What makes a good patient? how do you avoid becoming one of those patients doctors prefer to avoid?

Basics: Show up on time, treat the staff & doc with respect, know why you are there (write up a list/narrative if needed). Be sure to clarify any confusion you have with a diagnosis or treatment plan & do your best to follow it. Pay your bills or make sure your insurer does. If you can do these as best you can, docs will be happy to work with/for you.

See: All patients are good. Sometimes we just need to be better doctors.