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Insurance
  • UnitedHealthCare (1230)
  • First Health (1180)
  • MVP Health Care (1034)
  • Aetna (971)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (936)
  • Connecticare (891)
  • Tufts Health Plan (849)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts (771)
  • Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (735)
  • Cigna (592)
  • Humana (575)
  • Anthem (223)
  • MultiPlan (197)
  • CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield (176)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana (103)
  • Coventry Health Care (83)
  • Health Net (52)
  • Buckeye Community Health Plan (45)
  • Fallon Community Health Plan (36)
  • UniCare (35)
  • Oxford Health Plans (30)
  • Neighborhood Health Plan (28)
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield (26)
  • Anthem Blue Cross (25)
  • EmblemHealth (25)
  • Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (25)
  • Blue Shield of California (24)
  • Commercial Insurance Company (24)
  • Midwest Health Plan (23)
  • Oscar Health (23)
  • Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (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)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama (1)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc. d/b/a Florida Blue (1)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (1)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas (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 Texas (1)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (1)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arkansas (1)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of California (1)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware (1)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida (1)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia (1)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Indiana (1)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City (1)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (1)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi (1)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri (1)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Pennsylvania (1)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York (1)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wisconsin (1)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming (1)
  • Blue Cross of Idaho (1)
  • Blue Medicare Advantage (1)
  • Blue Shield of Northeastern New York (1)
  • BlueAdvantage Administrators of Arkansas (1)
  • BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee (1)
  • Capital Blue Cross (1)
  • CareFirst BlueChoice, Inc. (1)
  • CBA Blue (1)
  • ChoiceCare Network (1)
  • Cigna-HealthSpring (1)
  • Delta Dental (1)
  • Delta Dental of Minnesota (1)
  • Delta Dental of New York (1)
  • Delta Dental of Washington (1)
  • Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield (1)
  • Florida Blue (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 Veterans (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)
  • Medicaid (1)
  • Medicaid of Alabama (1)
  • Medicaid of Alaska (1)
  • Medicaid of Arkansas (1)
  • Medicaid of California (1)
  • Medicaid of Colorado (1)
  • Medicaid of Connecticut (1)
  • Medicaid of Delaware (1)
  • Medicaid of Florida (1)
  • Medicaid of Georgia (1)
  • Medicaid of Hawaii (1)
  • Medicaid of Idaho (1)
  • Medicaid of Illinois (1)
  • Medicaid of Indiana (1)
  • Medicaid of Iowa (1)
  • Medicaid of Kansas (1)
  • Medicaid of Kentucky (1)
  • Medicaid of Louisiana (1)
  • Medicaid of Maryland (1)
  • Medicaid of Massachusetts (1)
  • Medicaid of Michigan (1)
  • Medicaid of Minnesota (1)
  • Medicaid of Mississippi (1)
  • Medicaid of Missouri (1)
  • Medicaid of Montana (1)
  • Medicaid of Nebraska (1)
  • Medicaid of Nevada (1)
  • Medicaid of New Hampshire (1)
  • Medicaid of New Jersey (1)
  • Medicaid of New York (1)
  • Medicaid of North Carolina (1)
  • Medicaid of North Dakota (1)
  • Medicaid of Ohio (1)
  • Medicaid of Oklahoma (1)
  • Medicaid of Oregon (1)
  • Medicaid of Pennsylvania (1)
  • Medicaid of Rhode Island (1)
  • Medicaid of South Carolina (1)
  • Medicaid of South Dakota (1)
  • Medicaid of Tennessee (1)
  • Medicaid of Texas (1)
  • Medicaid of Utah (1)
  • Medicaid of Vermont (1)
  • Medicaid of Virginia (1)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Trigon Blue Cross Blue Shield (1)
  • United Concordia (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 (985)
  • Male (997)

Distance

Distance
  • 5 miles (160)
  • 10 miles (1982)
  • 25 miles (5680)
  • 50 miles (7728)
  • 100 miles (11158)
  • National (171662)

