Specialties
- Nurse Practitioner
- Sleep Medicine
- Pulmonary
Patient Rating
The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers.
The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
Patient Comments
Patient comments are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety. For the convenience of our visitors, some patient comments have been translated from their original language into English while preserving their original meaning as accurately as possible. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.
Doctors been very helpful and took care of the needs I had with my CPAP treats patients with respect and dignity.
She asked the right questions. We got some concernes resolved. She was very personable. I felt it was very productive appointmenr.
Cristine Tuttle and her team provide the very best care!
My situation has some difficulties so I cannot get great answers because of that it is not staffs problems it's mine
good
I love Cristine Tuttle! She is knowledgeable, patient and kind, an excellent listener and problem solver.
very nice lady
I have had OSA about 13 years. The original sleep study was performed in Elko, Nv.. I need a new sleep study so Christine can treat me more effectively. Due to the distance between us (about 250 miles), she suggested that it be performed at Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital here in Elko and the results be forwarded to her. Thank you!
Cristine is great. She's a bit quiet, but she also displays and air of confidence that she knows her job and asks great questions. I'm glad she's my provider!
She is an outstanding APRN. I would recommend her to anyone.
Wonderful provider. Thoughtful and thorough in providing care.
Christine is caring and compassionate
She is friendly, explains so that I can understand
Cristine is amazing! She cares and listens. Many recommendations that were provided by her and her team have helped me in my condition
Cristine will listen and she is always compassionate!
Christine Tuttle provided excellent care. She listened, was attentive, kind and supportive. She was able to explain all of the procedures and the next steps to be taken. It was easy to discuss symptoms with her and her expertise was greatly appreciated.
She's a good doctor very professional
Christine Tuttle was excellent
Excellent care
She was very thorough and involved me a lot with what care I chose to persue.
Christine Tuttle gave great service and explained my care thoroughly
Always exceptional care.
Glad I made the effort. No worries
Christine answered my many concerns and is very understanding.
Cristine Tuttle us an exceptional care provider. Her expertise is infused with compassion. Her ability to quickly and accurately assess in acute situations is of the highest level.
Excellent care
Excellent service and explained things very well.
In the visit things were good but I donot know how to follow up and move treatment forward.
both the physician and assistant were very thorough.
Vist went well
She was great at explaining 2 possible diagnoses I might have and the plan moving forward.
She was proactive in setting up testing. I appreciate that she would explain things until I understood them.
Great job
Very difficult getting an appointment at the sleep center. Had to wait months. Not sure if this was even necessary. Dr. Tuttle was great,
Very warm and caring, easy to talk to. She makes me feel involved in my health care journey.
I have been going to Cristine Tuttle for many years and she is very professional and caring.
A very comfortable appointment.
Dr Tuttle is very professional and helpful in helping me understand what I needed to deal with my sleep issues.
Cristine listened closely to how I described my health condition. Her direction was clear and understandable.
Christine was knowledgeable and explained things very well.
I don't recommend things to people, especially something like this. What am I going to say. "They didn't kill me?"
This is the first visit during which my concerns were not taken as seriously as before.
I was impressed with the provider but would not recommend because wait for appointment is too long
She was very concerned about my needs.
Awesome provider
Concerned, personable clinician
Great zoomside manner!
Care provider was struggling with the Zoom Call format, which is understandable. However, she also did not seem prepared for my visit. She was basically reading my chart to me out loud to familiarize herself with the case and asking me what had happened. I was told in my prior visit to do another sleep test and then come back and see her. On this call she asked why I had not been using a CPAP when she had told me to wait to get a CPAP. So she was not consistent.
Good experience
This was my first visit with Christine Tuttle after having met with Audra Langi, who left. It will get more comfortable, I'm sure.
Always receive the best of care and never feel rushed.
Good
today's visit was my annual and there were no changes needed and I have been happy with my equipment and sleep. just lots of questions that most were provided in the pre-appointment questions.
We needed the data from the sleep study before we could discuss it in more detail. For the introductory visit, I received an appropriately detailed description.
excellent folllowup
Biggest problem was lack of communication. I received no information on a new medication she prescribed other than to take as directed. She cancelled my old medication without letting me know so I made an unnecessary trip to pharmacy that evening and left empty handed because not only was my prior med not there, but the newly prescribed med was called into a pharmacy that does not deliver that medication. I was unable to contact anyone within the providers office for 2 days (I left 2 messages with staff from a call center) and was therefore missed 3 doses of medication. I am a bit uneasy continuing care here because I felt like I was left out of the loop on what was going on and no one would call me back.
