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Insurance
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (985)
  • Cigna (855)
  • UnitedHealthCare (798)
  • CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield (792)
  • Aetna (766)
  • First Health (735)
  • Curative (697)
  • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (665)
  • Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (527)
  • Anthem (513)
  • Humana (505)
  • Optima Health (503)
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield (415)
  • MVP Health Care (331)
  • MultiPlan (124)
  • Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States (79)
  • Coventry Health Care (67)
  • Health Net (60)
  • Midwest Health Plan (50)
  • Amerihealth (43)
  • One Net (36)
  • PHCS (28)
  • INTotal Health (27)
  • Virginia Health Network (26)
  • Beech Street (Multiplan) (25)
  • Capital Blue Cross (25)
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia (25)
  • Coventry Health Care of Virginia (23)
  • Oxford Health Plans (23)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma (22)
  • 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)
  • 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 Louisiana (1)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts (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 South Carolina (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)
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  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi (1)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri (1)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota (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)
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  • Blue Shield of California (1)
  • Blue Shield of Northeastern New York (1)
  • BlueAdvantage Administrators of Arkansas (1)
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  • Canopy Health (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)
  • Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (1)
  • Florida Blue (1)
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York (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 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)
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  • 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)
  • Regence BlueShield (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)
  • Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield (1)
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Gender

Gender
  • Female (1270)
  • Male (460)

Distance

Distance
  • 1 mile (40)
  • 5 miles (510)
  • 10 miles (1730)
  • 25 miles (2756)
  • 50 miles (4163)
  • 100 miles (5791)
  • National (92505)

Specialty

Specialty
  • Pediatric Hospital Medicine (64)
  • Internal Medicine (62)
  • Pediatric Medicine (45)
  • Allergy & Immunology (44)
  • Genetics (33)
  • Pediatric Neurology (24)
  • Family Medicine (15)
  • Public Health & General Preventive Medicine (14)
  • Anesthesiology (7)
  • Child Abuse Pediatrics (7)
  • Internal Medicine & Pediatrics (6)
  • Adult Medicine (5)
  • General Medical Practice (5)
  • Clinical Informatics (5)
  • Dentistry (5)
  • Pediatric Nursing (Nurse Practitioner) (5)
  • Men's Health Medicine (4)
  • Pediatric Anesthesiology (4)
  • Urgent Care Medicine (4)
  • Addiction Medicine (3)
  • Allergy & Asthma (3)
  • Integrative Medicine (3)
  • Cosmetic Dentistry (3)
  • Women's Health Medicine (3)
  • Home Health Medicine (3)
  • Emergency Medicine (3)
  • Practical Nursing (Licensed Practical Nurse) (3)
  • Neurology (3)
  • Occupational Medicine (3)
  • Pediatric Hematology & Oncology (3)
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Age

Age
  • Under 40 (471)
  • 41-50 (386)
  • 51-60 (315)
  • 61-70 (163)
  • Over 70 (229)

Availability

Availability
  • Today (76)
  • Tomorrow (75)
  • Schedules online (2)
  • Accepts new patients (483)
  • Telehealth (587)

Language

Language
  • Afrikaans (1)
  • Amharic (4)
  • Arabic (32)
  • Arabic, Egyptian (2)
  • Bengali (2)
  • Burmese (2)
  • Chinese (14)
  • Chinese, Cantonese (2)
  • Chinese, Mandarin (3)
  • Chinese, Min Nan (1)
  • Czech (2)
  • Dutch (5)
  • Egyptian (2)
  • Farsi (16)
  • French (38)
  • French Creole (1)
  • German (10)
  • Greek (3)
  • Gujarati (7)
  • Haitian Creole (1)
  • Hebrew (4)
  • Hindi (31)
  • Italian (2)
  • Korean (6)
  • Nepalese (1)
  • Nepali (1)
  • Panjabi (1)
  • Pashto (1)
  • Polish (1)
  • Portuguese (1)
  • Punjabi (1)
  • Romanian (1)
  • Russian (3)
  • Serbian (2)
  • Spanish (97)
  • Sundanese (1)
  • Tagalog (3)
  • Tamil (3)
  • Turkish (2)
  • Urdu (8)
  • Vietnamese (6)
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Patient Satisfaction

Patient Satisfaction
  • 5 Stars (272)
  • 4 Stars And Higher (398)
  • 3 Stars And Higher (520)
  • 2 Stars And Higher (553)
  • 1 Star And Higher (589)

