Dr. Rico Vicente Mendoza, MD

I have never been one to mind if a physician is not sugary sweet or even very personable. I mean they work very high-stress jobs. And besides, we're not all the same, personality wise. If a doctor is good and is thorough, I don't care if they're lacking in the personality department if they take great care of me. But Dr. Mendoza is outright rude! This was an initial visit and he contradicted everything almost to the point of being argumentative. He only wants you to answer exactly what he asks with no additional information provided...even if it's relevant to what he's asking. I'm mildly hard-of-hearing and didn't hear something that he said. Hos response was 'Heelllooooo???' Why be that rude? If you don't like working with people, you definitely shouldn't be a healthcare provider.%

I went to him for a sleep study to find out if I had narcolepsy ( it runs in my family and I am always tired) he looked at my results and told me I didn’t have sleep apnea or narcolepsy and that was it. Three years later I see a different sleep doctor who after two minutes of looking at the results says without a doubt I have narcolepsy! He is the worst doctor!! Go somewhere else!

I've been a patient of Dr. Mendoza's for a number of years now, & he & his entire staff have never been anything but efficient, polite, professional, & courteous, especially during the pandemic. I have congestive heart failure now compounded by a diagnosis of central sleep apnea, & Dr. Mendoza has carefully tracked my CPAP & later BIPAP readings remotely & explained all changes in my conditions clearly & concisely with no invasive treatments. The staff have been stellar at scheduling appointments well in advance & to coincide with my schedule, as well as reminding me of upcoming appointments enough in advance that I've always been able to reschedule if necessary. Personally I can't say enough good about them & would have less than no reservations about recommending them to anyone!

Dr. Mendozza unfortunately delivered the news of my father's cancer diagnosis today. He was the most unprofessional and rude doctor I have ever encountered, which was even more upsetting given the poor prognosis he was delivering. He was unkind and made the experience the most unpleasant it could have possibly been for my parents. After informing us he had less than six months to live, he stated that it was "no big deal" to wait another "week or so" for another test in order to begin treatment.

I'd been diagnosed w/narcolepsy/cataplexy by sev sleep spec in past. I relocated&had to see Mendoza for meds. He insisted on another sleep study. THEN he tells me he won't be giving me any meds bcuz I do not have narco. Got so bad, was sent to see someone at a "new office". his partner. Was asked y I hadn't been compliant'w/my meds.That's when I found out that M had read the wrong sleep study, went back&called in 12 refills, but NEVER notified me! The partner(C) btw, worse if I could imagine

I have seen 3 such specialists over the years,& I was least happy with him. He reversed the finding of sleep apnea of my other 2 doctors, but family members still observe me with breathing stops and snoring. He said I did not sleep long enough to get proper results. I normally sleep 1-2AM to 10-11AM, but the test was inflexible--sleep tested from 10 PM to 5AM only,so of course he didn't get correct results! He also did not treat my asthma and allergies very well. I am changing doctors.