{"distribution":{"1":{"rating_count":5,"rating_percentage":1.33,"review_count":1},"2":{"rating_count":2,"rating_percentage":0.53,"review_count":1},"3":{"rating_count":8,"rating_percentage":2.12,"review_count":1},"4":{"rating_count":32,"rating_percentage":8.49,"review_count":8},"5":{"rating_count":330,"rating_percentage":87.53,"review_count":107}},"average_rating":"4.765517","rating_count":"377","source_url":null,"reviews":[{"body":"He changed my life for the better, restored my vision. 100%.","review_date":"2026-08-13"},{"body":"He was very professional and informative. Appreciate of the eye care I received from him .","review_date":"2026-07-31"},{"body":"He's the best.","review_date":"2026-07-29"},{"body":"Dr. Patel is very good at what he does. I feel like I am in good hands.","review_date":"2026-07-29"},{"body":"Does a very thorough exam","review_date":"2026-07-29"},{"body":"I was pleased to see visiting interns accompanying Dr. Patel while he met with me about my vision conditions.","review_date":"2026-07-25"},{"body":"Dr. Patel was courteous and empathetic. He explained the condition of my eyes patiently and in an easily understood way.","review_date":"2026-07-19"},{"body":"Everything was fine.","review_date":"2026-07-16"},{"body":"keep up the good work","review_date":"2026-07-09"},{"body":"He is very quick in his examinations but it still feels like a thorough appointment","review_date":"2026-07-08"},{"body":"We are so appreciative of Dr. Patel! It can be a long wait to see him, but we trust him and know he is giving our daughter the best care.","review_date":"2026-06-30"},{"body":"I visited only for the first time and cannot say much about the provider or nurses in the ear treatment. However, when I visited emergency room, I was treated well. Thank you for your taking care of me and others like me.","review_date":"2026-07-01"},{"body":"Thank you!","review_date":"2026-06-04"},{"body":"Dr. Patel and his team are terrific.","review_date":"2026-05-21"},{"body":"i'm very happy","review_date":"2026-05-20"},{"body":"Excellent patient/ provider communication skills. Warm and friendly.","review_date":"2026-05-20"},{"body":"Friendly and very knowledgable","review_date":"2026-05-19"},{"body":"Dr. Patel is one of the top retinal experts in the world - without diminishing his humanity and \"bedside manners.\" Always listening, caring, reducing anxieties and fears within his patients, Dr Patel treats my person as important as my eyes as he studies and creates solutions for my difficult vision issues.","review_date":"2026-05-21"},{"body":"Always a great experience with Dr. Patel","review_date":"2026-05-20"},{"body":"I am seen yearly for monitoring for any changes. My case is not complex and so I don't think challenging. The care I have received for what my case is appropriate to the level of complexity.","review_date":"2026-05-19"},{"body":"We had a great discussion re my visual issues and he gave me a plan to help deal with the issue... that I didn't know was possible.","review_date":"2026-05-13"},{"body":"Dr. Nimesh Patel and his team were professional, responsive, and kind. The service was superior.","review_date":"2026-05-14"},{"body":"Dr. Patel and is staff are exceptional.","review_date":"2026-05-08"},{"body":"Dr. Patel and his team are awesome. Everybody was wonderful. They are really, really the best and I really do appreciate every one of them.","review_date":"2026-05-08"},{"body":"There always the best","review_date":"2026-05-07"},{"body":"Informative and professional","review_date":"2026-05-06"},{"body":"Great.","review_date":"2026-05-05"},{"body":"HE gave me information that I asked him to note in my record. His notes were vague in terms of what we discussed.","review_date":"2026-05-07"},{"body":"It went very well and he made the experience less painful than normal","review_date":"2026-05-06"},{"body":"Did not appear to have checked my record before walking into the room. Most of the allotted time was spent bringing him up to date.","review_date":"2026-05-06"},{"body":"The doctor was truly honest about my issues and explained all in detail .She was to gentle when she inserted needle into my eye twice. I was terrified & thought I truly faint. The doctor was just wonderful. I was terrified to be having shots in my eye but she was so gentle & truly knew what she was doing. I was so sad the next time I came and I had a different doctor.","review_date":"2026-05-03"},{"body":"He should allow more time