Mark V Burke Md

Best Dr ive ever been to

I am new to rating and critiquing doctors or business's online, but I feel the need to share what I have experienced being a patient of Dr. Burke. I found Dr. Burke online in April of last year when I was just starting my new job and needed to have a physical exam done. I chose Mr. Burke (I am done use Dr. as believe me he does not deserve the title) do to his convenient location to my house and figured how bad could he be. Well I was about to find out. On my first visit to get have my physical he read my name of my chart and said " oh Garcia, you do not look Spanish, thank god for that huh" . I instantaneously felt a pang of disgust at his flippant racist remark... Strike 1 Sir! I left his office that day deciding to never go back, but a few months later I got sick and had forgotten to contact my insurance provider to change the racist, so I went back deciding my health was more important than his ignorant comments. The second visit was not as uncomfortable accept for a few inappropriate jokes.. Strike 2 Sir! My third and most certainly last encounter with Mr. Burke is when I needed to have some emergency blood work done. By this time I had been at my job for over a year and was in the midst of changing insurance providers so I knew I would have to pay out of pocket for them to draw my blood. I contacted his office and spoke with one of his nurses assistance, I asked the nice woman how much the blood work would coast without insurance, she informed me the price would be $20 dollars and whatever the lab coasts were. I asked her for the Labs number so I can call and see how much the entire process would coast out of pocket (because like most of us I am budget conscious) . I call the lab they give me a price of $125, so all together $145.00, not bad on short notice and its needs to be done. I go to Mr. Burke's office the next day the nurses assistance draws my blood, I give her a $20.00 bill and she says "excuse me, its $25.00" I remind her we spoke the day before and was told the blood work would be $20.00 she informs me I must have miss heard. I give her the $5.00 and leave annoyed but figuring it is only $5.00 so its not that bad. I contact her as she told me to do two days later to see if my results are in, she informs me that they are in and that the doctor has informed her since I was "not a patient" and have no insurance I must pay $100.00 to get the results of my blood work!!! UM STRIKE 3!!!!!!!!!! I tell the nurses assistant that I would have never agreed to have the blood work done through them if they would have disclosed this fee prior, I also remind her that I am a patient of his and demand to speak to him. Well Mr. Burke gets on the phone straight attitude from the beginning of the conversation, scolded me for not having insurance, accuses me of lying about being one his patients and then the kicker...... HANGS UP THE PHONE ON ME!!!! (UR OUT) I was in such shock I was shaking. I call back and the nurses assistant picks up and says that the doctor no longer wishes to speak with me and that if I wish to get my results I must come in that Saturday and I must pay the fee. At this point once again I make the decision that once again, my health supersedes his ignorance and arrogance, and make the appointment for that Saturday. I had knots in my stomach the whole way to his office as I can not believe that on top of a health issue that is scaring me to death, I am forced to deal with this mans blatant rudeness. I get there he is not even there and the nurses assistant immediately informs me that he told her to get my money as soon as i walked in and before she gave me the results. Feeling disgusted and almost tearing at this time, I give her my credit card and flee as soon as she hands me my results, which thank goodness were negative and that in itself was a relief. In conclusion if you are looking for a racist, arrogant, rude doctor, Mr. Burke is your man.