Jemelian Paul, MD

Like most of his other 1 star reviews. I do not trust his billing practices. Plain and simple.

I just started with Dr. Jemelian after not having a PCP for many years. I found Dr. Jemelian to be knowledgeable, to the point and ready to dig into my situation. Too often I feel that physicians are trying to impress themselves with how fast they can diagnosis you /​debunk your concerns vs. listen. Dir J did offer his opinions but in a thoughtful way. I enjoyed the meeting, learned quite a bit, and felt confident with the gameplan he suggested.
He also was prompt, I did not have to wait at all for my appointment despite a busy office.

Direct, super bright, thorough, with great intuition and a hilarious, dry sense of humor. Great physician.

I was looking for a new doctor. I received a recommendation for Dr. Jemelian and called to make an appointment for a physical. I have a HSA plan with a very high deductible and therefore I am essentially a cash pay patient except for my annual physicals which are covered under the preventative part of my plan. I spoke to Carol in the front office who said he does not see new patients for a physical unless he has seen them for a consultation first. I told her my plan does not pay for consultations and asked if there was another option. She said no and I would have to pay $ 170 for the initial consultation before I could get my free physical!!! I asked why and she couldn’t really give me an answer except «that is the way we do things here.» It sounds a bit like a fraud to get traditional insurance to pay for necessary doctor’s visits. I’ve never been forced into a consultation before a physical.
At this point, I question their ethical standards and will avoid this doctors office. IMHO, they should be under review by their contacted insurance companies.

Like others, I have had billing problems with his office. I was told to call my insurance to make sure my first office visit was covered. I did and was. To my surprise, I received a bill from his office for what the insurance didn’t cover. I spoke 3x with his office and they are the worse people to deal with. They threaten to send my bill out to a collection agency even though my insurance confirmed that I was covered and that they were paid in full. Dr. Jemelian refused to get involved when I emailed him. He isn’t the nicest doctor to begin with and this was the final straw.

After moving to the Peninsula from Atlanta last year, I began a search for a new primary care physican and was referred to Dr. Jemelian. He’s thorough, a good listener, and I believe genuinely interested in the health of his patients. And in my experience so far, he’s been able to schedule appointments on very short notice.

I pride myself in being unique, but in this situation I have to agree with the vast majority of the reviews … Dr. Jemelian is GREAT! Wow, what a phenomenal doctor. He’s been my primary care physician for several years, but I’ve never taken the time to appreciate him. Thank you Dr. Jemelian for being kind, patient, understanding, wise and amazingly thorough! I’m continually amazed by your encyclopedic knowledge, and your no nonsense approach to medicine. You’ve ordered test and diagnosed issues, when others were completely stumped and wanted to do an invasive surgery to figure it out. Nothing gets by you! Thank you, you are The Best!

I have been seeing Dr. Jemelian for almost 4 yrs. & he is by far one of the finest Internal Medicine Doctors in the San Mateo Peninsula area. Trust me I know a lot of doctors by experience. Carol & Sue are always a joy to see as they greet me by name & seem to know every other patient by name also. If you’re looking for a Dr. look no further, Dr. Jemelian is extremely intelligent, lots of medical experience, give options for patients, and always seems to make me feel better when I visit since he’s easy to talk to. Thanks Dr. J!

I was looking for a new doctor in San Mateo/​Burlingame for a long time… I switched about 4 MD’s. Last one was Simon Lee, he was aweful… he did not give me options and wanted to put me on drugs right away.
Dr. Jemelian gave me options and did more tests that none of the other doctors even knew of. He is a walking encyclopedia… very smart and sharp guy. On a personal note he is an asshole but I like him. I think he is one of the best and smartest doctors I met. Will defiantly keep him for a while.

I think Dr J is a breath of fresh air! What Dr Jemelian does is practice very good medicine. He is one of the finest choices you can make if you are smart enough to handle his directness. He is going to push to get the needed answers, which is how he keeps you healthy. That means he cares. We’ve all seen doctors who are «phoning it in» and I don’t think you’ll ever get that from Dr J.

Let me start off by saying that Dr. Jemelian is great! He is super sweet and is a great doctor! Every time that I have ever had a problem (which is a lot, I have a terrible immune system) He has always made sure that I was taken care of! His office staff is AMAZING! They are super, super sweet women and are very caring, attentive, and understanding!
I do have to say, if you are really sensitive and need a lot of coddling, this isn’t the doctor for you. His bedside manner can seem short to some, but for those like me that just dont want to tip toe around the topic, he is great! He is very matter of fact, he is very thorough, he will answer every question you can think of, he’s honest, caring, and he keeps you well! What more can you ask of a doctor?!

I agree with Carrie I. I don’t care for his personality. I just need him to give me the correct diagnosis. I came to this office based off of the reviews and because my doctor moved out of San Mateo. I came in for an annual exam which is «routine» for most doctor’s. No sickness, just want to know that I’m still in good health. My health insurance covers 100% of all annual exams + lab work.
A month later I get a bill for all the lab work that Dr. Jemelian ordered. According to my insurance company this doctor diagnosed my visit as an illness? I call the doctor’s office, first they give me the run around. Then finally after my forth call to the front desk, I finally get some answers. Per the front desk this was a «get acquainted visit «. WTF?! I’ve never had to do a «get acquainted» visit even when I was a new patient at a new doctor’s office. On top of that this was never told to me initially (but whoever I spoke to said «Carol does a good job of letting new patients know»). Looks like Carol forgot to tell me. If I knew I had to pay out of pocket for some bullshit «get acquainted» visit I would’ve traveled the distance to my old doctor. Excuse my french. Also, Dr. Jemelian still has not gone over the results of the blood work he ordered for me. Lesson learned: FOLKS REMEMBER PRIOR TO GOING TO A NEW DOCTOR FIND OUT HOW MUCH YOUR INSURANCE WILL COVER FOR THE VISIT!

Dr. Jemelian is great! I’ve seen him for about 10 years, mostly for physicals and referrals to specialists. Generally he’s easy to make an appointment — he saw me today with only 15 mins notice. His personality is best described as quirky, with a very dry sense of humor, but if you know this, you’ll like him as much as I do.
The icing on the cake — I’ve heard from other doctors that if they had to choose a primary care doc, they’d go with Dr. Jemelian.

I really don’t care for his sort of personality in an MD. I believe patients need to be treated better and understood. It’s a shame, because there are so many good, real MD’s out there.

Dr Jemelian is a really great doctor and he runs it on his own terms. Which I respect. He is funny and dry and really like Christina said brilliant. He really is a bit tough and he wants to ensure your health.
Also Carol, who runs to office, is really lovely.

Dr. Jemelian is fantastic! He has been my doctor for the last ten years, and I will echo the previous review… he can definitely be sarcastic!
Office staff is great too…

I see Dr. Jemelian for business and can tell that he is an excellent physician who makes very good clinical decisions. I believe he graduated at the top of his medical class. This doctor is one of the most brilliant people I know.
You better not be a smoker if you want to be his patient. He won’t stand for it! Just quit now. This is how much he cares about his patients! Be ready for his funny, sarcastic sense of humor.