for visits and speak with the patient rather than with his fellow. He also should refrain from looking at the computer screen occasionally and look at the patient.","review_date":"2026-04-29"},{"body":"Provided was knowledgeable and direct.","review_date":"2026-04-28"},{"body":"Very good","review_date":"2026-04-28"},{"body":"The interaction with the surgeon was very fast minutes before the surgery. We went through the different operations options. I had to repeat my health history once again to him to decide what better do for my situation","review_date":"2026-04-22"},{"body":"Dr. Patel and his team are professionals that always have the best interest in their patients.","review_date":"2026-04-22"},{"body":"It's amazing how well the system works. I was in and out in 40 minutes.","review_date":"2026-04-22"},{"body":"Was OK.","review_date":"2026-04-21"},{"body":"Dr Patel always makes me feel that he is totally engaged in my care.","review_date":"2026-04-15"},{"body":"all the orovidedsxwere great","review_date":"2026-04-11"},{"body":"After waiting for more than an hour to see Dr. Patel, I would have appreciated at least an acknowledgment of the long wait. I also felt he and his nurse had little interest in engaging with me as a human being....truthfully while I was more than satisfied with the medical procedure, I was disappointed in the interactions I had.with Dr. Patel and his nurse.","review_date":"2026-04-05"},{"body":"I am extremely grateful for the care I am receiving at Mass eye and ear from your doctors and staff thank you sincerely","review_date":"2026-04-04"},{"body":"very thorough [redacted]","review_date":"2026-04-04"},{"body":"It was a nice first experience with this provider.","review_date":"2026-04-03"},{"body":"Dr [redacted] and Dr Patel are the best.","review_date":"2026-04-01"},{"body":"Dr. Patel, makes me feel at ease with every visit. After reviewing my scans I wonder who is enthralled more. At this point it is a celebration!! The fluid has diminished greatly. Knowing the Retina is detaching is a frightening experience. Whatever Dr. Patel tells me to do with my stress level or medications that will increase the fluid I work on myself to take my stress down then I contact my physicians to change or stop my medication(s). I recommend Dr. Patel highly to anyone with this this condition. Many Blessings.","review_date":"2026-03-28"},{"body":"i have never felt in better hands. Everyone was exceptional, patient, and caring.","review_date":"2026-03-22"},{"body":"Dr. Patel is always so kind and knowledgeable and explains clearly and is open to offer advice and listens if I have a question.","review_date":"2026-03-21"},{"body":"I was pleased with all aspects of the visit.","review_date":"2026-03-18"},{"body":"I felt he was extremely knowledgeble. [redacted]","review_date":"2026-03-18"},{"body":"Very good, she treated me very well, with attention, I was well taken care of, with great affection and attention. It was very good.","review_date":"2026-03-13"},{"body":"My first meeting with Dr. Patel. He was excellent in answering my questions and concerns, as well as his staff.","review_date":"2026-03-12"},{"body":"I was positively impressed by Dr. Patel's ability to communicate information to me clearly and with enough details to address my concerns. He was also very perceptive - he noticed that my hands are dry and asked if I have a particular medical condition. I do indeed have that condition and it is associated with complications that I had during treatment at another facility, but Dr. Patel was the first person to explain the linkage to me. I completely trusted Dr. Patel's knowledge and expert judgment. He made me feel relieved to be one of Mass Eye's patients.","review_date":"2026-02-26"},{"body":"He is wonderful. He makes you feel like you're his only patient.","review_date":"2026-02-26"},{"body":"All of the care givers and provider were excellent this experience was 5star","review_date":"2026-02-25"},{"body":"Excellent doctor","review_date":"2026-02-18"},{"body":"He is a true professional: highly skilled and very confident in his knowledge as a doctor and ophthalmologist. He is a consummate professional; may God always bless him.","review_date":"2026-02-18"},{"body":"Excellent experience.good explanations","review_date":"2026-02-17"},{"body":"thank you for the service, greatly appre","review_date":"2026-02-17"},{"body":"The doctor was very good, very, very good. He totally understood me. I