Szmidt Maria MD, Family Practice

I love the doctor but the staff could use some customer service, kindness and smile training!

I have had an excellent experience with the doctor and her office staff. I was transferred to her after my life-​long primary care doctor passed away. The doctor has managed my health care very well for over a year.

I have been a patient of Dr. Maria Szmidt for 3 years. I always feel well taken care of. She is thorough and has great bed side manner! Her staff is efficient and able to answer any questions or concerns in a timely and professional manner. I would recommend Dr. Szmidt if you are looking for a staff that cares, is good at what they do & a doctor that caring for her patients is top priority. Thank you for the years of great care & health!

Dr. Szmidt is a wonderful doctor. Caring, yet no-​nonsense. A good listener, asks the right questions and is determined to get to the bottom of any issue with your health. She is easy to see– even same day. She takes her time. Her staff is sweet, but not perfect. I do not care for her nurse practioner at all; however, if you are looking for an internist, Dr. Szmidt is really great.

I’ve seen Dr. Szmidt about 5 or 6 times. Every time I’ve gone I’ve had a terrible experience. I am going to find another Doctor. I wait forever to see her and when she finally does come in the room she sees me for about 1 – 2 minutes. She doesn’t ask a lot of questions. It’s almost as if she couldn’t care less about why I’m in there which is a terrible feeling when you’re seeing a doctor. There were a couple times she asked me to come back for a follow up visit and when I came back she asked why I was there. Every time I’ve seen her it’s been a complete waste of time and money. Find another Doctor who actually cares about your health.

This totally bums me out to have to write this review, as Dr. Maria Szmidt herself is wonderful.
However, her front office staff, namely Sasha, is absolutely horrific.
I was insured last year and was given Dr. Szmidt as my primary care provider. Unfortunately, a few financial hiccups caused me to have to change to Covered California and a new doctor. Fast forward a few more bumps in the road, and I was completely uninsured for months.
Finally, on September 1^st, I was reinstated on my original plan and with Dr. Szmidt.
I schedule an appointment, and there starts my initial disappointment. Last year, I was able to get myself in on little advance notice. The first available morning appointment they had was 2 weeks out. Luckily, I called in the end of August and got myself in on September 9^th.
I get there and the gal barely pays me any attention and is busy with phone calls. I check the «new insurance» box and give her my card.
She proceeds to rudely tell me that they are no longer my primary care provider and basically gives me the «sorry, not sorry» expression. I burst into tears, as I’ve been feeling like crap the past few months as was so excited to finally get checked out. Not only that, but my husband insisted that he had not changed anything, and made sure that he kept my doctor because he knew how much I actually liked her.
With zero compassion (or offering to double check with my insurance company), she says, «Sorry, you can always call up the insurance company and try and change it back. But see, right here it even lists your new doctor (note: it was my husband’s card and his provider was listed, which makes it even more appalling how rude she was) and it’s clearly not us. You’re gonna have to call them. «
So, I do. I schedule a new appointment for the 17^th with a new doctor.
Flash forward to today: I am called by my new providers office to obtain my insurance info. They call me back promptly and let me know, they are not my provider, but it can be changed quickly before tomorrow’s appointment and it would only take a 5 minute phone call.
Let me spell this out for you… I WAS STILL COVERED BY DR. SZMIDT! WTF?!
Yup. I was correct. My husband was correct.
I could’ve kept my original appointment with them, but clearly if they can’t figure out something as simple as my insurance, I’m glad to have now officially switched to my new doctor.
Do yourselves a favor, and stay away… At least as long as Sasha is in the front office!

good, smart people who really care. the only hiccup is it seems to take a long time to «get the ball rolling» with referalls and any sort of red tape. but thats not unique to this office, its been happening at every doctors office ive visited in the last few years. the whole system is messed up, aparantly.

