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There are 2,854 Primary Care Doctors in Bloomington, MN and 36% of those with reviews are rated 4-star or higher. Popular hospitals in the area include Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital and M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital.
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Insurance
  • UnitedHealthCare (1873)
  • Aetna (1703)
  • First Health (1547)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (1390)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (1261)
  • Cigna (1238)
  • HealthPartners (1226)
  • Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield (1183)
  • PreferredOne (1120)
  • Anthem (822)
  • Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (501)
  • Humana (438)
  • CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield (86)
  • MultiPlan (76)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (27)
  • MVP Health Care (21)
  • Health Net (20)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (19)
  • Commercial Insurance Company (18)
  • Arise Health Plan (17)
  • Oscar Health (17)
  • Medica (16)
  • First Choice Health (15)
  • Midwest Health Plan (15)
  • Ucare (15)
  • Assurant Health (14)
  • Buckeye Community Health Plan (14)
  • Coventry Health Care (14)
  • Anthem Blue Cross (11)
  • Connecticare (11)
  • 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)
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  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts (1)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska (1)
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  • 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)
  • Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (1)
  • Florida Blue (1)
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield (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)
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  • Medicaid of Georgia (1)
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  • Medicaid of Iowa (1)
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  • Medicaid of Michigan (1)
  • Medicaid of Minnesota (1)
  • Medicaid of Mississippi (1)
  • Medicaid of Missouri (1)
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  • 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)
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Gender

Gender
  • Female (1482)
  • Male (1372)

Distance

Distance
  • 5 miles (987)
  • 10 miles (2854)
  • 25 miles (5236)
  • 50 miles (5844)
  • 100 miles (8555)
  • National (436683)

Specialty

Specialty
  • Family Medicine (1161)
  • Internal Medicine (1105)
  • Pediatrics (607)
  • Geriatric Medicine (69)
  • Pediatric Medicine (10)
  • Women's Health Medicine (8)
  • General Medical Practice (6)
  • Adult Medicine (5)
  • Men's Health Medicine (4)
  • Age Management Medicine (2)
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Age

Age
  • Under 40 (613)
  • 41-50 (697)
  • 51-60 (590)
  • 61-70 (529)
  • Over 70 (393)

Availability

Availability
  • Today (34)
  • Tomorrow (31)
  • Schedules online (1)
  • Accepts new patients (965)
  • Telehealth (480)

Language

Language
  • American Sign Language (1)
  • Amharic (1)
  • Arabic (12)
  • Bengali (3)
  • Bulgarian (3)
  • Chinese (7)
  • Chinese, Cantonese (2)
  • Chinese, Mandarin (1)
  • Croatian (1)
  • Dutch (1)
  • Farsi (1)
  • Filipino (1)
  • Finnish (3)
  • French (26)
  • German (14)
  • Gujarati (5)
  • Hebrew (1)
  • Hindi (17)
  • Hmong (2)
  • Hungarian (2)
  • Italian (3)
  • Kashmiri (1)
  • Korean (3)
  • Laotian (2)
  • Lithuanian (1)
  • Mandarin (1)
  • Marathi (1)
  • Panjabi (1)
  • Polish (2)
  • Portuguese (1)
  • Punjabi (1)
  • Romanian (2)
  • Russian (10)
  • Somali (1)
  • Spanish (64)
  • Swedish (2)
  • Tagalog (6)
  • Tamil (1)
  • Telugu (2)
  • Turkish (1)
  • Ukrainian (1)
  • Urdu (9)
  • Vietnamese (4)
  • Yoruba (1)
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Patient Satisfaction

Patient Satisfaction
  • 5 Stars (682)
  • 4 Stars And Higher (1033)
  • 3 Stars And Higher (1434)
  • 2 Stars And Higher (1551)
  • 1 Star And Higher (1661)

