Nguyen Linh Peter, MD

Dr Peter is a very nice man. I’ve been seeing him since I was 12, now 22. I’ve taken my 2 children there since they were newborn in the hospital.
My grandma goes here, drives from Concord to see him.
Actual visits in the back rooms, he is really nice, can be a little quick if you don’t have many questions, but he can sit there and talk to you if need lol. Easy communication.
Also love the way he talks to my newborns.
Yes he is very busy and booked, so that appointment wait is kind of long. But I’ve seen people get called in the soonest 15 mins after their appointment time. Or it can take up to 30 to 45.
It has gotten a lot more busy since before, but I trust Dr Peter so that’s why I go, and I’m willing to wait.
Can they fix the wait time though, I think
yes :)
Staff is okay, but the younger lady is super nice.

DO NOT GO HERE! You will wait hours. Horrible front desk! Can’t even be respectful. Dr. Peter, hire some front desk people to be more kind and less argumentative.

I have been bringing my son to see this doctor for about year now, after I had a health insurance change and was automatically assigned to see Dr. Peter Nguyen. I was really trying to give this doctor a chance, but he has missed diagnosing my son twice. I had to see another clinic to get the proper medication and diagnosis, not to mention pay out of pocket. After these incidents I tried changing my doctor but they said it takes about a month to change so Im stuck with this doctor for another month. My son started football and has to get a physical done in order for him to be eligible to play. I called made and appointment with one of the front office ladies. I had made the appointment a never received a curtesy call, which I totally understand it’s a curtsy. I called two days ago to see if I could make another appointment because my sons form was due Saturday and left a voicemail. I got a call back the next day and the lady said they had cancelled his appointment since he already received a yearly physical in April. She said, «just come in and we will fill out the form for you anytime.» That’s exactly what I did. I came and let them know why I was there made me wait and asked me when the form was to be turned in. I sat back down waited again and this lady tells me he needs a sports physical… Okay the lasts lady that called me said he did not need one cause he had a yearly one and that’s why his appointment was cancelled. So she goes to the back talk to the doctor I’m assuming and he walks to the front looks at me and raise his voice and says, «YOU CANT RUSH THESE THINGS!» Ohhh No I’m sorry but you don’t talk to me like that! I gave him my two cents and let him know that it was a miss communication on their part this would have never happened if they would of gave me the correct information he just said okay and walked away. Doctors are supposed to help out their patients and be understanding but this doctor is not that at all. I’m sorry but just because you are a doctor does not give you the right to speak to people with disrespect. I want a doctor that listens and will actually tell me what wrong with my son not some bullshit and send him on his way. If I could of gave this rude ass doctor no stars I would have.

This clinic has gone down over the years. My children and I have been going to Dr. Peter ever since they were born, when he first started his practice, and now they’re both in their teens. So, I don’t know what happened, perhaps got too busy? I’ve really held on for a while, considering it’s been so long, but finally decided to change doctors after one mishap after another: TRUE… wait time even with appt has been grueling (expect 1−2hours), once you get inside, probably get 5mins face time with the doctor, NO callbacks about medical results and if you call in for it, they just try to get you in to visit again — even when you want to just ask about results. Dealbreaker for me was when I deliberately requested a particular outpatient exam, and was given something else (even when I made sure that it was what I requested). Now I have to go back and re-​do, pay another copay — waste my time. I’m done. Bye-​bye Dr.

My first visit was very informing. This is my second visit And I m still not complaining.

This is seriously the worse doctor ever and should have his license revoked or at least have the ombudsmen have a thorough check on his so call Doctor practice. I’m pretty close to having him reported. My grandmother has been complaining about a severe pain she has been persistently feeling but instead of doing his job correctly and properly and examining the cause of her pain. He quickly disregarded how she felt and simply told her that she’s old and that because of old age, it’s expected to have pain. BUT she’s been in pain in the same spot for over a year !! He just ups her medication prescription dosage and tells her to continue takin pain killers for the pain.
Thanks to doctor Peter nguyen. She finally got admitted to the hospital and was diagnosed with stage 3 cancer .
Come here if you don’t care about your love ones and have this «doctor» keep prescribing the wrong medication for them to finally be deceased

I love Dr. Peter Nguyen! He is mine, my daughter’s and my newborn son’s doctor and I love how patient he is and he’s been pretty thorough when it comes to getting tests done when he thinks something is wrong with either of my children. I love that he remembers even the smallest details about any of us and his demeanor is just very pleasant. His staff are also really nice and helpful people. Been going to him for over 5 years now, and I really can’t complain.

