Review: Patient First - John Kavlich MD

[TIna Stanley]

I was abandoned by this Dr. Kavlich, during suboxone treatment. He wrote me a script for 180 suboxone tabs. Drug Mart was out. So I took the script back to him. He gave me 30 and told me to come back PRN. So I did. When I did. He wanted to charge me for another office visit and drug test. On my prescription that he wrote for me. A drug store would not have done this. So, Im going to take legal steps against him. I have been so sick and depressed since this happened. I dont have insurance. I paid him literally thousands of dollars out of pocket. and I'm very sick still.

[bereahairgirl]

How were you abandoned?? I am just trying to make sense of this.If Drug Mart was out of your script, why didn't you go somewhere else?
I go to him also, and yes he charges for every visit- why would he not?
What does a drug store have to do with any of this?
I am just trying to figure out how you can justify legal action for a doctor doing his job.
I am an advocate for Suboxone treatment and would like to help if possible, but I just don't quite understand what the problem actually was.
Thanks

[sjminberea]

Patient First
This place is horrible and a scam!!
Should be investigated by the medical board for bad missleading practices!!
The doctor saw me for an earache. The nurse flushed my ears, and then the doctor came in.
Looked at me for no more than 1 min. and then came back with, hey you might need a decongestant for your ears. Handed me two boxes of over the counter medicines. Said take these, it will help. Some doctors offer samples. No, these were over the counter medicines and he was ready to charge for them. No warning or comments made that they were for a fee. Ready shady buisness practice, odd wierd doctor, who made you feel uncomfortable because of his creepiness.
Also, what's with all the junk, video games, etc. in the lobby? Is this a medical facility or a Bob Evans waiting area?

[bereag]

Im also a ex patient. He is a shady Dr. and the place is a mess and you sit in his waiting room which is a sauna. How about turning on the freekin air conditioning. And the back parking lot is full of trailers and some type of tar machine.

[ADAC]

RUN!!! This Dr. and his staff are nuts! The staff was rude, extremely unintelligent, and I'm pretty sure they were on something illegal. The Dr. thought he was young and cool, I found him creepy. I will NEVER go there again!

[cleveland heights]

I just have a question. I have been trying to get on the suboxone program, but everyone has a waiting list. Does he take medical mutual for the suboxone program and if I call first thing Monday morning do I stand a good chance of getting in? Thank You so much!!

bereahairgirl wrote:

How were you abandoned?? I am just trying to make sense of this.If Drug Mart was out of your script, why didn't you go somewhere else?
I go to him also, and yes he charges for every visit- why would he not?
What does a drug store have to do with any of this?
I am just trying to figure out how you can justify legal action for a doctor doing his job.
I am an advocate for Suboxone treatment and would like to help if possible, but I just don't quite understand what the problem actually was.
Thanks

[R Carey]

My sister was employed by this idiot for one year. As soon as she could, she abandoned his practice. The man is a screaming, raving lunatic.

Oh yes, it's absolutely *Shady*. He hires people right out of school and treats them like shit.

He was pissed because she refused to clean his home. Maid service is certainly more expensive than what this asshole pays.

Avoid this place.

[Jay]

I went there with a possible case of pertussis (whooping cough) and he put me on amoxicillin and an OTC decongestant. I literally saw him for less than 1 minute. He looked in my ears and listened to my lungs and off I went. I was disappointed with the diagnosis because it was incorrect (I had bronchitus and needed an inhaler). He did seem very creepy, especially considering the number of attractive young fresh outs he had working in his office. The waiting room is completely unprofessional - this guy is a joke. Apparently doctors are a dime a dozen - it's so hard to find a good primary care doctor.

[brett]

Yeah the waiting room is weried and so is the doctor..but ill tell you what I have been addicted to heroin and needed help and called every place that prescribes suboxone in my area and every person charged just as much if not more and every single place had waiting lists that were super long..I called patient first and had a appointment 4 hours after I called and had a bottle of suboxone the same day I called and within a hour of being there...this doctor saved me from shooting up for weeks while on a wating list..this guy saved my life..I would reccomend him to anyone in my situation..plus it was 3 days till christmas