understood him. So Dr. Patel was great.","review_date":"2026-02-14"},{"body":"Everyone on the team was helpful and informative","review_date":"2026-02-14"},{"body":"Extremely well orchestrated visit, exams, pictures of retina, I was always treated well and patiently.","review_date":"2026-02-12"},{"body":"He took the time to listen to me when I was mentioning my new symptoms, and explained everything in terms that I could understand","review_date":"2026-02-11"},{"body":"Thanks","review_date":"2026-02-11"},{"body":"I was very impressed with the entire staff. No complaints and will continue to see these drs.","review_date":"2026-02-11"},{"body":"He has taken care of me for going on 4 years~~He's always showed me what was going on ~~and treated me well.","review_date":"2026-02-11"},{"body":"I highly recommend Dr.Patel and his staff to my friends if they happen to experience eye issues","review_date":"2026-02-05"},{"body":"Very professional and easy to relate to and with. Very knowledgeable","review_date":"2026-02-04"},{"body":"Great care provided","review_date":"2026-01-29"},{"body":"Dr Patel reviewed my results and explains Ned that I was stable which is a good thing. It was a relief to know that","review_date":"2026-01-28"},{"body":"I would like to recommend that the doctor also speaks directly to the patient upon his findings and then state them rather than sharing the findings with his staff only, necessitating the patient to ask what those findings were and meant.","review_date":"2026-01-28"},{"body":"She has always treated me with courtesy and respect and cares about my visual health.","review_date":"2026-01-28"},{"body":"Thorough review of testing, careful exam, explained plan of care thoughtfully","review_date":"2026-01-27"},{"body":"Thoughtful, clear and precise.Evokes respect and trust.","review_date":"2026-01-22"},{"body":"Very knowledgeable, professional, appropriately involved and listens to my needs, Highly recommended.","review_date":"2026-01-21"},{"body":"My experience with Dr Patel and everyone in his practice has been exceptional. The surgical support team in the Longwood facility were, for lack of a better word, AMAZING! I can honestly say the entire team took a stressful situation and made me feel safe and extremely well cared for.","review_date":"2026-01-21"},{"body":"Dr. Patel, the other doctors and staff were excellent.","review_date":"2026-01-13"},{"body":"Dr. Patel was my surgeon for the tractomy, vacular whole surgery, and he did an excellent job, and I'm very happy with the results. [redacted] I receive excellent care when I'm there with all the people that I need to see. My only comment that I would like to improve would be the amount of time that he spends with me and his explanations. I feel like maybe he sees so many people that he doesn't have much time and he doesn't really want to take the time to explain. It's always generally bare minimum. I'll have to ask questions to get any more information. And he's kind and respectful. [redacted]","review_date":"2026-01-09"},{"body":"Dr. is not an approachable person, does not want to connect with his patients. Difficult to talk to.","review_date":"2026-01-07"},{"body":"Dr Patel and his staff are always knowledgeable, current in their field and focused on my medical needs. I purposely drive two hours to come to see Dr. Patel and to be a patient at Mass Eye and Ear.","review_date":"2026-01-07"},{"body":"It's never a bad experience when I go there for my procedures.","review_date":"2026-01-03"},{"body":"Extremely knowledgeable and professional","review_date":"2026-01-01"},{"body":"The staff was top notch! Warm and welcoming Human treatment and your staff explained what was happening every step of the way. The equipment was innovative & impressive. I am so glad I came. Please thank housekeeping also...Dr. Patels's suite was immaculate!","review_date":"2025-12-31"},{"body":"He was professional, but friendly and answered all of my questions.","review_date":"2025-12-31"},{"body":"I would like to say that Dr. Patel has been a wonderful doctor to me for several years. He diagnosed me several years ago with having an inherited condition [redacted] and he has been wonderful to me in all that time. This last visit was wonderful because he, it was so encouraging because my condition is stable and he was really happy to tell me that, that it's stable and I'll be seeing him again in [redacted] months and he's just so knowledgeable and