Affiliated Facility

Affiliated Facility
  • Children's National Hospital (336)
  • Inova Fairfax Hospital (115)
  • Virginia Hospital Center (70)
  • Reston Hospital Center (46)
  • MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (45)
  • Inova Alexandria Hospital (27)
  • Mary Washington Hospital (20)
  • Inova Fair Oaks Hospital (17)
  • Sibley Memorial Hospital (15)
  • Holy Cross Hospital (14)
  • Inova Loudoun Hospital (14)
  • Stonesprings Hospital Center (14)
  • Howard University Hospital (13)
  • MedStar Washington Hospital Center (13)
  • Stafford Hospital (11)
  • Medstar St. Mary's Hospital (10)
  • The Johns Hopkins Hospital (10)
  • Suburban Hospital (10)
  • Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center (8)
  • Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia (8)
  • UVA Health Prince William Medical Center (7)
  • George Washington University Hospital (7)
  • TidalHealth Peninsula Regional (7)
  • University of MD Capital Region Medical Center (6)
  • University of MD Medical Center Midtown Campus (5)
  • Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Ctr (5)
  • Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center (5)
  • MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center (5)
  • Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center (5)
  • MedStar Montgomery Medical Center (5)
  • Winchester Medical Center (4)
  • Inova Mount Vernon Hospital (4)
  • St. Mary's Hospital (3)
  • United Medical Center (3)
  • Calverthealth Medical Center (3)
  • Akron Children's Hospital (3)
  • UVA Health Haymarket Medical Center (3)
  • Jackson Memorial Hospital (2)
  • Pascagoula Hospital (2)
  • Greater Baltimore Medical Center (2)
  • Montefiore Medical Center (2)
  • Nationwide Children's Hospital (2)
  • Albany Medical Center Hospital (2)
  • Methodist University Hospital (2)
  • UPMC Chautauqua (2)
  • Jupiter Medical Center (2)
  • UM Baltimore Washington Medical Center (2)
  • Ascension St. Vincent's Birmingham (2)
  • Newyork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center (2)
  • Cincinnati Children's Burney Campus (2)
  • Texas Children's Hospital (2)
  • MedStar Harbor Hospital (2)
  • MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center (2)
  • Lawrence General Hospital (2)
  • Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital (2)
  • Lowell General Hospital (2)
  • Elmhurst Hospital Center (2)
  • Broward Health Imperial Point (2)
  • Sentara Norfolk General Hospital (2)
  • Berkeley Medical Center (2)
  • Northwest Regional (2)
  • Chippenham Hospital (2)
  • MedStar Union Memorial Hospital (2)
  • Tufts Medical Center (2)
  • Cape Fear Valley Medical Center (2)
  • Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital Of Chicago (2)
  • University of Maryland Medical Center (2)
  • Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital (2)
  • Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center (2)
  • Skokie Hospital (1)
  • University of MD Upper Chesapeake Medical Center (1)
  • The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (1)
  • Hoboken University Medical Center (1)
  • Children's Of Alabama (1)
  • Atrium Health Union (1)
  • Battle Mountain General Hospital (1)
  • Jefferson Hospital (1)
  • Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center (1)
  • IU Health Methodist Hospital (1)
  • Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest (1)
  • Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center (1)
  • Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida (1)
  • Memorial Hospital at Gulfport (1)
  • Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center (1)
  • Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center (1)
  • Camden Clark Medical Center (1)
  • WVU Medicine Barnesville Hospital (1)
  • Mercy Hospital Downtown-Bakersfield (1)
  • New York-Presbyterian Hospital (1)
  • VCU Medical Center Main Hospital (1)
  • Kaiser Permanente Walnut Creek Medical Center (1)
  • Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus (1)
  • Highland Park Hospital (1)
  • Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Medical Center (1)
  • Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (1)
  • University of Vermont Medical Center (1)
  • Providence Centralia Hospital (1)
  • Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (1)
  • University of Cincinnati Medical Center (1)
  • Blythedale Children's Hospital (1)
  • The University of Chicago Medical Center (1)
  • Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital (1)
  • Mather Hospital (1)
  • Eastern Niagara Hospital Lockport Division (1)
  • Henrico Doctors' Hospital (1)
  • Valley Hospital (1)
  • Northern Navajo Medical Center (1)
  • St. Mary Medical Center (1)
  • Emory University Hospital (1)
  • Mon Health Medical Center (1)
  • HCA Florida Palms West Hospital (1)
  • Lewisgale Hospital Pulaski (1)
  • Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Alliance Community Hospital (1)
  • Jersey City Medical Center (1)
  • United Memorial Medical Center (1)
  • Sentara Careplex Hospital (1)
  • Cleveland Clinic (1)