Excellent physician and staff! Dr. Nguyen has been my son’s doctor for about 10 years and he is very good with him. My son has special needs and Dr. Nguyen is very patient and friendly with him. Very nice and competent staff, too. Sometimes the wait time is a little longer than usual, but I really don’t mind because of the level of care. Highly recommend!

I have mixed feeling about this place. I love Dr. Nguyen because he’s very patient, kind, and understanding. Which is why I for the longest time I refused to change my doctor. But here are the cons, expect to wait at least an hour WITH appointment to be seen by the doctor. I don’t even know how long you’d be waiting without an appointment. I also called to get an appointment and to have the doctor call me back because I had questions concerning my medication and it’s been almost a week and guess what? NO CALL. I called today asking to schedule an appointment and the lady tells me «oh the doctor was suppose to call you back» yeah I know that. But he didn’t? Then she put me on hold for 10 mins then hung up! I called back, TWICE, and the phone hung up. I love Dr. Peter but I don’t know if I will be going to him for much longer.

I am completely disappointed. My daughter had been seeing this doctor from birth and at first it was great I felt I was getting the time I needed and slowly that changed.
He had been giving me the incorrect medication to treat my daughter’s skin condition which I found from her new doctor who sent her in for testing to make sure what she had before prescribing any medication.
THAN. while still seeing him I called the emergency number given by his office because my daughter’s skin was getting worse. I never got a call back and the next day I called the office and was put on a 45 minute hold. (SERIOUSLY?)
So given that he is a Family Doctor I began seeing him as well
I had terrible pain and called the office they made me an appointment to see him two WEEKS after. When in fact i Mentioned I was having severe pain.
That night I had surgery to remove my appendix after seeing The E. R
SO MUCH MORE I could say. But anyways I do not recommend the doctor. At some point we had a good relationship but it’s just not worth your time. Or money.

My friend referred me to try Dr Peter out. Got in, got out and got better.

I have never in my entire life, (and I am 33 yrs. old), been so humiliated and degraded by a doctor in my entire life!!! He walked in the room with this rage in his eyes and face, he looked at me like I was the most disgusting thing on the face of the earth!!! He didn’t say hello, nor how are you doing! Mind you, this is my initial visit, I have never been seen at his office ever!!! His exact words were, «What do you Want, and Why are you here???» I was in total shock how nasty his attitude was with me! He told me that he would not see me at all, he also made fun of my weight before kicking me out of his office!!! Now, I so hate to play the race card, but I am a proud black american woman! I don’t know why this doctor acted this way with me, he didn’t even check me out or anything, didn’t even shake my hand!!! My blood pressure check was 175/​97, he didn’t even inquire about that!!! There has got to be someone I can report him too, Never have I met such a rude individual! I’m so upset and most of all hurt to the core!!! I’ve been trying to hold back the tears all day! No one deserves to be treated so harshly!!! :(
I had a recent insurance change and this doctor was one of my insurance providers. I read and researched a lot of physicians before settling on him. I choose him because his reviews were so good! This review does not reflect his staff, because they were nothing but nice to me! The office was nice and clean. The wait time was moderate.

The first time I went there, I was in and out. The second time, I think I waited a whole hour even with an appointment. :(
But I love Dr. Nguyen. He is very personable and easy to communicate with. I am really glad I found him.

I am seeing Dr. Nguyen for almost 4 years or so. I really like his professionalism, and his approach based on data points from various tests. He always comes across happy to see his patients. Sometimes, his office front desk gets overwhelmed with phone calls, which may have to do with typical insurance overloaded paperwork…
I’d recommend his practice highly…

I do not have medical insurance since I am self-​employed. Let me tell you, Dr. Peter Nguyen still sees me, my husband, and six of our children. We just pay a very fair amount for the office visit. He is a life saver. When I have needed an urgent appointment, his office gets me in right away. He has a true passion for healing patients and I am truly blessed that he is our family doctor. Whenever we need something more than an office visit, he recommends alternatives and options to help us with costs. I could not have asked for a better doctor !!

I have to say that Dr. Peter Nguyen is an awesome physician. He not only sees my kids, but also myself and my parents. He spends time and actually talks to us to see how we are doing, besides giving medical care. The staff was friendly and accomodating to our schedule changes too. This is not a lengthy, detailed story of any particular incident. It is just a note to say «thanks to Dr. Peter Nguyen and his staff» for giving their special attention and compassion!