professional and concerned and just a wonderful doctor and I have all the faith in the world in him [redacted]","review_date":"2025-12-05"},{"body":"Hi, I had great doctors from the time I've been there up to now. Everybody was courteous and great. They're not good. They were great. And thank you.","review_date":"2025-12-04"},{"body":"Thank you for caring","review_date":"2025-12-03"},{"body":"I felt very well cared for.","review_date":"2025-12-03"},{"body":"Dr. Patel is comprehensive, thorough, and compassionate, and a good retinal specialist.","review_date":"2025-11-28"},{"body":"Dr. patel is great. That's why I travel over 2hiurs to cone to his office.","review_date":"2025-11-27"},{"body":"All went well","review_date":"2025-11-21"},{"body":"Outstanding physician","review_date":"2025-11-23"},{"body":"He was knowledgeable, respectful and discreet, not letting his medical students take over the main interactions.","review_date":"2025-11-13"},{"body":"Very professional and organized facility","review_date":"2025-11-12"},{"body":"We had a very good experience with our doctor and his staff. And even though we were there for quite some time, we feel as though our care was excellent.","review_date":"2025-11-12"},{"body":"I feel very lucky to be Dr. Patel's patient.","review_date":"2025-11-12"},{"body":"He was spectacular. So glad to have met him.","review_date":"2025-11-09"},{"body":"The staff is very competent, everything went well, I thank them very much for the good service they gave me.","review_date":"2025-11-08"},{"body":"He was very knowledgeable and professional when communicating with me. He evaluated the test results with full attention and also compared them to previous results for any noticeable changes.","review_date":"2025-11-06"},{"body":"always good","review_date":"2025-11-04"},{"body":"Overall good, very respectful people, pain in the neck to get into Boston and I really wish that for people who have to travel they had an overnight sleep service after procedures. But that's about it. Otherwise it was really good. I have a lot of respect for that place. Thank you.","review_date":"2025-11-03"},{"body":"He was attentive, careful, thorough, and had gentle hands.","review_date":"2025-10-29"},{"body":"The provider was open and honest regarding my concerns relating to my eyes.","review_date":"2025-10-29"},{"body":"Yes, Dr. Patel was very informative. I was nervous because I was in pain and I had a procedure somewhere else that didn't go well and he was calming and reassuring and he was great and easy to understand and explained everything well and the whole place from when you check in to You know, everybody I saw before the doctors, you know, from top to bottom, were all more than nice and respectful and accommodating. [redacted]","review_date":"2025-10-24"},{"body":"Dr. Patel is very careful and thorough. I felt well cared for.","review_date":"2025-10-14"},{"body":"They were very timely","review_date":"2025-10-09"},{"body":"Provider was very cordial and thorough. All aspects of care and findings were explained to me.","review_date":"2025-10-09"},{"body":"All was excellent","review_date":"2025-10-08"},{"body":"Compassionate knowledgeable excellent communication","review_date":"2025-10-08"},{"body":"The team of doctors with whom this provider provides for their patients is very thorough and has complete respect for the quality of care they provide.","review_date":"2025-10-05"},{"body":"Yes, my provider was Dr. Patel and also Dr. [redacted]. I think they acted in a complete professional manner. They explained the procedure to me and I have nothing but fond words to say about both of them.","review_date":"2025-10-05"},{"body":"I was very impressed how they took charge and got to the problem and solved it and tried to help me. I'm very impressed.","review_date":"2025-10-03"},{"body":"He has a lot of patience and is caring.","review_date":"2025-10-02"},{"body":"The process on the 12th floor for eyes is like a well oiled machine. I'm impressed haw well they stay on schedule and are very pleasant doing so.","review_date":"2025-10-01"},{"body":"Very knowledgeable, professional in his interactions with us, gave time to ask questions and answered those questions promptly.","review_date":"2025-10-01"},{"body":"Very professional and timely. Great","review_date":"2025-09-14"},{"body":"Great experience.","review_date":"2025-09-13"},{"body":"All staff were professional and courteous.","review_date":"2025-09-10"}]}