  • Good Samaritan Medical Center (1)
  • St Charles Hospital (1)
  • Baystate Medical Center (1)
  • Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility (1)
  • University of MD Charles Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Bertrand Chaffee Hospital (1)
  • Trinity Health System-East Campus (1)
  • St Clair Hospital (1)
  • Driscoll Childrens Hospital (1)
  • South Central Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Massachusetts General Hospital (1)
  • Kaiser Permanente Roseville Medical Center (1)
  • Northwestern Medical Center (1)
  • Allegheny General Hospital (1)
  • Chandler Regional Medical Center (1)
  • North Shore University Hospital (1)
  • University of Maryland Rehabilitation and Orthopaedic Institute (1)
  • HCA Florida Aventura Hospital (1)
  • Metrowest Medical Center (1)
  • Northside Hospital Gwinnett (1)
  • Johnston Memorial Hospital (1)
  • St Elizabeth Medical Center (1)
  • Mercy Medical Center (1)
  • Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center (1)
  • University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center (1)
  • Midland Memorial Hospital (1)
  • Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Adventist Health Columbia Gorge (1)
  • Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford (1)
  • Cookeville Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Harborview Medical Center (1)
  • Swedish First Hill Campus (1)
  • Beebe Medical Center (1)
  • Mercy Iowa City (1)
  • Abbott Northwestern Hospital (1)
  • Ochsner Medical Center (1)
  • St. Luke's Boise Medical Center (1)
  • M Health Fairview University of MN (1)
  • Samaritan Medical Center (1)
  • Forrest General Hospital (1)
  • Elkhart General Hospital (1)
  • Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center (1)
  • Frederick Health Hospital (1)
  • Ascension Borgess Hospital (1)
  • Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound (1)
  • Kaiser Permanente Antioch Medical Center (1)
  • Hospital for Special Surgery (1)
  • Brookwood Baptist Medical Center (1)
  • Augusta University Medical Center (1)
  • Mercy Gilbert Medical Center (1)
  • Harbor Regional Health Community Hospital (1)
  • Virginia Mason Medical Center (1)
  • Fauquier Hospital (1)
  • Kenmore Mercy Hospital (1)
  • Duke University Hospital (1)
  • MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital (1)
  • Meritus Medical Center (1)
  • Carilion Giles Community Hospital (1)
  • UpMc Children's Hospital Of Pittsburgh (1)
  • Ohio State University Hospital (1)
  • UH Cleveland Medical Center (1)
  • Dell Children's Medical Center (1)
  • Huntsville Hospital (1)
  • Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital (1)
  • Mount Nittany Medical Center (1)
  • St. Mary's Medical Center (1)
  • Stony Brook University Hospital (1)
  • MUSC Medical Center (1)
  • Unity Medical Center (1)
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  • Fort Defiance Indian Hospital (1)
  • Northshore University Healthsystem Evanston Hospital (1)
  • USC Verdugo Hills Hospital (1)
  • Holy Cross Germantown Hospital (1)
  • University of Mississippi Medical Center (1)
  • Lewisgale Hospital Montgomery (1)
  • Ssm Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital (1)
  • Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (1)
  • Atrium Health Cabarrus (1)
  • Maine Medical Center (1)
  • Valley Medical Center (1)
  • Englewood Hospital (1)
  • Memorial Hospital of South Bend (1)
  • Sinai Hospital of Baltimore (1)
  • Jacobi Medical Center (1)
  • Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center (1)
  • Olean General Hospital (1)
  • South Miami Hospital (1)
  • Seattle Children's Hospital (1)
  • Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center (1)
  • Central Carolina Hospital (1)
  • Baptist Health Hardin (1)
  • Glenbrook Hospital (1)
  • Chester County Hospital (1)
  • The Brooklyn Hospital Center (1)
  • Childrens Medical Center of Dallas (1)
  • Tucson Medical Center (1)
  • Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware (1)
  • Monument Health Spearfish Hospital (1)
  • HCA Florida Saint Lucie Hospital (1)
  • Avoyelles Hospital (1)
  • Union Hospital of Cecil County (1)
  • Rush University Medical Center (1)
  • Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center (1)
  • Children's Hospital Los Angeles (1)
  • Holy Cross Hospital (1)
  • Boston Children's Hospital (1)
  • MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital (1)
  • SSM Health St. Clare Hospital-Fenton (1)
  • Geisinger Medical Center (1)
  • Cabell Huntington Hospital (1)
  • Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (1)
  • Pali Momi Medical Center (1)
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Affirming Care

Affirming Care
  • LGBTQ+ affirming (1)

Patient Favorite Specialties

Patient Favorite Specialties
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Pediatricians 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 pediatricians 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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