Megan Mcgavern, DO

Dr McGavern is an amazing physician And takes her time to help you understand options.

They were diligent and caring.

Good

Excellent physician and very compassionate.

Dr. McGavern as always is professional, friendly, and informs me on things I should do.

My husband's (who is a senior) scheduled appointment was rescheduled the evening before his appointment for him to see a nurse practioner instead of Dr. McGavern (who is his primary care provider) This has been going on since 2021. He hasn't seen her since 2021 due to the staff pushing him to see the nurse practioner. My husband made an appointment due to some medical issues they were aware of. He eventually went to ER that evening. Had they kept his appointment two weeks before, his medical issue could have been caught. This is called patient neglect.

She’s a b****. There’s no other word for it. No bedside manner whatsoever. She was obviously in a bad mood from the moment she walked in the door. Sullen, unsmiling, condescending, annoyed, unsympathetic. Did not perform any exam on me. Just went with my history and prescribed me medicine. I was one of her last patients of the day, so maybe she was in a hurry to go home. Being rude doesn’t mean she’s not a capable doctor. But I can tell you I will avoid her in the future.

A family member has been using this doctor for several years and upon going to an assisted living facility and needing orders for certain meds, she became completely useless. The office staff appears nice at first but they are just as useless. When someone needs a simple prescription and you have to call the doctor every day for a week, there’s a problem.

I personally have very bad experience with her. Like other people said she ALWAYS late. For my first time visit, she was late for 40 minutes. Then, their billing department always have problem. I went there for annual exam. And during the visit they told me they will ask some basic routine questions. She asked me if I everything is good, do I have any pain? I told her I have some pain on my chest. And she told me to use some tiger balm. I said okey. After several month, I got a bill for that visit. Since my insurance covers the preventative care. I emailed them and would like them to correct it. They reply me and saying since I discussed my condition with the doctor they charged me for a doctor visit. The original price is $110, with the insurance, the discount charge is $45. So, does that mean I should be just quite, and lying to the doctor when I do my annual exam? It is only $45, but I really tired of Dr. Mcgavern. And don't like the way she treat the patient. The only good thing… about that office is the front deck receptionist. She is nice and very knowledgeable.

We were among the first patients joining Dr. McGavern when she came to this practice. She has taken care of my mother, brother, husband, daughter and me! She is compassionate, caring, and listens to our concerns. She takes an interest in our family dynamics. My husband and I are planning to move out of state for about a year, but we will not be changing doctors. We will return to Newport News quarterly/semi annually to fulfill our appointments. We trust and believe in Dr. McGavern and when you feel that way about your doctor, you don't want to give them up.