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Dr. Barbara Plucknett, MD

Dr. Barbara Plucknett, MD

Integrative Medicine*
30+ years of experience

Dr. Barbara Plucknett, MD is an integrative medicine specialist in South Abington Township, PA and has over 30 years of experience in the medical field. She graduated from PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY / ABINGTON-OGONTZ CAMPUS in 1991. She is affiliated with medical facilities such as Wayne Memorial Hospital and Geisinger Community Medical Center. She is accepting new patients.

2.2 Star Rating
Based on 49 reviews 2.2 Star Rating (49 reviews)

Practice

231 Northern Blvd Ste 1 South Abington Township, PA 18411

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At a Glance

  • Area of Expertise
    Dr. Plucknett specializes in the area of Obstetrics & Gynecology. See board certifications
  • Practices at Top Hospital
    Outstanding Patient Experience Award™ See hospitals
  • Hospital Satisfaction
    Patients said they were highly satisfied at this doctor's hospital. See hospitals
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Dr. Plucknett's Reviews

Likelihood to recommend Dr. Plucknett

2.2
49 ratings, 27 with a written review
5 star
27%
27%
4 star
0%
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3 star
4%
4%
2 star
6%
6%
1 star
63%
63%

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Disorganized nightmare
This office clearly doesn't know which way is up. They are incapable of communicating anything to the physicians, and repeatedly send prescriptions and orders with the wrong details, even when asked to correct them.
What went well
No results
What could be improved
  • Office environment
  • Difficult to schedule appointment
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Staff wasn't friendly
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
  • Long wait times
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Incredibly Unhappy – Dec 06, 2022
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Get a Second Opinion!
In short, if you are the slightest bit unhappy or not confident in the level of care from Dr. Plucknett and her staff, I urge you to seek a second opinion like I did. If I hadn't I would have had an unnecessary D&C (a surgical procedure in the hospital under general anesthesia to remove tissue from the uterus).
What went well
No results
What could be improved
  • Office environment
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Staff wasn't friendly
  • Appointment was rushed
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
4 others found this helpful
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Aug 10, 2022
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Office is disorganize mess. They won’t follow through with ordering the tests they’re supposed to order. Routine office procedures that are completed with ease by any other medical office are overwhelming to the office.
What went well
No results
What could be improved
  • Difficult to schedule appointment
  • Staff wasn't friendly
2 others found this helpful
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Jul 28, 2021
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TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE! On first meeting Dr. Plucknett I felt very comfortable and trusted her practice. After about 5 months of recurring discomfort and pain as well as multiple office visits, I still have yet to receive any solution to my problems. I have had lab tests done by Dr. Pluknett and have heard back on 0 results. I called a dozen times for the results but their has been no call backs or answers, no one has cared to review my chart. The entire office is unprofessional and rude. There is no consideration of the patient being a person who is in need of medical help. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND!!! Cannot imagine why a doctor would give a test and then not allow the patient to see their results.
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Appointment scheduling
What could be improved
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Staff wasn't friendly
  • Appointment was rushed
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
3 others found this helpful
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Jul 17, 2020
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I am so very impressed with Dr. Barbara Plucknett. I originally took my elderly mother to her due to what we though was a bladder falling. My mother was frightened. She was so very kind and gentle to my mother. She helped us rule out the problem. I just took my mother back 4 years later due to some other issues my mothwr had. Again, she is very thorough. She helped my mother and she took time to gently explain my mothers options. There are very few doctors that have the clinical expertise and are kind and gentle. I wouldnt go anywhere else. She is excellent.
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
What could be improved
No results
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BRIDGID DUFFY – Apr 28, 2020
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I have been a patient of Dr. Plucknett's for several years. She is well educated in her field and in general medicine as well. She is a skilled surgeon and has changed my everyday life with an elective surgery.
What went well
No results
What could be improved
No results
3 others found this helpful
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Sep 09, 2019
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DOES NOT SUPPORT A WOMAN'S AUTONOMOUS RIGHTS!!!! I went for a consultation for a tubal ligation surgery, asked the receptionist TWICE if they have any policies against sterilizing younger women and was not given a straight answer. Nurse practitioner didnt even entertain the idea of the procedure and before even speaking to me told me they would not perform the procedure. Staff continuously tried to convince me not exercise my autonomous rights. NO DOCTOR SHOULD TELL A WOMAN SHE CANNOT MAKE THE CHOICE TO NEVER HAVE CHILDREN.
What went well
No results
What could be improved
  • Office environment
  • Difficult to schedule appointment
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Staff wasn't friendly
  • Appointment was rushed
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
9 others found this helpful
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Jul 23, 2019
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Dr. Plucknett came highly recommended to me and during the time she treated me, I was extremely pleased to have such a skilled and compassionate physician caring for my health. This included a recent surgery she performed for me. However, upon arriving at her office for a follow-up visit last week, I was treated in an astonishingly rude and uncalled-for manner by her front office staff. Because this experience exacerbated my anxiety disorder, which is well-documented in my chart, I left the office with the intent to call and re-schedule for another time. Today, however, I received a letter from her office in the mail stating that she could no longer continue as my physician....apparently listening only to the woman in the front office rather to hear both sides of the story before making a decision. I am sad to have lost her excellent services as a physician because of this but am apparently now seeing her "true colors"
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
  • Staff wasn't friendly
14 others found this helpful
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Connie Douglas – Jun 28, 2019
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I have been a patient of Dr. Plucknett's for a number of years. She was highly recommended by two different physicians. My experience with Dr. Plucknett and her staff has only been positive. She preformed two surgeries on me. Both were successful. Without the surgeries I would not be able to be employed. The surgeries have had a positive impact on my daily life.
