Wise Patient Internal Medicine, PLLC

Dr. Warren and his staff are so good about being thorough and making you feel comfortable during your exams. Every time I’ve gone in, I’ve left feeling like all of my questions were properly addressed. With his tips on staying healthy and constant words of encouragement, I feel I have a grip on my personal health and wellbeing.

Had my first appointment with Dr. Warren today and was very impressed with his bedside manner and willingness to spend time with me to understand my issues at hand. I spent about 30 minutes with Megan, a nurse at the practice, who took detailed notes on my lengthly list of symptoms. She asked questions when she needed clarification and paid close attention to me, never cutting me off or making me feel rushed.
After my meeting with Megan, she briefed the doctor and then I spent about 30 minutes with Dr. Warren. He did a quick physical examination and asked more questions. Once he felt he had the full story, he drew up the plan of attack on a white board. He went through his plan with me as Megan fiercely typed into my chart. Once we were all on the same page with his plan of attack, Dr. Warren left the room and Megan scurried off to get the needle kit to take my blood.
Overall, a super experience and I am so happy that I now am on a path to fix my issue!
Side note: There are two dedicated parking spots in the parking lot directly next to the building (the practice is located above Monsoon restaurant).

Going to the doctor has never been fun for me.
I have long tired of the old school approach that always makes me feel like I’m somehow failing in my life when it comes to health.
I have struggled getting my blood pressure under control for years, with cardiologists and internal medicine physicians.
It only took a couple of visits to this practice, and to the incomparable Dr. Sam Warren, to get my blood pressure fixed! He was thorough, comfortable and compassionate discussing options, and confident about our course of action.
This is a modern partnership kind of a practice. We work together, as a team, to improve my health. It is almost fun. It is certainly empowering and engaging.
The office is small, clean, and comfortable. The physicians work with young medical assistants who are all delightful and competent.
If you want an exemplary patient experience, and to be cared for by an innovative and kind team, I strongly recommend this practice.
Communication is simple via the on line portal.
The team is highly responsive.
Life is good.
I love this doctor, and I am grateful.

Dr. Warren and his staff are fantastic. I started going here a year ago, and have been so impressed with the level of care, attention, and transparency of the practice. I am often able to get same-​day appointments and ask questions via-​email all while being treated like a partner and not a «client.»
The nursing staff is incredible – amicable, open-​minded, etc.
The new doctor, Dr. Beady, is a great addition too! She sat down with me for 40+ minutes to answer all of my questions! Wow!

Sam Warren saved my life. Literally. After years of walking around with an undiagnosed defective heart valve, he took one look at me and got right to the issue. A few minutes after I introduced myself he had his stethoscope on my chest and was asking if anyone had ever taken a picture of my heart. After listening for some time with an intensity I had never observed in any doctor before, he referred me to one of the top Cardiologists in Seattle for an echocardiogram. A few days later I was headed for open-​heart surgery, from which I am now making a rapid successful recovery. Had I not met Sam that day (or had I paid attention to the very few silly bad reviews out there on him) I would have been dead by Christmas. Need I say more?
In addition to Dr. Warren’s professionalism and expertise, he is an extremely nice guy, with a wonderful unassuming friendly manner that immediately puts you at ease. Moreover, the entire team of assistants he employs follow his lead. They are uniformly competent and reassuring, making a visit to see your doctor a very pleasant experience. Not something I ever imagined myself saying after a lifetime of dreading any visit to the doctor.
Finally, Dr. Warren’s clinic is at the leading edge of modern medical practice, from complete digital support and open secure online access to all of your records, to the lean clean office itself, located in a delightful residential neighborhood on Cap Hill. It makes coming here nothing but enjoyable, no matter what the underlying problem. Imagine actually enjoying a doctor’s visit where the topic is impending open heart surgery. On top of all of this, he actually called my cell phone and left messages of encouragement for me while I was recuperating in the hospital, as a close friend would. Best of all, he has creative billing options that will save you a ton of money in the long run.
As for the few negative reviews out there, simply put, they are wrong. One reviewer talked about how the questionnaire they provided is immediately erased. Wrong. They provide a long detailed paper questionnaire but also hand you a very short check list each time you go, which is recycled, in order to quickly identify new problems. The notes are completely accurate and detailed in every respect. Anyone claiming otherwise is wrong.
Do yourself a favor. Save your life. Go see Dr. Sam Warren and his excellent staff.