Specialty

Specialty
  • Pediatrics (74)
  • Nursing (Nurse Practitioner) (50)
  • Family Medicine (23)
  • Geriatric Medicine (14)
  • Allergy & Immunology (10)
  • Public Health & General Preventive Medicine (10)
  • General Medical Practice (9)
  • Emergency Medicine (8)
  • Occupational Medicine (6)
  • Cardiology (5)
  • Hospice & Palliative Medicine (5)
  • Medical Oncology (4)
  • Clinical Informatics (3)
  • Dermatology (3)
  • Diagnostic Radiology (3)
  • Dentistry (3)
  • Hematology (3)
  • Hospital Medicine (3)
  • Obesity Medicine (3)
  • Pulmonary Disease (3)
  • Anesthesiology (2)
  • Bariatric Medicine (2)
  • Integrative Medicine (2)
  • Home Health Medicine (2)
  • Critical Care Medicine (2)
  • Hematology & Oncology (2)
  • Oncology (2)
  • Sleep Medicine (2)
  • Urgent Care Medicine (2)
  • Addiction Medicine (1)
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Age

Age
  • Under 40 (529)
  • 41-50 (422)
  • 51-60 (360)
  • 61-70 (277)
  • Over 70 (231)

Availability

Availability
  • Today (40)
  • Tomorrow (39)
  • Schedules online (11)
  • Accepts new patients (477)
  • Telehealth (562)

Language

Language
  • Albanian (1)
  • Arabic (21)
  • Armenian (4)
  • Bangla (1)
  • Bengali (7)
  • Bulgarian (1)
  • Burmese (1)
  • Cambodian (2)
  • Chinese (26)
  • Chinese, Cantonese (4)
  • Chinese, Mandarin (6)
  • Chinese, Min Nan (1)
  • Creole (11)
  • Czech (1)
  • Dutch (1)
  • Farsi (5)
  • Filipino (1)
  • French (37)
  • French Creole (10)
  • German (10)
  • Greek (5)
  • Gujarati (4)
  • Hebrew (4)
  • Hindi (41)
  • Indian (1)
  • Italian (23)
  • Japanese (3)
  • Khmer (1)
  • Korean (2)
  • Latin (1)
  • Marathi (1)
  • Polish (2)
  • Portuguese (10)
  • Punjabi (5)
  • Romanian (2)
  • Russian (19)
  • Serbian (1)
  • Sindhi (1)
  • Spanish (88)
  • Swahili (1)
  • Swedish (2)
  • Tagalog (1)
  • Tamil (1)
  • Telugu (4)
  • Turkish (2)
  • Ukrainian (1)
  • Urdu (5)
  • Vietnamese (2)
  • Wolof (1)
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Patient Satisfaction

Patient Satisfaction
  • 5 Stars (328)
  • 4 Stars And Higher (581)
  • 3 Stars And Higher (825)
  • 2 Stars And Higher (898)
  • 1 Star And Higher (961)