I wanted to take a moment to compliment the staff and Dr. Maria Schmidt. They did a great job assessing my back issue and determining the proper medication and personal training required to get me healed again. The nurse’s Czerina was polite and respectful and thorough with the initial diagnosis. When the doctor arrived, she asked all the right questions, she was very professional, and extremely knowledgable. I felt an equal love all of respect between Doctor and patient. The whole staff in general did a great job and I would highly recommend Dr. Maria Schmidts office to any and all of my friends and family. Five stars all the way!

Great practice, staff is very personable. The wait is never long and the visits are very informative. They are always on the ball, getting everything you need in a timely manner. Thank you for all the care you have given me.

Dr. Maira Szmidt has been my primary care physician for going on 2 years now.
She is always caring and thoughtful. And really takes time with me and my family to make sure we don’t leave the office with any questions or doubts. Her staff in the front office as well as the back office are FANTASTIC!!! Always fast and efficient. Whenever myself or my family needs to be seen same day they are always able to squeeze us in.
I have no complaints. Only good things to say about Dr. Szmidt and her staff. My family and I will continue to come see her as long as we can!

so far horrible!!! well I don’t if its her fault or the people that work there, I requested referral like three weeks ago and been waiting, so I decided to follow up and see what the deal was. Called on Thursday and they said we will call you back on Friday because it is still pending, they didnt call back on friday so I called friday afternoon. They told me oh the person that was suppose to call you is not working today, she will call you back on monday, Monday comes around, no one calls again. I call today and they tell me it is still pending and some lady will call me back in like 30 mins, I waited for three weeks almost.
I know it should not take this long, they either forgot to submit it or something is up! so I decided to call my insurance and figure out why they keep saying its pending… I found out that they just submitted my referral on Friday that I requested like three weeks ago.
I understand, we all forget but stop telling me you submitted it and its pending and just be honest and say you guys forgot to submit it.
I called again to let them know what I figured it out on my own and the lady is like thats not my department so I said can I talk to the person in charge? ohhhh she doesn’t work today :)))) Just perfect
Again Maria Szmidt was really nice, but this whole thing was horrible!!!

Dr Maria Szmidt has been primary care physician for my family for longer than 8 years, and I am always impressed how much attention she pays to us and her other patients. Even though our insurance does not require primary care physician, it was our choice to rely on her experience, competence, and quality care. Besides being exceptionally good specialist, she has also one of the most kind and warm personalities, which make every visit very enjoyable.

Dr. Szmidt is amazing! And so are her nurses!!! They do a great job and are very accommodating when it comes to last min apts. they truly care about their patients and it shows!!! Thanks again for the amazing service!!!

Dr. Szmidt has been my primary care physician for years and I really appreciate her care and treatment. At first I thought she was a bit no nonsense but perhaps it was a cultural difference. Now I very much appreciate her thoughtfulness and the time she takes listening to me and diagnosing a problem.

Just perfect! She’s very compassionate and does her best to make you feel comfortable during your visit. She listens very well and really hears what you’re saying. Tries to prescribe what would be best for you and adjusts after you try it, if it didn’t work well. And she’s efficient, so doesn’t waste your time, but also doesn’t seem like she’s rushing from room to room.

I found Dr. Szmidt’s office through a referral from my OBGYN, and I was really surprised and impressed at her thoroughness, kindness and quality care. This is the first doctor who did appropriate bloodwork investigation and monitoring of my thyroid ever… I usually have to demand the tests myself. She called me back for a follow up, which was amazing, and went over the results and adjusted my medication. She is very up to date with information based on solid science and really cares for her patients. A relaxed, no drama office, with last minute appointments available when necessary. Highly recommended.

Dr. Szmidt has been my primary care doctor for several years, both in my Healthnet HMO and now in my Aetna PPO. She’s the first doctor I’ve had who genuinely cares about me and my health, keeps up on the latest research, and goes beyond my complaints to make sure I’m really doing well. She calls me after hours, partners with me to resolve chronic problems, shares recommendations to other doctors she trusts — she wins my whole hearted trust and approval!