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Insurance
  • UnitedHealthCare (852)
  • Aetna (846)
  • First Health (803)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (776)
  • PreferredOne (747)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (708)
  • Cigna (677)
  • HealthPartners (677)
  • Curative (646)
  • Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield (629)
  • Anthem (563)
  • Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (360)
  • Humana (176)
  • CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield (55)
  • MultiPlan (50)
  • Health Net (17)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (16)
  • Midwest Health Plan (16)
  • Ucare (16)
  • Buckeye Community Health Plan (15)
  • Commercial Insurance Company (15)
  • Medica (15)
  • Arise Health Plan (14)
  • Assurant Health (13)
  • First Choice Health (11)
  • Worker's Compensation (10)
  • Coventry Health Care (9)
  • Regence BlueShield (9)
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield (8)
  • Premera Blue Cross (8)
  • Anthem Blue Cross (1)
  • Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Company (1)
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  • Blue Care Network of Michigan (BCN) (1)
  • Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (1)
  • Blue Cross & Blue Shield of South Carolina (1)
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  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas (1)
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  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts (1)
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  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico (1)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (1)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma (1)
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  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of California (1)
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  • Delta Dental of New York (1)
  • Delta Dental of Washington (1)
  • Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield (1)
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  • Florida Blue (1)
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York (1)
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia (1)
  • Highmark Blue Shield of Northeastern New York (1)
  • Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (1)
  • Humana Benefit Plan of Illinois (1)
  • Humana Employers Health Plan of Georgia (1)
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  • Humana Health Plan of Ohio (1)
  • Humana Health Plan of Texas (1)
  • Humana Veterans (1)
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  • HumanaOne (1)
  • Independence Blue Cross (1)
  • Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado (1)
  • Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia, Inc. (1)
  • Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States, Inc. (1)
  • Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Northwest (1)
  • Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. (1)
  • Kaiser Permanente (1)
  • Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States (1)
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  • Medicaid of Minnesota (1)
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  • Medicaid of Washington State (1)
  • Medicaid of West Virginia (1)
  • Medicaid of Wisconsin (1)
  • Medicaid of Wyoming (1)
  • Medicare of Oklahoma (1)
  • Medicare of Texas (1)
  • Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield (1)
  • Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield of Utah (1)
  • Regence Blue Shield of Washington (1)
  • Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon (1)
  • Trigon Blue Cross Blue Shield (1)
  • United Concordia (1)
  • United Concordia Dental (1)
  • UnitedHealth Group (1)
  • UnitedHealthcare Benefits of Texas (1)
  • UnitedHealthcare of California (1)
  • UnitedHealthcare Plan of the River Valley (1)
  • UnitedHealthOne (1)
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Gender

Gender
  • Female (713)
  • Male (685)

Distance

Distance
  • 1 mile (39)
  • 5 miles (358)
  • 10 miles (1398)
  • 25 miles (2419)
  • 50 miles (2781)
  • 100 miles (3844)
  • National (180896)

Specialty

Specialty
  • Addiction Medicine (18)
  • Family Sports Medicine (15)
  • Obstetrics (10)
  • Women's Health Medicine (9)
  • Orthopedic Surgery (8)
  • Sports Medicine (8)
  • General Medical Practice (7)
  • Occupational Medicine (6)
  • Clinical Informatics (5)
  • Adult Medicine (4)
  • Dermatology (4)
  • Functional Medicine (3)
  • Geriatric Medicine (3)
  • Pediatrics (3)
  • Preventive Medicine (3)
  • Psychiatry (3)
  • Acupuncture (2)
  • Allergy & Asthma (2)
  • Integrative Medicine (2)
  • Men's Health Medicine (2)
  • Nutritional Therapy (2)
  • Dentistry (2)
  • Internal Medicine (2)
  • Naturopathy (2)
  • Pain Medicine (2)
  • Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (2)
  • Public Health & General Preventive Medicine (2)
  • Pediatric Medicine (1)
  • Aerospace Medicine (1)
  • Interventional Spine Medicine (1)
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Age

Age
  • Under 40 (309)
  • 41-50 (262)
  • 51-60 (324)
  • 61-70 (276)
  • Over 70 (211)

Availability

Availability
  • Today (22)
  • Tomorrow (21)
  • Schedules online (5)
  • Accepts new patients (514)
  • Telehealth (377)

Language

Language
  • Amharic (1)
  • Arabic (7)
  • Bengali (1)
  • Chinese (1)
  • Chinese, Mandarin (1)
  • Croatian (1)
  • Farsi (1)
  • Finnish (3)
  • French (13)
  • German (8)
  • Gujarati (3)
  • Hindi (9)
  • Hmong (2)
  • Italian (1)
  • Japanese (1)
  • Korean (2)
  • Norwegian (2)
  • Polish (1)
  • Portuguese (1)
  • Punjabi (2)
  • Russian (4)
  • Spanish (45)
  • Tagalog (1)
  • Tamil (2)
  • Telugu (1)
  • Urdu (7)
  • Vietnamese (2)
  • Yoruba (1)
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Patient Satisfaction

Patient Satisfaction
  • 5 Stars (351)
  • 4 Stars And Higher (586)
  • 3 Stars And Higher (794)
  • 2 Stars And Higher (856)
  • 1 Star And Higher (920)

