wear gloves when he took my blood and then when I asked him where I could throw away the blood soaked cotton ball, he took it with his bare hands and threw it in the waste bin.
Worst doctor I have ever seen. He was rude and the place was extremely dirty and cluttered. I hope he doesn’t keep his medical equipment in the same condition as his examination rooms. The floor definitely needs vacuuming.
I wish there was an inspection score mounted on the wall like they have at restaurants. I think this guy would be an F– and forced to close up shop.

I think that Dr. Pudberry likes to create more appointments than is necessary so that he can bill the insurance companies.
I called, after several appointments, to ask a simple question and he answered the main phone then started to complain that he had a training going on in his office and that he didn’t have time to answer my questions. Then he passed the phone off to a very confused nurse/​receptionist.
He is rude, condescending and aloof. His office looks like a dirty storage unit and the exam room has old boxes and junk everywhere. Each of my visits there was uncomfortable, but his refusal to answer questions and the condescending tone he takes were the straw that broke the camel’s back for me.
Find another doctor.

Please don’t go here.
Maybe if you just need to get someone to write you a prescription for something you already know, you can get in quick without a wait. I guess that’s bad sign when he has available anytime of day.
But I just called him about medication he prescribed me because I was having weird effects from it. He said «i don’t know» and told me to look it up on the internet. I don’t think this guy should be practicing medicine when he doesn’t even want to listen to patients and try to figure things out.

This was the worst experience with a medical doctor I have ever had. First of all, I think this guy is swindling people out of money one «modest fee» at a time. I certainly feel swindled, and I still haven’t received my bill, which I am dreading. Secondly, I think he is completely incompetent. And, I wouldn’t trust him for a second.
He was on my insurance in-​network list, and I had been sick for a week, and I needed a primary care visit fast. They were able to take me the very next morning. I had a bad feeling about it even after the phone call, but I didn’t listen to myself — regretfully. I made the mistake of passing on a couple of those same-​day clinic options in the City, because I thought I would save money with someone in-​network. I looked for reviews on Unilocal and I couldn’t find them. I don’t know why. It was only after the appointment that I saw these reviews that totally jive with my terrible experience.
The office is in unacceptable condition. The exam room is awkward, uncomfortable, and cluttered. He argued with me when providing him symptoms, and often. He took an unusually long time to make an assessment (inconclusive and wrong one at that). He encouraged me to take a $ 25 «CPM» test, which he said could not be covered by insurance, but would tell him if what I had was viral or bacterial. What??? Because I thought I could have a virus, I agreed, but reluctantly. The whole thing was so suspicious. The nurse (I assume) came in pricked my finger, and then later came back with a piece of paper. He explained that he was one of the doctor’s that had gotten this test approved (but it didn’t pass clearance the first time), and that for some administrative reasons he couldn’t bill it to the insurance. Anyway, I felt swindled out of $ 25 right there. And, perhaps there is a legal reason why he can’t bill the test — maybe because it is BULL or because it’s illegal???
I really just wanted to walk out the entire time I was in his presence. He continuously made these ego serving comments, like (paraphrased): «I don’t think any doctor is going to come up with anything more brilliant than me» or «Of course you don’t know, you aren’t a doctor like I am»…He took forever, going off on all these tangents — insisting he could help me with this or that (trying to sell me, of course). He was rude at times and extremely defensive. Then he even questioned a referral I was given from my long-​time out-​of-​area doctor, so that he could practically shove a new referral down my throat. God knows he will probably find a way to charge me for that. I agreed to take the referral only so he could shut up, and get to the issue at hand.
In the end, I got no answers — he went about suggesting I get more tests in way that only alarmed me and to rule out something that was pretty much impossible. My symptoms were so obvious not to need that «rule out», according to other clinicians I spoke to later that day. None of this had any knowledge of such finger prick test, which obviously is a big con. I am so pissed. I should have walked out the minute and I walked in, but I really needed a doctor that day.
When I initially refused tests because I told him I can’t afford to run around doing a bunch of tests, unless they were absolutely necessary. He said, he is concerned about his patient’s budgets! Bull S@#$
Lastly, he wasted yet another ten minutes recommending a dietary supplement that he could give me for a «modest fee» of $ 10. I walk to the counter (a wasted hour later), and the woman is giving me a little box with NO LABELING, just her hand writing with the name of the pills. I asked her, what is this? She pulled out a bottle of some dietary supplement — which she had opened, pulled out like ¹⁰⁄₁₅ pills, and then re-​packaged — to charge me $ 10! Is that LEGAL??? He is not a pharmacist, and even if it is a supplement, it needs to be dispensed and sealed with labeling. And, also an entire bottle of what he was offering is no more than $ 15 online. So, WHAT THE HELL IS HE CHARGING $ 10! for???
Everything about this guy is questionable. Seriously, I feel creeped out and swindled. The more time that passed from my appointment, the more pissed off I get. As I said, now I am just expecting issues with the bill. I plan to complain about his behavior with my insurance company.

I don’t write reviews often, so take this as a warning. This guy is a joke. I’d write a more explanatory review, but just read the 1 star reviews below. I pretty much had a similar impression and experience.

This guy is going senile and should not be a doctor. Terrible listening skills and would not even let me describe my symptoms. I had a pain that felt like a sprain in my wrist and foot that had been both persisting for around 3 monthes. He bends my wrist and says is it better?
What the hell are you some miracle worker? No its not better. He then told me it was a bruise and told me to soak it in salt water. WTF. He didn’t even let me explain the range of motions where it hurt the most. He set up a follow up appointment and of course I did not go.

