Samonte Dulce MD

Dr. Samonte is a very good doctor . My kids love her and her daughter. We always have a greate experience.

Worst doctor EVER! Wait time is well over an hour even if you are the first apt. scheduled. Make sure you do not have any questions you'd like to ask about your child’s health or she gets annoyed. After waiting over an hour each time you are lucky if she spends more than 3 minutes with your child. After each visit I always receive a bill (even though my insurance covers 100%) so I speak with my insurance company each time my son has a visit with Dr. Samonte and like always, the insurance covered 100%. Why this doctor continues to send invoices saying insurance did not cover my son's visit is beyond me... After bring an issue to her attention for over 6 months, on my last visit with Samonte she told me it was urgent that I take my son to a specialist. Why it took her 18monts to figure out an issue that he has had since birth is pretty crazy. When I left that day, I asked how I could go about getting my son's records so that I could go else ware and 2 days later I receive a certified letter in the mail from Dr. Samonte stating that she can no longer provide medical assistance to my son since she cannot meet my "demands/expectations". In my opinion this doctor is EXTREMELY unprofessional. Did she want to kick us out before I got the chance to switch doctors? OR do my "demands/expectations" of her spending more than 3 minutes with my son and not waiting a year and a half to tell me about an issue he has had since birth not fit her criteria of being a doctor? I highly do NOT recommend this doctor for anything!

Dr. Samonte seemed like a nice friendly doctor the first time I met her for my child. After several visits, I realized that she cares more about quantity than quality. I usually have to wait on average at least 30 minutes, and there are a lot of patients. Once we finally get to see her, it's almost as if she already has one foot out the door to see another patient. She was visibly annoyed when I tried to ask questions about my child's health and guidelines to follow. She really made me feel uncomfortable about asking questions.
Her receptionists are not so much to praise about either. It's been over 3 months since I paid them to transfer my child's health record to my new pediatrician, whom by the way, is the complete opposite of Dr.Samonte. And they still haven't transfer the record even though I called them a few times. Their reasons had been they had to make sure I have no balance left on my account, but I've never owed them anything.
My child's new pediatrician will on average spend about 30 minutes (vs 10 if we're lucky with Samonte) discussing about my child, and at the end will ask if I have any more questions. Best of all, the wait time is no more than 5 minutes! I'm so glad I made the decision to switch.
If you are looking for a doctor that truly will provide guidelines and care more about your child, as a parent, I'd like to advise you to stay away from this Samonte clinic in Clark NJ.