She was helpful and making the decisions to go forward with the testing and get a diagnosis
Christine zeroed in on issues affecting proper use of the CPAP equipment and recommended switching out mask pieces for different sizes for more effective use.
Attentive to my health care needs
Very understanding listener and responder
Christine is kind, but this experience was terrible. I waited almost a year for an appointment. After the appointment and subsequent sleep study, I was given limited feedback about my testing results, no explanation or q&a about treatment plan, and constant pushback from her office about follow-up appointments. I left this follow-up appointment with what feel like no viable options for continued treatment. This provider and office may be a good option for some, but definitely WOULD NOT recommend based on my experience.
She is very good and answered my questions that I need and very friendly always
Cristine is excellent. She is smart and knows the subject matter. I do get the feeling that they have to work very hard to keep up with their work demands.
Great suggestion for new mask hope it works Thank you for your help and time
I really appreciate Cristine listened carefully and also asked a lot of questions to better understand the sleep challenges I've been experiencing. I feel like she sincerely wants to help me find solutions and relief.
Very interested in your concerns and make recommendations that make sense with follow up action plan.
I was delighted with the care I received, especially for the thorough and specific detailed information. I highly recommend Ms. Tuttle.
Knowledgeable and answered all my questions. Nice disposition.
I was very pleased.
Cristine Tuttle is thorough, compassionate, and knowledgeable. I appreciate her care.
Great
Christine is genuinely interested in helping me resolve my sleep issues and she is a good match to my self advocacy. [NAME REMOVED]
This is one of the worst providers that I have ever gone to. I will not be back. My comments were not heard or respected. I was not involved in decisions about my care. She messed up some of my medications in my chart. It was a very frustrating visit. I was referred by the Long Covid clinic and she knew nothing about long Covid either. The only nice thing that I appreciated about this doctor was when she saw I was wearing a mask, she asked if I would like her to wear one. When I said yes, she got one and put it on.
Cristine may be very good, but during my "evaluation" I felt like her goal was to determine if I have sleep apnea and not to determine why I'm having difficulty sleeping. She did not discuss any of the information in the lengthy questionnaire I'd filled out pre-visit. I understand it will be > 6 months before I can see a sleep psychologist. That's a long time to think about having sleeping difficulties that go unevaluated.
I have been a patient of Christine Tuttle, APRN for many years. She is pleasant, is not rushed and spends as much time as necessary. Have always felt Christine has my best interest at heart.
I expected less interaction in a follow up visit, that this was.
When I had a prescription for a new CPAP machine, the pressure strings were changed without my input into the decision. I had no idea concerning the changes until I called Lincare. As a result of the changes, I missed a lot of sleep. I was frequently awakened by the force from the higher pressures almost every night. The noise woke up my wife, as well. I ultimately went went back to my old machine. I am not sure whether Christine made that change independently or if Dr. Markowittz made that call. Either way, I was disappointed that a change was made without me knowing about the change.
A plan of action was discussed and implemented. Expectations have been established and the necessary appointments have been made.
Superb service and expertise by all, as usual.
Experience was very good
Cristine is obviously a caring individual who had my best interests at heart. She listened to my story and was respectful of my self-determination and role in my own healthcare, while she ensured that I was aware of current medical advice and treatments.
Christine talked me though how to adjust my machine successfully.
I feel my health has markedly improved since I started using my CPAP machine.
All very good
first Tim of being with her over the phone but made it hard .she did very well
she alerted [NAME REMOVED] to a potential problem medication
Cristine Tuttle has done an excellent job in taking care of my sleep apnea needs. She is professional and very kind.
Very true, good explanation. [TRANSLATED]
I love how Christine Tuttle allows you to be heard and explain your feelings and thoughts. She listens and includes you in the decisions for your treatment.
She and her assistant were very helpful and thoroughly discussed my condition, proposal for treatment and listened to my concerns.
A wonderful provider. Always listens and shows concern.
As I explained earlier in this survey, Dr Tuttle is very good and cares about my overall health.
Conscientious
After I told her that I hadn't read anything in my advance clinic note about the need to bring my CPAP to this session, which I thought would focus on the data sent in by my machine, I felt as though Ms. Tuttle was annoyed for the rest of the session. I thought I done well with my first CPAP experience but I felt she was critical of my ability to discern leakage and that I must not be wearing it correctly. She talked fast, while typing and looking at her screen, and I completely missed her saying that she wanted me to do an "overnight oximetry" until her assistant came into schedule it. When I said that term was foreign to me, the assistant got Ms. Tuttle who again seemed annoyed as if I'd not been listening to what she was saying. I consider myself a good listener and this bothered me.
