Thad E Bartell, MD

I have to say that I am a little surprised by the negative review I saw above. I have had sinus issues for years and found that really no doctor had any useful advice. Most just gave me anti-​biotics and Nasonex and sent me on my way. Dr. Bartell has always given me time to ask a lot of questions and as a result I have pretty much solved my chronic sinus issues. I have a pretty low opinion of a lot of doctors, but Dr. Bartell is the one guy I recommend to people.
Also, I remember him hesitating to suggest a treatment until he could be sure that my insurance covered it, so the story the above reviewer told is a surprise. I’m not doubting the accuracy, just making the point that my experience has been different.
I have also had pretty good luck getting an appointment on short notice which is good because I usually wait until I am totally miserable to go to the doctor.
I have gone now gone two (2) years without a sinus infection, which is pretty much a miracle. Before this time, my infections had been getting far more severe and I had about 4 or 5 per year. It got to the point where I would miss a minimum of 3 days of work for each one.
(For the record, the one critical issue he helped identify was that nighttime acid reflux was a catalyst for my regularly infected throats which would then lead to sinus infections. The other critical thing that I have discovered (more on my own) is daily irrigation/​flush with WARM saline and Alkalol. I actually use a Grossan unit, however, a neti pot would probably suffice. I don’t miss a day!)

When we went to see Dr. Bartell, we thought he was a good physician. However, after the service, we were really regretted to see him. He didn’t tell his patient that everything he used will be a charge to his patient. However, he couldn’t do his job with using endoscopy, which he charged his patient $ 257. When we went to visit another ENT doctor, that doctor didn’t use endoscopy procedure and could do better diagnosis than Dr. Bartell. The worst part about Dr. Bartell’s diagnosis, with the high technology, iis his diagnosis was wrong and not even close to what has happened to the patient. We will never recommend this Dr. to anyone. Also, his office manager is not helping and very rude. She kept saying that we patients don’t know about their business and that the Doctor has the right to do whatever they want without telling his patients ahead of time about the charges. She said because Doctors don’t know anything about charges. She also said the Doctor is right when he charged his patient around $ 300 for 15 minutes visit. They shall work well with each other.
High charge and inaccurate diagnosis.