Harriet N. Davis, MD

Dr. Davis has been my family physician for almost two years and I could not be any happier. She has always spent adequate time with me during my appointments and I have never felt like "just a number" with her.

A friend gave us the name of Geoff Wrinkle and we LOVE him!!! He is the best Dr. I have ever had, listened intently to me, he has been pursuing the problem that I have and has a terrific bed-side manner. My daughter from Asheville was having some problems, and came to visit us. We went to see Dr. Kelly for her, and she loves him too! Very attentive, and has really impressed us with his compassion. We have also received notes from both of the Drs thanking us for coming to their practice!!!!

We are most impressed with everything phase that we have encountered at Carmel Family Physicians with these two Drs!!! Highly recommend them, and IF they were to leave, we would go with them wherever they went!

Ron Oliver

Pros: parking, convenience, short waiting time, Dr. Kelly and Dr. Wrinkle are terrific

I am recently returned from doing overseas service work (ie: no pay) and have been unable to find a job here in the Charlotte area which means I have no insurance coverage. I have had a problem with my right ear (probably just dirt built up) for several months and was hoping to get my ears cleaned. I have been a patient at Carmel Family Physicians for over 20 years so I thought I would call and ask what their rate was to clean my ears. The office visit has gone up to $109 dollars (just to see a nurse or a PA) and the cost to clean my ears was an additional $140. I kid you not! This is ridiculous for the 15 minutes of their time that I need. I was not requesting a complete physical, any bloodwork, etc. Just a short appointment for someone to look at my ears.

I have been displeased with this location for several years, but assumed it was just bad timing etc. However, one can be objective and state that $249.00 to get one's ears cleaned is ridiculous no matter how long one has been a patient. I strongly suggest that everyone avoid pandering to these over-priced under-concerned physicians.

Pros: spiffy waiting room upholstery

Cons: COST, lack of concern

I moved to the Charlotte area in September '08. By December, I still hadn't established doctors in the area, so I called this clinic upon the recommendation of a colleague. I wasn't sick, but I do have some significant pre-existing conditions that I need to have managed by a doctor. When I called, I told the receptionist that I'd like to schedule an appointment to get my medical records transferred and to establish a patient record complete with referrals (if needed) to specialists, etc. I move fairly frequently and have ALWAYS had to do this with other physicians before I could be seen as a "patient". The receptionist told me that they don't have "those kinds" of appointments on patients and that if I wanted to come in, I could either wait until I was sick or I could schedule a physical, but that would be several months out. I said to her "oh, okay, well, because of my pre-existing conditions, I've always had to be a patient of record before being seen" and she responded with "no, we'll just see if there's anything we need to know about you when you get sick and come in." Seriously? When I do get sick, I don't particularly want to go to someone that knows absolutely nothing about me OR my medical history or be relied upon to complete a medical history on the spot while feeling lousy and probably not thinking clearly. I'm still without a doctor, but I'll take my business elsewhere, thanks.

Pros: Close to my new office

Cons: Wouldn't let me in the door unless I was sick or scheduled a physical for several months out

After moving here last summer, we didn't immediately find a family physician, so here we were, 9 months later without a doctor. Carmel Family Physicians is convenient to us, takes a number of insurance plans and accepts new patients. I got an appointment for the next day (!!!), and the doctor who saw my daughter was really, really nice. She was very thorough, listened to our concerns, and had a very caring manner. She also didn't treat us like idiots, which certainly can happen. I was very happy we found her. My daughter had to get a shot, which she freaks about, but the nurse who administered was the quickest and most pain-free I've ever seen. My fraidy-cat daughter smiled when it was over!

Other things, our wait was minimal, maybe 5-10 minutes, and checkout was easy. I am very happy we found Carmel Family Physicians!

Pros: Friendly staff, great doctor

I so wanted to find a good doctor and practice. My experience at Carmel Family Physicians from the start was a lack of good customer service, a doctor whom I saw only a few minutes and seemed not at all interested, and a misdiagnosed lab test. Instead of the doctor phoning to set up another appointment to discuss my ?so-called? condition, I simply had a nurse tell me I had such and such of a disease, to get some pills with this prescription and did not even tell me to have a nice day. I had to go to the Internet to see what she was telling me I had and what the prescribed medication was going to do to me. I have to say I was a bit upset. About a week later and with no apologies, a nurse calls me to let me know that there had been a mistake ? oops! I have heard similar stories since about this practice.

Pros: Location

Cons: Proper medical treatment