Let me preface this review by stating that I, too, have gone to medical school and have spent nearly half my life working in medicine. I just wanted to put that out there so when I say that Dr Warren is more of an arrogant prick than a good doctor, you can understand that I’m not just a disgruntled patient. We just moved here from NYC for work. My wife has a genetic autoimmune disease that attacks her endocrine system. We brought her to Dr Warren because he is rated so highly. We mostly just wanted a referral to an endocrinologist. My wife filled out a long and detailed history form, which he promptly ignored once he walked into the room. You might be thinking that he looked at it after she left, but no, it’s reusable and was wiped before she left the room before anyone could even see it. My wife has a long history of medical issues. He sat and took her history but mostly ignored what she said. Partial bundle branch block secondary to lung adhesions caused by an injury when she was a marine was turned into «cardiologist cleared pt of all issues». Misdiagnosed with ulcerative colitis even though the colonoscopy from seven months ago shows absolutely nothing but healthy tissue turned into «severe gastrointestinal tract disease, send for immediate referral». For that, she was referred immediately and we received a phone call the next day with an appointment for a colonoscopy that Warren put a rush on. At the same time, he refused to give her a referral for her endocrine issues and despite her enumerating them on her history form and verbally, he didn’t even take note of any of her symptoms. His notes simply stated «pt says she has endocrine issues». He stated that he was fantastic at managing endocrine issues and he would take charge of this, if she even had a problem. Then he ordered a single endocrine test for her to test a single hormone. ONE TEST for a disease that can’t even be diagnosed with three. On top of all of this, we went there for a wellness visit. Indicated both verbally and on the forms that no one read that this was a wellness visit, but because zocdoc defaults to illness, they billed this as a level 4 pt visit which my wife’s insurance won’t cover. $ 260 for him to take a history, poorly, and write her a script for a CBC and a single hormone test. When we called to inquire as to why the visit was billed at this level, we were informed that he didn’t discuss preventative measures so it couldn’t be a wellness visit, plus they spent the visit primarily on one topic (they didn’t and his notes reflect that, they post them online immediately). I’m sure this guy is great for people looking for someone to help them with run of the mill colds. I would not go to him for anything more strenuous. I’ve reviewed his notes, listened to his reasoning and his diagnosis. He talks a good game, but really has no idea what he’s talking about.

Enjoyed the online portal, they seem to really be embracing technology unlike most other doctors. The staff was polite and easy to hold a conversation with making the process relaxed. Dr. Warren was my doctor and I would recommend him to others.
I was able to bring up a wide range of concerns and was provided with the dialog I needed to improve my health. They also seem to be conservative with the medicines and tests proscribed which is great.

Sam Warren has been my doctor for three years. I always thought he was a good doctor — smart, friendly, passionate about health care, accessible. Then, in the last 6 months I’ve had a fairly serious illness, during which Dr Warren has proved himself to be a health care warrior on my side. I am very grateful to benefit from such a talented and caring doctor. His medical assistants are top-​notch too. Smart and so good at keeping the communication going. This is a great place to stay or get healthy.

I can’t say enough good things about Dr. Sam Warren and his staff. They are caring, informative, and offer different solutions for my situation. I see Dr. Warren because of social anxiety disorder, and prefer him to any psychiatrist I’ve seen thus far (and there have been tons!). He is a great doctor and I would recommend him to anyone who asked.

I have always sought a doctor who acted as a partner in my health management rather than as an overseer and I have finally found it in Dr. Warren and Wise Patient Internal Medicine.
Dr. Warren has the requisite stellar top-​tier education credentials and in-​depth clinical experience that for me is solely the entry point into a medical provider selection process. Dr. Warren is the first provider I have interacted with, however, that has truly expanded upon that top tier knowledge and expertise. He has tapped into his evident passion for primary care and carefully thought through how to implement leading-​edge techniques on the communication and delivery of that medicine. It is truly unique to find a top provider in all these important elements combined and in one place.
The practical result is a new and innovative clinic that is completely electronic and digital. I have an astounding amount of timely access to my test results, assessment notes, and can easily message Dr. Warren and his top notch team and schedule appointments — all on the secure web portal. This is a significant benefit for me as a frequent traveling business executive and creates a hyper-​efficient method to efficiently manage the logistics of my health care. Even more importantly it provides me timely access to the information I need to be a well informed patient. I can then ask quality questions about the path of my health care decisions. I do not feel «screened» from any new information on my health as Dr. Warren has the personal confidence in himself, and also me as the patient to analyze the evolving situations together. Dr. Warren and I can then act as partners in making crucial decisions and he spends all the time necessary (and more) to verbally review the statistics and options available to make those decisions. I finally feel empowered by the whole expert medical communication and delivery process — I am truly a «Wiser» patient.
This is the innovative future of primary medicine, and I appreciate Dr. Warren opening Wise Patient Internal Medicine. We are already well on our way to resolving lingering legacy health issues and I am experiencing vastly improved health. I encourage others to try out Wise Patient and experience these benefits as well.