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
  • Difficult to schedule appointment
  • Appointment was rushed
3 others found this helpful
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E. Chichura – Jun 20, 2019
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She “missed” two very large fibroids over several ultrasounds. I found another dr who recommended surgery ASAP, my uterus is sideways due to the fibroids! I called her office for my records. They said I need to pay them to get them! Be warned. She will send you for test after test to string you along and get as much money into her pocket as possible without actually doing anything to help. Plus, she sells supplements out of her office, something I always thought was odd.
What went well
No results
What could be improved
No results
5 others found this helpful
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Apr 12, 2019
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Terminated me out of the blue without notice for being “ noncompliant” with coming over to be told my lab work was normal!! I had already reviewed my bloodwork with my primary and even called the office manager to tell her this and thought everything was ok! But 2 months later I get terminated without notice and they refuse to refill my medication! No explanation and will not listen to my side of the story!
What went well
No results
What could be improved
  • Office environment
  • Difficult to schedule appointment
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Staff wasn't friendly
  • Appointment was rushed
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
  • Long wait times
8 others found this helpful
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Feb 23, 2019
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Thorough and brilliant.
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
1 other person found this helpful
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Dec 07, 2018
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Put me in collection for a bill that I should not have received to begin with, and for which I have been actively trying to dispute for almost a year now. Initially said they take my insurance then billed me saying they don’t. Situation has not been resolved because Dr. Plucknett and her staff have not returned calls or follow up. Result, they have damaged my credit and making buying a new home very difficult. Bottom line, nobody there cares, including Dr. Plucknett. INJUSTICE - NIGHTMARE Beware
What went well
No results
What could be improved
  • Office environment
  • Difficult to schedule appointment
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Staff wasn't friendly
  • Appointment was rushed
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
  • Long wait times
8 others found this helpful
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Apr 05, 2018
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If you want to be talked down to or spoken to like the micromachine man then go to Dr.Plucknett.. she speaks a mile a minute and she is not thorough. She is rude and condescending and thinks her crap doesn't smell. My surgery was done in less than 7 minutes according to the operative report which was not sufficient enough time to check for endometriosis. She offered me no solutions to my recurring issues. She also has a terrible bedside manner. Never again will I see her.
What went well
No results
What could be improved
  • Office environment
  • Difficult to schedule appointment
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Staff wasn't friendly
  • Appointment was rushed
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
  • Long wait times
12 others found this helpful
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Carbondale – Feb 07, 2018
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Office staff is wonderful, and I always can get an appt to fit my schedule. Dr Plunknett is one of the best!!
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
What could be improved
  • Long wait times
3 others found this helpful
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Amy in Lackawaxen PA – Jan 10, 2018
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After hearing of a death in my immediate family at 7:00 PM I could not call plucknecks at that time to cancel an appointment I had the next day so I called early the next morning to cancel. Pluckneck still charged me a $30.00 cancellation fee and threatened to turn me in to a collection agency. She is heartless has no conscience and is pathetic. She does not care about you only about your money. STAY AWAY. She only has one star for a reason. She does not care and should be barred. THE WORST.
What went well
No results
What could be improved
  • Office environment
  • Difficult to schedule appointment
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Staff wasn't friendly
  • Appointment was rushed
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
  • Long wait times
3 others found this helpful
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LINDA in ARCHBALD, PA – Dec 25, 2017
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Dr Plucknett, Shuker, and Bonafede are amazing Doctors and CRNP. Ive been with this practice for 3 years and will continue, I recommend this office to family and friends. They are always there when you need them. They have found and treated issues that doctors in the past have not found.
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
2 others found this helpful
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Michelle in scranton,PA – Nov 22, 2017
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Very unhappy w/ the unprofessional behavior of this entire office. I was told to get cleared by my pcp & get bloodwork for a surgery on Oct 13th. I take time off work to get bloodwork done, it's not done, they can't "interrupt" the Dr now she's with patients. I've been at this lab now for over an hour and the tell me to bad they don't care it's not going to get done until later. LATER! I took time off work and don't have more time, well we will get back to you. That was at 8:35am it's 5:45 no cb
What went well
No results
What could be improved
  • Office environment
  • Difficult to schedule appointment
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Staff wasn't friendly
  • Appointment was rushed
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
4 others found this helpful
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Melissa in Moscow, PA – Oct 05, 2017
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her office staff are rude, they (or the doctor) dont return phone calls; the doctor herself acts very uninterested in your issues, and her PA gives the roughest female exams I have ever had. very very disappointed.
What went well
No results
What could be improved
  • Office environment
  • Difficult to schedule appointment
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Staff wasn't friendly
  • Appointment was rushed
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
  • Long wait times
2 others found this helpful
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Wilkes Barre, PA – Jun 05, 2017
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I received two rescheduling fees of $50 before I even got in the door!! Needless to say, I never made it to the office! Very poor business management!! Rude staff!
What went well
No results
What could be improved
  • Difficult to schedule appointment
3 others found this helpful
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Franklin, TN – Apr 29, 2017
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About Me

