Complaint Patterns

What patients report, across public review platforms
How we sourced this

We use a cite-and-link approach: we describe recurring patterns and link to the public listings they come from (BBB, Google, Healthgrades, and similar). We do not republish full reviews. Short quotes, where used, are brief and attributed to their platform. A pattern is only shown when it appears across multiple independent listings — never a single review presented as representative.

SimonMed

Scheduling & appointment access

Across public listings, patients repeatedly report last-minute cancellations and reschedules, a hard-to-reach call center, and appointments blocked by out-of-s…

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Billing & insurance disputes

Patients report unexpected or inflated charges, claims they say were never submitted to their insurer, difficulty getting refunds, and collections notices over…

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Results delivery & communication

Reports describe slow turnaround on radiology results, difficulty getting records transferred to referring doctors, and weak internal coordination.

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Aggressive automated scheduling outreach

A distinct, high-frequency theme: patients report repeated automated calls, voicemails, and texts to schedule or rebook, often with no easy way to reach a live…

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The same problems, across ten states

As SimonMed has grown into a 170-plus-facility, multi-state operation, the complaints documented in Arizona recur across its national footprint. Public reviews…

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Why the star ratings diverge

SimonMed’s online ratings split sharply by how the reviews are gathered. On independent complaint platforms the company clusters at the low end — t…

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