Ross A Pirkle, MD MS

Beware shady business practices. We set an appointment to see dr Pirkle as a primary physician for my wife and I — my wife wasn’t told until arriving that there was a $ 79 monthly recurring fee to see him — something about reducing wait times and going to seminars? After refusing she was told we could try it free for a month. Uhh, we have insurance, and why was this not mentioned before we arrived? Bait and switch?
In the end she walked out, when I called to cancel my appointment later (and endured waiting on hold for 7 minutes) they couldn’t even locate that I had an appointment scheduled. Ugh!
Pirkle may be a good doctor, I couldn’t tell you — but for the money, time and effort, I’m confident you could do better elsewhere.

Like (seemingly) a LOT of Primary Care doctors, Dr. Pirkle went into PRIVATE practice. Guess it’s all about the holy grail of $$$ these days whereby medical insurance doesn’t give doctors their share of the $$ that they require. sucks honestly. Now I have to start the process all over again to find yet another primary care doctor accepting my insurance.
It’s all about money, not the patient.

I have been a patient of Dr. Pirkle for over 10 years. He has seen me through good health and through some worrisome situations. I have found him to be a effective listener and strong communicator. I do my due diligence and am rewarded with a true partner in maximizing a healthy lifestyle. I have great confidence in his diagnostic abilities and that has been confirmed by all my communication with various specialists that I have seen over the years. I have learned to ask all doctors about other doctors I see to confirm that I’m seeing the best doctors in other categories and they have all agreed that he is a fantastic diagnostician, diligent in all his follow up, only accepts the BEST specialists for his referrals. What more can I ask for? I come prepared to my appointments with him and I always leave feeling like he has answered all my questions thoroughly.
My husband is also a patient and Dr. Pirkle has overseen his health carefully and thoroughly. We are grateful to have found him and take comfort in having him as our physician.

I can’t really say how happy I was after my visit with Dr Pirkle. He was exactly the type of PCP I needed. Considering my pour language, he tried to explain every thing in the simplest wording I could understand, he saw me right on time of my appointment, and easily spent over 20 mins with me addressing my issues without rushing through things like you usually experience with doctors.

This is the best doctor I had so far. He is amazing, he knows his stuff and takes care of you by thinking not only about today but about the future. He uses the right combination of medical terms and he sincerely seems to care about you.
I cannot say the same about the front desk staff they are mostly rude and mean.
Dr. Pirkle is also kind enough to offer you tips about non traditional medicine.
I don;t know what else to say other than yes it may take you a long time (that is not my experience) but is totally worth it.
I moved really far away from his practice, but I am still going to commute to see him.

No much of a review as the wait for an appt. is 2 – 3 months, if he accepts you as a patient. Sorry doc your out of luck.

Excellent doctor. Very, very thorough. Cares about his patients.