Hershman Kenneth MD

My mother has been seeing Dr. Kenneth Hershman during 2015, however, she has chosen not to return in 2016. Dr. Hershman exploits the business end of his medical practice by leveraging the number of visits necessary by patients to his office, ordering extra and/​or unnecessary tests (blood work), and only allowing referrals to his group of specialists. His staff might insist in a very compelling manner, that the doctor does this for the care and welfare of his patients… but it does not feel that way, at all.
On the very first visit my mother had with this doctor, some of the blood work ordered by the doctor was rejected by her insurance because it was «unnecessary», leaving her with a debt with her insurance company (Humana Gold Plus HMO, Medicare).
If you want your test results, you have to schedule another visit to see the doctor because nor he or the nurses will read your results over the phone or make them available online.
If you want copies of your results and doctor notes, you are entitled to them, but they charge you for copies.
As for referrals, Dr. Hershman works with his own network of doctors whom, as we understand from his office, are specialists that the doctor knowns and trusts. That said, if you have a preferred specialist who Dr. Hershman might not be familiar with, your request for referral will be denied. This has happened to my mother twice this year. The first time she was denied a referral to Bascolm Palmer Eye Institute, and the second time to an orthopedic surgeon.
Regarding the orthopedic referral, my mother had a fall while traveling abroad and unfortunately landed on her hand and leaving her with a torn tendon and hairline fracture on two of her fingers. She went to see Dr. Kenneth Hershman, who then referred her to a specialist, Dr. Jacquline Redondo. My mother has had two visits to this specialist/​hand surgeon, has been billed over $ 300 on the first visit and over $ 400 on the second visit, however Dr. Redondo has never met my mother, has not ordered a CT scan (to confirm or rule out nerve damage), has not prescribed pain medication, has not explained any diagnosis to my mother, and communication with my mother in order to answer her questions and concerns.
Given the first doctor has charged her more or less $ 800 but never met her, she wanted a second opinion with a specialist she chose. However, and very sadly, Dr. Hershman will not give my mother the referral, even though we have expressed the anguish my mother is enduring.
Thankfully, I have updated my mom’s insurance and moved her to a doctor in the practice my dad goes to and we can’t wait because my dad’s doctor has always been helpful and not invoice crazy like Dr Hershman. We do not recommend Dr. Kenneth Horseman to anyone.

Let me echo Alison’s comments. This guy is the worst doctor I have ever encountered. He did the same to me as he did to Alison. Leave the door open and loudly discuss and belittle my medical concerns. When I called him out on prescribing multiple drugs with LETHAL interactions that were causing greater illness he acted childish and unprofessional and blamed everyone but himself for his reckless and careless actions. He would get up and walk out of the room while I’m talking and mid sentence. Totally ignoring anything I was saying. Meanwhile he like to brag about his airplane and flying to the Islands, You’re right Alison he is Justin it for the money. This is the only Doctor that I ever wrote a bad review for. Trust me when I say, do yourself and your loved ones a favor and find someone else to be your doctor.

I have been seeing Dr. Ken Hershman for around 5 years or so. His clinic and fellow associates are really nice. Additionally, they have a Free Espresso Machine! I have never been to a clinic were there is an espresso machine.
Dr. Hershman is a really good doctor and is not close minded like other doctors. I have asked for certain labs that I need that are necessary, and the doctor is very open to your own personal suggestions. Alot of physicians are cocky and dont like others «telling them what to do». Dr. Hershman’s way of practice has done me very well.
The only thing that is a negative is the waiting time to see either of the physicians or the anrp. I have waited 1 – 2 hours in the waiting area. I understand there is alot of other people with alot more needs that take up alot of the physicians time. But it would be great if I would only wait 30 minutes or so.
Other than that, I think the clinic is great and I feel much healthier with Dr. Hershman’s consultation.