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Insurance
  • Aetna (268)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (259)
  • Cigna (251)
  • Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (248)
  • UnitedHealthCare (241)
  • Anthem (221)
  • Humana (215)
  • First Health (203)
  • Medical Mutual of Ohio (181)
  • Curative (175)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (171)
  • Paramount (118)
  • Priority Health (79)
  • SummaCare (45)
  • CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield (39)
  • MultiPlan (32)
  • HAP Insurance (31)
  • MVP Health Care (20)
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield (19)
  • Encore Health Network (17)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (13)
  • Health Net (11)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (10)
  • Ambetter (9)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts (9)
  • Capital Blue Cross (9)
  • Oscar Health (9)
  • Buckeye Community Health Plan (8)
  • Capital District Physician's Health Plan (CDPHP) (8)
  • Coventry Health Care (8)
  • Anthem Blue Cross (1)
  • Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Company (1)
  • Blue Care Network of Michigan (1)
  • 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 Florida, Inc. d/b/a Florida Blue (1)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas (1)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana (1)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (1)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska (1)
  • 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)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina (1)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (1)
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  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of California (1)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida (1)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia (1)
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  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming (1)
  • Blue Cross of Idaho (1)
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  • Blue Shield of California (1)
  • Blue Shield of Northeastern New York (1)
  • BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee (1)
  • Canopy Health (1)
  • CareFirst BlueChoice, Inc. (1)
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  • ChoiceCare Network (1)
  • Cigna-HealthSpring (1)
  • Delta Dental (1)
  • Delta Dental of New York (1)
  • Delta Dental of Washington (1)
  • Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield (1)
  • Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (1)
  • 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/CompBenefits (1)
  • 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)
  • Medicaid (1)
  • Medicaid of Arkansas (1)
  • Medicaid of California (1)
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  • Medicaid of Idaho (1)
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  • Medicaid of Indiana (1)
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  • Medicaid of Oregon (1)
  • Medicaid of Tennessee (1)
  • Medicaid of Utah (1)
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  • 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)
  • Regence BlueShield (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)
  • Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield (1)
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Gender

Gender
  • Female (149)
  • Male (320)

Distance

Distance
  • 1 mile (2)
  • 5 miles (238)
  • 10 miles (469)
  • 25 miles (540)
  • 50 miles (2379)
  • 100 miles (9971)
  • National (253544)

Specialty

Specialty
  • Cardiology (28)
  • Nephrology (25)
  • Pulmonary Disease (19)
  • Gastroenterology (18)
  • Critical Care Medicine (14)
  • Rheumatology (13)
  • Medical Oncology (11)
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism (10)
  • Infectious Disease Medicine (9)
  • Interventional Cardiology (9)
  • Hospice & Palliative Medicine (8)
  • Hematology (7)
  • Hospital Medicine (6)
  • Geriatric Medicine (5)
  • Concierge Medicine (4)
  • Sleep Medicine (4)
  • General Medical Practice (3)
  • Pediatrics (3)
  • Addiction Medicine (2)
  • Family Medicine (2)
  • Preventive Medicine (2)
  • Adult Health Nursing (Nurse Practitioner) (1)
  • Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology (1)
  • Nursing (Nurse Practitioner) (1)
  • Allergy & Immunology (1)
  • Vascular Medicine (1)
  • Cosmetic Dentistry (1)
  • Preventive Cardiology (1)
  • Sedation Dentistry (1)
  • Cosmetic Medicine (1)
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Age

Age
  • Under 40 (169)
  • 41-50 (100)
  • 51-60 (63)
  • 61-70 (65)
  • Over 70 (59)

Availability

Availability
  • Today (25)
  • Tomorrow (25)
  • Schedules online (3)
  • Accepts new patients (168)
  • Telehealth (131)

Language

Language
  • Afar (1)
  • Amharic (1)
  • Arabic (34)
  • Chinese (2)
  • Egyyptian Arabic (1)
  • French (4)
  • German (4)
  • Gujarati (2)
  • Hindi (15)
  • Italian (1)
  • Marathi (1)
  • Polish (1)
  • Punjabi (2)
  • Russian (1)
  • Spanish (5)
  • Telugu (4)
  • Urdu (4)
  • Yiddish (1)
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Patient Satisfaction

Patient Satisfaction
  • 5 Stars (84)
  • 4 Stars And Higher (139)
  • 3 Stars And Higher (216)
  • 2 Stars And Higher (238)
  • 1 Star And Higher (253)

