Peter J. Parker, MD

Dr. Parker turned out to be a rigid, unhelpful doctor, and I can see that others had the same experience. I came to him because I’d moved to Glendale wanting to continue my allergy shots I’d received for 4 years at a place close to my new home. Dr. Parker insisted I continue to get shots remixed at my old allergist because he uses a different formula. He said if he remixed them, I would also have to do a new skin test and start all over on my treatment. Even though I believed initially this was a medical necessity and intended for my safety, I came to suspect this was just his way of demanding to do unnecessary tests and treatments which I, as a patient, didn’t even want. I had to continue asking my old allergist for vials, which still meant driving to my old neighborhood and being seen by him, picking up vials, paying a transfer fee, and delivering them myself to Dr. Parker’s office so they could administer them. Dr. Parker also insisted that he see me too before he would give me the shot, even though all he did was check my nose and ears and it has no bearing on the dosage I get. He didn’t even check the reaction I had from my shot and said I have to let him know myself after I go home. He made no attempt to coordinate my care with my old allergist so they could be on the same page.
Even though I explained to him I wanted to reduce the amount of running around, especially since I was an expectant mother, but I needed to keep getting my shot in order to be comfortable, he smiled and told me it’s just the way he practices and if I didn’t like it, I could go back to my old allergist. Dr. Parker just wants to have a reason to bill insurance for going through the motions and pretending to care. It’s unethical to demand a patient give up the treatment that worked for them for years and start all over with something different, just because he wants to create work for himself. I provided him all my records and skin test results, and I’m sure he is capable of remixing according to my current formula and taking over my treatment, yet he insists it’s not his policy — he should realize each patient comes with different needs that he ought to be considerate of. I’ll be looking for a more understanding and helpful person to be my allergist.

Want to hear something completely disgusting and totally insane?! Unless you have a life threatening pulmonary condition, don’t go here because it’s not only a complete waste of time – it will drain your bank account even if you HAVE insurance and he’s an in-​network doctor!!! I have Cigna Consumer Choice, through my job. I very rarely go to the doctors but with is less than a mile from his Glendale office I thought it would be convenient, and with him being in my network, I’ll just stop by to get a 15 min skin allergy test to finally see what I’m allergic to because I was having some reactions since I moved from the east coast to west coast. Little did I know, I’m allergic to 59 of the 62 things he tested for. great, now what? Oh that’s right. absolutely nothing!!! Other than a two year treatment and thousands of dollars to possibly TRY (key word here) and treat your allergies. Great, so l left the office thinking that was a waste of my time BUT at least I’ll know what I’m allergic to. Before I left, I asked the woman at the desk to please give me the list of allergic substances and give me info on cost for treatment plan. I also asked if there was a copay, she said no, that they will send me a bill to my mailing address. ok I thought that was a little weird. She said she was busy and would email it and had me write my email and name down on a post-​it. Then a week later, nothing. I called again, she said she would do it right then.nothing. I called the two days later asking for it and finally they sent the allergy list but no costs. whatever, prob can’t afford the treatment anyway. Now, like two months later I get a bill in the mail from them saying I OWE $ 833!!! For what!!! If I knew it was anything CLOSE to that price for an in-​network doctor I would NEVER have gone to get testing for something that there’s 1. no life threatening condition and 2. No solution to help and 3. Be a waste of time and money! Nice guy, don’t get me wrong there. BUT He also prescribed me medication that was $ 150 copay, which the pharmacist even said «um yeah, I wouldn’t personally pay that if I were you. Get this x, for $ 20 over the counter, it does the same thing» he also prescribed me medication that would be a $ 60 monthly cost if I were to use an inhaler, which I don’t believe in again unless you’re life threatening condition depends on it which you would know if you needed it before u even went in for a visit. Total rip off. Save your money!!!

I’m very pleased with the service that I received from Dr. Parker and his staff. Dr helped me with my chronic asthma, nasal allergy and hives. His staffs were very polite and helpful. I strongly recon and Dr. Parker who suffer from allergy problem
Nicole

Dr. Peter Parker and his associates wasted a lot of my time and money, and if I hadn’t trusted my instincts it could’ve been a lot worse. I’m writing this review as a warning to others: go anywhere else.
I went in for an allergy consultation a few years ago. I was given a skin test, and I knew something seemed off from the beginning. When they were reading it I thought they’d made a mistake. I asked if they’d missed one of the spots on my arm, just to play it safe, and I was told that wasn’t one of the markings. After the test I was told I was very allergic to several kinds of plants, dogs, cats, oranges, milk, and a variety of other things. I eat dairy products with no discomfort or allergic reactions. The same goes for oranges. This just seemed strange to me.
They gave me some nasal sprays to try and ultimately the saline spray was the only thing that had much of a benefit. This was the one good thing I learned from my multiple appointments. I later came in for another test where I was explicitly told I was allowed to take antihistamines (e.g. Claritin, in my case) beforehand. I confirmed because I thought this was odd, as I’d been told not to take antihistamines for a week prior to the test. When I came to see Dr. Parker for this test, he told me – after having me wait for almost an hour in the exam room – that he couldn’t do the test because I took antihistamines. Even though this wasn’t my error, I still had to pay for the appointment. He was especially rude that day and insisted my problem wasn’t only allergies, but that I had a deviated septum. I’ve had an x-​ray and CT scan, and both showed a tiny deviation. Both ENTs I’ve seen have said this is not a problem, but apparently actual evidence and two other doctors wasn’t enough to convince Dr. Parker he was wrong.
After I finally got the last test, they wanted to sign me up for the long process of getting allergy shots. With my co-​pay, they said it would cost $ 40 a session and would total 50 sessions. (That’s $ 2,000 if you don’t feel like doing the math.) I said I’d have to think about it, as that’s very expensive. Then they told me that if I didn’t go through insurance they’d only charge me $ 30. So why not mention that in the beginning? Clearly they wanted to get more money. I decided not to go through with it, as I didn’t trust them. Weeks later I found out my copay was actually $ 30, not $ 40, and they’d been overcharging me. To this day I still haven’t gotten the money back that I overpaid.
It’s been over two years now. My health insurance wasn’t great and this September (2014) I was able to switch to a better plan that would let me choose my allergist. I went to Dr. Marion Johnson, who was exceptional, and requested to have an allergy blood test instead of a skin test. I just got my results this morning and found out I have no allergies at all. I tested positive for absolutely nothing. So Dr. Parker not only tried to scam me with the allergy shots, but also got EVERYTHING WRONG.
Do not waste your time and money on this doctor. He is terrible, and had I gone through with the shots I could’ve wound up with problems when I had none in the first place. I’m still not sure what’s wrong with me, but I’m glad I found a doctor who is kind and helpful so we can get to the bottom of the problem. Dr. Marion Johnson was so much better and more detailed. I can’t imagine anyone worse than Dr. Parker at this point, so you’re probably safer just picking someone else out of a hat. But if you’re close to downtown I’d recommend Dr. Johnson instead.

I think Dr. Parker is great. He’s the first allergist I have seen, and I found him to be thorough, polite and knowledgeable. He also helped me with another issue, for which I was thankful. Plus, he has a good sense of humor, which I always appreciate.