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Gastroenterology ClinicsSarasota, FL

★★☆☆☆2.4/535 reviews across 3 platforms

Ratings by platform

  • Birdeye/General aggregates: Varies by platform (e.g., 2.1/5 on Birdeye, 3.2/5 on Birdeye for other profiles) (Various across platforms (e.g., 29-31 reviews per profile))
  • WebMD (specific to Dr. Stephen Kucera): 4.0/5 (3 reviews)
  • Vitals (specific to Dr. Benjamin Rodriguez): 4.0/5 (3 reviews)

What patients say

Patients praise

  • Some individual physicians are praised for being thorough, caring, and skilled
  • Occasional reports of helpful staff interactions
  • Positive outcomes for specific procedures such as polyp removal

Common complaints

  • Difficulty reaching the office by phone and long wait times for appointments
  • Reports of unprofessional, dismissive, or rude staff and provider behavior
  • Challenges in getting timely follow-ups on lab or procedure results
  • Dissatisfaction with bedside manner and perceived lack of empathy from some providers
  • General administrative and scheduling hurdles

In patients' words

"Do not use this Doctor as he is entirely inaccessible and his staff are uncooperative and medically untrained. I could not get an appointment with the Doctor to review the results of a procedure he prescribed..."

Vitals patient review for Dr. Benjamin Rodriguez

"He doesn't care about his patients and even if you have a GI Dr that you trust, you are forced to see this Dr. .I love Sarasota memorial hospital but this setup is a bad one for the patient"

Healthgrades patient review for Dr. Stephen Kucera

"My Doctors is under First Physicians Group and I CAN NOT get a hold of them. I called twice and after 40 minutes no one picked up. I pressed 1 for a call-back and no one called back."

Birdeye review for First Physicians Group

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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