Primary Care Doctors Near Me in Hammond, Indiana - Ascension
Internal Medicine • Hammond, IN
Clinic Type
Internal Medicine
Address
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Phone
(708) 480-2650
careers@ascension.org
Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
Services Offered
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- Regional Health Systems - Hammond Primary Care (Birdeye): 3.0/5 (15)
- Oak Street Health Hammond (Birdeye): 4.3/5 (102)
- Dr. Melvin Richardson (Healthgrades): 3.7/5 (6)
- Dr. Fardad Massoumi-Bavil (Ratings.MD): Not specified (116 comments) (195)
Patients praise
- Some individual physicians are rated highly by patients for being attentive listeners
- Professionalism and compassion from certain providers
- Clear and detailed explanations of treatment plans from some staff
Common complaints
- Long wait times for appointments and in the office
- Difficulties with prescription refills and communication
- Rude, unprofessional, or unresponsive staff behavior
- Concerns over medical record accuracy and errors
- Perceived poor or mediocre quality of medical care
"This Dr Mason took over three hours for an appointment. Arrogant my time ain’t free I’m paying your not paying me."
— Regional Health Systems - Hammond Primary Care Patient Review (Birdeye)"A VERY FRUSTRATING EXPERIENCE, I FEEL THE LEVEL OF MEDICAL CARE WAS VERY MEDIOCRE, TOPPED BY FALSE, FRAUDULENT & MISLEADING INFO ENTERED INTO MY MEDICAL RECORDS."
— Oak Street Health Hammond Patient Review (Birdeye)"He's the first doctor that I felt really listened to my concerns and will even stop to consider what I'm saying if I disagree with something he says."
— Dr. Melvin Richardson Patient Review (Healthgrades)Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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