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Complaint Review: The Volpicelli Center - Plymouth Meeting Pennsylvania

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  • The Volpicelli Center 1000 Germantown Pike Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania United States of America

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When I first began going to this joke of a medical practice I was fairly satisfied. After only a few visits though I came to realize that these peons are nothing but scam artists hiding behind the guise of a medical practice. One of the receptionists is the doctor's wife, Kris. She, in and of herself, is a total hunchbacked dogged looking mess and highly disrespectful individual to deal with. She will occasionally "counsel" patients regarding whatever issues they might be there for, usually drug addiction, which is illegal as she is not lisenced to do this. As a patient, it just got worse and worse. Instead of the monthly appointments I was going for, paying around $200/visit, I was then told that I'd have to come every week at $100/week, but the 4th visit, the "master visit" with the self-proclaimed "best" psych doc, would cost $175. I don't know about you but I don't have $475 to spend every month to see a doctor who will only accept cash or Aetna. When I questioned the cost and said I couldn't afford it, the incredibly inappropriate response I got was,"well, it's less than you'd spend on the street for these drugs, right?", then a little chuckle. A few patients I met there who I became friendly with told me that once they'd decided to get off of their meds Kris told them to bring in the remainder of their property, their medicine, so they could have extra "just in case"!!!! Illegal!!!!! Back to the doc, my sessions were supposed to last half an hour but he would often keep me there for OVER 2 HOURS! This place is a joke, a scam and highly illegal. I will be reporting to Aetna, along with any other state and federal agency possible. There are plenty of witnesses to these atrocities. So, I'm going to end with this: do NOT even CONSIDER this doc as he himself has many issues, one being his fear of traveling more than 5 miles beyond his home and talking to strangers. Yet he's "the best" and gives life advice to others and won't shut up about the "limbic brain" no matter who he's "helping". And don't show up durin lunchtime or on a Saturday without providing and paying for food for them. Disgusting.

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#7 Consumer Comment

This is ridiculous!!! And nowhere near being accurate!

AUTHOR: Ajrou1028 - ()

POSTED: Monday, May 05, 2014

I have been seeing "Dr.V" for a little over 3 years now and have nothing but respect for what he does!  He is a very, very Caring man and has done nothing but support me and help me better my life.  i have never seen anything illegal done in this office!!!!  Yes sometimes kris will see me before I see Dr.V not as a counselor but to get all the routine how have you been, any changes, how's you mood etc this way I have more time to talk to the doc.  Everyone here is very friendly and happy to help with whatever I need whenever I need it.  This office saved my life and helped me become the person hidden behind the drugs.  other doctors out there juat hand a prescription out and send you on your way sorry but dr.v is not like that he truly cares about his paitients and wants to see them do well!

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#6 Consumer Comment

Dr.Volpicelli is a Life Saver

AUTHOR: Eliza - ()

POSTED: Monday, February 17, 2014

I can't help but laugh at this article, there's a HUGE sense of insanity that reeks off of every thought in this posting. 

First of all, Kris is a beautiful person inside AND out who does more for this community in one work day than you have probably done in your whole life. Calling someone "ugly," when you're trying to post an argument about their place of work just makes you look very, very incompetent. The rest of your post was pretty hard to read with a straight face.. But I got through it.

Dr.Volpicelli and his amazing staff saved my life without question. If it wasn't for them, I would either still be strung out on a street somewhere, or more likely dead. I put in the most effort I could and therefor went through their program with no issues. 

If you don't want help, or don't want to get off of drugs (which is pretty much what it sounds like) then they can't help you. You have to at least put in a little effort. As for the "rude" remark they made when you complained about the money, from the attitude in your post i'm making a pretty educated guess that they were trying to be as nice as possible to someone who doesn't know what he's talking about. 

Every remark you made in your post is a lie, so there's no reason even to go into it. Some of the lies don't even make any sense. So, try and think before you speak. Dr.Volpicelli is afraid of strangers, but he's a psychiatrist? I'm pretty sure he wasn't hiding under his desk the first time he met me!

The doctor and his staff are all great at what they do, and someone with a chip on their shoulder ranting on the internet isn't really going to affect their already booming business. But I just thought I'd put this out there for the people who do decide to click on your post.

They saved my life and have saved countless other lives. Would you say this about someone who works in a hospital? Or a fire fighter? Then don't say it about Dr.Volpicelli because he saves just as many lives every day. 

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#5 Author of original report

Wasn't held against will...

AUTHOR: Anonymous - (United States of America)

POSTED: Sunday, September 16, 2012

I wasn't held against my will, per say, so there is and will not be a police report. I stayed to hear what he has to say as I did think, at first, that he was trying to help me and just get a more clear picture of what I needed. After a while though I grew increasingly uncomfortable, I wasn't sure how to end it as I am simply a mere drug addict (19 mos cleaning and growing/building :) So I will be reporting to several agencies, just not the police. But thank you!

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#4 Consumer Comment

joke is on righteoous not

AUTHOR: The Outlaw Josey Wales - (United States of America)

POSTED: Monday, August 20, 2012

 what an idiot

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#3 Consumer Comment

what a relief!

AUTHOR: Righteous1 - (USA)

POSTED: Monday, August 20, 2012

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"this rebutt sounds unhealthy
AUTHOR: The Outlaw Josey Wales - Golden Meadow (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Sunday, August 19, 2012POSTED: Sunday, August 19, 2012
 anything coming from notrighteous1/2 is bad"

Ohhh Josey I was soo worried you were held up in that mental ward too! Yet I see you have escaped! Fear not though! They are mending you a new straight jacket and you will be singing tiny bubbles in no time!! Sorry my sentence is so long as you have a short attention span . Tata for now, Hope to see more of your NON_Sense on other posts in which you are of NO help even as a rebutt-head:)

This message has been approved by the clinically sane to prevent the likes of josey wales from getting out of his jacket :)

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#2 Consumer Comment

this rebutt sounds unhealthy

AUTHOR: The Outlaw Josey Wales - (United States of America)

POSTED: Sunday, August 19, 2012

 anything coming from notrighteous1/2 is bad

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#1 Consumer Comment

Contact State Agency

AUTHOR: Righteous1 - (USA)

POSTED: Sunday, August 19, 2012

File your report with the State Agency in PA for Mental Health and Rehabilitation. When you notified the police that you were held captive against your will for two hours, what did they say? Do you have a report number? An adult may monitor a support group. If the wife was openly prescribing meds without a license or in anyway tampering with the treatment plan , then you can site such, Otherwise, get a real facility that is recommended to aide you. This place sounds unhealthy in both the business sense and medical sense.  

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