Affiliated Facility

Affiliated Facility
  • Abbott Northwestern Hospital (352)
  • M Health Fairview University of MN (208)
  • United Hospital (156)
  • M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital (146)
  • Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital (96)
  • M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital (93)
  • Regions Hospital (88)
  • Mercy Hospital (76)
  • M Health Fairview St Joseph's Hospital (65)
  • M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital (42)
  • North Memorial Health (37)
  • Hennepin Healthcare (35)
  • St. Francis Regional Medical Center (32)
  • M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital (28)
  • Cambridge Medical Center (28)
  • Lakeview Hospital (28)
  • Northfield Hospital (26)
  • Allina Health Faribault Medical Center (23)
  • Buffalo Hospital (19)
  • M Health Fairview Lakes Medical Center (19)
  • M Health Fairview Northland Medical Center (17)
  • New Ulm Medical Center (16)
  • Hudson Hospital & Clinic (12)
  • Regina Hospital (10)
  • Mora Hospital (8)
  • Westfields Hospital & Clinic (8)
  • Amery Hospital & Clinic (8)
  • Maple Grove Hospital (6)
  • River Falls Area Hospital (6)
  • Saint Croix Regional Medical Center (5)
  • Ridgeview Medical Center (5)
  • Gillette Childrens Specialty Hospital (5)
  • St. Luke's Hospital (4)
  • Osceola Medical Center (4)
  • Children's Minnesota-Minneapolis (4)
  • University Hospital (3)
  • Centracare-St. Cloud Hospital (3)
  • Owatonna Hospital (3)
  • Spooner Health System (3)
  • Hutchinson Health (3)
  • Essentia Health-Virginia (3)
  • Mercy Hospital St. Louis (2)
  • Mercy Hospital South (2)
  • St. Gabriel's Hospital (2)
  • Fairview Range Medical Center (2)
  • University Hospital S University N Y Health Science Center (2)
  • Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital (2)
  • Mayo Clinic Health System In Eau Claire (2)
  • Community Memorial Hospital (2)
  • Madison Healthcare Services (2)
  • Essentia Health-Moose Lake (2)
  • Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center (2)
  • Ridgecrest Regional Hospital (2)
  • Centracare-Redwood Hospital (2)
  • Mille Lacs Health System (2)
  • Tahoe Forest Hospital (2)
  • Alomere Health (2)
  • Sarasota Memorial Hospital (2)
  • Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center (2)
  • Mahnomen Health Center (2)
  • Saint Josephs Hospital (2)
  • St. Francis Hospital (1)
  • Saint Bernards Medical Center (1)
  • Providence Saint John's Health Center (1)
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  • Duke Health Raleigh Hospital (1)
  • Chi St. Joseph's Health (1)
  • Conway Regional Health System (1)
  • Mayo Clinic Health System Mankato (1)
  • Tamarack Health Hayward Medical Center (1)
  • Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley (1)
  • Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis (1)
  • Sanford Broadway Medical Center (1)
  • Trace Regional Hospital (1)
  • INTEGRIS Health Baptist Medical Center (1)
  • Norton Sound Regional Hospital (1)
  • Alaska Native Medical Center (1)
  • St. Joseph Medical Center (1)
  • Franciscan Beacon Hospital (1)
  • Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center (1)
  • University Health Lakewood Medical Center (1)
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  • Mason General Hospital (1)
  • Osceola Community Hospital (1)
  • Saint Lukes Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital (1)
  • Greenwich Hospital (1)
  • UVA Health Sciences Center (1)
  • Baylor University Medical Center (1)
  • Mayo Clinic Health System In Cannon Falls (1)
  • Northern Nevada Sierra Medical Center (1)
  • Aspirus Langlade Hospital (1)
  • Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (1)
  • Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus (1)
  • Yale New Haven Hospital (1)
  • Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis (1)
  • Kossuth Regional Health Center (1)
  • Renown Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Spencer Municipal Hospital (1)
  • Centracare-Monticello Hospital (1)
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  • Orlando Health-Health Central Hospital (1)
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  • Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center-West Burlington (1)
  • Hillcrest Medical Center (1)
  • UnityPoint Health-Trinity Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center (1)
  • Northwest Health-Porter (1)
  • Mayo Clinic Hospital and Clinic Albert Lea (1)
  • Cleveland Clinic (1)
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  • MultiCare Covington Medical Center (1)
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  • P H S Indian Hospital Crow Northern Cheyenne (1)
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  • Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital (1)
  • Mountain Vista Medical Center (1)
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  • Kaiser Permanente Redwood City Medical Center (1)
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  • Wood County Hospital (1)
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  • Franciscan Health Lafayette East (1)
  • UnityPoint Health-Iowa Methodist Medical Center (1)
  • Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center (1)
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  • University of Kansas Hospital (1)
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  • Centracare-Rice Memorial Hospital (1)
  • SageWest Health Care-Riverton (1)
  • Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center (1)
  • Providence Alaska Medical Center (1)
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  • Mosaic Life Care at Saint Joseph (1)
  • Tria Same Day Surgery Center Bloomington (1)
  • Tria Same Day Surgery Center Woodbury (1)
  • Brightside Medical-Arizona (1)
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  • Brightside Medical-Illinois (1)
  • Brightside Medical-Minnesota (1)
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Affirming Care
  • LGBTQ+ affirming (7)

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Patient Favorite Specialties
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