ENT and Allergy Associates

AVOID AT ALL COST!!! THIS PLACE IS A SCAM!!! I wish I would have listened to the advice from all of the negative reviews but being the desperate patient that this office fiends on I was reluctant to follow such advice, please do not make the same mistake I did! I came in for a simple consultation that took about 15 minutes and received a bill for over $ 430! Will never be coming back again and will have to waste time disputing with their horrendous billings department. Such a despicable greedy practice that is based off of ripping people off, please do yourself a favor and go somewhere else!!!

I went there in December 2015 and was very happy with the doctor and the facility. Till i realized that they have done some unnecessary treatment. My insurance is one of the high end ones, but still my responsibility was over $ 130 for general check up, when most of the other great locations in jersey city (newport) dont charge more than $ 53 as my insurance liability.
And they had pushed nasal endoscopy on my little 2 year old, when i just went in to get a hospital referral.
His key concern seemed to be around sleep problems and snoring. seriously so much upsell.
Just didnt like it. Not at all child friendly. All about making money

I eventually, after many phone calls, was able to get them to «check with the Doctor» and change my bill so that I ended up paying only about $ 150 instead of the original $ 250. And mind you, my insurance coverage is pretty good, and would have fully covered my bill had it been put through as an «office visit» and not «surgery & consult» as they billed it out.
Bottom line, it was a nightmare to get the issue resolved, and even when it was taken care of, they basically still scammed me.

Listen to the reviewers, there is truth in numbers !!
Greed is NOT good. Went to Dr. Tandon who was rude, rushing me, wouldn’t let me speak, kept interrupting and acted like he thought of women as 2^nd class citizens was my impression. I said I thought I had a little tonsil infection as I had this once before and I could easily see they were inflamed but not really infected… no white film over them like last time. Before I could react he was putting his scope down my throat (this is their big money-​maker beware !!!)
It was UNNECESSARY and billed as office «surgery». Gave me antibiotics and was glad to get out of there.
1 ½ or 2 months later I had to go back (didn’t get bill yet) and I asked for another Doctor, got Dr. Glaser this time. Explained I thought maybe the antibiotics had wiped out good bacteria too and now seem to have little infection (scab) just inside my nostril and it’s a bit «oozy» and I said I had just done the scope thing.
AGAIN WITH THE SCOPE!!! before I could even react he was putting scope down throat again «Office surgery» It was exactly what I thought it was and he prescribed some antibiotic ointment. So I received TWO big bills from them and Most came out of my pocket because they inflate and pad their bills so much that insurance companies probably laugh at them.
PLEASE stay away from these greedy, rude people. FYI most family docs can handle basic ENT problems. Oh and office staff is rude too, like you’re disturbing them in some way by existing.

There is nothing good about this place. They push unwarranted procedures. One doctor recommended major surgery for something I was managing perfectly with medication while the other refused to renew my prescription without me coming in and then tried to pad my bill.
The front desk staff is extremely rude. Call with an issue and the unprofessionalism bubbles to the top immediately.
Don’t waste your time. Go someplace with doctors whose primary motivation is caring for patients and not how much bills they generate. Going to this place for your ENT care is like going to McDonalds for a great burger.
I can’t understand why this place is still in business.

Update, 4 months later:
Office manager was quick to follow up and the staff seemed encouraged that the gross out carpeting would soon be replaced ~ they had often voiced concerns about the disconnect between this being a health care destination while the patient waiting area is filthy. Carpet was shampooed… but remains gross. I’ll finish out my allergy shots as the staff are pleasant, efficient, friendly, etc. There are –0– allergy shot options in the area but I’d still rather travel into the city for a clean patent waiting area, rather than receive counsel from a physician on the «importance of a clean home environment» after having sat in a patient waiting area that was so neglected. I personally just made a $ 1000 payment as per my insurance responsibility ~ and that single payment might easily be applied toward wood flooring.
Look elsewhere for a professional allergy practice.

