Scott Kozak MD

Refused to accept my insurance despite being contracted to. Really seemed to just not want to be bothered.

If you are looking for a family doctor, please call Dr. Scott Kozak on W. Mission Avenue. Dr. Kozak if very thouthful, considerate, careful and friendly. He was responsible for discovering my cancer and helpful in finding those medical professionals I needed for treatment. His office is efficient, keeping timely appointments. If you appreciate a friendly family medical practice Dr. Kozak’s ofice fits the bill.

If you want a Dr. who could care less about you or what is wrong with you, then Dr. Kozak is your guy. He’s easy to get in to see and I never had to wait more than 10 minutes to see him. His front desk mgr was nice and very helpful. He never seemed very interested in what was going on with me or trying to help me. He was very defensive when I asked any questions, he told me another Dr’s diagnosis regarding a medication interaction was not true, and when I respectively questioned his diagnosis/​care of me, he flipped out and became belligerent and insulting. I have children of my own, I do not need a Dr. that acts like one. I would not recommend Dr. Kozak in any way to any one.

I’m relatively new to Santa Barbara and have had to make a couple of «quite urgent» appointments, and was recommended to Kr. Kozak. I couldn’t be more pleased — he’s been very easy to get in and see, has run on time, and is an extremely easy doctor to talk with. I just recently had an annual physical with Dr. Kozak and really appreciated his views on a balanced and healthy lifestyle, but he’s very balanced and doesn’t hesitate to prescribe medicine without unnecessary delays when it is needed.
I hate to see the other review here as it’s not at all been my experience, but I guess we all have bad days :)

This is one of the most unprofessional doctors I have ever visited! I made an appointment and arrived on time for my appointment only to find out that Dr. Kozak wasn’t even in the office. Mind you there was only the receptionist… no other patients. OK fine, these things happen. He called the receptionist 10 minutes after the appointment time and said he would be there in 10 minutes. Then his computer tech popped his head in the door and asked if the doctor was in because he needed to put something on his computer. seemed like an unscheduled visit. The receptionist asked him to wait also and then showed me into the exam room. It is now 25 minutes after I arrived. Then I hear the doctor come in and go back into his office with the computer guy and stay back there for another 10 minutes. I’m cooling my heels in the exam room the whole time. After which the receptionist came in and said the doctor wouldn’t be able to see me because he would be taking a lot more time doing «something». Uhh yeah I can put 2 and 2 together. Then I finally said something! I asked to see the doctor to explain himself and he was totally rude and condescending, saying 30 minutes wait time is standard. yeah sure, if you’ve got patients and you are actually seeing them, not out of the office and then screwing around with a computer techie after which you send me away without ever seeing me. He even berated me for having an HMO plan and then told me to switch primary care doctors. If you value your time and want to visit a professional doctor who values all his patients do not see this doctor. Dr. Scott Kozak, MD is rude, disrespectful and condescending. Enough said.
UPDATE:
I see Dr. Kozak posing as staff (he has a tiny office with one receptionist I doubt she trolls reviews) have finally joined Unilocal.However instead of responsibly reviewing the claims made by separate Unilocalers, apologizing and attempting to rectify the mistakes he made he has chosen to continue his unprofessional behavior. In addition, he is now just outright lying and avoiding the facts. He has updated his response to this review no less than 23 times and in each instance he has taken zero responsibility. I honestly can’t keep up with his updates and changing story, so beware Unilocalers my update may respond to an ever changing response. To recap, there most definitely was a ‘pop in’ computer person looking to fix something on the doctor’s laptop… «no big deal» I remember the computer guy said. The doctor’s comment to my review forgets that he wasn’t even in the office yet when I was waiting to see him. I saw all this all go down as the computer guy announced himself to the receptionist and chatted her up. Not once in his 23 updates has he responded to this glaring fact. Now he is claiming in the response a ‘billing emergency” What’s a billing emergency anyway and do doctors cancel appointments due to billing errors? That’s a new one for me but definitely worth mentioning to Unilocalers. Frankly, this is a clear pattern of lying. Patients should beware of this pattern and look at the character of his responses not just to me but to the older female patient he attacks in the filtered reviews. Do you want this sort of doctor treating you? It’s funny because my complaint wasn’t even about being seen late… doctors often make you wait. Waiting is annoying but not grounds for a bad review. My poor review is strictly based on the fact that he never even saw me before rudely canceling the appointment based on a lie. Calling me aggressive and threatening while again a clear lie, completely avoids the real complaint; I was waiting alone in an exam room and then his receptionist told me he was canceling. I «marched back to the doctors private office» only after I had been waiting 30+ mins and realized just what was happening. I guess he finds people who are assertive and don’t take lightly to being walked all over «threatening & aggressive». Suffice it to say he and his computer tech were in fact busy messing with his computer when I walked into his office. I never raised my voice or cursed at him, I simply expressed my displeasure in frank and honest terms. The facts aren’t even in dispute. Judge for yourself and read my review, the facts are the facts and all CAPS don’t change them.