Michael C Chase, MD

I couldn’t get an appointment with this doctor without paying a $ 500 annual fee. Seriously???

If you have a PPO with Aetna and are a new patient, Dr. Michael C Chase charges a yearly fee of 500.00 on top of any PPO fees just to manage your visits… I think not! look around, this is a scam!

Dr. Chase has been my primary care physician for over a decade. I appreciate that he takes the time during physical exams to check out everything that is of concern, and never seems rushed even though he seems to have a high patient load. He takes a prudent approach to medication and treatment. His staff has always been very helpful and accommodating.

I called Dr. Chase, the on-​call doctor (who is not my regular doctor) this weekend because I had a child with an ear infection. My regular doctor had prescribed antibiotics for her twin sister, and since they had had many of the same symptoms all week (except ear pain) she felt it likely the second would get one too, so she put a refill on the meds. Of course my insurance wouldn’t refill it so soon, so I called to explain this to Dr. Chase, sure he would call in another prescription. THREE PHONE CALLS and THREE HOURS and HE NEVER CALLED ME BACK. Meanwhile I had two crying girls who were in pain. I finally refilled the meds and paid cash for it, bypassing the insurance, in order to get my daughter better. That kind of service is unacceptable to me. I finally called the service and told them to check to be sure he hadn’t been in an accident or something, since they told me they had paged him right away each time (and the service said «oh you are the one with the twins» so it wasn’t like he was overwhelmed with calls). If he were my regular doctor he would be no more. And my regular doctor, who calls back quickly and even made house calls to my dying father, will hear about this as well.
If I could give him zero stars I would.

I’m a new patient of Dr. Chase so for my first appointment I saw his nurse practitioner. I actually haven’t seen Dr. Chase but based on my experience with the NP, I know he will be great. The NP was very friendly, knowledgeable and thorough. She listened to my concerns and spent a lot of time getting to know me even though their office was busy and she was running late. She even asked about my personal life which showed that she really cares about who I am. I know some people can be wary of NP’s instead of an MD but don’t be – she is more knowledgeable than the MD I saw previously.

Dr. Chase is the best doctor I’ve worked with. I’ve been seeing him for the last two years and have been extremely pleased with him. He is very kind, patient, listens well, and has a great staff. I highly, highly recommend him.
I am editing this review after my last office visit at which time the staff were very helpful and friendly. I’ve also given Dr. Chase five stars, which he deserves.
The only drawback to Dr. Chase’s practice is that he is so good you will have to wait two to three weeks to see him. Additionally appointments are usually late, no fault of Dr. Chase’s as this is due to other people arriving late and throwing off the schedule for the rest of the day.