Nadkarni Nitin, MD

I take recommendations from my family doc quite seriously! She’s cool and does not steer us wrong. This time though… I’m not sure I have the words, so I will simply provide the facts.
I called to schedule an appointment with Dr. Nadkarni due to some nerve issues in my leg. It had been going on for a couple of months and my family doc was stumped because it didn’t seem to be what she thought it was originally. When the lady who answered the phone at Nadkarni’s office gave the available dates they were 4 weeks out! I scheduled and waited.
I had a 4:30 appointment and made sure to arrive at 4:15 knowing I would need to fill out new patient paperwork. When I arrived for my appointment, I filled out the necessary paperwork and waited for 45 minutes. I was then called back for my pre-​visit work up for vitals and such. That took about 10 minutes and the nurse politely told me to wait in the room until the doctor came in to speak with me.
At this point it was 5:30. I proceeded to check my email for work. After a while, I need to use the restroom. I opened the door to the patient examine room that I was in and looked around. It was silent and I did not see anyone. I ventured a few doors down before I finally found a restroom. When I was finished I walked a little further down the hall feeling a bit concerned that it was now 6:15 and I did not see or hear anyone else in the office. After a few moments I finally found another desk with people talking.
I returned to my examine room and left the door opened. I went back to checking my email and 30 minutes later the nurse walked by. Upon seeing my door open she asked, «Has the doctor peeked in?» I responded no, and she left again. It was another 30 minutes (now 7:00 for those keeping track) before the doctor finally came in to see me. He did apologize for my wait, but without an explanation I was pretty put off.
During my examine he asked me 3 times if I had diabetes. I clearly responded no and stated that my medical history show that I don’t have it either. After asking once and getting a negative response I thought he might move on to another line of questioning. He set me up to get an MRI and the lady at the front desk told me that she would call me once my insurance had approved it.
A couple weeks went by and I had not heard back from the office. We were on our way out of the country on vacation, so I opted to wait until we returned to call them. When we returned (it’s been 3 weeks now) I called (on Monday) and was told by a different lady that she would follow up and call me back in an hour (this was at 9am). At 4pm she called back stating that they were still waiting on my insurance.
That Thursday I contacted my insurance who told me that they just received the request on Monday and it was approved that day. The doctor’s office didn’t call me until the following Monday to give me the approval code. When I attempted to go in for my MRI they almost wouldn’t do it stating that they needed a request form. I let them know that the doctor’s office would not give me a form and they told me that the code would be fine. The staff doing the MRI had to call and request an approval form from the insurance since the doctor’s office wouldn’t give it to them.
I took my results to a new doctor needless to say. I need back surgery. I still don’t have diabetes…