Jim Ngatuvai, MD

Andrew Davidson 

on Healthgrades

6 years ago

My wife went in 6 months ago for a suspicious breast lump. Dr. Ngatuvai was rude and condescending to her. Telling her that women worry about nothing for no reason. He refused to order any diagnostic tests, claiming that was the reason our medical system is so broken. He reluctantly performed a breast exam when my wife continued to push and told her it was nothing. 6 months later my wife has now been diagnosed with breast cancer. We could have had a 6 month jump start on this if Dr. Ngatuvai had 

Summer 

on Healthgrades

7 years ago

Doesn’t care. Doesn’t wanna listen. Wanted me to “see if it goes away on its own, then come back in 2 weeks for follow up” for a uti that I already tested positive for. I had to argue to get antibiotics. Never had a good experience at this clinic, but he is just not a caring docotor. 

Anonymous 

on Healthgrades

7 years ago

Be prepared to do your own doctoring! Dr. Ngatuvai is a pill pusher and is only in the medical field for the money. He diagnosed me as anemic, and I was anemic for OVER THREE YEARS because no follow up was done. I told him on three different visits I was experiencing menstrual migraines. I researched and discovered birth control often fixes the issue. He wanted to prescribe muscle relaxers, claiming it was stress. I insisted he prescribe me the Pill and I was right! No more migraines!!! 

Anonymous 

on Healthgrades

8 years ago

Dr Ngatuvai is great. He has always known where to start with many perplexing medical problems we've had over the years. He is a patient listener. He does a very thorough work up & asks a lot more questions of his patients than most. Some reviewers mistake this for criticism but I've always felt he was just really knowledgeable about different diagnoses and wants to rule out possibilities. He has never steered us wrong in many years of seeing him for injuries, illness, or trickier problems. 

Katie 

on Healthgrades

8 years ago

Dr Ngatuvai takes time to listens and cares about his patients. 

Daniel R. 

on Healthgrades

8 years ago

Dr. Ngatuvai is not a very nice person. I would never recommend anyone going to him. I went in for "tension headaches" and he was not sympathetic at all. He said it was stress and that I was over reacting. When I kept persisting what else I could do he told me that alternative options would require money and that I obviously didn't have any because I was on Medicaid! Very rude. At the time I was a full time grad student. Now I'm not on Medicaid. I fee bad for those poor patients on Medicaid. 

Cameron 

on Healthgrades

8 years ago

Dr. Ngatuvai is a listener and answers my questions. He cares about people. 

John Doe 

on Healthgrades

8 years ago

Dr. Ngatuvai, while educated, has deplorable bedside manner. He was not receptive to patients chief complaints, consistently cutting us off while we were in the exam room. He was talking over us, as we were speaking. Negated all of the reports from ER visits, including concerns about a serious underlying disease. He ordered basic bloodwork, and suggested we not return until more receptive to his suggestions. I understand the importance of starting small, but his approach was terrible. 

Johnna 

on Healthgrades

8 years ago

He was extremely rude to me the entire time I was there and he was criticizing me for my decision to have an IUD (which had NOTHING to do with the appointment). Also, because of my symptoms he ran bloodwork and didn't give me my results at all! I had to request that another doctor look at them because he was not doing his job. Overall, I was offended and frustrated and will not be going back to him! I would not recommend if you're looking for a half-decent, considerate doctor.