Washington Internists Group

I have been seeing Dr. Mills for a few years now. She’s very sharp, responds to emails quickly, and has always made time to answer all my questions (though, word of warning, sometimes she talks really fast).
For the record, I find the allegations of racism suggested below to be totally ridiculous (Dr. Mills IS African American). Update: Unilocal removed the review.

A friend recommended Dr. Mills — and she is wonderful. I have never had another doctor spend so much time with me and take so much care to answer any question I had with detail and patience. She is an advocate for a healthy lifestyle, but she is realistic about the pace of life in the city and provides reasonable advice. Finding a new primary care physician can be difficult, so I am happy to have found Dr. Mills.

I have been a loyal patient of WIG for more than three years. Dr Jennifer Mills is awesome, she takes a ton of time to make sure you understand any concerns you have and is otherwise a pretty unbelievably great doctor. All I can say is that she is 5 stars all the way. I now have a bunch of family and friends who see her because she is so great.

I highly recommend Dr. Jennifer Mills. I’m new to DC and was looking for a good internist for my annual physical. Dr. Mills greatly exceeded my expectations. Her exam was very thorough. She was great at explaining everything she was testing for. She also spoke at length about healthy lifestyle choices and made several recommendations. I also felt that she was good about getting to know me and better understanding my situation in order to make good recommendations. I honestly can’t remember the last time a doctor took so much time with me during a physical. All around pleasant doctors experience.

I have been going to Dr. Dale Matthews since 2005 and would recommend him to anyone. Especially others like me that could be a test case for multiple issues at NIH.
He has helped me so many times with various things and also has a great network of specialist when needed that are a good as he is.
He is also very kind and explains things so an average person like me can understand.

I am a HUGE fan of Dr. Robert Enelow, and would heartily recommend him. He works with you, the patient, at a relaxed pace, LISTENS, offers advice, and is very empathetic. I’m very happy to have found him as my internist.

I am surprised by all the negative reviews. I have been a patient at WIG for years and never had a major issue. I switched to Dr. Chris when I needed to go in for an unscheduled visit and my regular doc was not available. I was happy with my previous doc but she had stopped accepting insurance and I was just so impressed with Dr. Chris. He’s thorough, non-​judgmental and a great listener. I have gone in with a long list of issues to discuss and he has never rushed me, which is refreshing at a time when other doctors seem to want to get you in and out as quickly as possible.

I’m new to DC, so I didn’t have a doctor here yet, and I was in need of a flu shot. This practice was close to my office and accepts my insurance, so I called. I was told that they offered flu shots on a walk-​in basis, but only to patients who’d been there before. So I’d have to see a doctor there before I could get a flu shot — even though I’d already had a physical recently and didn’t need to see a doctor for any particular reason. I figured, what the heck, might be good to get to know a doctor here in case I get sick later.
So I show up for my appointment, only to be informed that they’d run out of the flu shot! They said they’d be getting more, but they didn’t know when, and they’d be giving it out on a first-​come, first-​served, basis. So basically I’d have to call every day to see if they had the shot yet then run over as soon as they got it. No thanks. Also, the receptionist told me that the flu shot «wouldn’t be covered by insurance,» so I should just go to CVS, where it would be cheaper. What? Since when is the flu shot not covered by insurance? My insurance definitely covers it, but at this point I was too confused/​frustrated to argue.
Moral of the story: I’ll be finding myself another doctor in this city. Anyone have any recommendations?

My experience at this doctor’s office was horrendous. I was scheduled as Dr. Chris’ first appointment, but he was late — by over a half hour. Having never been to this office before, I approached the receptionist to ask if any other doctor was available, as I had no loyalty to any specific physician. I had just started a new job and was missing work, so I wished the receptionist would have offered this instead of me having to approach her. There was a doctor available — Dr. Broughton.
Dr. Broughton was ok — a bit brusque, but she took the time to answer my questions. I explained to her the diagnostic tests were time-​sensitive, as I was getting tested for something that was contagious with proximity, and my significant other was visiting the following weekend. She told me the results would be available with 3 days, max. The diagnostic test technician took her own sweet time in getting around to my blood withdrawals, although she was adept at the actual blood removal itself.
I was not given the results until 9 days later, and then by another doctor when I called (again), because Broughton was on vacation or otherwise out of the office. I have never been so frustrated, and it destroyed my weekend with my out of town other.
The receptionists cannot give you the diagnostic test results, but the doctors are never available to interpret them. It is a vicious circle in which the patient ultimately suffers.
Finally, I thought I was done with the whole affair — and I just got a very large bill, despite the fact that my insurance is supposed to cover the bulk of the expenses. It shows «credits» and «charges», indicating that the office did get in contact with my insurance company, but oddly enough, the amounts don’t mathematically add up — there is an error of around $ 90.
Unbelievable. I would highly recommend you avoid this office at all costs, unless you enjoy headaches and goose chases.

I’ve seen Dr. Broughton a couple of times (yearly physical and a knee problem), and I am very satisfied. She takes the time and is very friendly, More importantly, see fixed my knee problem. I received the results from the yearly physical after 2 days.
The office staff is ok friendly but not more.

I love Dr. Z. Chris here. He is very knowledgeable, understanding, and has been able to recommend good specialists for my needs. I have recommended him to other friends, and they have all raved about him.
I never had to wait in the office for very long, the staff is helpful, and I even saw some of the other doctors come out and personally greet their patients prior to appointments.
One caveat: their billing office is a bit of a money-​grubbing set-​up. I have been billed for calling in to have a prescription faxed to my new pharmacy, after I started a new job. I have never heard of such a practice — getting billed for having a prescription faxed or mailed. Am I just being naïve? It seems rather stingy.