Virginia Highland Primary Care

I was in need of a Primary Care Doctor in the city so I gave this practice a try and it has been a very good experience so far. I was sick and they were able to squeeze me in with very little wait time. Very Caring and casual practice with knowledgeable staff and a Doctor who takes time to understand your concerns.

I found Virginia Highland Primary Care through my insurance company. I went in to get immunizations for school, a varicella immunization. Well, Dr. Wadsworth asked me if I had chickenpox before and I told her «yes, when I was kid.» She then told me that I should let her take my blood to check if I was immune instead of giving me the shot. I told her, «No, just give me the shot. What could it hurt?» Well, she was pretty condescending, didn’t seem like she wanted to be there, not very friendly, and she went ahead and took my blood anyways. And the worst part of it all, she took my blood and then charged me for a diagnostic exam instead of a routine exam costing me $ 90! FOR AN OFFICE VISIT! You gotta be kidding me. The insurance company told me that if she would just change it to a routine exam and send it back to them that it would be covered. I called Dr. Wadsworth 4 times. First I spoke to Melissa, thrice I spoke to Nancy. The fourth time I spoke to Nancy she «looked into it» only to tell me that I was giving a diagnostic exam! Are you kidding? It’s a freakin immunization. The worst part of it all is that this office will not inform you of the charges you can expect when you get the procedures done! If they were going to charge me $ 90, why not tell me before I go into your office instead of giving me the service and then billing me? What is so hard about COMMUNICATION with an insurance company? UGH! I’m so disgusted with this place. I can’t wait to send them their dirty money and march into their practice and tell them just how pathetic they are. Oh, yes and get my medical records and take my business elsewhere too!
BTW, the lobby of this practice is dingy and outdated. This is usually something that can be ignored if you are treated respectfully and professionally in an office, but since I was not, that’s another strike for Dr. Wadsworth!

if you don’t like to treat people with respect, you probably shouldn’t become a doctor. I went to see Dr. Wadsworth in March ’06 when I had the symptoms of strep throat and some other problems. I was in a lot of pain but due to my job I couldn’t take very much time off to go see my regular doctor in Stockbridge. I found Dr. Wadsworth through my insurance company and they were able to see me as a walk-​in. My first impression of Dr. Wadsworth was that she was in a hurry and I was taking up HER time even though I was paying for it. The nurse had already performed a strep test and it was laying on the counter next to the bed… Dr. Wadsworth came in, very rudely asked me if I was «sure it wasn’t just a cold?» and then I told her to check the strep test to which she replied, «oh. Yes. Positive for Strep.» Then we talked about my PCP and I mentioned that I may want to use her office as a back up in the event I couldn’t get to my doctor and I guess she didn’t want my business b/​c she told me that you shouldn’t have «too many cooks in the kitchen.» Fine. Got it. Won’t be coming back to see you ever again. Oh and the best part? I was prescribed the wrong anti-​biotic for my other issue so that issue got worse and I got sicker until they called me up to give me another anti-​biotic. Overall it was the worst experience I’ve ever had with a doctor.