Once in a very long time, if you are lucky enough, you will get the chance to meet a very good service provider like Dr. Aylon Glaser. I interact with a lot of people on a daily basis so I can say I have already got the talent of recognizing an outstanding professionals. Dr. Glaser help my dad after he lost his hearing in his left ear. The evaluation process was quick and painless, the doctor sent my dad to do a hearing test which was done immediately in the same facility, than the doctor set down with us for 20 min giving my dad information about all his options and answer all of our annoying questions. I was very impressed with the doctor’s patience and knowledge. My dad was very worried when we came but relieved when we left and that’s all that matters to me.

I love Dr Godin at ENT in the city, but I went here once last year because of a serious sinus infection and was less than impressed… mostly with the staff. Not a strong opinion of the doctor either way. So today my allergies are kicking in, and I said I should go get some prescription meds as my otc allegra is not working. After being on hold while the system wasn’t working, call center could not tell me how much an office visit would be; said I need to get allergy tests done because I had them done in 2008; then after speaking with someone agreed I could just see the doctor but I need to see the allergist not the ENT; and then after she could not find the allergist as ever being «in», she said I should see the ENT. Didn’t she just tell me not to see the ENT? And what happened to the allergist? I hung up. Too painful. Anyone have a better recommendation? Otherwise I need to trek in to see Dr Godin. smh

I should have checked Unilocal first before going here. They run expensive procedures without asking you about it. All they care is that you pay them. Please go find another place.

The doctors are qualified and very good at their specialty. However, the overall practice is poorly run. You can expect a minimum 45 wait (even with an appointment). The front desk associates are indifferent.

I’m not sure why the low reviews. I have had nothing but good experiences there. After battling with a cough for 8 months, and seeing a general doctor who told me nothing was wrong with me, I went to see Dr. Glaser who after testing was able to diagnose me. He is thorough, and clearly very smart. He also referred me to Dr. Mehta, who is also thorough and very smart, and answered all of my questions very well. I previously had a terrible experience with an ENT who did absolutely no testing and wanted to do surgery on my 1 year old when he had never had an infection! Anyhow, these are good doctors and as long as I’m in the area, they will be my go to ENTs and Allergists.

They literally steal your money! Sorry, I have never written such an angry review before, but how this practice is still running is surprising, given the number of complaints on Unilocal about their billing practices. I should have read the reviews before booking an appointment. Maybe a class action lawsuit against inflated billing is all that is waiting to happen. I went to see Dr. Raj Tandon, who totally mis-​diagnosed my condition. He then referred me to Dr. Harshna Mehta for allergy tests. I had the same allergy tests done in NYC last year with the exact same insurance, but it cost me less than $ 75 out-​of-​pocket. This time, each doctor billed over a $ 1000, because they billed everything they did under some «surgery» code, not as a simple outpatient procedure. What that translates to is a phenomenally higher bill both for your insurer and you.

Absolutely LOVE Ent & Allergy in Hoboken NJ, my daughter (5 years old) is a patient of Dr. Aylon Glazer and had surgery (tonsils, Adenoids and turbinate reduction) — Very good doctor who takes time to explain every step of the surgery before and after. Dr Glazer is very professional and would recommend him. Also, the staff is really nice, helpful, and also great with post-​surgery follow up.

This office is fast. They get you in and out and that is hard to find. The receptionist Nicolette is phenominal. She goes above and beyond to work with the ‘red tape’ insurance companies throw at you as a surprise.
You do wait a bit to see the actual doctor but what place are you going to that you don’t have to wait for the doctor? They probably have patients that are asking a million questions which means they are there answering all of them and taking their time with their patients.
Knowledgeable and courteous; this place is good in my books! A lot of bad reviews reviews and I guess the experience Is subjective but mine has been great thus far. I have horrible allergies each year so this will be my go to place.

