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Insurance
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (1596)
  • Cigna (1513)
  • Aetna (1410)
  • UnitedHealthCare (1347)
  • First Health (1278)
  • Curative (1200)
  • First Choice Health (1163)
  • Premera Blue Cross (1157)
  • Regence BlueShield (993)
  • Humana (652)
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield (573)
  • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (515)
  • Group Health Cooperative (GHC) (459)
  • Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield (429)
  • LifeWise (398)
  • Anthem (332)
  • CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield (314)
  • MultiPlan (275)
  • Regence Blue Shield of Washington (163)
  • Health Net (158)
  • Moda Health (100)
  • Blue Cross of Idaho (88)
  • Molina Healthcare (66)
  • Midwest Health Plan (56)
  • Buckeye Community Health Plan (54)
  • Oscar Health (47)
  • PacificSource (47)
  • Kaiser Permanente (42)
  • Anthem Blue Cross (40)
  • Amerigroup (Wellpoint) (39)
  • Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (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 Florida, Inc. d/b/a Florida Blue (1)
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  • 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)
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  • CBA Blue (1)
  • 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)
  • Humana Health Benefit Plan of Louisiana (1)
  • 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 of the Mid-Atlantic States (1)
  • Medicaid (1)
  • Medicaid of Arkansas (1)
  • Medicaid of California (1)
  • Medicaid of Florida (1)
  • Medicaid of Idaho (1)
  • Medicaid of Illinois (1)
  • Medicaid of Indiana (1)
  • Medicaid of Kentucky (1)
  • Medicaid of Maryland (1)
  • Medicaid of Missouri (1)
  • Medicaid of Oregon (1)
  • Medicaid of Tennessee (1)
  • Medicaid of Utah (1)
  • Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield of Utah (1)
  • Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon (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 (1757)
  • Male (954)

Specialty

Specialty
  • Family Medicine (123)
  • Pediatric Medicine (122)
  • Neonatal Medicine (98)
  • Women's Health Medicine (80)
  • Internal Medicine (74)
  • Pediatric Hospital Medicine (67)
  • Adult Medicine (61)
  • Men's Health Medicine (59)
  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine (56)
  • Pediatric Hematology & Oncology (46)
  • Pediatric Cardiology (42)
  • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (37)
  • Naturopathy (33)
  • Allergy & Immunology (30)
  • Infectious Disease Medicine (29)
  • Pediatric Endocrinology (24)
  • Genetics (21)
  • Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics (21)
  • Pediatric Pulmonology (18)
  • Pediatric Nephrology (16)
  • Nursing (Nurse Practitioner) (15)
  • Obstetrics (15)
  • Pediatric Rheumatology (15)
  • Pediatric Gastroenterology (13)
  • Anesthesiology (12)
  • Pediatric Neurology (12)
  • Sports Medicine (11)
  • Child Abuse Pediatrics (10)
  • Hospice & Palliative Medicine (10)
  • Clinical Informatics (9)
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Age

Age
  • Under 40 (679)
  • 41-50 (663)
  • 51-60 (528)
  • 61-70 (335)
  • Over 70 (409)

Availability

Availability
  • Today (217)
  • Tomorrow (220)
  • Schedules online (134)
  • Accepts new patients (1033)
  • Telehealth (795)

Language

Language
  • Afrikaans (1)
  • Arabic (13)
  • Arabic, Egyptian (1)
  • Armenian (1)
  • Bengali (2)
  • Bosnian (1)
  • Chinese (29)
  • Chinese, Cantonese (3)
  • Chinese, Mandarin (3)
  • Croatian (1)
  • Czech (2)
  • Danish (1)
  • Dutch (4)
  • Farsi (1)
  • Filipino (6)
  • French (32)
  • German (18)
  • Greek (2)
  • Gujarati (2)
  • Hebrew (1)
  • Hindi (14)
  • Italian (4)
  • Japanese (4)
  • Kannada (1)
  • Korean (5)
  • Latin (1)
  • Latvian (1)
  • Mandarin (1)
  • Marathi (2)
  • Mongolian (1)
  • Polish (2)
  • Portuguese (1)
  • Punjabi (7)
  • Romanian (1)
  • Russian (5)
  • Samoan (1)
  • Serbian (1)
  • Spanish (108)
  • Tagalog (6)
  • Taiwanese (1)
  • Thai (1)
  • Ukrainian (2)
  • Urdu (5)
  • Vietnamese (3)
  • Yoruba (1)
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Patient Satisfaction

