Santa Barbara Primary & Specialty Care | UCLA Health
Family Medicine • Santa Barbara, CA
Ratings by platform
- Birdeye: 3.3/5 (9 reviews)
What patients say
Patients praise
- Professional and friendly front desk and medical staff
- Clean office facilities and convenient valet parking
- Efficient office processes and minimal wait times for some patients
- Exceptional care reported for certain specialists/surgeons
Common complaints
- High costs and billing concerns for routine care
- Confusing or restrictive insurance policies regarding primary care vs. specialists
- Perceived lack of preparedness, compassion, or thoroughness from some providers
- Issues with care coordination and feeling rushed during appointments
In patients' words
"Charged $858 for a brief primary care call for me to receive a common medication... subsequent visits to be just as expensive for very simple and routine care."
— Birdeye review"So very happy to have UCLA Health in Santa Barbara. I've now seen two doctors and they were both exceptional; very caring, thorough and thoughtful."
— Birdeye review"The first 10 minutes of every appointment has her sitting before me silently just reading 'my chart' to familiarize herself... [she] lacks the curiosity that makes for a good diagnostician and lacks the compassion that makes for a good doctor."
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