AVOID! Problems experienced: You are not directly under Arbuck's care, but only the care of a physician's assistant. No discussion of approach of providing care (no contact w/ Arbuck; care only... More

AVOID! Problems experienced: You are not directly under Arbuck's care, but only the care of a physician's assistant. No discussion of approach of providing care (no contact w/ Arbuck; care only as good as the physican's assistant (PA); impulsive/impromptu visits to other doctors in group (EXPENSIVE); medical devices 30%-40% more expensive than the same item purchased elsewhere; patient not told what services their insurance will/will not cover (don't be surprised by a $500 bill on your first visit). Regarding the office manager/billing manager Connie, she is the best reflection of Meridian's service -- could care less about the patient, just wants your money. When given an example of unprofessional behavior of the staff, she did not recognize the behavior as reflecting poorly on Meridian and was generally angry and distant. Meridian is a dealer of suboxone. If you want this pain med, go to Meridian. That was the outcome of the first visit and was determined in the first ten minutes. PA was so unprepared every visit that she had no idea what dosage was being prescribed and often had to be corrected about why the patient was there (this happened at EVERY follow up visit).
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I had been going to Meridian seeing Dr. Wright for about 6 months for pain management. One day my doctor was out and they set me up with Karin Clary. She suggested a long acting pain med so I... More

I had been going to Meridian seeing Dr. Wright for about 6 months for pain management. One day my doctor was out and they set me up with Karin Clary. She suggested a long acting pain med so I wouldn't have to take so many pills a day. I thought that would be a good idea and I asked if I could try methadone because I have heard good things about it. She suggested suboxone and I said I would rather not and that I would prefer methadone. I have heard bad things about suboxone. She said if the suboxone does not work out then we could try another pain medication. She named about 3 or 4 different ones. I asked to try methadone if suboxone did not work and she said yes. She kept repeating how suboxone was such a good medication for pain. The day that I converted to suboxone Dr. Arbuck handled all conversions and he told me that suboxone was the strongest pain medication on the market. I said I heard methadone worked pretty well and he said methadone was the worst medication for pain. Well....I went off narcotics like I was asked and suboxone did not help my pain very much. It gave me horrible headaches in which made it hard for me to concentrate, and confused. I had a few appointments with Dr. Wright and he wanted me to give it more time to work. About 3 months went by and once again, my doctor was not there and I had to see Karin. I went over everything with her about how I can not take suboxone anymore. I just could not tolerate it. The headaches were too bad and it barely touched my neck and shoulder pain. I brought my leftover suboxone in and set it down on the counter so they could dispose of it and asked to try methadone. She paused for a minute and said well, you're not going back on short acting pain meds. It's suboxone or nothing!...so I said o.k. then...nothing! She flipped her laptop closed, picked it up, and walked out of the room. She never gave me prescriptions for any of the medications I needed....xanax was one of the medications. You can not go cold turkey off of xanax or you will have a seizure. You can not go cold turkey off of suboxone either. Luckily my family doctor helped me with xanax and lortabs until I could find another doctor in which was very hard for me to do because she wrote "STRONG CONCERNS OF ADDICTIONS OR DEPENDENCY" in my medical file. Every urine screen I have ever had in that place has been clean. There were a few times that they wanted me to detox off my narcotics and I complied each time. She made me take a urine screen that day also even though I was not supposed to. I tried to see a pain management doctor in my town and she called Meridian to find out why they wanted me on suboxone and Dr. Arbuck told them they wanted me off all addicting substances.....Why????? He's not even my doctor so why is he calling the shots?? One month Dr. Wright prescribed me adderall so I can concentrate and stay awake Karin Clary told me I can not have them and would not prescribe me any more. I called a hotline for suboxone, and I even have a suboxone pamplet that states that suboxone is not intended for pain. It is for people that are addicted to narcotics to help them to get off the narcotics. Pros: DR. WRIGHT IS A GOOD DOCTOR Cons: DOCTORS WILL LIE RIGHT TO YOUR FACE
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I would not recommend Meridian Health Group located in Carmel, IN and owned by Dr. Dimitry Arbuck for the following reasons: While a patient at Meridian Health Group I experienced a breach of... More

I would not recommend Meridian Health Group located in Carmel, IN and owned by Dr. Dimitry Arbuck for the following reasons: While a patient at Meridian Health Group I experienced a breach of confidentiality regarding my medical information, inconsiderate staff, complications with their billing department specifically the office manager, Connie. Poor communication between Dr. Arbuck and his physician assistant who is no longer there. Initially I was told that as a patient if I had any questions I should contact my physician at anytime. When I tried to Dr. Arbuck he had an office staff member neither (non-physician nor medical staff personnel) return my call to discuss medical information with me directly. This is an example of the breach of confidentiality mentioned above. When I tried to ask for to speak with Dr. Arbuck they individual stated he was not available. Last but not least the perception at Meridian Health Group is that they are out to just make a buck and not there to help the patient. They have multiple tactics in order to charge the patient, for example if you forget to call within a certain timeframe you will be charged $65.00! It is for these reasons and many more why I would NOT recommend Meridian Health Group to anyone. Cons: Poor Communicatoin, breach of confidentiality regarding my medical information, inconsiderate staff, complications with their billing department specifically the office manager, Connie
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I was recently referred to Meridian Health Group and was happy with the service I received. The woman who helped me was so nice and really went out of her way to get me an appointment asap. The... More

I was recently referred to Meridian Health Group and was happy with the service I received. The woman who helped me was so nice and really went out of her way to get me an appointment asap. The doctor I saw was pretty good and when I had trouble over the weekend with medication I was able to get a quick response.
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