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Insurance
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (1832)
  • Cigna (1620)
  • First Health (1599)
  • Aetna (1554)
  • UnitedHealthCare (1375)
  • Curative (1332)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska (1183)
  • Humana (853)
  • Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield (746)
  • Anthem (532)
  • CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield (477)
  • MultiPlan (470)
  • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (408)
  • HealthPartners (216)
  • Coventry Health Care (196)
  • Midwest Health Plan (164)
  • Buckeye Community Health Plan (146)
  • Health Net (136)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas (110)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia (106)
  • Assurant Health (85)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi (73)
  • Golden Rule (69)
  • HealthSmart (66)
  • Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (65)
  • Medico (56)
  • Thrivent Financial (56)
  • American Republic (45)
  • Principal Financial Group (41)
  • Coventry Health Care of Nebraska (36)
  • 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 Blue Shield of Kansas City (1)
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  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota (1)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Pennsylvania (1)
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  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wisconsin (1)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming (1)
  • Blue Cross of Idaho (1)
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  • Blue Shield of California (1)
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  • BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee (1)
  • Canopy Health (1)
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  • ChoiceCare Network (1)
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  • 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 (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 (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)
  • Premera Blue Cross (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)
  • 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)
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Gender
  • Female (1318)
  • Male (1488)

Specialty

Specialty
  • Family Medicine (1465)
  • Internal Medicine (784)
  • Pediatrics (462)
  • Geriatric Medicine (51)
  • General Medical Practice (38)
  • Family Medicine (Nurse Practitioner) (25)
  • Family Medicine (Physician Assistant) (7)
  • Pediatric Medicine (6)
  • Men's Health Medicine (4)
  • Women's Health Medicine (4)
  • Adult Medicine (3)
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Age
  • Under 40 (514)
  • 41-50 (502)
  • 51-60 (413)
  • 61-70 (389)
  • Over 70 (348)

Availability

Availability
  • Today (235)
  • Tomorrow (209)
  • Schedules online (117)
  • Accepts new patients (1040)
  • Telehealth (725)

Language

Language
  • Afrikaans (2)
  • American Sign Language (1)
  • Arabic (9)
  • Bengali (2)
  • Chinese (6)
  • Chinese, Cantonese (2)
  • Chinese, Mandarin (3)
  • Czech (1)
  • Dutch (1)
  • Farsi (2)
  • French (10)
  • German (6)
  • Hindi (13)
  • Hungarian (1)
  • Igbo (1)
  • Italian (2)
  • Japanese (1)
  • Malay (1)
  • Malayalam (1)
  • Marathi (1)
  • Portuguese (1)
  • Punjabi (1)
  • Spanish (90)
  • Swedish (1)
  • Tagalog (1)
  • Tamil (1)
  • Telugu (2)
  • Thai (2)
  • Urdu (2)
  • Vietnamese (2)
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Patient Satisfaction

Patient Satisfaction
  • 5 Stars (649)
  • 4 Stars And Higher (1120)
  • 3 Stars And Higher (1423)
  • 2 Stars And Higher (1503)
  • 1 Star And Higher (1574)