Affiliated Facility

Affiliated Facility
  • Massachusetts General Hospital (543)
  • Salem Hospital (300)
  • Lahey Hospital and Medical Center (299)
  • Brigham And Women's Hospital (162)
  • Winchester Hospital (145)
  • Beverly Hospital (142)
  • Mount Auburn Hospital (134)
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (107)
  • CHA Cambridge Hospital (103)
  • Newton - Wellesley Hospital (90)
  • MelroseWakefield Hospital (75)
  • Brigham And Women's Faulkner Hospital (48)
  • Boston Medical Center (39)
  • Emerson Hospital (32)
  • Lowell General Hospital (31)
  • Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford (25)
  • Lawrence General Hospital (23)
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham (21)
  • South Shore Hospital (21)
  • Tufts Medical Center (16)
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth (15)
  • Cape Cod Hospital (13)
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton (11)
  • Martha's Vineyard Hospital (10)
  • Anna Jaques Hospital (10)
  • Wentworth-Douglass Hospital (9)
  • St. Elizabeth's Medical Center (9)
  • Holy Family Hospital – Methuen (9)
  • Berkshire Medical Center (7)
  • Charlton Memorial Hospital (7)
  • Phs Indian Hospital At Rosebud (7)
  • Portsmouth Regional Hospital (6)
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (6)
  • Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital (5)
  • Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (4)
  • Good Samaritan Medical Center (4)
  • Elliot Hospital (4)
  • Heywood Hospital (4)
  • York Hospital (4)
  • Morton Hospital (4)
  • Framingham Union Hospital (4)
  • Carney Hospital (4)
  • Milford Regional Medical Center (4)
  • UMass Memorial Medical Center - Memorial Campus (4)
  • Cooley Dickinson Hospital (4)
  • Umass Memorial Healh Harrington Hospital (4)
  • Boston Children's Hospital (4)
  • Athol Memorial Hospital (3)
  • The Miriam Hospital (3)
  • Duke Regional Hospital (3)
  • Cleveland Clinic (3)
  • Baystate Medical Center (3)
  • Rhode Island Hospital (3)
  • Ochsner Medical Center (3)
  • Saint Vincent Hospital (3)
  • Sturdy Memorial Hospital (3)
  • St. Joseph Hospital (3)
  • Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (3)
  • Holy Cross Hospital (3)
  • UC Davis Medical Center (2)
  • Parkland Medical Center (2)
  • St. Francis - Emory Healthcare (2)
  • Southern New Hampshire Medical Center (2)
  • Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital (2)
  • University Of Vermont Medical Center (2)
  • The University Of Chicago Medical Center (2)
  • Huggins Hospital (2)
  • Northern Navajo Medical Center (2)
  • Hartford Hospital (2)
  • Falmouth Hospital (2)
  • University of North Carolina Hospital (2)
  • Kaiser Permanente Zion Medical Center (2)
  • Downtown Baker Hospital (2)
  • OU Health - University of Oklahoma Medical Center (2)
  • Umass Memorial Medical Center (2)
  • Duke University Hospital (2)
  • Saint Francis Hospital (2)
  • Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital (2)
  • University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center (2)
  • Southern Maine Health Care (2)
  • HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood (1)
  • Duke Health Raleigh Hospital (1)
  • UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital (1)
  • HCA Florida Fort Walton-destin Hospital (1)
  • Eastern New Mexico Medical Center (1)
  • Piedmont Medical Center (1)
  • Cheshire Medical Center (1)
  • Texas Health Specialty Hospital (1)
  • Saint Francis Medical Center (1)
  • Greater Baltimore Medical Center (1)
  • Middlesex Hospital (1)
  • Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown (1)
  • Montefiore Medical Center (1)
  • Hilton Head Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Lawrence and Memorial Hospital (1)
  • IU Health Methodist Hospital (1)
  • Cary Medical Center (1)
  • Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (1)
  • Midstate Medical Center (1)
  • UMass Memorial HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital, Leominster Campus (1)
  • Northwestern Medicine Mchenry Hospital (1)
  • Little Falls Hospital (1)
  • Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge (1)
  • Central Maine Medical Center (1)
  • Phoenixville Hospital (1)
  • Nashoba Valley Medical Center (1)
  • Reston Hospital Center (1)
  • Mark Twain Medical Center (1)
  • Elizabethtown Community Hospital (1)
  • Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus (1)
  • PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center (1)
  • Nantucket Cottage Hospital (1)
  • Highland Hospital (1)
  • University Of Cincinnati Medical Center (1)
  • Ascension Resurrection (1)
  • Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital (1)
  • University Hospital - University of Michigan (1)
  • Saint Mary's Hospital (1)
  • Orlando Health-health Central Hospital (1)
  • University Medical Center New Orleans (1)
  • Tampa General Hospital (1)
  • Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital (1)
  • Grady Memorial Hospital (1)
