Richard J Spelts , DO

Honestly, I am surprised with these negative reviews. I have seen Dr. Spelts on several occasions over a 7 year period and have been impressed with his services. Nice bedside manner, sense of humor, explanation of symptoms and proper diagnoses both times. Recommended and excellent surgeon both times. 5 – 10 minutes wait time on average. Efficient, friendly staff. I will continue to visit his office and utilize SCOI. Thank you Dr. Spelts for helping to fix me but hopefully I never have to visit your office again (due to injury) ;)

I saw this Dr. for testing and came to the conclusion that he has to be someones brother in-​law in SCOI group. My advice is find another Dr.

Zero stars, I have never been treated so poorly by what is supposed to be a professional medical organization. I personally have been misdiagnosed by Dr Grossman and made to suffer needlessly for several years, and I was also made to wait 90 minutes by Dr Spelts to not see a Dr because I left out of pure frustration. Today Dr Spelts was impatient, raising his voice, disagreeing with my
Wife and finally TELLING us to get a new Dr. Unprofessional and argumentative is what we experienced today. Please save yourself time pain and frustration and go anywhere else but SCOI
!!! Btw this is a workers compensation case, so the state apparently trusts these unprofessional people as well!

I had the second appointment of the day and I was early. I was showed an exam room and waited patiently. I heard the doctor just outside casually visiting with the previous patient for more than half an hour. When he finally came in to see me more than an hour after my scheduled appointment he didn’t apologize for wasting my time. And when I said something about how long I had been waiting he said that he had been with a patient. Aside from the fact that he didn’t help me with my frozen shoulder, his arrogance and attitude is disgusting. I would stay away from him at all costs. Then the office manager for SCOI had the nerve to back the doctor. Appalling. Doctors do not walk on water; people deserve respect. And when someone takes something from me that can never be replaced, TIME, they are selfish, rude and inconsiderate.

Misdiagnosed over and over even with advanced diagnostics (3 MRIs, radiographs, etc). Told me my chronic back and foot pain was due to one leg being longer than another, then a stress fracture, then nerve pain. I was in an air cast for 3 months with no improvement and on disability because I was in so much pain. Then I found a different orthopedist who diagnosed me with an autoimmune condition and within 2 months of seeing my rheumatologist (whom he recommended) I was pain free. Now I have run 2 more marathons.
I wasted thousands of dollars and several months with this practice– via 2 doctors and one nurse practitioner. I recommend trying somewhere else. It was also very difficult communicating with their Drs due to their phone system. The receptionists in Thousand Oaks are very snippy if you get a live person. The second star is because their radiology staff is well trained and the office is clean.