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Dr. Monica Bali
Silver Spring, MD
Gender: F
Specialty: Family / General
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# Ratings: 27
Average Punctuality: 2.9
Average Helpfulness: 2.6
Average Knowledge: 2.8
Overall Quality*: 2.7
Range: 1-5 (5 is best)
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:) Click to report rating *  3/31/09 5 5 5 My family and I have been seeing Dr. Bali for over a year, and we could not ask for a better primary care doctor. She is very thorough, knowledgeable, friendly and professional. Those who rated her with scores of "1" have an unrealistic idea of what to expect from a primary care doctor. 
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:) Click to report rating    3/30/09 4 4 5 Absolutely the BEST. Have seen many doctors in many states since arriving in this country, and she is by far the most professional friendly and thorough doctor I have encountered. Those comments sure surprise me, as I have recommended her to many with good results. 
Insurance: United Healthcare
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:) Click to report rating    3/18/09 5 5 5 Dr. Bali, is the GREATEST! She has great knowledge and takes her time to listen to you and gives great analysis. She will tell you when you haven't followed her instruction for better health and is always available when you call or she has someone on her staff get right back to you. I don't want to see any other doctor at all. When she refers you to another doctor, they are very competent in that particular medical field. She remembers who you are without looking at the chart. She's just the greatest and I recommend her to anyone. 
Insurance: Blue Cross / Blue Shield
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:) Click to report rating    1/8/09 4 4 5 From the visits that I've had to the office, I've been very pleased with the experience. She is knowledgeable, thorough, and isn't afraid to tell you what you need to hear which I appreciate. Thanks Dr. Bali! 
Insurance: Blue Cross / Blue Shield
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:( Click to report rating    11/4/08 2 5 1 I had a terrible experience with Dr. Bali. She did not listen to a thing I said, forced me to do some lung test without my consent, and negated every other doctor I'd seen. Terrible people skills. I will never see her again. 
Insurance: Blue Cross / Blue Shield
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:) Click to report rating    10/10/08 5 5 5 We love Dr. Bali! I'm amazed people could have rated her negatively. All I can think of is that she HAS kind of scolded me and my husband at times, but it was in a motherly way, because she really cares about our health. The scolding was things like, "You should have called me sooner, even if it was a weekend, I would not have minded." Or one time she came out from examining patients in the back, & into the waiting room because she'd heard me coughing & said "Oh that sounds really bad!", then sent me straight for a chest X-ray. Again, this shows she really cares. Maybe the negative posters took something like that the wrong way. She's been our doctor for a few years now, since taking over the practice when our old doc retired. Each time, she remembers me & all the things I have been there for & what we have talked about. She listens to me and always helps with every problem. And I never have to wait more than 10 minutes in the waiting room. 
Insurance: CIGNA
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:) Click to report rating    9/12/08 4 4 5 My husband was seen on an emergency basis. She was thorough,patient, kind & quite knowledgeable. I was so impressed that I am ready to change my PCP. Recommend her highly! 
Insurance: Blue Cross / Blue Shield
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:) Click to report rating    8/4/08 4 4 5 I think Dr. Bali as a fantastic doctor. She always listens and interrupts only to clarify something I have said. I consider this "active listening" which I value especially when working with a doctor to diagnose a health issue accurately. She speaks fast, but her English if fine. She is patient and always remembers who I am. If you want a doctor with a fancy office Dr. Bali is not for you. If you want a doctor that is real and straight forward, give her a call. 
Insurance: United Healthcare
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:( Click to report rating    5/9/08 3 1 1 Waited an hour (after the scheduled time) for a 10 minute diagnosis not listening to a single thing I said. 
Insurance: Blue Cross / Blue Shield
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:( Click to report rating    4/8/08 5 3 1 DR. Bali is by far the worst doctor i have ever met in my 34 years. She is an alarmist. She had me on an EKG for chest pains that i had experienced 1.5yrs previous. She has very poor people skills. She does not listen. When i told her that i only eat red meat about 3 or times a year she turned around 5 seconds later and told me to cut red meat out of my diet. She was not listening. Needless to say she is no longer my PCP. I went home, promptly called my health insurance company and switched doctors. I decided that i needed better treatment for my insurance dollars 
Insurance: MAMSI
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:( Click to report rating    4/4/08 1 1 1 Rude is not even the word to describe this woman (I won't even call her a Dr.) She talks over you while you are trying to explain the reason you are there and always treats you as if you are bothering her. Seriosly she does not know what she is doing and should NOT be practicing medicine. 