Affiliated Facility

Affiliated Facility
  • ProMedica Toledo Hospital (191)
  • Mercy Health-St. Vincent Medical Center (109)
  • University of Toledo Medical Center (90)
  • Wood County Hospital (31)
  • ProMedica Bay Park Hospital (28)
  • ProMedica Memorial Hospital (27)
  • Fulton County Health Center (20)
  • ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital (20)
  • ProMedica Charles and Virginia Hickman Hospital (19)
  • Mercy Health Tiffin Hospital (18)
  • Mercy Health-St. Anne Hospital (17)
  • Promedica Russell J. Ebeid Children's Hospital (17)
  • Blanchard Valley Hospital (15)
  • Henry County Hospital (15)
  • ProMedica Fostoria Community Hospital (14)
  • University Hospital-University of Michigan (12)
  • ProMedica Defiance Regional Hospital (11)
  • ProMedica Flower Hospital (9)
  • Mercy Health-St. Charles Hospital (9)
  • Mercy Health-Defiance Hospital (9)
  • Parkview Bryan Hospital (7)
  • The Bellevue Hospital (7)
  • Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital (5)
  • Mercy Health-Lorain Hospital (4)
  • Ohio State University Hospital (4)
  • Mercy Health-St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital (4)
  • Magruder Hospital (3)
  • Nationwide Children's Hospital (3)
  • Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center (3)
  • Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital (3)
  • Mercy Health-St. Rita's Medical Center (3)
  • MultiCare Auburn Medical Center (3)
  • Lima Memorial Health System (3)
  • Miami Valley Hospital (3)
  • Henry Ford Hospital (3)
  • Mercy Health-St. Joseph Warren Hospital (3)
  • Mercy Hospital (2)
  • University of Kentucky Hospital (2)
  • Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital (2)
  • Carle Foundation Hospital (2)
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  • Wilson Health-Main Hospital Campus (2)
  • Princeton Community Hospital (2)
  • Firelands Regional Medical Center (2)
  • Mercy Health-St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital (2)
  • Highland District Hospital (2)
  • UH Elyria Medical Center (2)
  • University of Kansas Health System Saint Francis (2)
  • Riverside Methodist Hospital (2)
  • Lutheran Hospital of Indiana (2)
  • Wesley Medical Center (2)
  • Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers (2)
  • Beaumont Hospital-Dearborn (2)
  • Shorepoint Health Punta Gorda (2)
  • Van Wert County Hospital (2)
  • Saint Francis Hospital (2)
  • Clovis Community Medical Center (2)
  • McLaren Northern Michigan (2)
  • Cabell Huntington Hospital (2)
  • Harper University Hospital (2)
  • HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood (1)
  • Mercy Health-Clermont Hospital (1)
  • Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Corwell Health Big Rapids Hospital (1)
  • Saint Anne's Hospital (1)
  • Beaumont Hospital, Farmington Hills (1)
  • Ascension Via Christi St. Francis (1)
  • Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital (1)
  • Atrium Medical Center (1)
  • Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Adena Regional Medical Center (1)
  • OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital (1)
  • Sparrow Hospital (1)
  • Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital (1)
  • Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital (1)
  • The Miriam Hospital (1)
  • Methodist McKinney Hospital (1)
  • Parkridge Medical Center (1)
  • Iowa Health Care (1)
  • New York-Presbyterian Hospital (1)
  • (1)
  • VCU Medical Center Main Hospital (1)
  • Corewell Health Pennock Hospital (1)
  • Medical City Lewisville (1)
  • St. Mary's Hospital (1)
  • Grand River Medical Center (1)
  • Union Hospital (1)
  • Pikeville Medical Center (1)
  • Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center (1)
  • Doctors Hospital (1)
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  • OSF Saint Francis Medical Center (1)
  • Texoma Medical Center (1)
  • Twin County Regional Hospital (1)
  • St. Luke's Health - The Woodlands Hospital (1)
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  • University of Vermont Medical Center (1)
  • OhioHealth Grant Medical Center (1)
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  • Hillsdale Hospital (1)
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  • Marshfield Medical Center-Minocqua (1)
  • Adena Fayette Medical Center (1)
  • Trinity Health Oakland Hospital (1)
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  • Parkview DeKalb Hospital (1)
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  • Providence St. Peter Hospital (1)
  • Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center (1)
  • Henry Ford Macomb Hospital (1)
  • Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital (1)
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  • Mary Greeley Medical Center (1)
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  • Cameron Memorial Community Hospital (1)
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  • (1)
  • Parkland Health and Hospital System (1)
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  • Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital (1)
  • Marshfield Medical Center Weston (1)
  • UPMC Presbyterian (1)
  • Genesis Medical Center, Davenport, East Rusholme Street (1)
  • Trumbull Regional Medical Center (1)
  • CHI St Joseph Regional Health Care Center (1)
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Internal Medicine Specialists near you often stay updated with the latest developments through continuous medical education, attending conferences, and participating in research. This commitment to staying informed benefits their patients by providing access to cutting-edge treatments and techniques. Feel free to ask your internal medicine specialists about recent advancements during your appointments.

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There are several options for low-cost or free clinics for uninsured individuals. You can begin your search by visiting the website of your state's Department of Health or accessing resources like the National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NAFC). Additionally, community health centers, nonprofit organizations, and local hospitals may offer sliding-scale fee clinics or programs designed to provide healthcare services to uninsured or underinsured individuals.

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