Patient Satisfaction
  • 5 Stars (490)
  • 4 Stars And Higher (812)
  • 3 Stars And Higher (1068)
  • 2 Stars And Higher (1125)
  • 1 Star And Higher (1207)

Affiliated Facility

Affiliated Facility
  • Seattle Children's Hospital (623)
  • MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital (195)
  • UW Medical Center-Montlake (140)
  • Evergreenhealth Medical Center-Kirkland (114)
  • St. Joseph Medical Center (110)
  • Overlake Medical Center & Clinics (97)
  • Yakima Valley Memorial (96)
  • Prov Sacred HRT Medical Center and Childs Hosp. (91)
  • PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center (86)
  • Swedish First Hill Campus (85)
  • Kadlec Regional Medical Center (70)
  • MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital (68)
  • Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center (67)
  • Providence Regional Medical Center Everett (64)
  • Confluence Health Hospital (63)
  • Providence St. Peter Hospital (61)
  • MultiCare Covington Medical Center (59)
  • PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center (55)
  • Valley Medical Center (54)
  • Virginia Mason Medical Center (50)
  • Skagit Valley Hospital (49)
  • Providence Centralia Hospital (49)
  • OHSU Hospital-Marquam Hill Campus (46)
  • Swedish Issaquah Campus (45)
  • Harborview Medical Center (44)
  • MultiCare Auburn Medical Center (39)
  • Swedish Edmonds Campus (36)
  • Astria Sunnyside Hospital (36)
  • Legacy Emanuel Medical Center (35)
  • Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital (31)
  • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (31)
  • Providence Holy Family Hospital (27)
  • MultiCare Deaconess Hospital (25)
  • Confluence Health Hospital (25)
  • St. Anne Hospital (25)
  • St. Francis Hospital (24)
  • Kittitas Valley Healthcare (24)
  • Mason General Hospital (22)
  • Prosser Memorial Hospital (22)
  • MultiCare Capital Medical Center (21)
  • Samaritan Hospital (21)
  • Harbor Regional Health Community Hospital (21)
  • Whidbeyhealth Medical Center (19)
  • Island Hospital (19)
  • Lourdes Medical Center (16)
  • PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center (16)
  • Olympic Medical Center (16)
  • UW Medical Center-Northwest (14)
  • St. Michael Medical Center-Silverdale (13)
  • Arbor Health-Morton Hospital (12)
  • MultiCare Valley Hospital (11)
  • Astria Toppenish Hospital (11)
  • Summit Pacific Medical Center (10)
  • St. Clare Hospital (10)
  • Mid-Valley Hospital (9)
  • Evergreenhealth Monroe (9)
  • Jefferson Healthcare (9)
  • Providence Saint Mary Medical Center (9)
  • Swedish Cherry Hill Campus (9)
  • St Joseph Regional Medical Center (8)
  • Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center (7)
  • Lincoln Hospital (7)
  • Lake Chelan Community Hospital (6)
  • Texas Children's Hospital (6)
  • Cascade Valley Hospital (6)
  • St. Anthony Hospital (5)
  • Pullman Regional Hospital (5)
  • PeaceHealth United General Medical Center (5)
  • Yukon Kuskokwim Delta Regional Hospital (5)
  • Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center (5)
  • Willapa Harbor Hospital (5)
  • Children's Hospital Los Angeles (5)
  • Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center (4)
  • Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center (4)
  • UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights (4)
  • Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago (4)
  • Boston Children's Hospital (4)
  • UC Davis Medical Center (3)
  • Columbia Basin Hospital (3)
  • Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center (3)
  • Tri-State Memorial Hospital (3)
  • St. Peter's Health Regional Medical Center (3)
  • Columbia Memorial Hospital (3)
  • Ferry County Memorial Hospital (3)
  • Pine Ridge IHS Hospital (3)
  • Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility (3)
  • Othello Community Hospital (3)
  • Adventist Health Columbia Gorge (3)
  • Samaritan Albany General Hospital (3)
  • St. Luke's Boise Medical Center (3)
  • Newport Hospital & Health Services (3)
  • Marian Regional Medical Center (3)
  • Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center (3)
  • St. Elizabeth Hospital (3)
  • St. Charles Bend (3)
  • Kootenai Health (3)
  • UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital (2)
  • St. Luke's Nampa Medical Center (2)
  • Nationwide Children's Hospital (2)
  • Kaiser Permanente Walnut Creek Medical Center (2)
  • NYU Langone Hospitals (2)
  • Reading Hospital (2)
  • Albany Medical Center Hospital (2)
  • Kaiser Permanente Vallejo Medical Center (2)
  • Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital (2)
  • French Hospital Medical Center (2)
  • Bartlett Regional Hospital (2)
