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Digestive Health Specialists offers gastroenterology services serving the St. Joseph, MO area through its Northwest Missouri network. While the core locations listed are in the Kansas City metro area, the organization spans nine offices across Missouri and Kansas, with a Saint Joseph presence generally supported via its regional network (Consultants in Gastroenterology and related practices). They provide GI care such as abdominal pain, acid reflux, and anorectal manometry, with a team of providers across multiple hospitals and ambulatory sites. If you need care specifically in St. Joseph, MO, contact the Saint Joseph-affiliated or nearby offices in the network to confirm exact providers and appointment availability.

Clinic Type

Gastroenterology

Address

5506 Corporate Drive, Suite 1780, Saint Joseph, MO 64057

Phone

816-233-1629

Email

communications@gialliance.com

Opening Hours

Monday – Thursday 8:00AM – 5:00PM; Friday 8:00AM – 4:00PM

Emergency Care

If you are experiencing a medical emergency, please call 9-1-1.

Services Offered

  • gastroenterology
  • digestive health care
  • endoscopy
  • colonoscopy
  • anorectal testing?
  • patient education?
  • nutrition and wellness?
  • televisit
  • infusion therapy?
  • capsule endoscopy
  • manometry
  • ERCP?
  • sphincterotomy
  • endoscopic resections?
  • ox

Team

  • Francis McCormick, M.D. — Gastroenterologist
  • Scott McGuire, M.D. — Gastroenterologist
  • Theresa Maxwell, NP — Nurse Practitioner
  • Julie Turner, MSN, FNP-C — Nurse Practitioner

Insurance & Payment

Languages Spoken

FAQs

Request An Appointment

To schedule an appointment, please call 816-233-1629 or click the “Message Us” button located at the bottom right corner of your screen and a member of our team will contact you within 48 hours.

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What Patients Say

Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed

  • Vitals: 4.2 out of 5 stars (based on 24 ratings) for Dr. Francis McCormick at Digestive Health Specialists (24 ratings for Dr. McCormick)
  • Trustindex.io: 4.7 out of 5 stars (4471 total reviews for Digestive Health Specialists (aggregate across locations))

Patients praise

  • friendly and polite staff
  • thorough medical examinations
  • good bedside manner of physicians
  • clear explanations of procedures and results
  • efficient and timely service reported by some patients

Common complaints

  • reports of doctors talking down to patients
  • concerns regarding lack of communication and follow-up
  • billing issues
  • complaints about office management and staff interactions

"Dr. Francis McCormick did my colonoscopy, and he was an absolute rockstar! I didn't meet him until the operating room, but he was so kind, gentle, and patient as well. Explained everything before and after, and made sure that I understood."

Patient review on LocalityBiz

"I have to agree to the negative feedback. The way the "doctor" talks down to patients, lack of communication and follow-up, billing issues, general competence, and overall experience there. I will not return."

Patient review on LocalityBiz

Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].

Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.

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