How can I find a new doctor that accepts Medicare?
i am looking for a doctor that accepts medicare and can't find one. Is there an easy way?
Expert Answer
The Medicare web site has a tool that can help you find doctors who accept Medicare patients. The tool gives you a list of those doctors who practice in your geographic area. The tool also breaks down this list of doctors by their medical specialty. The list provides you with specific information about each doctor, as well as where they practice and how to contact them.
If a doctor is identified on this list as participating in Medicare, that means the doctor accepts the Medicare-approved amount for any particular treatment or service as payment in full (though you're still responsible for the 20 percent copayment that Medicare Part B https://www.caring.com/articles/medicare-part-b doesn't pay). What this list doesn't tell you, though, is whether any particular doctor is presently accepting new Medicare patients. For that answer, you have to contact the doctor's office directly.