  • Whitman Hospital and Medical Center (2)
  • Children's National Hospital (2)
  • Davis Medical Center (2)
  • SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital (2)
  • MultiCare Allenmore Hospital (2)
  • Kaiser Permanente Vacaville Medical Center (2)
  • Valley Children's Hospital (2)
  • Ochsner Medical Center (2)
  • M Health Fairview University of MN (2)
  • Asante Three Rivers Medical Center (2)
  • Rady Children's Hospital San Diego (2)
  • Kaiser Permanente Antioch Medical Center (2)
  • Sacred Heart Medical Center-Riverbend (2)
  • Bonner General Hospital (2)
  • Salem Hospital (2)
  • Skyline Hospital (2)
  • Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children (2)
  • Community Medical Center (2)
  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (2)
  • Providence Medford Medical Center (2)
  • Providence Saint Vincent Medical Center (2)
  • PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center (2)
  • Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital (2)
  • Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital (2)
  • Valleywise Health Medical Center (2)
  • Tucson Medical Center (2)
  • Providence Alaska Medical Center (2)
  • Snoqualmie Valley Hospital (2)
  • Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (1)
  • Dignity Health Arizona General Hospital (1)
  • George L Mee Memorial Hospital (1)
  • UCHealth Longs Peak Hospital (1)
  • UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital (1)
  • Adventist Health St. Helena (1)
  • SKY Lakes Medical Center (1)
  • Saint Anne's Hospital (1)
  • Regions Hospital (1)
  • Jackson Memorial Hospital (1)
  • SSM Health St Anthony Hospital-Oklahoma City (1)
  • AdventHealth Ocala (1)
  • Abrazo West Campus (1)
  • Montefiore Medical Center (1)
  • Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (1)
  • Community Regional Medical Center (1)
  • IU Health Methodist Hospital (1)
  • Grove Creek Medical Center (1)
  • University Medical Center (1)
  • AdventHealth Tampa (1)
  • McPherson Hospital (1)
  • Barton Memorial Hospital (1)
  • HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center (1)
  • Oklahoma Spine Hospital (1)
  • Titus Regional Medical Center (1)
  • University Hospital (1)
  • North Valley Hospital (1)
  • Intermountain Health St. Vincent Regional Hospital (1)
  • New York-Presbyterian Hospital (1)
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  • M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital (1)
  • La Rabida Children's Hospital (1)
  • University of Kentucky Hospital (1)
  • Marinhealth Medical Center (1)
  • Grandview Medical Center (1)
  • Montefiore St. Luke's Cornwall (1)
  • Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center (1)
  • Nyack Hospital (1)
  • SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital-Lake Saint Louis (1)
  • Alaska Regional Hospital (1)
  • Denver Health Medical Center (1)
  • Presence Resurrection Medical Center (1)
  • Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital (1)
  • UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central (1)
  • Regional West Medical Center (1)
  • HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center (1)
  • Hennepin Healthcare (1)
  • Phoenix Children's Hospital (1)
  • Franciscan Health Olympia Fields (1)
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas (1)
  • Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center (1)
  • Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center (1)
  • Hampton Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Trinity Health Shelby Hospital (1)
  • University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics (1)
  • Adventist Health Sierra Vista (1)
  • USC Medical Center (1)
  • Princeton Community Hospital (1)
  • HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Medical Center (1)
  • Novato Community Hospital (1)
  • Hampshire Memorial Hospital (1)
  • Loma Linda University Children's Hospital (1)
  • Inova Fairfax Hospital (1)
  • Lakeview Hospital (1)
  • Cincinnati Children's Burney Campus (1)
  • Newyork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital (1)
  • Kaiser Permanente Zion Medical Center (1)
  • M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital (1)
  • Kaiser Permanente Roseville Medical Center (1)
  • Logan Health Medical Center (1)
  • Bingham Memorial Hospital (1)
  • University of Kansas Health System Saint Francis (1)
  • Mercy Medical Center Mount Shasta (1)
  • Ellis Hospital (1)
  • Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children (1)
  • Loma Linda University Medical Center (1)
  • Benefis East Campus (1)
  • O U Health University of Oklahoma Medical Center (1)
  • Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center (1)