Insurance: MAMSI
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:( Click to report rating    3/13/08 2 4 1 She is highly incompetent. I feel that she should not be practicing as a physician but perhaps a nurse practicitioner. She really needs a lot more guidance and training before she considers herself a real MD. 
Insurance: Blue Cross / Blue Shield
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:( Click to report rating    2/7/08 3 2 1 She is very insensitive, has a big problem with communication and is very rude. It was a disppointment for me personally. I'm sure she's a great doctor but she should work on her people skills. 
Insurance: United Healthcare
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:( Click to report rating    1/17/08 1 1 1 I thought I was the only one thinking about Dr. Bali this way. Yes, she is rude and needs to work on her listening skills. She interuppts and does not demonstarte any care. 
Insurance: Aetna
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:( Click to report rating    11/24/07 1 1 1 I could not, with a clear concense, not make every and any effort to reach out. Monica Bali is RUDE, DISRESPECTFUL and ARROGANT. She yelled at me for not coming in sooner, after misdiagnosing my follow-up visit and not recommending further medication for an upper respiratory infection. She spoke to me with her back turned and advised me to select a new physician if I didn't like the way she was yelling at me. DO NOT SUBJECT YOURSELF TO THIS KIND OF TREATMENT. Do you want to get better, or be treated like a ten year old??? She SHOULD NOT be practicing medicine. 
Insurance: Aetna
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:( Click to report rating    10/5/07 1 1 1 She is the worst doctor i have ever seen she does not take the time to listen and is rude and ignores us compleate waste of money DO NOT RECCOMEND HER she is a****and suks at life 
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:( Click to report rating    4/30/07 1 1 Doctor Bali is not a friendly person, she is rude and disrespectful, when she came in the room where i was at, she didnt say good afternoon or hello all she said how can i help you. she kept interrupting me and never gave me any answer. She is a very rude person, really bad doctor 
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:( Click to report rating    4/25/07 2 1 She is very rude and has a really bad attitude she does not communicate good and does not take her time...VERY BAD DOCTOR...DO NOT RECOMEND 
Insurance: United Healthcare
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:( Click to report rating    2/28/07 1 1 Dr. Bali is not a friendly doctor, she talks in a way showing you that she is in a hurry and when you ask questions, she limits you in a condescending way. And of course her English is incomprehensible. As for the staff that is very small, I believe they are greatly understaffed and cannot deal with the amount of patients that they get and thus the service is extremely mediocre!!! 
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:| Click to report rating    2/8/07 4 2 I inherited her so to speak from my doctor who retired. One annoying problem is that she wants to see me for every single reason. I have lab work done, she didn't want to give me the results over the phone and nothing was seriously wrong. I left her practice when she refused to give me a referral based upon an x-ray showing a problem with my back. 
Insurance: Aetna
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:| Click to report rating *  11/21/06 3 2 Nice & friendly. Both times I had an emergency she just tells you to go to the ER and there you have to deal with any doctor available there.Had to call another Doctor to change medication over weekend. 
Insurance: CIGNA
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:) Click to report rating    9/28/06 5 5 I agree with the comments. She is the best doctor I have been since a long time. She took enough time to listen to my problem and did help me out, would like to recomand to all my friends. 
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:) Click to report rating    9/28/06 4 5 she is the best I have met, she takes time to listen. 
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:) Click to report rating    9/23/06 4 5 Contrary to the other reviews I found Dr. Bali to be very caring, personable and eager to listen. When I had health issues that were difficult to diagnose she worked with me. When I had an emergence, she found the time to see me. Everyone has their own requirements when it comes to doctors, and she fulfills my need for a kind and knowledgable physician. 
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:( Click to report rating    7/12/06 1 1 She is an alarmist who has her patients dying before being properly diagnosed. 
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:( Click to report rating    2/2/06 1 1 I must agree with the other respondent. Instills no confidence at all 
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:( Click to report rating    10/28/05 2 1 The worst docotor I met in my life .. she was rude, not welling to hear and she needs to work on her communication skills 
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