Dr. Prema Kothandaraman -The OB/Gyn and Incontinence Center

Had my first appointment yesterday, I was nervous since this is my first pregnancy and I was having trouble finding a OB GYN within network, I called and made an appointment last week, I spoke with Elizabeth she was very helpful answering my question concerning my insurance coverage she took care of it. Office is clean and Pink very welcoming. Staff is nice and quiet. Dr. Prema is Amazing, very sweet understanding and made me feel very comfortable during the exams. Overall it went great.
I will update this review in 8 months.

Rip off! Made me pay $ 500 for her to look at me for like 5 minutes. I will never ever recommend anyone to go to this place. She doesnt even care about the patients.

I have only seen Dr Prema a couple of times but whenever I had tests done I had to call to get results. These were not just normal results they were results that needed follow up. This last time I called to get some more information about a irregular test result and Dr Prema basically got irritated when I called, kept interrupting my and eventually hung up on me. So guess it is time to move on. So rude and unprofessional.

Dr Prema and her staff are absolutely great. All the way time does seem to take a little more than usual and it is a private practice it’s understandable I would recommend this place to women who do need a gynecologist… she’s awesome!!!

I was discouraged to go see this doctor due to her low reviews. But I decided to judge for myself. She saw me for another health problem before my husband and I decided to starting trying with our second child. Dr. Prema has good bedside manners and her staff are never rude. Valerie has good customer service and always asks how I am doing. Dr Prema practices based on evidence based. She tells me her honest opinion and gives me examples. She made me feel at ease about my previous medical condition and at ease about my son’s health as well.
She will be delivering our second child soon. Praying we have a good experience in the delivery room. I am rating her a four based on wait time, which varies from 15 to 45 minutes. But rating the doctor, the environment and staff a five.
Don’t judge a doctor based on some bad reviews. Some people are just hard to please.

Dr Prema is the best! She’s very caring and reassuring, I’m seeing her for my first pregnancy and I have had a great experience. Her staff is also very kind and attentive to your needs, they always make you feel welcomed.

I found Dr. Prema very caring, warm and thorough. I would recommend her. Yes, I had to wait to see her… I appreciate a «forced slow down»… I read part of a book I had not been able to get to due to my busy schedule.

Mi experiencia ha sido buenísima en la clínica de la dra. PREMA.
Me mudé a California estando con 5 meses de embarazo y una tía me recomendó a la Dra.
Estoy muy agradecida con ella ya que me ayudó muchísimo en mi embarazo, me dio confianza, consejos y me hacía sentir cómoda en mis citas. El lugar está siempre muy limpio, es muy bonito. (En mi embarazo visité 4 ginecólogos y esta clínica es la más bonita).
El personal es excepcional, hablan español, son muy amables. He tenido bastante contacto con Ericka y Valerie.
Mi bebé nació una semana después de la fecha posible de parto y en esa semana, Ericka estuvo muy pendiente de mí, llamándome y dándome tips.
Escribo este comentario en español para aquellas personas que necesitan una buena ginecóloga en el área y que no hablan inglés, su personal habla español y son muy serviciales. Me da tristeza ver que pocas personas se toman tiempo para darle honor a quien honor merece, así que quiero demostrar mi gratitud dejando esta reseña.

The doctor and nurse are ok, it is a small clean clinic. Wait could be really long sometimes, and front lady is not that helpful…

I had my second child with her in 2012. Overall yes u wait a little more to be seen but dr prema is a good doctor. She did my c section and was always there to listen. Some people are just so picky that want everything fast. Now I’m pregnant with my third child and sad that she does not accept my plan no more. If she did I would of went to her again. She is a great doctor.

I’m writing a review here because I think the majority of reviews of Dr. Prema and her staff are unfair. I was referred to Dr. Prema by my primary physician. It wasn’t until after I had scheduled my appointment that I thought to look her up on Unilocal.I was dismayed by the reviews to say the least, but I thought I’d go through with my appointment and if it was a disaster, I’d find another doctor. My total wait between check-​in and seeing the doctor was about a ½ hour. Her staff were all kind. Nothing extraordinarily bad or good to say. They are young and efficient. I will say that Dr. Prema was the warmest of all. She introduced herself and gave me a warm handshake when she entered the room — something I really value. I have had many experiences in urgent care or other medical facilities where the doctors or physician assistants don’t do that and it really bugs me when they just jump right in without introduction. Dr. Prema was caring in her examination. I had been anxious about the visit since seeing Unilocal and being very attached to my primary physician. Dr. Prema explained how she’d like to proceed, ordered a follow up test, and scheduled an appointment to follow up with me. My second appointment required a little more wait time (about 45 minutes in total), but it was the last appointment of the day and I think that happens at most places of business. Again, I found the doctor warm and kind, which is important to me. She was a little rushed, but she took the time to answer my questions. My primary is very busy as well, but you need to be your own advocate and good doctors will slow down for you. I find the same to be true in my field. Most professionals are busy, but if they have good people skills, it doesn’t take much to slow them down. I would recommend Dr. Prema. Do not let all the negativity influence you. I hate to see a good doctor smeared like this on the internet. Judge for yourself.

After I gave birth to my child at Kaiser, tore my cervix with forced natural birth and then on all kind of surgery for my cervix… long waiting time at the different OBGYN I visited and not knowing what do with my situation.
I found Dr. Prema accommodating well for my situation as I have bleeding happening at random time. Also explained me in detail what had happened with my cervix and what options I have. Finally understood my problems. I really appreciate her help and experience at the place.

I wasn’t happy with the way this office did a few things, but after I made a big stink about it, they resolved the matter in somewhat of a prompt and cordial manner, so I have changed my rating to reflect a more neutral stance.