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas (1)
  • Jupiter Medical Center (1)
  • Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center (1)
  • HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital (1)
  • UI Health (1)
  • Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Good Samaritan Medical Center (1)
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla (1)
  • French Hospital Medical Center (1)
  • Kadlec Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Northern Westchester Hospital (1)
  • Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital (1)
  • Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital (1)
  • Landmark Medical Center (1)
  • Effingham Health System (1)
  • NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center (1)
  • Inova Fairfax Hospital (1)
  • Mount Sinai Morningside (1)
  • HCA Florida Capital Hospital (1)
  • Northwestern Medical Center (1)
  • Texas Health Frisco (1)
  • Newport Hospital (1)
  • St. Luke's Health - Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (1)
  • Physicians Regional Medical Center Pine Ridge (1)
  • University Hospital at Downstate (1)
  • Parkview Medical Center (1)
  • Medical City Plano (1)
  • Mercy Medical Center (1)
  • Tulane Medical Center (1)
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (1)
  • Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital (1)
  • San Juan Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Long Island Jewish Medical Center (1)
  • Speare Memorial Hospital (1)
  • Nathan Littauer Hospital (1)
  • Harborview Medical Center (1)
  • University Hospital - University Health System (1)
  • Temple University Hospital (1)
  • St. Mary's Medical Center (1)
  • Westerly Hospital (1)
  • M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center - West Bank (1)
  • Scripps Green Hospital (1)
  • Evangelical Community Hospital (1)
  • Frederick Health Hospital (1)
  • Monadnock Community Hospital (1)
  • Sentara Norfolk General Hospital (1)
  • Barnes Jewish Hospital (1)
  • Wayne HealthCare (1)
  • Memorial Hospital (1)
  • LincolnHealth - Miles Campus & Hospital (1)
  • Winchester Medical Center (1)
  • White Plains Hospital (1)
  • Touchette Regional Hospital (1)
  • Stanford Health Care (1)
  • Pen Bay Medical Center (1)
  • Jefferson Abington Hospital (1)
  • Lenox Hill Hospital (1)
  • Sonoma Valley Hospital (1)
  • Cedars - Sinai Medical Center (1)
  • Ohio State University Hospital (1)
  • Catholic Medical Center (1)
  • Queens Hospital Center (1)
  • Mount Sinai West (1)
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  • Bellevue Hospital Center (1)
  • Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (1)
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (1)
  • Tristar Summit Medical Center (1)
  • WakeMed Raleigh Campus (1)
  • Griffin Hospital (1)
  • Stony Brook University Hospital (1)
  • Baystate Wing Hospital (1)
  • Hackettstown Medical Center (1)
  • Backus Hospital (1)
  • Frisbie Memorial Hospital (1)
  • Fort Defiance Indian Hospital (1)
  • Ascension St. Vincent Hospital - Indianapolis (1)
  • O'Connor Hospital (1)
  • Glen Cove Hospital (1)
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center (1)
  • Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Concord Hospital- Franklin (1)
  • Jps Health Network (1)
  • Jefferson Stratford Hospital (1)
  • Main Campus Medical Center (1)
  • Day Kimball Hospital (1)
  • Saratoga Hospital (1)
  • Delray Medical Center (1)
  • Yakima Valley Memorial (1)
  • Medical City Mckinney (1)
  • Sarasota Memorial Hospital (1)
  • Kaiser Permanente San Leandro Medical Center (1)
  • Maine Medical Center (1)
  • City Of Hope Helford Clinical Research Hospital (1)
  • Jacobi Medical Center (1)
  • Exeter Hospital (1)
  • Kaiser Permanente South Bay Medical Center (1)
  • Intermountain Medical Center (1)
  • Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center (1)
  • Concord Hospital- Laconia (1)
  • Canonsburg General Hospital (1)
  • Marlborough Hospital (1)
  • Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center (1)
  • Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center (1)
  • Maimonides Medical Center (1)
  • Stormont Vail Hospital (1)
  • Waldo County General Hospital (1)
  • Chase County Community Hospital (1)
  • Ascension Saint Vincent Carmel (1)
  • Mount Sinai Hospital (1)
  • Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital (1)
  • Rush University Medical Center (1)
  • Howard County General Hospital (1)
  • Cape Coral Hospital (1)
  • Parkland Health And Hospital System (1)
  • Virginia Hospital Center (1)
  • California Pacific Medical Center Mission Bernal (1)
  • Northwestern Memorial Hospital (1)
  • Bassett Medical Center (1)
  • Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (1)
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Affirming Care

Affirming Care
  • LGBTQ+ affirming (3)
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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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