We are a group of experienced, board certified pediatricians, registered nurse practitioners, and compassionate office staff. We provide highest quality medical care to infants, children and adolescents. Our dedication to providing the best medical care for your child is why we are considered one of the best Pediatric groups in Palm Beach County. We are looking forward to assisting you in every aspect of your child's development and health care needs. We invite you and your child to visit our office for all of their healthcare needs.
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Lake Worth Pediatrics is a group of experienced, board certified practitioners and compassionate staff located in the village of Palm Springs, Florida. It was established in 1995 by Dr. Shankaraiah, a well-known and respected physician in the community and over time the practice has grown with the community.
We are board certified professionals providing comprehensive medical care from birth to 18 years of age. Our providers are experienced in managing a wide variety of acute and chronic illnesses. Well child checkups - complete physical exam, routine immunizations, sports physicals, vision and hearing screenings.
The New Patient Packet comes in a Spanish version as well. For newborn babies, we encourage the parents to contact the insurance companies as soon as possible after hospital discharge. Please be aware that most health insurance plans allow 30 days to add your newborn on the policy. If you have coverage through Medicaid, you must contact the Medicaid office to receive and activate child's member identification number. Make your Primary care Physician selection at the same time to avoid any delays in providing the medical care to your newborn.
At Lake Worth Pediatrics, we provide an easy access to our Patient Portal, a safe and secure online access to view and download medical records. At your next visit, talk to our staff about patient portal. Our staff will give your unique activation code for your child's account. If you have more than one child, you need to activate each child's account separately.
Reviews (10)
Antwan Farmer
May 25, 2022
Angelica Pacheco
Mar 23, 2022
This place is sooo unorganized! Literally had my daughter drive 1 Hour from our new home for a simple paper that could have easily been faxed to her new doctor! HIPPA signatures are required and wasnt an issue but the communication between each staff sucks! Save your time and go to someone who will take care and listen to you about your needs! I wish I could have given 0 stars!
Jess Co
May 31, 2021
Swash Ze
Apr 06, 2021
Terrible place to take your children! These days you can find a sanitizing station at any establishment, but not here. At a doctor's office during a pandemic I expect to see hand sanitizer all over the place. Plus the added bonus of a rude staff, long wait times, and unprofessional record keeping. Read their reviews, they are terrible! I only wish I had read them before I scheduled.
Shanelle Abreu
Mar 24, 2021
I absolutely love Dr. Shankariah and all of the staff at Lake Worth Pediatrics! I have been going there for 5 years with each of my children and have always had a good experience. I recently moved about 30 minutes away and because of the excellent care my children get, I continue to see Lake Worth Pediatrics for all of my children's medical needs. You know a doctor is right for you when they know the names of all of your children by memory. Thank you Dr. Shankariah and team for taking great care of my children!
El Picasso
Feb 15, 2021
I have read the reviews and they all say the exact same thing. It seems their staff are rude, unprofessional, and untimely. I find the same to be true after my appointment. The nurse has a very thick accent making it almost impossible to understand but she does speak perfect English. In response, the owner has replied to certain complaints but wont acknowledge the ongoing issue of customer service. ( I read 3 years worth of complaints about this issue) He even goes a step further and defends the language barrier that most of the complaints point out. Don't waste your time calling to speak to their office manager she is the very same person everyone is complaining about.
Perfecto Saliano
Nov 20, 2020
I missed an appointment and had to reschedule the same 3 children that were supposed to be seen the previous week. I arrived early and was the first one in the door as they opened. When I was called to the back the nurse told me I didn't schedule the other 2 and needed to fill out new patient paperwork because the 2 children hadn't been seen before. However, they were all 3 seen last time for well visits, yet no records were made to this fact.
I'm a mother of 3, I always have the 3 seen at once. In fact I did not need any paperwork for school I wanted them all 3 to be seen again for physicals as it has been a long time. It was difficult to speak with the nurse who kept talking over me as I tried to respond. She just wanted to scold me for not making 3 appointments. I was sent to the waiting area to fill out paperwork and turned it in before anyone else walked in, yet I was punished and made to wait until after every single person had been seen.
