Prima Medicine – South Riding Office

Dr. Yalamanchilli is an excellent doctor who listens to patient concerns, thoroughly explains diagnosis and treatment options to ensure you feel comfortable and informed about your healthcare decisions. She is vested in patient well-being. However, the process to deal with insurance prescription pre-authorizations and appeals is less than ideal. An efficient system is needed to prevent delays in treatment as well as an understanding of the nuances around drug insurances companies to navigate the pre-auth and appeals processes, like dealing with a manager to discuss issue and asking for a special exception supported by documentation. Admin patient advocacy is critical to receive the right medication needed by the patient who knows what drugs have worked and what hasn't. It is an artform to navigate insurance companies and little time for medical practices manage insurance. After repeated requests from the pharmacy with no response from the practice for further information needed the medication was denied. I contacted my insurance and found it was simply the right form for the doctor to complete.

Great place

The staff took me in right away, no waiting. I saw NP Kelly Steward. She was so nice, friendly, & she understood my concerns. She suggested 2 OTC products that would help me, wrote them down for me & explained how they would help. I left feeling well taken care of & will definitely be back.

Convenient location, skilled nurse and professional, highly recommended for the choice 👍

The nurse practitioner Amanda was amazing! She went over all my blood work and recommended additional bloodwork to be taken. I did not feel rushed at all and walked out of the office feeling confident that I would be feeling better soon! Thank you, Amanda

All of the staff are very helpful and friendly.

Staff and PA made me feel welcome, handled my problem, provided the prescription and self-care instructions, and had me out the door in 30 minutes. Thanks!

Dr Y is one of the best doctors around in greater washington area , I started treatment recently and I’m very impressed with her deep understanding of medical knowledge, empathy and compassion towards patients, excellent communication skills, maintains high level of professionalism , paying close attention to detail in diagnosing and treating patients, kind response to inquiries, offering treatment options and approaches , patient advocacy for our best interests, and lastly but not the least - leaving lasting positive impact and our satisfaction . She’s well capable of earning our trust, gratitude , and respect through exemplary care and dedication Don & Chula Gunasekara - Reston , VA.