Primary Care Specialists

How to Find a Primary Care Physician

A primary care physician is the first point of contact for a patient when accessing healthcare. Primary care physicians attend to a patient’s general healthcare needs and refer patients to specialists when necessary. They are advocates for the patient’s health. Most primary care doctors practice internal medicine, family practice, general practice or pediatrics.

To the left are multiple options to help you find the right primary care physician for you or members of your family. First choose “Adult” or “Child.” Enter the criteria for as many fields as you want. You do not have to fill in all fields. Searching by zip code will provide physician results within a 10-mile radius of the zip code. The more fields you complete, the more specific the results will be.

To serve our communities more fully, we have integrated two medical groups into our healthcare system: Lakeside Community Healthcare Medical Group and Lakeside Community Healthcare Network.  

Lakeside Community Healthcare Medical Group is a multi-specialty group whose physicians are employed by Lakeside Community Healthcare. The group consists of more than 130 physicians, including primary care physicians and pediatricians, as well as physicians who specialize in such fields as cardiology, dermatology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, rheumatology, urology and more. These physicians work in a coordinated organization, providing care to patients with most types of health insurance, including HMO, PPO, EPO, Medicare and Medi-Cal. By working with Lakeside Community Healthcare, they are also part of a comprehensive healthcare system committed to providing quality care for patients.

Lakeside Community Healthcare Medical Group has offices conveniently located in Burbank, Glendale, Mission Hills, North Hollywood, Santa Clarita, Sherman Oaks, Van Nuys, Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, West Hills and West Covina.

In your search, Lakeside Community Healthcare Medical Group physicians will be denoted by the color blue.

Lakeside Community Healthcare Network is an independent physician (practice) association (IPA). IPA physicians practice in their own private offices and have aligned with Lakeside Community Healthcare Network to provide medical services to patients with HMO insurance plans.       

Lakeside Community Healthcare Network is comprised of more than 2,000 physicians. Each physician maintains his or her private practice and yet has the benefit of working within the Lakeside Community Healthcare Network to expedite referrals, claims and authorizations and utilize a comprehensive, integrated network of services and programs.
 
The Lakeside Community Healthcare Network of physician reaches from Simi Valley to San Bernardino.

In your search, Lakeside Community Healthcare Network physicians will be denoted by the color green.  Your search will generate a list of physicians. Click on a name of a physician to find out more information.