[kanoa1kale2]

Originally Posted by gsovas

Well all,
I have a totally different opinion on the urgent care at 466a which is RUN BY JOHN SANTOS
I have had excellent care, prescribed the right medication, sent others to the same facility with NO ISSUES.

John Santos has been my primary care physician for 2.5 years now and I've had nothing but positive experiences with him. He continued my meds from my prior location and sent me to proper specialists for followup with some new problems I encountered. The followups have been timely and I've experienced no extra billing of any kind.

[blueash]

Originally Posted by kanoa1kale2

John Santos has been my primary care physician for 2.5 years now and I've had nothing but positive experiences with him. He continued my meds from my prior location and sent me to proper specialists for followup with some new problems I encountered. The followups have been timely and I've experienced no extra billing of any kind.

John Santos has never been your primary care physician. He is not a physician. He is not trained to be a physician. He never went to medical school. He is not licensed to be a physician. He is not subject to the ongoing training and education requirements to keep up to date that a physician must follow.

The confusion in identification of the training of the people wearing white coats and carrying a stethoscope is ongoing.

[Cheiro]

Originally Posted by Chellybean

Beware of 441 Urgent Care on 44 Run by John S*antos Nurse practitioner ARNP.

This guy is a jerk and has a napoleon complex and error in my visit including billing me for two visits instead of one.
He ordered the wrong test and Medication and was as arrogant as they come. His staff said Dr. S*anotos would be in to see me when in-fact he was a PA.
I got in a verbal argument in his mishandling of my case and his errors. He could careless and defended the errors he made. He also ordered a powerful antibiotic instead of topical healing cream when i did not have any infection and then said it was a very busy day and i did get you the right prescription didn't i, OMG
I called my insurance company and made them aware of the double billing and they said they have had prior problems with this facility.They are now investigating the fraud.
When i complained to the billing director Trenna she had Adam S*antos John S*antos brother call me to rectify the complaint.
I was a little cautious at first, but come to finded out the brothers where severing there partnership and were at war with each other and Adam Clearly said this is one of many complaints he has gotten on his brother and his brother is a arrogant ass*ole with a Napoleon attitude. Adam started the business and made a grave mistake in taking his brother on as a partner and now attorneys are dividing up the business.
Adam S*antos is a caring P.A and runs the 441 urgent care on 466a across the street from McDonald by Lake imaging.
I have been in Adams care before and he is a caring gentleman and i would see him again.
Just a recommendation i would stay away from 441 urgent care on 44 John S*antos runs that one and go to the 441 Urgent care on 466a that Adam S*antos runs.
Good luck in your care:
Also Unova was also a bad facility in there behavior with Dr.
Keri*na, They have finally reorganized that facility and got that jerk inline, i believe he is no longer a part of that facility, the other Doctors there are great.

Thank you for your information on the Urgent Care 441 on Rt.44. I live near there and have used them quite often and they were quite good until the Dr. you mentioned became part of them and my experience now matches yours. I now go to the one you mentioned on 446a even though it is quite out of my way.
Thank you for informing everyone about him.
Best wishes and stay safe.

[airstreamingypsy]

Adam Santos is my primary care "doctor" even though I know he isn't actually a full doctor. I could not be happier with him. I'm sorry to hear the office is having problems, I would hate for my insurance to stop paying him.

[Chellybean]

Originally Posted by riley2011

What’s with the asterisks in the names?

just eliminate it

[Indydealmaker]

Originally Posted by gsovas

Well all,
I have a totally different opinion on the urgent care at 466a which is RUN BY JOHN SANTOS
I have had excellent care, prescribed the right medication, sent others to the same facility with NO ISSUES.

Given the poor Medicare rating, it sounds like you got lucky.

[Chellybean]

Originally Posted by gsovas

Well all,
I have a totally different opinion on the urgent care at 466a which is RUN BY JOHN SANTOS
I have had excellent care, prescribed the right medication, sent others to the same facility with NO ISSUES.

466a is being run by Adam Santos, John runs 44 location just FYI.
Adam is a gentleman John is a arrogant jerk!

[Jclausen]

We went there because they had a sign indicating COVID-19 testing. We went in and no staff wore masks!!! When I mentioned having had the flu in March, I was told it was because I received a flu shot! We turned around and left.

[Chellybean]

Originally Posted by kanoa1kale2

John Santos has been my primary care physician for 2.5 years now and I've had nothing but positive experiences with him. He continued my meds from my prior location and sent me to proper specialists for followup with some new problems I encountered. The followups have been timely and I've experienced no extra billing of any kind.