Affiliated Facility

Affiliated Facility
  • The Nebraska Medical Center (701)
  • CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center-Bergan Mercy (357)
  • Bryan East Campus (285)
  • Methodist Hospital (217)
  • CHI Health St. Elizabeth (188)
  • CHI Health Lakeside (166)
  • Bellevue Medical Center (135)
  • Children's Nebraska (113)
  • CHI Health Immanuel (112)
  • CHI Health St. Francis (70)
  • Mary Lanning Healthcare (65)
  • CHI Health Midlands (65)
  • Columbus Community Hospital (63)
  • CHI Health Good Samaritan (56)
  • Methodist Fremont Health (55)
  • Great Plains Health (53)
  • Regional West Medical Center (51)
  • Faith Regional Health Services (50)
  • Grand Island Regional Medical Center (45)
  • CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs (40)
  • Methodist Jennie Edmundson (36)
  • Kearney Regional Medical Center (31)
  • Methodist Women's Hospital (28)
  • Orthonebraska Hospital (27)
  • Memorial Community Hospital and Health System (25)
  • Beatrice Community Hospital and Health Center (24)
  • Memorial Hospital (21)
  • York General Hospital (20)
  • CHI Health St. Mary's (20)
  • Box Butte General Hospital (19)
  • Community Hospital (19)
  • Lexington Regional Health Center (18)
  • Franciscan Healthcare (17)
  • Saint Lukes Regional Medical Center (15)
  • West Holt Memorial Hospital (15)
  • Phelps Memorial Health Center (15)
  • Howard County Medical Center (15)
  • Avera Saint Anthony's Hospital (15)
  • Boone County Health Center (14)
  • Fillmore County Hospital (14)
  • Memorial Community Health (14)
  • Pender Community Hospital (14)
  • Jefferson Community Health and Life (13)
  • Valley County Health System (13)
  • Harlan County Health System (13)
  • Morrill County Community Hospital (13)
  • Bryan West Campus (13)
  • Providence Medical Center (12)
  • Crete Area Medical Center (12)
  • CHI Health Missouri Valley (12)
  • Chadron Community Hospital and Health Services (11)
  • Nemaha County Hospital (11)
  • Ogallala Community Hospital (11)
  • Sidney Regional Medical Center (10)
  • Community Medical Center (10)
  • Saunders Medical Center (9)
  • Montgomery County Memorial Hospital (9)
  • Avera Sacred Heart Hospital (9)
  • CHI Health Schuyler (9)
  • Tri Valley Health System (9)
  • Antelope Memorial Hospital (9)
  • Perkins County Health Services (8)
  • Jennie M Melham Memorial Medical Center (8)
  • Myrtue Medical Center (8)
  • Kearney County Hospital (8)
  • Syracuse Area Health (8)
  • Butler County Health Care Center (8)
  • Cherry County Hospital (7)
  • Merrick Medical Center (7)
  • Thayer County Health Services (7)
  • Avera Creighton Hospital (7)
  • Gothenburg Health (7)
  • Kimball Health Services (6)
  • Brodstone Healthcare (6)
  • Regional West Garden County Hospital (6)
  • Crawford County Memorial Hospital (6)
  • Boys Town National Research Hospital (6)
  • Cozad Community Hospital (5)
  • Osmond General Hospital (5)
  • Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Health Center (5)
  • Rock County Hospital (5)
  • Niobrara Valley Hospital (5)
  • Johnson County Hospital (5)
  • Nebraska Spine Hospital (5)
  • Franklin County Memorial Hospital (4)
  • Brown County Hospital (4)
  • Midwest Surgical Hospital (4)
  • Pawnee County Memorial Hospital (4)
  • Callaway District Hospital (4)
  • CHI Health Nebraska Heart (4)
  • Webster County Community Hospital (4)
  • Mercyone Primghar Medical Center (3)
  • Henderson Health Care Services (3)
  • Cheyenne Regional Medical Center-West Campus (3)
  • Gordon Memorial Hospital District (3)
  • Community Hospital (3)
  • Burgess Health Center (3)
  • Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center (3)
  • Chase County Community Hospital (3)
  • Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center (3)
  • St. Joseph Medical Center (2)
  • Republic County Hospital (2)
  • Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South (2)
  • Fort Yates Hospital (2)
  • Friend Community Healthcare System (2)
  • Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus (2)
  • PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center (2)
  • Pine Ridge IHS Hospital (2)
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  • Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport (2)
  • Crossing Rivers Health Medical Center (2)
  • Dayton Childrens Hospital (2)
  • Shenandoah Medical Center (2)
  • Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center (2)
  • Sedgwick County Health Center (2)
  • Warren Memorial Hospital (2)
  • University of Kansas Hospital (2)
  • Ochsner Medical Center (2)
  • Stewart Memorial Community Hospital (2)
  • HCA HealthONE Presbyterian St. Luke's (2)
  • George C. Grape Community Hospital (2)
  • SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital-St. Louis (2)
  • Phillips County Health Systems (2)
  • Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center (2)
  • East Tennessee Children's Hospital (2)
  • Stormont Vail Hospital (2)
  • Dundy County Hospital (2)
  • Sabetha Community Hospital (2)
  • Lincoln Surgical Hospital (2)
  • Saint Luke's South Hospital (2)