care philosophy

Dr. Plucknett dedicates her Wayne, New Jersey-based practice to helping women and men find relief from hormonal imbalances.

biography

Dr. Plucknett performs Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy and dedicates her Wayne, New Jersey-based practice to helping women and men find relief from hormonal imba
  • Integrative Medicine

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  • Christiana Hosp-med Center Del

    Residency Hospital, 1995
  • Greater Baltimore Medical Center

    Fellowship Hospital, 1995
  • Christiana Hosp-med Center Del

    Internship Hospital, 1992
  • Pennsylvania State University / Abington-ogontz Campus

    Medical School, 1991
American Board of Medical Specialties®
American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology®
Obstetrics & Gynecology
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Locations

Practice

Barbara L. Plucknett MD PC231 Northern Blvd Ste 1 South Abington Township, PA 18411
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Regional Hospital of Scranton746 Jefferson Ave Scranton, PA 18510
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Practice

Office30 Two Bridges Rd Ste 220 Fairfield, NJ 07004
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  • Hours
    • Mon: 9:00am - 5:00pm
    • Tue: 9:00am - 5:00pm
    • Wed: 9:00am - 5:00pm
    • Thu: 9:00am - 5:00pm
    • Fri: 9:00am - 5:00pm
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Practice

Barbara Plucknett MD743 Jefferson Ave Ste 203 Scranton, PA 18510
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Affiliated Hospitals

  • Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center

    1000 E Mountain Dr
    Wilkes Barre, PA 18711
    Recipient of 8
    hospital awards

    America's 250 Best Hospitals Award™ (2024, 2023)

    Top 5% in the nation for consistently delivering clinical quality

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    How patients felt about the care they received at this hospital.

    84%
    Patients said they were given information about recovering at home
    77%
    Patients said that doctors always listened to them and explained things well

    1% higher than the national average

    View all patient feedback
  • Wayne Memorial Hospital

    601 Park St
    Honesdale, PA 18431
    Recipient of 1
    hospital award

    Outstanding Patient Experience Award™ (2024)

    Top in the nation for overall patient experience based on nine measures related to doctor and nurse communication, hospital cleanliness and noise levels, and medication and post-discharge care instructions

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    How patients felt about the care they received at this hospital.

    91%
    Patients said they were given information about recovering at home

    7% higher than the national average

    82%
    Patients said their room and bathroom were always kept clean

    15% higher than the national average

    View all patient feedback
  • Geisinger Community Medical Center

    1800 Mulberry St
    Scranton, PA 18510
    Recipient of 2
    hospital awards

    How patients felt about the care they received at this hospital.

    84%
    Patients said they were given information about recovering at home
    79%
    Patients said that nurses always listened to them and explained things well

    4% higher than the national average

    View all patient feedback
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