I then sat waiting for the doctor in the back for more than an hour. I finally decided to leave as my children were hungry from sitting for 2 hours. I don't like the way I was treated and will be looking for another doctor to use simply because of the nurse. The doctor was great last time we saw him and I have no complaint against him.
I'm a mother of 3, I always have the 3 seen at once. In fact I did not need any paperwork for school I wanted them all 3 to be seen again for physicals as it has been a long time. It was difficult to speak with the nurse who kept talking over me as I tried to respond. She just wanted to scold me for not making 3 appointments. I was sent to the waiting area to fill out paperwork and turned it in before anyone else walked in, yet I was punished and made to wait until after every single person had been seen.
I then sat waiting for the doctor in the back for more than an hour. I finally decided to leave as my children were hungry from sitting for 2 hours. I don't like the way I was treated and will be looking for another doctor to use simply because of the nurse. The doctor was great last time we saw him and I have no complaint against him.
Liz Rodriguez
Apr 01, 2020
Lake Worth pediatrics is an institution that has offered me solutions concern with my health rather than problems. Since I've been a patient for a while now I've seen how things work there and I have to said that the doctors are patients and warmly. I also like the fact that the staff is bilingual since not all pediatrics has this option. Therefore; I absolutely recommend this place to others.
Sabrina A.
Jun 25, 2019
I've been coming to this clinic since I was 9 years old and I'm 19 now so I've grown close to this clinic over the years up until recently. Staff in my opinion can use more training when it comes to hospitality the woman who was bringing me to my room was cursing at another nurse under her breath calling her a "b***" because she didn't clean out the room and it made me uncomfortable to say the least.
And the wait time is horrendous I scheduled an appointment for 2:00 and didn't see a doctor until 4:00 which is ridiculous, if someone schedules an appointment you should be seen within 4-5 minutes, also the woman at the front desk was extremely rude to me my insurance was terminated due to me turning 19 and I was charged to pay 55$ for a physical and a follow up with Dr Foster I called the clinic to see if she can remove the physical because 55$ was out of my budget and she was being extremely harsh raising her voice saying no she can't do that and I don't even think she even understood a word I said. If your in America try your hardest to learn more advanced English instead of learning at kindergarten level.
And the wait time is horrendous I scheduled an appointment for 2:00 and didn't see a doctor until 4:00 which is ridiculous, if someone schedules an appointment you should be seen within 4-5 minutes, also the woman at the front desk was extremely rude to me my insurance was terminated due to me turning 19 and I was charged to pay 55$ for a physical and a follow up with Dr Foster I called the clinic to see if she can remove the physical because 55$ was out of my budget and she was being extremely harsh raising her voice saying no she can't do that and I don't even think she even understood a word I said. If your in America try your hardest to learn more advanced English instead of learning at kindergarten level.
Stephanie Schneider
Nov 07, 2015
What a terrible experience. If people don't believe racism is real for white people please stop by this facility and find out. I was rushed everywhere I went. I had to point out my babies thrush to the doctor and was given a prescription that did not work. I actually had to ask the medical assistant for the prescription TWICE before she tried to throw me out after my appointment.
They are extremely rude, over croweded and it seems as if everyone that works there hates there job or white people. The doctors aren't too far behind the staff when it comes to rudeness. When I called to get a better prescription for my babies thrush they didn't ask me where my pharmacy was they just decided to pick one for me and call it in. What a joke this place is. I never usually leave bad reviews but when it comes to the health of my newborn I will. This facility should be shut down.
They are extremely rude, over croweded and it seems as if everyone that works there hates there job or white people. The doctors aren't too far behind the staff when it comes to rudeness. When I called to get a better prescription for my babies thrush they didn't ask me where my pharmacy was they just decided to pick one for me and call it in. What a joke this place is. I never usually leave bad reviews but when it comes to the health of my newborn I will. This facility should be shut down.
