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There are 2,187 Primary Care Doctors in Sacramento, CA and 28% of those with reviews are rated 4-star or higher. Popular hospitals in the area include UC Davis Medical Center, Sutter Medical Center - Ose Adams Medical Pavilion and Kaiser Permanente Sacramento Medical Center.
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  • UnitedHealthCare (962)
  • Anthem Blue Cross (927)
  • Health Net (897)
  • Blue Shield of California (890)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (879)
  • Aetna (806)
  • Oscar Health (803)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of California (749)
  • Cigna (672)
  • First Health (527)
  • Humana (479)
  • Kaiser Permanente (468)
  • Anthem (440)
  • ADVANTAGE Health Solutions, Inc. (275)
  • Western Health Advantage (211)
  • Clover Health (200)
  • Molina Healthcare (108)
  • MultiPlan (105)
  • CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield (103)
  • Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (79)
  • Coventry Health Care (44)
  • ChoiceCare Network (40)
  • Networks By Design (36)
  • HealthSmart - Interplan Health Group (25)
  • Pacific Foundation for Medical Care (23)
  • Covered California (22)
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  • Humana Veterans (1)
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  • 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)
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  • 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
  • Female (1141)
  • Male (1046)

Distance

Distance
  • 1 mile (204)
  • 5 miles (1516)
  • 10 miles (2187)
  • 25 miles (3760)
  • 50 miles (5906)
  • 100 miles (20519)
  • National (436644)

Specialty

Specialty
  • Internal Medicine (901)
  • Family Medicine (790)
  • Pediatrics (441)
  • Geriatric Medicine (54)
  • General Medical Practice (13)
  • Pediatric Medicine (11)
  • Family Medicine (Nurse Practitioner) (10)
  • Adult Medicine (3)
  • Men's Health Medicine (3)
  • Age Management Medicine (3)
  • Family Medicine (Physician Assistant) (3)
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Age

Age
  • Under 40 (525)
  • 41-50 (440)
  • 51-60 (431)
  • 61-70 (323)
  • Over 70 (289)

Availability

Availability
  • Today (78)
  • Tomorrow (88)
  • Schedules online (41)
  • Accepts new patients (646)
  • Telehealth (971)

Language

Language
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  • Arabic (17)
  • Arabic, Egyptian (1)
  • Armenian (2)
  • Belorussian (1)
  • Bengali (5)
  • Bosnian (1)
  • Bulgarian (1)
  • Burmese (1)
  • Cambodian (3)
  • Cantonese (1)
  • Chinese (25)
  • Chinese, Cantonese (14)
  • Chinese, Mandarin (18)
  • Chinese, Min Nan (3)
  • Croatian (1)
  • Czech (1)
  • Dutch (1)
  • Eastern Panjabi (1)
  • Farsi (19)
  • Filipino (4)
  • French (20)
  • German (10)
  • Greek (1)
  • Gujarati (8)
  • Hebrew (2)
  • Hindi (71)
  • Hmong (7)
  • Hungarian (4)
  • Indonesian (2)
  • Italian (2)
  • Japanese (4)
  • Kannada (2)
  • Korean (4)
  • Lao (1)
  • Laotian (3)
  • Malay (1)
  • Malayalam (2)
  • Mandarin (4)
  • Mien (1)
  • Nepali (1)
  • Norwegian (2)
  • Paiute (1)
  • Panjabi (3)
  • Persian (1)
  • Polish (1)
  • Portuguese (3)
  • Punjabi (12)
  • Romanian (1)
  • Russian (11)
  • Serbian (1)
  • Shanghanese (1)
  • Sindhi (1)
  • Spanish (160)
  • Swahili (2)
  • Swedish (2)
  • Tagalog (29)
  • Taiwanese (2)
  • Tamil (2)
  • Telugu (1)
  • Thai (2)
  • Turkish (1)
  • Ukrainian (5)
  • Urdu (10)
  • Vietnamese (23)
  • Yoruba (1)
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Patient Satisfaction

Patient Satisfaction
  • 5 Stars (375)
  • 4 Stars And Higher (603)
  • 3 Stars And Higher (860)
  • 2 Stars And Higher (971)
  • 1 Star And Higher (1088)