  • Corona Regional Medical Center (1)
  • UC Davis Medical Center (1)
  • UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital (1)
  • HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital (1)
  • Mayo Clinic Health System Mankato (1)
  • Nemaha Valley Community Hospital (1)
  • Mitchell County Regional Health (1)
  • W W Hastings Indian Hospital (1)
  • Sanford Vermillion Hospital (1)
  • Coryell Memorial Hospital (1)
  • Mercy Hospital Springfield (1)
  • SSM Health St Anthony Hospital-Oklahoma City (1)
  • Saint Francis Hospital South (1)
  • Fairview Range Medical Center (1)
  • Adena Regional Medical Center (1)
  • MyMichigan Medical Center-Sault (1)
  • Presence Saint Joseph Hospital Chicago (1)
  • Monument Health Rapid City Hospital (1)
  • St. Luke's Nampa Medical Center (1)
  • Rock Regional Hospital (1)
  • Bayhealth Hospital, Kent Campus (1)
  • Genoa Community Hospital (1)
  • Flagstaff Medical Center (1)
  • Clarinda Regional Health Center (1)
  • Waterbury Hospital (1)
  • Piedmont Macon Medical Center (1)
  • Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent (1)
  • University Health Lakewood Medical Center (1)
  • Marshall Medical Center South (1)
  • Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center (1)
  • Intermountain Health St. Vincent Regional Hospital (1)
  • Iowa Health Care (1)
  • Norton County Hospital (1)
  • Trinity Hospitals (1)
  • Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City (1)
  • Saint Luke's East Hospital (1)
  • White River Medical Center (1)
  • Citizens Medical Center (1)
  • Heartland Surgery Center (1)
  • Mahaska Health Partnership (1)
  • Tri-State Memorial Hospital (1)
  • St. Luke's Wood River Medical Center (1)
  • Amberwell Atchison (1)
  • Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital (1)
  • St. Joseph Health Regional Hospital-Bryan, TX (1)
  • UnityPoint Health-Allen Hospital (1)
  • Highland Hospital (1)
  • Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis (1)
  • Twin County Regional Hospital (1)
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  • Alaska Regional Hospital (1)
  • Children's Hospital (1)
  • Aurora Medical Center-Bay Area (1)
  • Spencer Municipal Hospital (1)
  • Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (1)
  • OhioHealth Grant Medical Center (1)
  • UPMC Passavant-McCandless (1)
  • The Johns Hopkins Hospital (1)
  • Prov Sacred HRT Medical Center and Childs Hosp. (1)
  • Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare (1)
  • Saint Alphonsus Medical Center-Baker City (1)
  • Saint Aloisius Medical Center (1)
  • Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital (1)
  • Council Oak Comprehensive Healthcare (1)
  • Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital (1)
  • Wilcox Memorial Hospital (1)
  • Northern Light Inland Hospital (1)
  • University Medical Center of El Paso (1)
  • Shelby Baptist Medical Center (1)
  • Ascension St. John Medical Center (1)
  • Carle Health Proctor Hospital (1)
  • Northern Navajo Medical Center (1)
  • Phoenix Children's Hospital (1)
  • University Medical Center (1)
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital (1)
  • University Medical Center New Orleans (1)
  • Tampa General Hospital (1)
  • Stillwater Medical Center (1)
  • Jupiter Medical Center (1)
  • Children's Hospital of San Antonio (1)
  • Children's Hospital of Michigan (1)
  • Olympic Medical Center (1)
  • Door County Medical Center (1)
  • Mercyone Newton Medical Center (1)
  • Iroquois Memorial Hospital (1)
  • HSHS St. Elizabeth's Hospital (1)
  • CommonSpirit Longmont United Hospital (1)
  • Hays Medical Center (1)
  • SSM Health St Mary's Hospital-Madison (1)
  • Ozarks Community Hospital of Gravette (1)
  • Douglas County Memorial Hospital (1)
  • Altru Hospital (1)
  • DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital (1)
  • Community Memorial Hospital Sumner (1)
  • Mora Hospital (1)
  • Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (1)
  • Orange City Area Health System (1)
  • CommonSpirit St. Mary-Corwin Hospital (1)
  • Lee Memorial Hospital (1)
  • IU Health West Hospital (1)
  • Driscoll Childrens Hospital (1)
  • CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Community Memorial Healthcare (1)
  • Labette Health (1)
  • Saint Luke's North Hospital-Barry Road (1)
  • Billings Clinic (1)
  • Mount Sinai Beth Israel (1)
  • Iowa Specialty Hospital Belmond (1)
  • UH Elyria Medical Center (1)
  • Essentia Health-Fargo (1)
  • Platte Valley Medical Center (1)
  • Mary Greeley Medical Center (1)
  • University of Kansas Health System Saint Francis (1)
  • Sentara Obici Hospital (1)
  • CHI Health Plainview (1)
  • Wilkes-Barre General Hospital (1)
  • St. Anthony Regional Hospital (1)
  • Miami Valley Hospital (1)
  • O U Health University of Oklahoma Medical Center (1)
  • Samaritan Hospital (1)
  • UPMC Mckeesport (1)
  • UnityPoint Health-Iowa Methodist Medical Center (1)
  • SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital (1)
  • Cass County Memorial Hospital (1)
  • Bigfork Valley Hospital (1)
  • CHI Health Mercy Corning (1)
  • Wesley Medical Center (1)