I totally agree w/​Iris Phuong N. — I have never met any rude front desk staff in my life. (I have quiet a few in the past) but come on! You’re working with families here where’s the love?!
My boyfriend attends this doctor not me, but I do have to say this is by far the worst ever! I have never ever had to raise my voice to get the doctors concern until this couple months.
My boyfriend and I came here with his concern of his tailbone pain. We arrived there early and the doctor wasn’t found to be seen so we waited, doctor came and we still had to wait for other sick patients or to my thought infants getting their check up. We then waited and my bf has been having severe pain (but couldn’t go to the hospital since it wasn’t life/​death situation) so what does the doctor do. Prescribe him ibuprofen?! Ibuprofen. Ibuprofen doesn’t even come close to severe pain medications. I called the clinic the next day and told the front desk the medication dr. Nguyen prescribed isn’t helping and if he can another pain medication. The girl than said she will leave a note for the doctor to see and he will get back to us. Another day and a half passed by and they still haven’t replied. I called for immediate attention and she still gave me the same f* answer. I couldn’t stand seeing my bf in so much pain. I drove to the clinic and spoke to the front desk and being a b*tch I can be she finally got her butt off that chair and finally prescribed him so vicodin. It wasn’t to my intention to be mean but they need to understand that this pain wasn’t just a hammer in the knee, it was severe pain.
EVERYTIME i come to this clinic there is always an attitude problem and for damn sure i will make sure they will receive the same attitude they give me! i highly recommend hiring new polite staff.

In short both the Doctor and staff are LOUSY.

Dr. Peter Linh Nguyen is a family practice physician with an office located near Little Saigon in San Jose (just to the west of the Wal-​Mart on Story road, directly across from Kelly Park). It’s a little hard to find because his office is not directly on Story Rd… you have to turn onto Remillard Ct and then there is a sign that is easy to see.
His staff speaks fluent Vietnamese and at least one of his nurses is fluent in Spanish. English wasn’t a problem. I’m new to San Jose and was assigned Dr. Nguyen as my primary care physician through Valley Care. I had an appointment on a Monday morning 11:15am and was able to fill out the paperwork and see the doctor with minimal to no delay. His office was filled with both vietnamese and hispanic patients who seemed to either walk-​in or have an appointment early Monday morning.
Dr. Nguyen was busy on this Monday morning but did spend about 15 – 20 minutes with me as I am a new patient. He listened to my concerns and offered advice. He is a family practice physician with an undergrad degree in Biology (minor in psychology) from UC-​Irvine, and an MD (1997) from Western University of Health Sciences. He completed his residency in Bakersfield (Kern Medical Center). He is a family man with at least one child.
His office is rather sparce but this is to be expected in a new & growing practice. There is a small area for children and the entire area seemed clean. He believes in health promotion & disease prevention through educating his patients. His quote: «I look forward to the opportunity to provide quality and compassionate care with emphasis on prevention and education is of the highest priority. Beyond the diagnosis and treatment, being a physician involves both a professional and personal relationship with the patient». That said, Dr. Nguyen was busy this Monday morning and I don’t really think a «patient relationship» was developed with me yet. In fairness, this was my first visit and he asked to see me again in the near future when my labs have been delivered.
I’d recommend Dr. Nguyen, but be sure to pick another time than Monday morning when he is treating patients with issues that developed over the previous weekend. His Tuesday office hours are 11am-​8pm, which I think is nice to accommodate patients who aren’t 9−5-ers. He seems to care about the Vietnamese community and I applaud him for opening a practice here. I would guess his patient mix is about 40% asian, 30% hispanic, and 30% caucasian.
Bottom Line: He is a good doctor but, as with any doctor, make sure he spends the appropriate amount of time with you so that you feel comfortable with him. He works in a tough, very diverse area and seems to care about his community. Check his website out here:

I was one of the many people who did not have health insurance. So when I was able to qualify for Mcal, I did and got it. They gave you a book of Dr’s that accepts Mcal. I went down the list, many are over filled with patients that they don’t have anything available for you until a month from now. So I called around. Finally I was able to see Dr. Nguyen. I’m asthmatic, so they took me in Asap. I didn’t know what to expect. But when I got there the office was really nice and clean. The staff was really nice and helpful. I didn’t wait to long in my room, which was a plus! He was very nice, gave me a lot of good pointers on how to handle my asthma, put me on some new meds, which helped a lot. I can tell that he was really wanting to improve my health. He took the time to understand what was happening and he also showed and explained in detail how to use the new meds I was getting. Someday my Mcal will expire, but when I do end up getting insurance on my own. I will continue to go to Dr. Nguyen!