Not only am I disappointed with the way I was treated, but I am amazed that someone who is supposedly a professional acted this way. Dr. Prema and her staff were not only rude, but did not care about my situation or know how to communicate with me. I called multiple times having the ladies answering the phone lie and say the Dr wasn’t in when I could hear her in the back telling them to say she wasn’t there. Not only that, but I countlessly asked to make an appointment and they kept canceling on me.
After 3 days of trying to make an appointment or even talk to the doctor, she called me and yelled saying that I was bothering her staff and that I needed to pay attention when her staff was talking to me. I told her very nicely that I would like to have better communication because it was stressful not knowing what was going wrong with me, and she was extremely rude and hung up the phone. This is my first review on Unilocal,and the only reason is because she treated me so horribly that I had to let others know. I do NOT RECOMMEND this woman to be anyones doctor.

Just read the reviews and don’t go there.
There is a minimum of and hour waiting time.
And if it is your first time visit, you are looking for a minimum of 2 – 3 hours waiting.
Even after being waited for 45 min in the waiting room, they bring you to the patient room, close the door and make you wait for another 20 – 30 minute.
It is absolutely crazy.
I went there 3 times, but that’s it. There is no way I would go there again.
The worse part is, after such a long waiting time, you get to be with the dr for 10 min, and you leave the office, still unclear about diagnose and the pills and possible side effects

I am having some fairly serious Gyn issues and my GP recommended Dr. Perma. I called to make an appointment and after getting all my insurance info they made an appointment for a couple of weeks in the future…
Between that time and now I spoke to the office at least 3 times with one of the times being them confirming my appointment.
Fast forward to today (the day before my early morning appointment) her office calls me at 4:30 to tell me they have just now minutes before closing realized my insurance is out of network.
I see now by reading these reviews that these idiots may have done me a big favor but it is so unprofessional especially for a Dr and even more so for one that knows you are coming because of some acute issues.
Now I have to find another Dr and then wait for an appointment. Which would be fine except for the horrible and debilitating pain my ever worsening period and ovarian cysts cause.
I guess it is for the best with her reviews of horrible care and billing fraud…

Horrrible Dr! No bed side manner what so ever. She’s rude loud and acts like an idiot. The first nd LAST time I saw her She seemed more interested in trying to figure out, How to get into Kaiser hospitals? I would not want to work with this dr if she was in the ER! Then, right I’m the middle of my exam, without saying a word! she walks out of the room then 2 mins later I hear her in the next room yelling at some one calling them «stupid idiots»?? After hearing her rant for 15mins I found out it was her staff! Omg I grabbed my stuff and walked out mid exam. unacceptable, 1. I was embarrassed for the poor staff, 2. Didn’t want her to come any where near me when she was done. 3. I don’t have all day to be waiting around for her-​.- BEWARE! SAVE URSLF THE HEADACHES AND JUST GO ELSE WHERE!

I’m posting the same review here as I did for Dr. Prema:
Dr. Prema made my birthing experience a terrible one. She became belligerent and condescending. If you are just going for a routine exam, she’s great. But don’t stay with her if you are planning on getting pregnant. If she had her way, I think she would make every delivery a C-​section. DO NOT use Dr. Prema if you want a natural delivery. She will not work with you on that. And don’t be fooled by her pleasant demeanor when you agree with everything she says. She turns on you like a pit bull when you disagree with her. I told my GP who recommended me to her and he said, «Yes, I’m sorry. I don’t send my patients to her anymore.»

This doctor practices fraudulent billing. I was asked for $ 150.00 up front for an ultrasound. I was told this would be applied to my deductible, so I paid it. My insurance ended up paying the claim in full. Now comes the fun part. I have been trying for over a month and a half to get my money back. The «billing office» says they never received the explanation of benefits, which I am holding in my hands. They refuse to accept it from anyone other than the Dr.
I had to pay right away, so I deserve to have my money refunded right away. I am going to report this medical practice to the Department of Insurance.
I saw the other review about this office’s billing practices but failed to heed it. Be warned!

I have had several procedures done in the last few months and I do like Dr. Prema. She is very personable and caring. She does a good job in explaining procedures thoroughly.
What I did not like was that every single time I came in for an appointment, I waited at least an hour for my to be seen. It does seem like she takes on more patients than her staff can handle.
Also, There were 3 times where her staff said they were going to call me to follow up or explain something and they never called. I actually had to call them a few days later and leave a message. And even then, no one ever called me back. I had to call AGAIN and find out information last minute, the day before my procedure.
And, the money hungry thing others have said… well I haven’t experienced that yet. I did have to pay a large deposit for my procedure, so we’ll see if I see the money again.
Overall, I don’t think I would return for many reasons. After I complete everything that I have to do, I will find a new doctor.

I posted the same review for Dr. Prema on another Unilocal page so I will just copy and paste it here. However, I’m a little shocked by the negative reviews. I genuinely enjoyed Dr. Prema and thought both her and her staff were outstanding. I am also surprised about the Rh– issue because she specifically pressed this issue when I spoke with her (maybe it was fresh on her mind… who knows). Anyhow, I feel horrible that some people had bad experiences… I had a great experience and I hope for the sake of her reputation she is able to rectify the issues the negative comments brought up. However, I would definitely recommend her as an OB/​GYN.
Pasted review follows:
I don’t normally Unilocal about a doctor… but I really liked Dr. Prema! She was very compassionate and genuine. She took the time to talk to me and get to know me while the visit didn’t feel «rushed» at all like it normally does when you visit the doctor. I would go back to her in a heartbeat. She even offered free birth control if my insurance didn’t cover it. Great care and great doctor!