Intelligent, articulate, and concerned.
Excellent
Cristine Tuttle was very professional and caring. I appreciated the amount of time she took to discuss my condition. Here recommendations seemed to be right on target for my particular situation.
Caring compassionate provider.
Dr. Tuttle was very professional and solved my problems very quickly. Thank you Dr.
She was friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful.
TERRIFIC
Excellent
Christine Tuttle is very knowledgeable about the many treatments available. She was extremely attentive and thoughtful to our situation and helped us come up with some promising solutions!
Good
Provider was very caring
great
Always excellent care
Excellent care. Knowledgeable, caring. Explained care in understandable terms.
professional
felt cared about by staff
fair
Kind and patient to my autistic son.
Dr.Tuttle is caring and goes the exra mile for her patients.
Christine was great, I didn't enjoy working with the tech though.
She is concerned about your health and is through in asking questions that will let her understand if it is working.
She was amazing I really love the way she treat me and explain everything to me with full detail and listen to everything I had to say she made me feel more comfortable
Being kind and caring and understanding some of the things.
I enjoyed our visit. I found her attentive and caring.
Have really liked working with Christine Tuttle for over two years now. She includes me in decisions and listens carefully. I feel like she truly cares about my health.
Cristine Turtle is a wonderful provider who is very knowledgeable and helpful.
Christine is very knowledgeable and understanding of my experience with equipment and heard my concerns in the latest evaluation.
She answered all my questions
Helpful
Cristine was very attentive to my concerns. The problem is with the next step in the process. I was prescribed medication for the follow on procedure, but have been unable to schedule the procedure.
Great doctor very caring and very patient. I'm lucky to have her.
Christine and her staff were very efficient, friendly, and concerned. I appreciated them very much.
Nurse practitioner Cristine Tuttle shows little interest in what I have to say and belittles my suggestions and concerns. She has made up her mind that the only issue at hand is a poor sleep schedule and refuses to consider other possibilities. She has made me feel unintelligent during both visits and I do not feel comfortable speaking with her. My partner and I drove eight hours round trip from Nevada for both visits and are greatly disappointed with the care I received. I will be cancelling my follow up appointment.
I'm sure she is competent, but I felt less than satisfied with the appointment.
Christine made me feel like I was her only patient and she would be one of the doctors who would even pay home visits if required. She cared and made me feel it!!!
good explanations
I explained my need and her response to it was what I had hoped for. She also answered a question about another treament device, which was very helpful.
Christine answered my many concerns and is very understanding.
She is a great addition to our care team.
I feel I can trust Christine totally.
Experienced, kind, friendly. The best!
very good experience
I couldn't do a virtual call because my phone kept dropping the call so we just talked on the phone and it went well.
I asked her to explain some things and she just basically repeated what was said without any further explanation. I had to wonder if she thought I was a stupid person incapable of understanding further explanations or something. I seriously thought about going with a different provider.
no one has helped me fit the CPAP mask. and all the doctors do is tell me to wear it with being extremely uncomfortable
Cristine is always excellent.
Ms Tuttle has always shown concern and care for both my husband and I. We have full confidence in her and her abilities.
she's very concerned and listens . not in a hurry to be done.
I very much appreciate being in the care of Cristine Tuttle, APRN. She has been most helpful to me.
Cristine was through and gave me great advice.
I highly recommend Cristine Tuttle, APRN. She's extremely nice and really wanted to hear what I had to say. She was easy to understand. She explained her recommended next step should be and why. We discussed it and both agreed it was the best way to proceed. One of the best medical visits I've had in a long time.
Cristine is always helpful and listens to all of your concerns and questions. I have been a patient for several years and she has always responded quickly to all of my questions or requests. Very positive experience.
She is great and helped me understand what needed to be done.
Very patient and compassionate caretaker! She helps take time to understand me and explain things to me in a way that considers my mental and cognitive deficits.
i appreciated her concern about my health and wanting help as much as possible to improve my condition.
Professional and competent care with everything explained in understandable detail. Thanks.
She is amazing
Seemed very knowledgeable and wanting to solve my issues.
Cristine was so knowledgeable! Kind, careful and took time to explain in clear terms.
She left the facility before our appointment. I waited 1+ hours for my appointment to be told she had left and a staff member would help me.
This was a very new experience for me regarding my tests and recommendations for breathing deeply and properly. I am in the midst of recovering from a lung issue due to a side effect from immunotherapy. Cpap and sleep apnea has been made a comfortable medical diagnosis along with great care. I feel improvements and am happy that I am welcome to call if I have any questions. I trust my health care team!
