She many be the best doctor on the planet, but I'll never know. I attempted to make an appointment only to be disconnected when leaving a message. This happened several times so I decided to go to her office to make the appointment.
I told the receptionist of my experience and she said they are aware of phone problems. No apology was given. I asked to make an appointment and was told I need to have a doctor's referral, even though I have a PPO. Before leaving I mentioned that I was a friend of one of Dr. Vogel's patients and gave her the name. She blushed a little and said that maybe she could push this through as a patient referral. I found that interesting, as patient referral was not stated as an option initially.
Additionally, I emailed my doctor and asked for a referral. She responded immediately and said she would take care of it. I never heard back from Dr. Vogel's office so I called to follow up. I spent 30 minutes on the phone with someone sifting through faxes trying to locate my referral. I also asked about the patient referral, but that was a dead end street as well.
I called another endocrinologist and I was able to make an appointment without any issue.
Bye-bye Dr. Vogel, I don't need you either.