Peter Norman Schochet, MD

I took my daughter to Dr. Schochet for the first time and my experience was okay and nothing special. First of all, the front office staff are rude, unfriendly, unhelpful, and unprofessional. I am specifically talking about the old lady that sits in the front window and the one who gives appointment on the phone. It could be that both of them are the same person but I am not sure. Front lady wanted to charge me almost $200 for our visit instead of $10! She started to argue with me but good thing I knew my benefits and did not come under her pressure. She then printed out the benefits and as she was about to show me how she was right all this time, she realized her mistake by herself and quickly end the conversation by saying, "Well, you can pay $10, but will send you bill in the mail if insurance doesn't cover." No apology, no remorse, no shame or anything like that. I was simply shocked with her behavior. Of course, no bill came in the mail whatsoever. Dr. Schochet came in… the room and instantly handover his business card to us. I found this to be an odd behavior on why he would do that as he is already famous and a busy doctor. Extremely poor way to market yourself. We know who he is and where he is. If we like the service then we would definitely recommend him. What is the point of handing out the business card then? I felt like I was in a some kind of sales office instead of the doctor! During our conversation with Dr. Schochet, he would say random stuff that he think is funny. In fact, I realized that he just think he is funny and doesn't know the limit or when to stop, etc. Honestly, I found some of his statements along the lines of sarcasm and did not say anything because I wanted my daughter to feel better as soon as possible. Maybe that is why this doctor will say anything to take advantage? What I like about this doctor is that he would listen to you and answers all of your questions. He does rush and you have to be quick with your questions but you will get answers. I also liked that this doctor would not just jump into assigning medications but would like to try alternatives first if feasible. My daughter was referred to speech therapist and she recovered after 2 visits without any medications. This doctor and his office can do so much well with adjustment related to front customer service and bedside/office manners. Nonetheless, I highly suggest you to know your medical benefits before you visit this office!

Dr. Schochet is awesome and so is his staff!

Worst dr office experience ever! Save yourself and go to another office! Would never recommend them to anyone! Horrible staff and long long wait time!

I was trying to locate Dr. Cshochet's phone number and stumbled across this site. Very surprised by the negative comments. We have had nothing but positive interactions over the past 4 years with the Dr. and the office for my 8 year old with mild seasonal asthma.

We had to wait 2 hours with our preemie baby at a scheduled appointment. The nurse informed us it was because the receptionist made a mistake and thought we were at the wrong appointment time/day and wanted to "punish" us. Absolutely the worst office staff we've ever dealt with and with a premature baby, we have worked with many many medical professionals.

I highly recommend Dr. Schochet! We were referred to him by our pediatrician. He not only diagnosed my daughters problem but he also found other problems she was having and referred us to a wonderful therapist that has helped my daughter enormously. I can't thank Dr. Schochet enough for his help and referral!

Dr. Schochet was the only physician who was able to help my son with severe asthma. After he started my son on pro-active treatment, he quickly stopped having asthma symptoms and has been free of asthma now for 10 years. VERY PLEASED!I refer him to other parents and grandparents!

We saw Dr. Schochet as a second opinion. After meeting with him we made the decision to use him as our pulmonologist.He has gone to great lengths to listen to our concerns and help us find a path to figure out what is trully wrong with our son. It has been an emotional 3 years of no answers and now we are finally on our way to some.He is wonderful.