Dr. Tauaina James Ngatuvai, MD

Not professional at all! His body language made me feel like he had better things to do. Truly disappointed & disgusted how I was treated.

Can't honestly understand why he has all these bad reviews. Compared to all the other doctors I've met he's a really humble and nice guy. Actually listens to what you say and then is honest with you on what he believes the problem is and WHY. He's gone to med school, so don't expect to know more after 5 minutes of internet research.

Dr. Ngatuvai diagnosed me as anemic and told me to take iron pills. No follow up was ever done, and three years later, when I went in for a different issue, it was discovered I was still anemic. I was anemic for OVER THREE YEARS. I began having menstrual migraines, I mentioned to Dr. Ngatuvai on at least three different visits that the migraines 100 percent follow my monthly cycle. All he wanted to do was give me muscle relaxers and a very painful injection for the migraine pain every three months, claiming my migraines were due to stress (I quit my stressful job a full year before the migraines began). I began researching myself and discovered they were likely due to a decrease in estrogen and birth control often resolves the migraine problem. I insisted he prescribe me birth control NOT muscle relaxers and surprise, no more migraines! My husband mentioned to Dr. Ngatuvai about five years ago he noticed a decrease in urine flow and Dr. Ngatuvai’s response was “as long as you… can still urinate I’m not worried about it.” Fast forward to just a few months ago when my husband had a 2 millimeter kidney stone that he couldn’t pass. In the world of kidney stones, 2 millimeters is pretty small and shouldn’t have any complications. It took THREE E.R. visits getting the stone to pass because it completely blocked off his urine flow and he was unable to urinate for 12 hours. Come to find out it was due to a stricture that if Dr. Ngatuvai had looked into instead of poo-pooing my husbands complaint that he noticed a problem, we could have saved at least one of those E.R. visits (when the stone completely blocked off his ability to urinate) and all the time off work he used waiting for the thing to pass. Dr. Ngatuvai is a nice person, but he is a complete pill pusher and is only in the medical field for the money, NOT healthcare.

Dr. Ngatuvai is rude, I had a horrible experience while visiting him he acts like he knows it all and prescribes all sorts of things. He doesn't care and has a terrible attitude. His staff called me in for an annual check up, and it was doctors orders that I come back. So I scheduled my appointment and when he walks in he says "So what are you doing here?" WOW. He's a joke, his license should be revoked, and on top of that he's just a pathetic phony.

went in to see Jim Ngatuvai because I was concerned about a mass in my stomach, as well as some other symptoms like nausea, migraines, and heart palpitations. He walked in the door muttered hi under his breath and asked me what was going on. Without letting me even finish talking he said "you just look tired to me". Um...okay. He then went on to tell me that I was just stressed out because his wife gets stressed out. Um...okay. I tried to explain to him that I'm actually not dealing with much stress lately at all. He went on to tell me that women have type A personalities and worry about getting things done, like laundry, once everyone is in bed. Um...okay. When I tried to convince him that I'm not actually stressed he said "okay, how is your relationship?" "Is there something going on with your kids?" "Job issues?" No matter how many times I tried to tell him I'm quite happy and not stressed he simply didn't believe me. SO strange. He insisted that all my symptoms were from… stress. Never realized that "excess laundry" (that he thought i was worrying about) could cause stomach masses. Without doing any testing or feeling the lump he went on to tell me that he wasn't concerned about it. He totally lacked any empathy for my symptoms and acted as if I was a totally unreliable source regarding my own health and mental state of mind. He even had the audacity to question my health history. I told him that I have bouts of psoriasis (for which I see the states best specialist). When I told him that I had a breakout that covered most of my body he said "psoriasis is a strong word" and "there's a difference between a rash and psoriasis. You must've had a rash not psoriasis." I think my dermatologist would beg to differ. This was the worst experience I've ever had at a doctors appt. Thank goodness I went to another doctor afterwards who accurately diagnosed me.

The worst Dr I've ever been to. I went in with some very serious concerns and before even asking me questions, running any tests, or listening to all of my symptoms he jumped to the conclusions. I felt like a random stranger pulled off the streets would've come in and done a better job. When I told him his assumption about my illness was completely off he just seemed baffled about what to do next. I had to suggest blood work that he reluctantly ordered. I will never return to him again. Horrible experience.

I went to see Dr. Ngatuvai for the first time, he was rude, did not listen and spent about 10 minutes if that in the room with me. I tried to explain to him my history but he was not interested in anything I had to say. He basically accused me of drug seeking when I am on the lowest dose possible of one specific medication. He also told me that I needed to be on various other medications to treat a condition, instead of the single medication my previous doctor has had me on for years. I will NEVER see him again, or anyone in his office. I have never been treated so badly by a medical professional in my life. Not to mention their office is old, and needs updating. Worst experience of my life.

I should begin my review by stating that I've only seen doctor Ngatuvai one time. I definitely would not call the doctor an especially warm person based on my single visit. However my experience is that he is a knowledgeable and reasonable doctor that helped me with an unconventional situation. I would recommend him to my male family and friends.

The front office staff was very polite and efficient. The nurses joked with me and made me feel comfortable. Unfortunately, the doctor himself was rude to me, bad mouthed me in the hallway to his nurses, insisted I wanted to be sick, and did not make me feel like he is someone I can develop a productive patient-doctor relationship with. He was not happy answering my questions or discussing my concerns. I can not recommend this doctor.

I have two toddlers and whenever we get sick or need medical attention, this has been a great place for us. My kids really have fun here.