Alvin Sockolov, MD

Worst service ever! I called to make and appointment, and the lady was so rude.

This is for the Socolov practice as a whole. The NP squad is very hit or miss. loved it when they cancelled my appointment and charged my insurance for an office visit. Even presented vitals for a date I was in Los Angeles. Remote viewing I suppose? Simply go to Med 7 for your needs. That is sadly all this, not even to that standard. Critical diagnosis is lacking at best among this entire troop. Everything will be fine until you actually need quality medical care. At that point you will be scurring to find real medical care. If you read this be forewarned. If you continue you will only have yourself to blame. No doubt this practice thrives due to California’s legal limits for malpractice. I could go on but you get the point.

Rude Physician’s Assistants, hard to ever see a doctor and HORRIBLE referral department. Had surgery and my surgeon called (while i was in the room) to ask them to refer me to a scar specialist and they called me the next day to tell me that i my referral to see him was ready. Then they tried to argue that he wanted to treat me… Even the surgeons office called me and said they often have problems with their office and are rude to them also. Recently needed to get allergy tests done (requested by a doctor they referred me to) and they said i would need to come in and see them 1^st. I need in writing the reason for why i need to come in to see them since it is just for tests recommended by a doctor they referred me to… magically they decided it wasnt necessary after all… SCAM They just want you to come into their office for visits.

If I could give NO STARS I would! So far the inept PA Molly has caused my partner to go to ER 3 times. she has no idea how to diagnose anything. This last time she diagnosed a UTI which is NOT … There isn’t one sign of infection… Instead it is KIDNEY STONES… now instead of giving the referral to Roseville Urology she wants us to come back to her??? What for another CO-​PAY!!! That’s all the BUSINESS MANAGER, NANCy, wants! That is all she cares about! They don’t care how incompetent they are!!! Be careful because she will eventually KILL someone!!!

I’ve been seeing Dr. Alvin Sockolov for over 30 years. He is still the same caring
and compassionate doctor I have always known. Today, I needed to see him because of a cut, the receptionist Jennifer told me that there was no openings to
see the doctor however she told me to wait to see what she could do for me. Jennifer was able to get me in to see the doctor. If she didn’t, it would have been a long and painful weekend. I want to thank Dr. Alvin Sockolov and his wonderful
staff. Dr. Alvin Sockolov deserves the highest accolades.

I have been going to Dr. Sockolov
. for over 25 years. I saw him this morning for something very mundane and boring. I hadn’t been seen by him directly in a number of years, but have been in to see other practitioners over the years, Not only did he remember me, but he took the time to talk to me about all of the things that have gone on over the years. The staff in this practice have seen me through some of my darkest years — always there for me for whatever I needed. Now my years are lighter and happier and I can go in, feel the love, get treated and leave feeling like if anything serious ever does happen to me I have a great doctor with a fabulous staff to take care of me. Thank you…

I’ve had great experiences every time I’ve visited Dr. Sockolov (s).
Today was the first visit with Dr. Alvin Sockolov, and all I can say is THANK You! A doctor that listened and really, truly cared.

The selection process for establishing a new PCP aka: Primary Care Physician or as I fondly refer to to them «doc» is rather like trying to skillfully navigate a landmine field wearing flip flops and so after moving here 6 months ago I selected one who ended up sucking beyond belief sending me back out into the mine field in search again…
That’s when I found Dr. Sockolov or Doc Alvin as I would learn many refer to him as and although there was a listing in Unilocal for his brother there as they both occupy this office amongst a few other providers too, there wasn’t one for him and so here we go…
The fact that there’s a large sized stuffed Alvin and the Chipmunks animal with a huge «A» on it riding atop the counter top in the back office area told me he must have a decent sense of humor which would also be confirmed as the appointment with him ensued and actually he’s got a fantastic sense of humor, bedside manner and competent at that! So far so good…
As seems to be all to usual and customary in the medical field the front desk staff aka: gate keepers were rather standoffish and border-​lined on cold and rude not to mention disconnected however they did process my new patient paperwork and insurance information quite quickly so +1 star given from the get go…
Here’s what I LOVED:
DOUBLE APPOINTMENTS: Yep! Both me and my man both needed to establish PCP care here in Sac and the office offered at the time of scheduling via phone the new patient appointment to let us have our appointments together seeing us both in the same room… Now for some this may not work but since I have nothing to hide and he knows everything about me anyway I LOVED this as it saved valuable time AND if either of us forgot to mention anything to the doc the other spoke up which helped us all… Great form for allowing this!
BEDSIDE MANNERISM: I immediately fell in love with Dr. Alvin due to his quick witted and super fast come backs as well as his sense of humor when dealing with me… I tend to be quite a handful and can easily overwhelm most people and doctors included but he did a fantastic job at keeping me on task and addressing any and all health concerns/​issues. PLUS he’s very very thorough AND comes into the room with his laptop where he ‘charts’ the visit electronically verses old school paper and I prefer this method as well for health records it’s excellent…
RAN ON TIME!: Yes!!! Our appointments ran on time with no waiting around or untimely delays. LOVED THIS!!!
SAMPLES: YES! He gave us a few samples of some antihistamine nasal sprays to see if they worked BEFORE prescribing them which I appreciated the hell out of as to fill this particular med is $ 40 a pop and if it didn’t work then what a waste of money… Great form doc!
OFFICE STAFF: Although we started off a lil rough by the time we left the girls at the front were quite friendly and helpful as we filled out the forms to have our records transferred over from the previous epic fail MD to doc Alvin… I did however mention to the doc while seeing him that his front office staff were rather unfriendly, cold and borderline rude to which he listened and then suggested that maybe their positions were stressful and the like at which point I countered with the reality check that in the scope of the world and truly «stressful» jobs theirs doesn’t even make the list and so maybe it was time for them to find another career…
His response: Good point and duly noted… I loved that … We will be back as this was just our first visit here but so far I’m keeping him…