Affiliated Facility

Affiliated Facility
  • UC Davis Medical Center (341)
  • Sutter Medical Center - Ose Adams Medical Pavilion (283)
  • Kaiser Permanente Sacramento Medical Center (169)
  • Sutter Roseville Medical Center (152)
  • Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento Medical Center (147)
  • Mercy General Hospital (125)
  • Methodist Hospital of Sacramento (80)
  • Kaiser Permanente Roseville Medical Center (53)
  • Mercy San Juan Medical Center (43)
  • Sutter Davis Hospital (39)
  • Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital (30)
  • Mercy Hospital Of Folsom (21)
  • Sutter Amador Hospital (20)
  • Marshall Medical Center (18)
  • Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital (15)
  • Adventist Health Lodi Memorial (10)
  • Kaiser Permanente Vacaville Medical Center (9)
  • Oroville Hospital (9)
  • Renown Regional Medical Center (8)
  • Memorial Medical Center (7)
  • St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton (7)
  • Alta Bates Summit Medical Center (6)
  • Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Campus (6)
  • Providence Queen Of The Valley Medical Center (6)
  • Adventist Health And Rideout (6)
  • Kaiser Permanente Manteca Medical Center (5)
  • Enloe Medical Center (5)
  • Dominican Hospital (5)
  • Woodland Memorial Hospital (5)
  • Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco Medical Center (5)
  • Sutter Solano Medical Center (4)
  • Kaiser Permanente Vallejo Medical Center (4)
  • UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center (4)
  • Doctors Medical Center Modesto (4)
  • Petaluma Valley Hospital (4)
  • Sonoma Valley Hospital (4)
  • Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center (4)
  • Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center (4)
  • Porterville Developmental Center (3)
  • Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (3)
  • Barton Memorial Hospital (3)
  • Mark Twain Medical Center (3)
  • Highland Hospital (3)
  • Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center (3)
  • Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center (3)
  • Mercy Medical Center Merced (3)
  • San Joaquin General Hospital (3)
  • Loma Linda University Medical Center (3)
  • Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford (3)
  • Northbay Medical Center (3)
  • Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa Medical Center (3)
  • Coast Plaza Hospital (3)
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  • Community Memorial Hospital San Buenaventura (3)
  • Mills-peninsula Medical Center (3)
  • Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (3)
  • UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital (2)
  • Colusa Medical Center (2)
  • Montefiore Medical Center (2)
  • Community Regional Medical Center (2)
  • Harbor - UCLA Medical Center (2)
  • Kaiser Permanente Walnut Creek Medical Center (2)
  • Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Medical Center (2)
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (2)
  • Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center (2)
  • Jefferson Einstein Hospital (2)
  • Glenn Medical Center (2)
  • Doctors Hospital Of Manteca (2)
  • Olive View - UCLA Medical Center (2)
  • Novato Community Hospital (2)
  • Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills Medical Center (2)
  • Emanuel Medical Center (2)
  • Renown South Meadows Medical Center (2)
  • Valley Children's Hospital (2)
  • Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center (2)
  • John Muir Health – Concord Medical Center (2)
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  • Adventist Health Clear Lake (2)
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  • Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center (2)
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  • Adventist Health Hanford (2)
  • Good Samaritan Hospital (2)
  • Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center (2)
  • Sierra View Medical Center (2)
  • Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (2)
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  • Ucsf Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland (2)
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Healthcare at a Glance in Sacramento, CA

Sacramento has a population that’s healthier than the national average. Residents have access to ample healthcare options. Topping the U.S. News rankings for Sacramento is UC Davis Medical Center. Other major healthcare systems in Sacramento include Mercy General, Sutter Health, and Kaiser Permanente. There are 3 children’s hospitals in the greater Sacramento area. And for veterans there is Sacramento VA Medical Center, a 60-bed inpatient facility. For the uninsured, WellSpace Health has 15 primary care locations that offer a sliding-payment scale.

Sacramento’s Top-Rated Facilities

UC Davis Medical Center offers some of the best healthcare in the Sacramento area. It ranks nationally in nine adult specialties and five children’s specialties, including:

  • #23 in Geriatrics
  • #32 in Cardiology & Heart Surgery

Ranked #2 in Sacramento by U.S. News is Mercy General Hospital. It is high-performing in 14 procedures, including:

  • Diabetes
  • Colon Cancer Surgery
  • Kidney Failure
  • Back Surgery (Spinal Fusion)
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Primary Care Frequently Asked Questions

Medically reviewed by Meredith Goodwin, MD, FAAFP – Written by Megan Lentz
What is a primary care doctor?

Primary care physicians (PCPs) — also known as primary care providers — are a vital part of your preventive care and wellness. All your routine care needs such as annual physicals, vaccinations, and lab work can be addressed by your PCP.

A PCP can be a family medicine provider, internist, or some other healthcare professionals who practice general medicine.

By working with other members of your healthcare team, your PCP can help you manage your overall health.

How often should I see a PCP?

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It's recommended that you see a primary care doctor once a year. You may need to see them more often if you have new healthcare concerns or are living with a chronic health condition.

What procedures do PCPs perform?

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Primary care physicians can perform the following procedures:

This is not an exhaustive list. Reach out to your PCP to find out what they can do or what might need a referral to a specialist.

What conditions do PCPs treat?

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Primary care physicians can treat a wide range of symptoms and conditions. Some conditions your PCP may be able to treat are:

PCPs are also great resources for all of your health concerns. Even if you see your PCP for a condition that they don't directly treat, they can help refer you to a specialist.

Types of PCPs

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The following are specific types of primary care physicians:

  • Family practitioners can treat everyone in your family, regardless of age.
  • Internists only treat adults.
  • Geriatricians specialize in treating older adults.
  • Pediatricians specialize in treating babies and children under the age of 18.

You can also receive primary care from a physician's assistant (PA) or nurse practitioner (NP).

What should I ask a PCP?

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Top questions to ask a primary care physician during your next appointment include:

  • Do you have a specialty or area of interest?
  • Are there vitamins or supplements you recommend?
  • Do you recommend seeing a specialist? Can you refer me to one?
  • What are common health concerns for people my age? What can I do to reduce my risk?
  • Can I manage this condition with diet and lifestyle changes?
  • Is this test necessary? Are there other tests you recommend?
  • Do you have recommendations for managing my weight?
  • How much sleep should I get at night? What can I do to improve my sleep?
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