Affiliated Facility

Affiliated Facility
  • Abbott Northwestern Hospital (696)
  • Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital (386)
  • M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital (207)
  • M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center - West Bank (203)
  • United Hospital (195)
  • M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital (171)
  • Mercy Hospital (161)
  • Regions Hospital (144)
  • Gillette Childrens Specialty Hospital (91)
  • St. Francis Regional Medical Center (76)
  • Ridgeview Medical Center (71)
  • North Memorial Health – Robbinsdale Hospital (68)
  • Hennepin Healthcare (68)
  • M Health Fairview Saint Joseph's Hospital (45)
  • Cambridge Medical Center (44)
  • Buffalo Hospital (44)
  • Lakeview Hospital (42)
  • M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital (40)
  • Allina Health Faribault Medical Center (36)
  • M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital (35)
  • Northfield Hospital (25)
  • North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital (22)
  • New Ulm Medical Center (22)
  • Hudson Hospital and Clinic (19)
  • M Health Fairview Lakes Medical Center (15)
  • Regina Hospital (14)
  • Mayo Clinic Health System Mankato (13)
  • Mora Hospital (13)
  • Westfields Hospital & Clinic (12)
  • Amery Hospital and Clinic (11)
  • Hutchinson Health (11)
  • M Health Fairview Northland Medical Center (9)
  • Saint Croix Regional Medical Center (6)
  • Mayo Clinic Health System Albert Lea And Austin (5)
  • Community Memorial Hospital (5)
  • River Falls Area Hospital (5)
  • Fairview Range Medical Center (4)
  • Marshfield Medical Center Eau Claire (4)
  • Owatonna Hospital (4)
  • Children's Hospitals and Clinics Of Mn (4)
  • IU Health Methodist Hospital (3)
  • Children's Hospital/clinic Saint Paul (3)
  • Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus (3)
  • St. Luke's Hospital (3)
  • Mayo Clinic Health System Red Wing (3)
  • Marshfield Medical Center - Marshfield (3)
  • Essentia Health St. Mary's Hospital-Superior (3)
  • Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center (3)
  • CentraCare - Redwood Hospital (3)
  • Osceola Medical Center (3)
  • Mayo Clinic Health System - Waseca (3)
  • River's Edge Hospital and Clinic (3)
  • Cuyuna Regional Medical Center - Crosby (3)
  • CentraCare - Rice Memorial Hospital (3)
  • Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center (3)
  • Ridgeview Sibley Medical Center (3)
  • Duke Health Raleigh Hospital (2)
  • Hayward Area Memorial Hospital (2)
  • Sanford Broadway Medical Center (2)
  • Grand Itasca Clinic And Hospital (2)
  • University Of Vermont Medical Center (2)
  • CentraCare – Monticello Hospital (2)
  • Essentia Health-Sandstone (2)
  • Orlando Health-health Central Hospital (2)
  • Mayo Clinic Health System In Eau Claire (2)
  • Glencoe Regional Health Services (2)
  • Meeker Memorial Hospital (2)
  • CentraCare - St. Cloud Hospital (2)
  • UnityPoint Health - Iowa Methodist Medical Center (2)
  • Ridgecrest Regional Hospital (2)
  • Children's Healthcare Of Atlanta At Scottish Rite (2)
  • Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center (2)
  • Montevideo Hospital and Clinic (2)
  • Olmsted Medical Center (2)
  • Duke University Hospital (2)
  • Lake View Memorial Hospital (2)
  • North Shore Health (2)
  • Sleepy Eye Medical Center (2)
  • Evanston Hospital (2)
  • Alomere Health (2)
  • Aspirus Wausau Hospital (2)
  • Riverwood Healthcare Center (2)
  • Sanford Medical Center Bismarck (2)
  • HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital (2)
  • Mahnomen Health Center (2)
  • Ridgeview Le Sueur Medical Center (2)
  • Northwestern Memorial Hospital (2)
  • UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital (1)
  • Conway Regional Health System (1)
  • Stanford Health Care Valleycare (1)
  • Cheshire Medical Center (1)
  • Baptist Memorial Hospital - Memphis (1)
  • Unm Hospital (1)
  • St. Gabriel's Hospital (1)
  • Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital (1)
  • Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center (1)
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  • Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (1)
  • Adena Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Cass Lake Indian Health Services Hospital (1)
  • Howard Young Medical Center (1)
  • Jefferson Hospital (1)
  • Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (1)
  • Cape Cod Hospital (1)
  • Ascension Saint Mary - Chicago (1)
  • University Health Lakewood Medical Center (1)
  • St. Francis - Emory Healthcare (1)
  • Baptist Health Medical Center - Little Rock (1)
  • University Of Iowa Hospital and Clinics (1)
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  • Doctors Hospital (1)
  • Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Albany Medical Center Hospital (1)
  • Chestnut Hill Hospital (1)
  • Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center (1)
  • Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Saint Francis Hospital (1)
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (1)
  • Kaiser Permanente Orange County - Anaheim Medical Center (1)
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  • United Hospital District (1)
  • Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital (1)
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  • University Hospitals Portage Medical Center (1)
  • Mackinac Straits Health System (1)
  • Carle Foundation Hospital (1)
  • University Medical Center of El Paso (1)
  • McLeod Regional Medical Center (1)
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  • UnityPoint Health - Trinity Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital (1)
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  • Olympic Medical Center (1)
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  • Marshfield Medical Center River Region (1)
  • Mayers Memorial Hospital (1)
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  • OU Health - University of Oklahoma Medical Center (1)
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  • Porter Medical Center (1)
  • John Muir Health – Walnut Creek Medical Center (1)
  • Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital (1)
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  • Mercy Gilbert Medical Center (1)
  • Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock (1)
  • Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa Medical Center (1)
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  • Lake Region Healthcare Corporation (1)
  • Ann and Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital Of Chicago (1)
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  • Essentia Health-Virginia (1)
  • Memorial Hermann Northwest Hospital (1)
  • Faith Regional Health Services (1)
  • Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center (1)
  • HSHS St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center (1)
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  • Presence Saint Francis Hospital (1)
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  • Indianhead Medical Center (1)
  • Sweetwater Hospital Association (1)
  • Froedtert Kenosha Hospital (1)
  • Southwest Medical Center (1)
  • Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital (1)
  • UW Health (1)
  • Rush University Medical Center (1)
  • Mclaren Northern Michigan (1)
  • Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital (1)
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  • Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast (1)
  • Loyola University Medical Center (1)
  • Geisinger Medical Center (1)
  • Glens Falls Hospital (1)
  • Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center (1)
  • Columbus Community Hospital (1)
  • Rainy Lake Medical Center (1)
  • Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (1)
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  • Providence St. Joseph Hospital Eureka (1)
  • St. Francis Downtown (1)
  • Mosaic Life Care At Saint Joseph (1)
  • HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital (1)
  • TRIA Same Day Surgery Center Bloomington (1)
  • TRIA Same Day Surgery Center Woodbury (1)
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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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