Dr. Baker is a huge disappointment. I hadn't seen an OB/GYN for ten years, and at age 47 became pregnant. I turned to Dr. Baker because he was excellent when he delivered our daughter. The first appointment was fine. Staff was excellent. An internal ultrasound was performed confirming the pregnancy before we saw the doctor. After reviewing the ultrasound, Dr. Baker informed us that I would probably miscarry within two weeks. I told him I would schedule my next appointment as if I wasn't going to miscarry and that if I had, I would keep the appointment for a routine examination and pap smear. He agreed. Dr. Baker was right. I miscarried just as he said I would.
Our second appointment with Dr. Baker went horribly wrong. We waited 45 minutes after our appointment time to see him. He visited with my husband and me and recommended one of us be "fixed" to prevent further pregnancies. He gave me the same information about my miscarriage that I had already read on WebMD. Two different times I asked him about doing a pap smear and he shrugged it off. Finally, I said clearly, "My expectation for this appointment is that I would have a pap smear and a blood test."
Dr. Baker replied, "You expected traditional medicine. That isn't what I do." He then proceeded to "pitch" a health and wellness program that he would begin after the first of the year. Dr. Baker never touched my body. What part of "I haven't seen a doctor in ten years." didn't he understand? He sent me out the door with a 7 page questionnaire to fill out and a "Better Lifestyle" pamphlet. Many of the questions on the questionnaire had already been answered on the paperwork that took me 20 minutes to fill out at the first appointment. Dr. Baker obviously hadn't reviewed any of my paperwork prior to our appointment.
I received no value whatsoever from Dr. Baker during that second appointment. He didn't perform any kind of examination and he pitched additional services that we didn't want. When my husband called to dispute the charges for that day, they refused to negotiate. They called it a "consultation" and charged us $180.00 for 20 minutes of Dr. Baker's time.