How do I find a primary care physician in Boston?
Find a Primary Care Doctor If you need help selecting a doctor, call the primary care referral service at 800-711-4644.
How do I find a primary care physician?
How do you find a primary care physician?
- Your health insurance plan. Your health insurance plan may keep an online list of network primary care doctors who are accepting new patients.
- Personal referrals.
- Referrals from your current physician.
- Hospital access.
Does Mass General have primary care physicians?
Mass General provides comprehensive primary care and medical specialty services to 200,000 adult and pediatric patients in 15 locations throughout Greater Boston.
What is a primary care doctor called?
A primary care physician (PCP), or primary care provider, is a health care professional who practices general medicine. PCPs are our first stop for medical care. Most PCPs are doctors, but nurse practitioners and physician assistants can sometimes also be PCPs. Usually, PCPs can treat conditions in their own offices.
Do hospitals provide primary care?
Primary care is provided at a doctor’s office, health center or Urgent Care center. Some secondary care physicians do not require a patient to have a referral from a primary care practitioner. Another category of secondary care is hospital care, or acute care.
What is a primary care physician called?
What specialty does a primary care physician need?
Primary care specialties include family medicine, general internal medicine, general pediatrics, combined internal medicine/pediatrics (med/peds) and general obstetrics and gynecology (ob/gyn), fulfilling the general medical needs of specific patient populations.
What kind of doctor should be my primary care?
There are several different types of doctor that will be identified as a primary care physician – typically Family Practice, Internal Medicine or General Practice. There are also doctors who focus on children, called Pediatricians, who will serve as the primary care physician for your child.