Online reputation
#24 of 25 · score 51.7 · 3.81★ across 953 reviews · 27% were 1–2★. Sources: Google 758, Yelp (sampled) 195. Google listing.
Complaint keywords in sampled reviews: cost (44), wait (8), rude (18), bad outcome (8), communication (1).
“⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐<br><br>I cannot say enough wonderful things about Dr. Jason Tarricone and the entire team at VCA Palm Beach Veterinary Specialists!<br><br>My French Bulldog, Jax, needed BOAS surgery for the second time. Although his first surgery was…” — Google 5★, 2026-10-30, source
“This veterinary office should be shut down. They blatantly violate the standard of care by prioritizing profit over pets and aggressively overcharging desperate pet owners. Their practices feel predatory, unethical, and completely disconnec…” — Yelp 1★, 2026-11-02, source
Care fit & access
Specialty backup for surgery, neurology, critical care and oncology. Corporate ownership is a separate dimension from clinical capability; confirm which specialty is present when needed.
Drive Time from Palm Beach Gardens (33418)
35.4 min · R3 · Public OSRM fallback
MISSING_IMAGE: photo. A displayed clinic logo is an authentic brand asset, not a facility photograph.
The clinic-origin link failed direct verification. Its source URL and retained capture are preserved in the evidence vault; no unverified clickable origin link is presented here.
Ownership & continuity
Corporate/external-investor affiliation: VCA branded; Mars parent and ultimate-control filing not yet captured. A corporate brand or outside investment does not establish complete PE control.
A director, manager, registered agent, doctor-founder, franchise brand or property owner is not automatically the ultimate beneficial operating owner. Ownership claims and state record evidence are kept separate.
Doctor roster: Jason Tarricone.
Diagnostics & credentials
The location roster describes emergency/critical care, internal medicine, neurology, radiation oncology and surgery. Equipment, specialist schedules and continuous intensive-care staffing remain separately unverified.
AAHA / American Animal Hospital Association: UNKNOWN from captured material. Fear Free: UNKNOWN from captured material.
License & discipline
UNKNOWN — no business-address-matched premises record established. Same-name entries or corporate mailing addresses are not enough to resolve this office.
UNKNOWN — complete disciplinary orders and complaint history not captured. A registry entry is not a clean disciplinary record.
Score A: UNKNOWN — no retained location-matched Google mean/count. Score B: WITHHELD — missing required components; drive component 4.10 / 10.
Fee Schedule & Public Comments
Wellness exam: UNKNOWN ONLINE. No phone quote obtained.
Sick same-day exam: UNKNOWN ONLINE. No phone quote obtained.
Core vaccines: UNKNOWN ONLINE. No phone quote obtained.
Senior bloodwork: UNKNOWN ONLINE. No phone quote obtained.
Grade-one dental with anesthesia and full-mouth x-rays: UNKNOWN ONLINE. No phone quote obtained.
Spay/neuter by weight: UNKNOWN ONLINE. No phone quote obtained.
Written Chewy/Costco prescription policy and fee: UNKNOWN ONLINE. No phone quote obtained.
Billing and diagnosis review pattern: UNKNOWN. Complete location-matched Google low-star and Yelp histories were not captured; no adverse quality verdict is assigned.