Gastrointestinal Specialists, Inc.: St. Mary's

"I had a telemedicine appointment with a nurse practitioner several months ago. The appointment was oaky. I was sent a study and foods to eat. Later, I got a bill. I called my insurance to verify that the bill was correct. I was told that since a nurse practitioner did the service the amount I owed was $13 less. I called several times and left messages regarding this. I never got a call back. I mailed the correct amount. Recently, I got a bill from a collection agency for the $13!!! My question is how many times a day are you billing a higher rate to patients? I have paid the bill. I will not be back, and I will not be referring any of my patients to your office."

"Neva will go again had a surgery to get hemroids removed by doc thangan they were never removed I didn’t get meds covered by insurance and I still have the same problem before surgery do not recommend at all"

"I went there recently for severe pain in my tummy, back, and under my rib cage that has been there for 7 months. I drank that disgusting liquid for my endoscopy and colonoscopy, which were normal as well as the ultrasound. Never asked to do bloodwork! After the colonoscopy, the pain went up significantly. I was walking to my ultrasound in tears from the pain. Went to see him after 3 weeks, listened to my tummy which has flatulence which I never had before, and still struggling to poo. The first time he said I should be on a high fiber diet. The following week, he told me to be on a low fiber diet. Umm, do you think you could do bloodwork to see if you're missing something? He did. Then came out to the hallway and I asked him what he thought it was. IBS. That's a catch all disease when they cant pinpoint what is causing the problem. Gave me samples of a drug, my pcp gave me, that i cant take, and never bothered to tell me what I can or cannot eat. Dear Lord, is there any doctor in Richmond that actually knows what the hell they are doing?"

"What a horrible place. Had to wait over a month for an appointment. My husband really needed to be seen ASAP but, since Dr. Abou-Assi is known to be a great doctor, we waited. My husband went in and did all his paperwork and after waiting an hour was called back to pay his FORTY DOLLAR CO-PAY. THEY WOULDN'T ACCEPT HIS $100 BILL and he didn't have his bank card. The woman was very rude and just told him he had to reschedule. AFTER WAITING OVER A MONTH WHILE BEING IN PAIN AND THEN SITTING IN THE WAITING ROOM FOR OVER AN HOUR, HE IS TOLD TO "JUST" RESCHEDULE. I am beyond angry. Since when can someone not pay with cash? And would it not be a good idea to let people know when they are setting an appointment???!!! Is collecting FORTY DOLLARS more important than someone's HEALTH???!!! Definitely will never set foot in that place again!!!"

"Dr. Talreja is wonderful and has been very helpful in taking care of my parents, especially my mom who has some GI problems. I was nervous about changing from Dr. Gelrud when he retired but Dr. Talreja has done a great job."