Dr. Ruchir Pravin Patel

He is TERRIBLE! He diagnosed sleep apnea and then stalked me by phone selling his CPAP supplies. He is rude and NEVER listens. His visits are rushed and there is no communication between the front and back office. Do yourself a favor and take your money and health somewhere else.

Dr. Patel and his staff are the best. Everyone in the office is super friendly and professional! I'm so grateful to finally be sleeping soundly after years of being tired!

Dr. Patel and his staff are the best. Everyone in the office is super friendly and professional! I'm so grateful to finally be sleeping soundly after years of being tired!

My teenager was diagnosed with Narcolepsy by Dr. patel at the Insomnia and Sleep Institute of Arizona. He prescribed the medication Xyrem, and when she presented with the common side effects to Xyrem of severe depression accompanied by suicidal thoughts, he arrogantly told her to see a psychiatrist, as if she was doing something wrong, but did not choose to stop the medication. Weeks later, doing her own research, my child discovered that a patient that presents with those side effects needs to stop the Xyrem immediately, and she did so. The side effects were so severe that she feels confident if she had not researched for herself and stopped the medication...she would not be here today. Dr. patel is habitually arrogant, has an undesirable bed-side manner, is abrupt, rude and not a team player when you are dealing with a life-altering disease.

If I could give ZERO stars I would. The worst decision I ever made was taking our young adult child to Dr. Patel. He is harshly abrupt. He refuses to really listen and seems insecure which presents as him being very very arrogant. He prescribed a medication that when common side effects to that medication presented, he without a doubt made my child feel that it was my child’s fault they were experiencing those side effects and told us to see a different Doctor to resolve the issues of the medication he prescribed. He has unfavorable bedside manners and in my year-long experience with him, he has been unavailable in every way that a Doctor should be to any person, especially a young person who is newly diagnosed with a rare life-altering disease. He based several of his medical decisions on what was supposed to be my child’s sleep study, but there on the study results it is printed next to my child’s name, that it is a test for a patient who is 100 lbs. heavier, 6 inches taller, and… who has a BMI of 41%. How a CPAP is set is factored with the individual patients BMI. Without an exact BMI, the CPAP cannot be set therapeutically or even accurately. The Insomnia and Sleep Institute perform the sleep study tests there in their offices, then they HEAVILY push sales of the supplies for the CPAP which absolutely contradict good business practices. Since every person diagnosed with a sleep disorder is a potential lifetime paying customer...even if in our case, their sleep study information is obviously incorrect to do to either a clerical error or being the actual test result of another patient being passed off as my child’s. If you desire an honorable practice, or to be paired with a Physician to walk with you through your diagnosis, AVOID this practice at all cost!

I have seen other sleep docs and Dr. Patel is absolutely the finest. He's very knowledgeable, spends time explaining and answering questions. He's the best.

I had 2 overnight sleep studies done. After the first one he told me I had mild sleep apnea. When I read my report he wrote, it said that I had moderately severe sleep apnea.There were 4 other errors in my report. He said I was married and I was not, etc. After 2nd sleep apnea study. I was told I also have restless leg syndrome which is why I wake up exhausted every morning. The PA said "We didn't pick it up the 1st time". In addition, she admitted that they "under-treated me for the past year, because my machine was not set high enough on the pressure".No wonder I didn't feel any better. Then she recommended that I take gabbapentin for RLS, an anti-seizure medicine. I said no, and got a 2nd opinion. The other Dr. put me on Mirapex and I am doing better. The other Dr. said that gaabbapentin was not the 1st line of medication that should be recommended for that condition. That it was 2nd line and Mirapex should be tried first. Also, I have tried for 6 mos. to get my 2nd sleep study… from them. Twice they sent the other Dr. the first one. I still have not been able to get it because they do not return my calls. Their patient portal never worked for me. The only positive thing I can say is that their staff is very friendly.

I saw Dr. Patel for lack of sleep and possible sleep apnea. I wake up every night at the exact same time and my mind races. I was told it was for sure apnea so I spent the money for a sleep test and eventually a CPAP. I ended up sleeping less with the CPAP and had major sinus problems that ended with my eardrum being ruptured on the lowest settings. The Dr did not take into account major sinus problems and blamed all of my sleep problems on Apnea. After a $1200 over all bill, I returned the CPAP, lost hearing and they have no answers other than try a mouth piece for another $600 that "might" work. He is just selling CPAP's and has no other answers..