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CardiologyGainesville, FL

★★★★★4.8/5590 reviews across 5 platforms

Ratings by platform

  • Yelp: 4.7/5 (70 reviews)
  • BestProsInTown: Reviews (182) (182 reviews)
  • Birdeye (Smock Andrew L MD): 3.5/5 (11 reviews)
  • Birdeye (Caputo Christopher DO): 4.5/5 (8 reviews)
  • rater8 (Dr. Arthur C. Lee): 4.8/5 (146 total reviews)
  • rater8 (Dr. Ilie T. Barb): 4.9/5 (355 ratings; 141 comments)

What patients say

Patients praise

  • Friendly, courteous, and professional staff
  • Doctors who listen, explain, and take time with patients
  • Clean facilities and minimal/short wait times
  • High competence of physicians; good follow-up/care

Common complaints

  • Billing/administrative problems (e.g., repeated bills; billing described as a 'scam')
  • Practice management issues described as mismanaged/unorganized
  • Some complaints about not being heard / too fast during visits

In patients' words

""This institution is the worse... the billing system is a scam. I paid for a calcium score test... and they continue sending bills...""

MapQuest review (The Cardiac & Vascular Institute)

""Most of the physicians are amazing and truly care for their patient's well being. However, the practice is mismanaged, unorganized...""

Birdeye review for Smock Andrew L MD

""Dr Lee is an amazing doctor!""

rater8 (Dr. Arthur C. Lee)

""I trust Dr. Barb. He helped save my life...""

rater8 (Dr. Ilie T. Barb)

How these reviews were compiled

Synthesized from public patient-review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8].

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