  • University Hospital (1)
  • Swedish First Hill Campus (1)
  • Beebe Medical Center (1)
  • Aurora Medical Center-Oshkosh (1)
  • Golden Valley Memorial Hospital (1)
  • Avera St. Benedict Health Center (1)
  • BronxCare Hospital Center (1)
  • Healdsburg Hospital (1)
  • St. Luke's Boise Medical Center (1)
  • Platte County Memorial Hospital (1)
  • Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital (1)
  • Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital (1)
  • United Regional Health Care System (1)
  • Stoughton Hospital (1)
  • Summit Medical Center (1)
  • MyMichigan Medical Center Alma (1)
  • NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst (1)
  • Adventist Health Sonora (1)
  • Northwest Medical Center-Springdale (1)
  • Abrazo Central (1)
  • St. Charles Prineville (1)
  • The University of Kansas Health System Great Bend Campus (1)
  • Texas County Memorial Hospital (1)
  • Platte Health Center Avera (1)
  • University of Missouri Health Care (1)
  • Las Palmas Medical Center (1)
  • University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics (1)
  • Stormont Vail Health Flint Hills (1)
  • Mosaic Medical Center Maryville (1)
  • Duke University Hospital (1)
  • Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital (1)
  • Estes Park Medical Center (1)
  • SSM Health DePaul Hospital-St. Louis (1)
  • Miami County Medical Center (1)
  • Kingman Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex (1)
  • Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital (1)
  • Houston Methodist Hospital (1)
  • UH Cleveland Medical Center (1)
  • Huntsville Hospital (1)
  • Henry Ford Hospital (1)
  • HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital Breese (1)
  • Tahoe Forest Hospital (1)
  • Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital (1)
  • Grant Regional Health Center (1)
  • WakeMed Raleigh Campus (1)
  • Community Medical Center (1)
  • Milton S Hershey Medical Center (1)
  • Uintah Basin Medical Center (1)
  • Kittson Healthcare (1)
  • Overland Park Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Fort Belknap Hospital (1)
  • Watauga Medical Center (1)
  • TidalHealth Peninsula Regional (1)
  • Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan (1)
  • Ascension St. Vincent Hospital-Indianapolis (1)
  • Beloit Memorial Hospital (1)
  • Nazareth Hospital (1)
  • Community Hospital, Onaga and Saint Marys (1)
  • Saint Francis Hospital (1)
  • JPS Health Network (1)
  • Baptist Health Paducah (1)
  • Rutland Regional Medical Center (1)
  • North Okaloosa Medical Center (1)
  • Avera Queen of Peace (1)
  • Aspirus Wausau Hospital (1)
  • Aurora BayCare Medical Center (1)
  • Jewell County Hospital (1)
  • Jackson-Madison County General Hospital (1)
  • Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (1)
  • Decatur Health (1)
  • Leconte Medical Center (1)
  • TidalHealth Nanticoke (1)
  • Mercyone New Hampton Medical Center (1)
  • Whitesburg ARH Hospital (1)
  • Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County (1)
  • Little Colorado Medical Center (1)
  • Presbyterian Hospital (1)
  • Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital (1)
  • ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton (1)
  • Gritman Medical Center (1)
  • Jefferson County Health Center (1)
  • Carolinaeast Medical Center (1)
  • Ste Genevieve County Memorial Hospital (1)
  • Melissa Memorial Hospital (1)
  • HSHS St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center (1)
  • West Jefferson Medical Center (1)
  • Valleywise Health Medical Center (1)
  • Ascension All Saints Hospital (1)
  • UnityPoint Health Marshalltown (1)
  • St. Charles Bend (1)
  • Kootenai Health (1)
  • Froedtert Hospital (1)
  • Ashley Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Cape Coral Hospital (1)
  • Horn Memorial Hospital (1)
  • Atrium Health University City (1)
  • Carle Health Methodist Hospital (1)
  • Ascension Providence Hospital (1)
  • Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center (1)
  • Manning Regional Healthcare Center (1)
  • Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Hillcrest (1)
  • Marshfield Medical Center Weston (1)
  • Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center (1)
  • CHRISTUS Ochsner Saint Patrick Hospital (1)
  • Mosaic Life Care at Saint Joseph (1)
  • Christiana Hospital (1)
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Frequently Asked Questions About Primary Care Doctors in Nebraska

You can find top-rated group practices in Nebraska 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 primary care doctors within our network are open to new patients. To locate them, initiatate a search for primary care doctors in Nebraska, and you'll see the available options. You can then use the filter option to specify primary care doctors who are currently accepting new patients.

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

Female primary care doctors in Nebraska, can be located by using our doctor search tool. After performing a search for primary care doctors 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.