Cristine has always taken care of me. She listens, she is always willing to help, she supports me. I couldn't ask for a better provider. Even when my insurance has changed and she is out of network, I have come to her for my appointments.
Christine Tuttle was very kind and I felt like she wanted to help and understand me
Christine Tuttle is fantastic. And Dr Madox is great. I'm lucky to have these people as my care provider's.
I spent the time to fill out all the required information prior to my appointment and a good deal of time in the appointment was spent covering that all over again. It would either make sense to insure this is reviewed prior to the appointment or just build it in to the appointment. I spent about 45 minutes completing all required information prior to the appointment and it seemed like a waste of my time.
When I asked Christine Tuttle about a recommendation for a pillow for my sleep problems, she said she did not have any. Later in the conversation she did in fact recommend a pillow. Confusing to say the least.
Christine actually made me feel like it was a real appointment and that she wasn't rushed. She was great at explaining and asked a lot of questions. She is very kind also.
its always a good experience with Dr Tuttle. I appreciate the exceptional care I receive
She is very thorough in reviewing information from CPAP machine, looking over CPAP equipment making sure it is working correctly. She takes time and listens to my responses to her questions for my medical condition.
Dr Tuttle is always kind and attentive to my care
She is very helpful in assisting me in treating my sleep apnea.
Already mentioned it a previous comment. She had good advice, She was a good listener. She was very knowledgeable. She answered all my questions and helped me with my issues. I will return as a patient.
Awesome Provider
Attentive, professional, and caring.
Christing Tuttle is (in my estimation) very knowledgeable and competent and good to work with.
I have been a patient of Cristine Tuttle for many years and have always found her to be professional, caring and committed to making sure that all of my questions are always answered.
Provides excellent patient care
Christine Tuttle, APRN was very thorough and took a lot of time to explain things and answer all of my questions.
I have complete confidence in Christine Tuttle and the sleep clinic team.
Excellent customer service.
She is a great care giver.
See my comments from previous post. Christine was great. I left feeling secure in her decision making and I know she had my best interest in mind
She appears knowledgeable but she couldnt answer my questions about tge test results.
Christine Tuttle is excellent! She is very thorough, engaging, caring and personable. Highly recommend!
Christine Tuttle took the time to listen and gave great feedback. She also took the time to address my concerns and gave me options for care.
Very good
I have been diagnosed with sleep apnea and have been using a CPAP for about three years. Cristine Tuttle became involved about a year ago when I was referred to her by my PCP in response to some questions I had. My situation is not typical in that it appears I may have Central Sleep Apnea in addition to Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Cristine was the first person to determine this. The issue is compounded by the fact that the device commonly used for patients with Central Sleep Apnea is not recommended for use with patients who are in heart failure, which I am and which was confirmed by Cristine who requested a copy of my most recent Echo. Cristine has requested additional tests to determine the best treatment for me. I am impressed that she is so diligent and am very confident in her management of my situation.
made me wait for 30 mins and didn't even apologize.
Much better than my previous experience. Perhaps I caught her on a bad day last time. She was prepared, engaged, patient, and informative.
Provider was very good about answering questions I had and discussed concerns.
Christine Tuttle was very easy to talk with. She showed concern for my problem and offered good solutions
She is the worst provider in have ever seen. Didn't listen to me or care about my concerns.
She is very easy to talk to and answered all my questions
VERY PROFESSIONAL
It was a great virtual experience.
Cristine Tuttle takes time to listen and also to remember what was talked about in earlier visits. She never makes me feel rushed and like she's anxious to get out to her next patient. I'm really impressed with her knowledge and personality.
She was really great. She approached the visit with empathy and listened well to my thoughts and concerns.
She is very caring, nice and professional.
Great provider
Cristine made me feel comfortable and I was confident with the information she gave me.
I highly recommend Cristine Tuttle to everyone with a sleep problem.
I've been going to Christine for a very long time. She's very thorough and conscientious.
She provides a variety of options, which are well explained
Christine Tuttle, APRN, is an empathetic listener and competent professional. She shows a sincere regard for her patients and makes them feel valued. As a senior with complex issues, I feel she is one of the best doctors I have had in years. I wish she was a primary care physician!
Met all my expectations !
ItÕs always a good experience!
Bottom line is you won't find better. I've gone to her for as long as I can remember and is the best of the best
Seemed disinterested and unprepared for my case.
good
Always best care available.
When I met Christine, I felt truly cared about and informed, especially since it was.a scary subject. Huge thanks to her professionalism and bedside.manner.
She listens well to my answers and adapts care to my individual lifestyle and needs.
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