Joseph P. Springle, M.D. — Local services in Saint Petersburg

I have been a patient of Dr. Springle for over 30 years. I can’t even get an appointment with him anymore. When my husband has had labs this past year, the only way he even knows that Dr. Springle is starting a new medication is by a call from our pharmacy. NO FOLLOW THROUGH BY A NURSE IN THE OFFICE WHATSOEVER!!!! This has happened THREE times IN THE PAST 8 months! I’m very sick right now with bronchitis and can’t even get in. Receiving care through an urgent care clinic because I can’t get an appointment with my doctor that knows me. It’s pathetic what’s happened! Glad he can sleep at night while his clients are suffering . I’m completely disgusted! I would absolutely not recommend his services to anyone! Better off...

Hard to say if Springle is good because if you go to this office you won’t see him, you’ll be treated by a nurse practitioner. We joke that when he saw my mom one time he said “so great to see you!” and she had never met him before, (she had been going to the office for FOUR YEARS!) My mom currently has stage 4 cancer, and it’s a reoccurrence from the same cancer she had 2 years ago. She has been drastically losing weight for over a year. His (by his, I mean whatever nurse saw her) response during multiple office visits the last year? Drink more ensures. She’s now on treatment thanks to an ER visit, but this could have been prevented if she had proper care. If you care about your loved ones I would send them anywhere...

Several years ago my husband went to Dr Springle with complaints of stomach and gas pressure in his body, Dr springle diagnosed heart burn. 24 hours later we are in emergency room with a heart attack. Now my mother who lives alone calls and is triaged by the nurse , her complaint was stomach and nausea. they prescribed prilosec. she called a week later and triaged by nurse that the pressure in her stomach and bloating was worse and her ankles and leg were swelling so they make appointment on monday several days later. Before appointment she is rushed to emergency room because of swelling and fluid in lungs , she had a small heart attack a few days before and her lungs and body was filling with fluid. NEED TO WORK ON...