I was a patient of Dr. Skirpak’s, who is no longer there, but also saw other doctors there.
Pros:
Nice office. Clean. Professional. Many so-​called offices in Hoboken are dumps. I really love going to this office. Also they do a pretty good job with scheduling. If you have an appointment, the average wait time was 15 – 20 minutes. Yeah, a few times was there for 30 minutes, but often that was during flu season. It happens. The front desk receptionists are the shining stars — except for the matronly task mistress who I think is their manager, she’s so rude. Also the other medical practitioners who work under the doctors (nurses?) are good. Not great, but good 3 out of 5 stars for them.
Cons:
Dr. Skirpak (who has since moved to a different office) was ok. Professional. A bit dry. I have had doctors in the past who have a nice kind personality and he’s «eh». Never really liked talking to him. But he was «A-​OK» in my book so he gets 3 stars. There’s an older lady who works the front desk that needs some lessons in being courteous to people. I’m not sure who she is, if she’s a manager or what, but I avoid talking to her at all costs.
Bottom line — I have been in Hoboken for 20 years and for «Hoboken» this is actually a pretty good office. If you are used to NYC or even the suburbs it might pale in comparison. But its a good 1 star better than most offices that you get in Hoboken which often are a converted row-​home or in the basement of a 90 year old building with leaky pipes (i’m looking at YOU Citadel). I like a good, clean modern doctors office without too long of a wait.
Also never had too many issues with billing. I have Blue Cross /​Blue Shield.

I had a terrible experience at this location.
1. The front desk clerks are extremely rude.
2. The doctor we saw, Justin Skripak is not very responsible. He was referred to us by our regular pediatrician. I can’t common on his knowledge, but he does not follow up nor return your phone calls until a few days later.

A lot of the negative reviews on here are due to overpriced bills. This has nothing to do w the DR office and more so w the medical system here in the US. They are providing you an ESTIMATE. If you want to do something about it, go vote.
On a side note, I came in here for an emergency visit and everyone was friendly and pleasant. I saw Dr. Tandon and he had great bedside manners, answered all my questions, and gave me the meds I needed to resolve my issue. Would definitely recommend & would visit again.

The Doctor was not the problem with my visit. Although he did not address the issues with my ear and i did end up going to another ENT to have it taken care of. My issue was with the staff, i had questions regarding my bill it was rather high and I just wanted justification and to be explained to me in a technical way WHY the things were done. The person I was speaking with was extremely rude and got frustrated with my million questions and just hung up on me. I will admit my questions were not normal and a bit technical since I am someone who does work in the medical field myself.
Once again I have no issue with the doctor that I saw but people be very weary of this place and how they do business. Before they do ANYTHING for you there please ask questions of why its being done. I am a patient advocate for a huge medical facility and would never treat my patients they way I was treated.

This is my second visit at ENT, it is close by from work and where I live which I like, plus I got an appointment at the same day (after addressing that it was urgent), since both of my visits where emergency visits I was very thankfull for that!
The staff is well organized and friendly.
All in all I’m happy with them.

The saga continues.
During my visit, I was told that I did NOT have a deviated septum, and that my septum in no way was a factor in the problems I was having. Furthermore, that the CAT scan my GP had me go in for was a waste, and pointless, because it was a static image and because of this, Dr. Glaser had not and did not look at it.
You can imagine my shock when I was hit with a DGX of «deviated septum» and a corresponding (Conveniently) large fee. I called billing to explain to them my situation, and I was rudely told that my CAT scan said I had a deviated septum so that’s what they were billing it as. SAY WHAT?!! The CAT scan Dr. Glaser DID NOT ORDER, TOLD ME WAS POINTLESS, AND THEN PROCEEDED TO TELL ME MY SEPTUM WAS PERFECTLY STRAIGHT?! The office was unwilling to listen to me, and I was pretty shocked. So either, I believe that Dr. Glaser is straight up INCOMPETENT and couldn’t make a proper diagnosis from an endoscope, or that MAYBE the office runs some kind of scheme that includes billing for DGX that was NOT GIVEN AT TIME OF SERVICE.
This is honestly just so disappointing. These people are supposed to be healthcare professionals, and now I will have to spend my valuable time hashing this out in the system. We will see what happens. I’ve read reviews below that echo some of the shady experiences that they have had here, so my lovely little Unilocalers, PLEASE STAY AWAY! (Your wallet and your nose will thank you).
One last note — the nose spray I was given did not work — but I am afraid to go to another doctor just to be ripped off again. If anyone knows of a good ENT that takes United Health, please feel free to inbox me.