Cedars-Sinai Primary Care - Santa Monica
Family Medicine • Santa Monica, CA
About
Summary: The page describes Medical Group Of Encino, a small medical practice based in Encino, California. It highlights the group as a primary care/medical practice with two offices on Ventura Boulevard. Notable details include a lean staff (about 4 employees), and a focus on efficient visits, shorter wait times, online tools, and faster care. The group’s listed addresses are in Encino, CA, and it maintains a homepage at medicalgroupofencino.com. The content does not indicate a direct affiliation with Cedars-Sinai or Santa Monica; it appears to be a separate practice with its own branding and offices. If you are specifically seeking Cedars-Sinai primary care options in Santa Monica, this page does not confirm such a connection.
Clinic Type
Family Medicine
Address
Santa Monica, CA
Phone
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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
- Official Cedars-Sinai provider pages and third-party sites like Healthgrades and Yelp.: Individual providers at the Santa Monica locations often maintain high ratings, frequently between 4.8 and 4.9 stars on official platforms. (Ratings are typically based on dozens of reviews per provider (e.g., 25-102 ratings).)
Patients praise
- High patient satisfaction with individual physicians and nurse practitioners
- Providers described as attentive, compassionate, and highly skilled
- Positive experiences with clinical care delivery and delivery/postpartum services
Common complaints
- Reports of rude staff or poor bedside manner in administrative/specialty offices
- Frustration with unexpected facility fees and billing transparency
- Issues with appointment scheduling, communication, and delays
- General complaints about organizational or unsanitary environments in some facility areas
"Dr. Cassandra Wong is the BEST care provider. I feel comfortable and confident to share any and all of my health concerns with her."
— Cedars-Sinai patient review, May 2026"I love Cedars, but this office is not good. Doctors are nice ... staff is rude and their bedside manners are terrible."
— User review for Cedars-Sinai Gastroenterology - Santa MonicaSynthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 10, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- Stephanie C. Koven, MD | Cedars-Sinai - General Internal Medicine — Jun 25, 2026
- Ji Young Lee, MD | Cedars-Sinai - General Internal Medicine — Jun 23, 2026
- Dr. Lauren Dedecker, MD - Internist in Santa Monica, CA — Oct 9, 2025
- Mike A. Uyeki, MD | Cedars-Sinai - General Internal Medicine — Mar 16, 2026
- Family Medicine position - Cedars-Sinai Medical Network - Santa ... — Feb 20, 2026
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 10, 2026.
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