  • Providence Portland Medical Center (1)
  • South Shore University Hospital (1)
  • Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford (1)
  • Hillsboro Medical Center (1)
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  • Northern Light Mercy Hospital (1)
  • Speare Memorial Hospital (1)
  • Cascade Medical Center (1)
  • Fairbanks Memorial Hospital (1)
  • Temple University Hospital (1)
  • Natividad Medical Center (1)
  • Jerold Phelps Community Hospital (1)
  • St. Mary's Medical Center (1)
  • Kaiser Permanente Westside Medical Center (1)
  • Northwest Community Hospital (1)
  • Garnet Health Medical Center (1)
  • Staten Island University Hospital (1)
  • Ascension Borgess Hospital (1)
  • Fairview Hospital (1)
  • Hospital for Special Surgery (1)
  • Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento Medical Center (1)
  • Riverside Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Intermountain Health McKay-Dee Hospital (1)
  • John Muir Medical Center Walnut Creek (1)
  • Mat-Su Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Reeves Regional Health (1)
  • Tristar Centennial Medical Center (1)
  • HCA Florida Saint Petersburg Hospital (1)
  • NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull (1)
  • Bryan East Campus (1)
  • Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters (1)
  • PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center (1)
  • UT Southwestern University Hospital (1)
  • Duke University Hospital (1)
  • SSM Health DePaul Hospital-St. Louis (1)
  • Kingman Regional Medical Center (1)
  • CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center-Bergan Mercy (1)
  • Franciscan Health Indianapolis (1)
  • Cook Children's Medical Center (1)
  • WellSpan York Hospital (1)
  • St. Luke's Hospital-Allentown Campus (1)
  • Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital (1)
  • Lompoc Valley Medical Center (1)
  • Syringa General Hospital (1)
  • Salem Health West Valley Hospital (1)
  • Logansport Memorial Hospital (1)
  • MUSC Medical Center (1)
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  • Milton S Hershey Medical Center (1)
  • Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center (1)
  • Mercy Hospital of Folsom (1)
  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (1)
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  • Legacy Silverton Medical Center (1)
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center (1)
  • Children's Mercy Kansas City Adele Hall Campus (1)
  • Charlton Memorial Hospital (1)
  • Ventura County Medical Center (1)
  • Children's Minnesota-Minneapolis (1)
  • SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital (1)
  • Allendale County Hospital (1)
  • Hoag Hospital Newport Beach (1)
  • Holy Redeemer Hospital (1)
  • Mercy San Juan Medical Center (1)
  • Mission Hospital McDowell (1)
  • Alta Vista Regional Hospital (1)
  • Ascension NE Wisconsin-St. Elizabeth Campus (1)
  • NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi (1)
  • Golden Plains Community Hospital (1)
  • Spring Valley Hospital Medical Center (1)
  • Presbyterian Hospital (1)
  • Sentara Leigh Hospital (1)
  • Gritman Medical Center (1)
  • Forks Community Hospital (1)
  • Maimonides Medical Center (1)
  • Children's Nebraska (1)
  • South Shore Hospital (1)
  • Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital (1)
  • Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Saint Elizabeth Community Hospital (1)
  • Childrens Medical Center of Dallas (1)
  • Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware (1)
  • Mills-Peninsula Medical Center (1)
  • Mount Carmel St. Ann's (1)
  • UPMC Muncy (1)
  • Mount Sinai Hospital (1)
  • Asante Ashland Community Hospital (1)
  • Southwest Medical Center (1)
  • Rush University Medical Center (1)
  • Bozeman Health Deaconess Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Valley Presbyterian Hospital (1)
  • Mount Carmel East (1)
  • Franciscan Health Crown Point (1)
  • SSM Health St. Clare Hospital-Fenton (1)
  • Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital (1)
  • HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center (1)
  • CPMC Mission Bernal Campus & Orthopedic Institute (1)
  • Northwestern Memorial Hospital (1)
  • UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland (1)
  • Mercy Medical Center Redding (1)
  • Southern Maine Health Care (1)
  • Mountain View Hospital (1)
  • Northwest Specialty Hospital (1)
  • St. Charles Redmond (1)
  • Providence St. Joseph Hospital Eureka (1)
  • Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital (1)
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Affirming Care