Dr. Pudberry simply took care of my back issues when nobody else seemed to have a clue. He is now my primary and is seeing me though weight loss.
Note: No air conditioner, so book in the AM on hot days. There is a bus stop right outside.

This doctor is terrible. DO NOT go to him. This is the type of guy who is trying to make a quick buck by turnover patients as quickly as possible. Seriously, he kicked me out before I could ask more than a few questions during my physical. When my blood tests came in, rather than saying that everything was fine, he told me that I must come in to discuss the results. Bam! Another $ 100+ fee charged to my insurance because for his 3-​min appointment to tell me that everything was fine.
He also sold me a bottle of Vitamin A for $ 20 to fix a ‘condition’ he thought I had.
He’s the reason why our insurance premiums are so high and why people develop cynicism towards doctors.

First visit I thought he was arrogant and not a good listener.
The office is a dump he is clearly a hoarder…
But the second visit when I showed up in the middle of a screaming match with his assistant and I heard him tell her to «SHUT YOUR MOUTH» and then proceeds to greet me with the fake smile as if nothing had happened and has the NERVE to tell me ;“smiling today?” because I was clearly upset over what had just happened it was my pleasure to put him to his place grab my shit and leave. How about an apology ???
He will not get my business, and by the way for a doctor to hock loogies constantly is plainly disgusting!!!
Seriously don’t put yourself through this

Dr. Pudberry has for years (how old is he anyway?) been my go-​to guy for my kids’ quick-​and-​dirty doctor signature on the public school athletic medical clearance forms. For $ 20.00 (cash only) he’ll sign their form after a 2-​minute blood pressure check and looking at them for 30 seconds. Beats the co-​pay at my kids’ doctor’s office and the whole visit is less than 10 minutes and their coach is happy.
Would not see him for anything else, but he serves our purpose.

I would recommend you not to see this doctor. Overall I believe that he scams you into seeing him over and over if you come to him with an acute injury (I sprained my ankle and went over 8 times to see him in a month.
He barely did anything and after a month he told me I would need various unproven remedies that would cost extra to heal my injury. I got my medical file and went somewhere else where they eventual recommended physical therapy that worked (which Dr. Pudberry was against).
Besides that, the office is clusterfuck and I think his billing practices to insurance seem very questionable. I believe there were a lot of double charges and some of them seem to have been denied by my insurance company.
Don’t get scammed by a quack.

Maybe it’s because I’m not overweight, but I had zero problems with Dr. Pudberry. The night before a trip overseas, I realized that malaria medication might be a good idea. I showed up at Dr. Pudberry’s office when he opened the next morning and waited only an hour (not bad for no appointment!). I had just switched primary providers through Blue Cross, and that was a little confusing, but his helpful staff got that straightened out. Dr. Pudberry went over precautions to take in developing countries and gave a me a script for malaria meds.
This was everything I expected in a doctors visit, and +1 for getting me in so quickly without an appointment!

«He told me I needed to lose weight and i told him, that i just needed to exercise more, I just dont get out as much as i used to.
to which he replied „You’d have to be on the tredmill 24 hrs a day because youd still be stuffing your face“:
^^seriously?! WTF G.F.Y»
THIS is why I love Doc Pudberry. He’s my primary care, and his matter-​of-​fact harshness is what EVERYONE needs in a Doctor. He says you’re fat, it’s a medical opinion, and you should lose weight. Diet is a necessary part of healthy living, whether you like it or not. He’s the educated one, remember? He treated me for acute bronchitis once after a long trip, and his natural remedies combined with some OTC help cured it up in under 2 weeks, to which I was quite grateful. He also is keen on checking in to make sure the few prescriptions he DOES dole out are not having any unintended side effects.
I’m a salesman, so I talk a lot; it’s good that he cuts people off. We’re not experts in his field, and his time is valuable.

I went to see Dr. Pudberry for a cold, which I may add it was pretty bad. First I booked the appointment and was glad to see that they were able to schedule me right away. I then decided to search for him here on Unilocal and the previous reviews scared me a bit but figured –hey it is only for a cold, how bad can it be?!
I have to say, it was probably my best doctor’s appointment ever!
The office and examination room are not «state of the art» but it is clean and has everything one can need.
In addition, Dr. Pudberry practices western AND eastern medicine. I KNOW from personal experience that western medicine a lot of the times is NOT enough. So I was very happy to see that Dr. Pudberry treated me from both angles. He also spent a lot of time with me, when most doctors are trying to «score» as many patients as they can in one hour.
I was very pleased to see that regarding my cold and other topics, he really wants to find the root of the problem and not just treat the symptoms.
He definitely earned my confidence. Thank you!

I can deal with his abrasive people skills, and his 1960s medical equipment, but not his business practices. He clearly gets kickbacks from at least one company, for pushing their lab tests and products. He pressured me into taking an array of unnecessary tests, and falsely assured me that my insurance would cover them (they didn’t — I had to pay). He also scheduled me to have unnecessary follow-​up visits, so that he could charge my insurance company.
I like the concept of an osteopathic doctor, but this one fails.

Pudberry is alright, hes a nice enough guy…
I am just leaving him though. I dont like his people skills. i feel like he often doesnt listen to me.
and the way he approaches things really pisses me off.
He told me I needed to lose weight and i told him, that i just needed to exercise more, I just dont get out as much as i used to.
to which he replied «You’d have to be on the tredmill 24 hrs a day because youd still be stuffing your face»:
^^seriously?! WTF G.F.Y