He is not a doctor!

[Texased]

Shoddy, unprofessional medical care is the #1 reason my wife and I are in the process of leaving Florida. We never had to deal with PA's at any other city outside of The Villages. Earlier this year my wife almost died because a PA in The Villages mis-prescribed a medication for her. When I select a physician for my medical plan I fully expect to interact with that specific physician and not a PA. Florida and The Villages is very low nationally rated in medical care, and at our age professional and efficient medical care is very important.

[pathamilton]

I contacted BC/BS PLUS (Medicare Advantage) just now to see if they covered 441 Urgent Care and they said yes. So I am not sure as to why some of you are getting noticed to NOT using them and I did not. I was just at the 441 center on 44th on Sunday, June 14 so I hope I have coverage.
Thanks for the alert!

[allsport]

You really need to get your information correct. The PA today has to have pretty much a premed bachelor's degree and then has a 3 year program that about half of it is spent with an MD learning how to practice, just like interns do.
The NP has a BSN and in a few places they can add years to their schooling if their degree is not in nursing to give them the science that nurses have. The current program is a Doctorate of Nursing Practice which is done in 3+ years with classroom amounting to 2 years and 1 year under the direct supervision of an MD. The reason they have doctorate degrees is that the amount of time they spend in clinical practice far exceeds the amount of time most PhD's spend in their doctoral programs. I managed a massive outpatient program where I had many NP's under my supervision and where money was tied to patient outcomes. My NP's usually exceeded their outcomes in much larger numbers than did the PA's and some MD's in the program. The outcomes were very specific like patient's hypertension within a certain range, blood sugars in a certain range, etc, etc etc. Each of those providers have their place in the medical field and for every example of a bad NP, I can probably give you 10 examples of really bad MDs.

[kendi]

Originally Posted by Texased

Shoddy, unprofessional medical care is the #1 reason my wife and I are in the process of leaving Florida. We never had to deal with PA's at any other city outside of The Villages. Earlier this year my wife almost died because a PA in The Villages mis-prescribed a medication for her. When I select a physician for my medical plan I fully expect to interact with that specific physician and not a PA. Florida and The Villages is very low nationally rated in medical care, and at our age professional and efficient medical care is very important.

The use of PA's is becoming more prevalent in most if not all states. Don't have to pay them as much as the medical doctors.

[kendi]

Originally Posted by Chellybean

Beware of 441 Urgent Care on 44 Run by John S*antos Nurse practitioner ARNP.

This guy is a jerk and has a napoleon complex and error in my visit including billing me for two visits instead of one.
He ordered the wrong test and Medication and was as arrogant as they come. His staff said Dr. S*anotos would be in to see me when in-fact he was a PA.
I got in a verbal argument in his mishandling of my case and his errors. He could careless and defended the errors he made. He also ordered a powerful antibiotic instead of topical healing cream when i did not have any infection and then said it was a very busy day and i did get you the right prescription didn't i, OMG
I called my insurance company and made them aware of the double billing and they said they have had prior problems with this facility.They are now investigating the fraud.
When i complained to the billing director Trenna she had Adam S*antos John S*antos brother call me to rectify the complaint.
I was a little cautious at first, but come to finded out the brothers where severing there partnership and were at war with each other and Adam Clearly said this is one of many complaints he has gotten on his brother and his brother is a arrogant ass*ole with a Napoleon attitude. Adam started the business and made a grave mistake in taking his brother on as a partner and now attorneys are dividing up the business.
Adam S*antos is a caring P.A and runs the 441 urgent care on 466a across the street from McDonald by Lake imaging.
I have been in Adams care before and he is a caring gentleman and i would see him again.
Just a recommendation i would stay away from 441 urgent care on 44 John S*antos runs that one and go to the 441 Urgent care on 466a that Adam S*antos runs.
Good luck in your care:
Also Unova was also a bad facility in there behavior with Dr.
Keri*na, They have finally reorganized that facility and got that jerk inline, i believe he is no longer a part of that facility, the other Doctors there are great.

When someone gets on social media to rant about a business, I always wonder who the problem really is - the business or the ranter. All that emotion clouds perspective, especially when they get into name calling - "napoleon complex and jerk".

I actually prefer seeing the PA at our primary care Physician’s office. I can relate to him better and he takes more time with me. I do understand he is not an MD and sometimes has to defer to the MD for certain things, but you cannot undervalue a good and trusting relationship with your primary care giver.