Affirming Care
  • LGBTQ+ affirming (9)
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Frequently Asked Questions About Pediatricians in Washington

You can find top-rated group practices in Washington using our group practice search feature (link to group practice state page). Simply select your city, and we'll provide you with a list of highly-rated group practices in your area.

Many pediatricians within our network are open to new patients. To locate them, initiatate a search for pediatricians in Washington, and you'll see the available options. You can then use the filter option to specify pediatricians who are currently accepting new patients.

Certainly, to find pediatricians in Washington that accept Cigna, simply perform a search for pediatricians in Washington and use our filter options to refine your search by selecting 'Cigna' as your insurance provider. This will help you identify the pediatricians near you who are currently accepting Cigna insurance.

Female pediatricians in Washington, can be located by using our doctor search tool. After performing a search for pediatricians near you, select 'Female' under gender to narrow your results.

To make the most of your upcoming doctor's appointment, start by gathering your medical records and listing your current medications. Take note of your symptoms and any questions you have. Don't forget to bring your insurance card and identification, and try to arrive a bit early. If your doctor provided specific instructions, be sure to follow them. Consider taking a trusted friend or family member for support during the appointment, and remember to be open and honest with your doctor about any changes in your health or concerns you may have.

Seeking a second opinion is your right as a patient. To do so, begin by discussing your desire for a second opinion with your current doctor. They can often recommend another specialist. You can also research and contact a specialist directly using our doctor finder. Ensure that your medical records and test results are shared between both doctors for a comprehensive evaluation.

You may need to see a specialist if you have a specific medical condition or symptoms beyond the scope of your primary care doctor. To get a referral, start by discussing your concerns with your primary care physician. They can evaluate your condition and provide a referral if necessary. Many insurance plans require referrals for specialist visits, so be sure to check your coverage.

When selecting a healthcare provider, consider factors such as their qualifications, experience, location, and whether they accept your insurance. Additionally, ask for recommendations from friends, family, or your current doctor. It's important to choose someone you feel comfortable with and trust.

Some signs that warrant immediate medical attention include severe chest pain, difficulty breathing, sudden weakness or numbness, severe injuries, severe allergic reactions, loss of consciousness, and signs of stroke or heart attack. If you experience any of these symptoms, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.