Dr. Krompier is cold, seems to be annoyed, and has absolutely no empathy. Seeing him made me feel even worse! I can’t imagine why he ever went into a field that requires one to have human emotions.
Kelly H.
Place rating: 5 San Ramon, CA
Dr. Krompier is a very intelligent and experienced MD. Dr. Krompier has been effectively prescribing and managing a few of my medications since 2008. He was able to quickly rule out a few diagnoses I never considered after a few appointments and some tests. Dr. Krompier is part of a team of specialists for my complex disease/s. He is calm, reliable and has clear boundaries and policies. His assistant Kay is very personable. Dr. Krompier does accept credit cards now(vs the past review stating he did not). Dr. Krompier is a physician. An MD. He diagnoses, treats, prescribes, manages the meds he prescribed, etc. Dr. Krompier is not a therapist or counselor. He ll refer you to therapy/support groups if he determines this will help you.
Tracie D.
Place rating: 1 Pleasanton, CA
This must be the worst«Dr of psychiatry» I’ve ever met or dealt with. Why he got into a field to help People I’ll never know. He’s mean and in spite of opening up to him and being completely honest when he was required to actually help me Get through a situation that didn’t fall under his exact set of rules & time restrictions he turned on me in the worst way. I don’t think this guy should Be working in a field where people aren’t at their best when coming to him, he certainly Has no empathy or sympathy what-so-ever. I encourage you to continue your search for a Dr that has compassion and understanding, because This guy has zero.
Eva H.
Place rating: 2 San Ramon, CA
PRO — They return calls which is better than others I’ve seeked out. CON — Seems like he’s always on vacation. He asked if I could change my appt to earlier to accomodate him so he can leave early. When I we was 5 minutes late he literally rolled his eyes. CON — Lacks bed side manner. He handles my son with some tenderness but I always felt like he was demeaning to my husband and I. CON — Charged me $ 60 for cancelling. Yikes. I expected $ 25 for the first time offense, but $ 60? I’ll pay it, but I won’t be recommending this guy to any of my crazy friends.
Katie b.
Place rating: 2 Walnut Creek, CA
My husband had an amazing doctor we saw for his bipolar and when he retired he gave us a recommendation for Krompier so we expected them to be similar in how they practiced. But we were wrong. I don’t think he is a bad or incompetent doctor, but he isn’t every friendly either. Krompier didn’t ask many probing questions. Just 2 or 3 basic generic ones. And when I asked questions, voiced concerns or ask for clarification I got short clinical responses. Since I wasn’t the patient I guess he didn’t like me being so involved.(despite the fact that I explained the situation, and was very quite, respectful, and was non interrupting during my husbands session) He was knowledgeable but wasn’t ever good at answering questions in a way that was understandable or satisfactory to me.
Jeff P.
Place rating: 5 Walnut Creek, CA
I am a patient of Dr. Andrew Krompier. Dr. Krompier is a skilled and caring physician. His practice is enhanced by his assistant, Kay. I have a dymanic work schedule and, on multiple occasions, Kay has performed minor miracles to accommodate my schedule. My overall experience with Dr. Krompier and Kay has been quite positive.
Anon E.
Place rating: 5 San Francisco, CA
Dr. Krompier is very skilled at what he does. I no longer see him because he is a bit far away for me and he doesn’t take credit cards. I’ve luckily been able to find someone close to me who does take credit cards but I still miss Dr. Krompier. When my current doctor found out I was no longer seeing Dr. Krompier she was very surprised — seems like every doctor around here knows(of) and respects him. He has never over-medicated me, he is not one of those doctors who is quick to pull out the pharm pad and he’s also not one of those doctors who assumes everyone is out to score some drugs. I went to Dr. Krompier for medication management, and he put me on a cocktail that(along with counseling) has really helped to improve my life. I’ve struggled for over half of my life, I wish I had found him sooner. I was anti-medication because of a bad reaction years earlier, and he worked with me and all of my questions and doubt. I’m also a case that scares a lot of doctors away because of the complexity… it didn’t scare him at all.