Wayne A Krimmel, D.C.

I went to Dr. Krimmel for a DOT evaluation. The good thing is his evaluations are affordable.
Other than that, it was mostly a negative experience with an unprofessional bigoted chiropractor. I showed up on time for my appointment and had to wait almost an hour to be seen. Part of why it took so long is because Wayne acts as his own secretary and was taking calls while in the middle of seeing patients to make more appointments.
Waiting for an appointment us one thing, but no one should be subjected to Wayne’s «humor». While I sat and waited, every time he came out into the waiting room, he was insulting someone through his comments or jokes… misogynistic comments about women he had dated, paternalistic comments towards a guy who was starting a trucking career etc.
One patient talked about how he had trouble getting to the old office in downtown Oakland one time because there was a protest. In response Wayne joked that «It was probably some welfare mamas complaining because their welfare checks came late» and laughed. Then he added that «It was probably some women mad because the government wasn’t going to give them mo money for having mo babies.» I kid you not. Basically, regardless of a doctor’s views and opinions and humor, I think it’s totally inappropriate and unprofessional to make insulting and racist jokes at the expense of anyone else. My advice is find somebody else to attend to you.

I’ve been waiting outside a locked office (all the lights are currently on) for the past two hours. Only notifications show office hours. Not ideal when waiting to submit a urine sample for drug screening.

The office organization is lacking. Each time I have visited, I had to wait over 30 minutes to be seen. This is not acceptable for this type of practice. Wayne’s drug testing and physical side business is interfering with his ability to provide efficient and reasonable service to his chiropractic clients. I will be going elsewhere.

Very efficient, and dependable, he can pretty much fix you up in a jiffy and your wallets won’t be the worse for it. I highly recommend this guy and your bones and joints will thank you for it.

Small Office, very much a hole in the wall, with no bells or whistles and I can’t speak to his organization. He takes my health care insurance, I pay my copay, and that’s about all I know of his paperwork handling skills. However he is a competent Chiropractor, he has all the equipment necessary to do the work, and he makes me feel better. So, I’m not too worried that I’m not in the most beautiful waiting room or office.
I’m pretty sensitive and I have a few conditions, RA and a connective tissue disorder being among them. So if I get worked too hard, I get more sore and tense which pulls me further out of alignment which really stinks. It’s a fine balance with me between too hard and not hard enough to get things back where they belong. He has a good sense of just how hard to push and I really appreciate that. I’m happy to recommend him.

I have been a patient of Dr. Krimmel for over a year and he is great! He is very knowledgeable about the body and knows exactly what adjustment to do to tweak my back, neck or shoulders back into alignment. I enjoy weightlifting and often have minor sports related injuries and turn to Dr. Krimmel to fix my sore and stiff muscles. In addition to adjustments he has also used electro stimulation to rehab my shoulder.
I find it always easy to schedule an appointment and he takes my insurance at his easily accessible to reach downtown office.

This guy knows his craft, but I have met fewer people who are as disorganized as he. After my treatment for injuries resulting from a November 2008 auto accident I had not fault in, Dr. Krimmel had me fill out papers for a lawyer he recommended.
For over a year I kept calling to find the status of my claim, but he never returned a single call. In March 2010 I showed up at his office and surprised him. You should have seen his face. Ever caught someone stealing?
Donning one of the most sheepish looks I have ever seen, Dr. Krimmel gave me an excuse you never expect from a highly educated professional: «I haven’t talked to the lawyer. I think he lost the paperwork. Maybe he went out of business. I will call you so you can come and fill out new paperwork for another lawyer.»
It’s July 2010 and I’m still waiting for the call, Dr. Krimmel.