Dr. Melvin J Butler

"I can't imagine a worse doctor. He is medically incompetent, has no concern for his patients, and is totally arrogant. I went to him with a dry cough. With no evidence that it was a bacterial infection, he prescribed antibiotics. He did not consider any other possibilities and did not schedule a follow-up appointment in case he was wrong. When I continued to get worse, I contacted a pulmonologist who would not make an appointment with me until I had a referral from Dr. Butler. Dr. Butler refused to make a referral until I had an appointment. I told him the pulmonologist wouldn't allow that, and he was being arrogant to insist on doing something his way that wouldn't work. He then fired me as a patient. Since I could not get an appointment with another primary care physician for months, that meant I had had no available medical care at a time when it was obvious that I needed medical care. In desperation, I asked my cardiologist to act as my primary care physician. He ordered a CT scan which showed that I had a large pulmonary embolism and a major lung infarction. If the cardiologist had not diagnosed the problem and prescribed anticoagulants, I likely would have died. Any doctor who knows little about medicine, knows nothing about how to approach medical problems, and doesn't care about his patients has no right to be a doctor."

"I thought I would like this doctor because of the quickness that he saw me but when I went into the office he only spent about 4 minutes talking to me .being a new patient I wanted more the second time I went the same thing so I don't think I'm going to"

"I went and there has been no problem. But a family member went on a Tuesday and they were given a z pac for flu like symptoms. 2 days later they went to Er because they felt like they were drowning. They had water on their lungs. The doctor should of caught it. They will probably be changing doctors."

"In 2011, when I thought that I had pneumonia, Dr. Butler determined that I did not and suggested that I go to the emergency room to have my blood tested immediately for a potential heart attack. He was correct and saved my life. That's pretty good. I go back."

"Took my mom in recently for her first appointment as her longtime doctor just retired. Dr. Butler was very thorough and caring. The office staff was outstanding as well."