How you can become part of UC Davis Medical Group

Choose ONE of our doctors and get them ALL.

UC Davis Medical Group primary-care doctors provide routine health services for you and your family, and give you access to more than 450 medical specialists. They emphasize preventive medicine, with a goal of keeping you healthy. Most of our medical offices have specialists, ranging from ophthalmology and cardiology to sports medicine and dermatology, or have the ability to consult with UC Davis faculty specialists in Sacramento via telemedicine.

The first step on your checklist is to make sure your health insurance plan includes UC Davis Medical Group and that you have selected it as your medical group. You can then either call (800) 2-UC DAVIS (282-3284) to talk with a representative who will help match you to a primary-care doctor or go online to Find a Doctor. To search online:

• Begin by going to UC Davis Medical Center's Find a Doctor Web site.
• Use the drop-down menus to search for doctors in a medical office that is conveniently located near where you live or work.
• Or, if you know the name of a primary care doctor, you are interested in seeing, search for him or her by name.
• Review the biographical information of the doctors you might be interested in seeing to learn more about your choices.
• Once you have identified your preferred office location and physician, call the specific clinic location or (800) 2-UC DAVIS to see if the doctor is accepting new patients.
• Please note that some physicians at certain locations may not be accepting new patients but that other physicians at the same location may be. Please be sure to ask the medical office about available physicians.

UC Davis specialists are available when the need arises. Most specialists require a referral from a primary care physician or another specialist. It is important to note that your ability to see a UC Davis specialist may be limited by your health plan.

For information on the referral process, contact UC Davis Health System’s Consumer Resource Center at (800) 2-UC DAVIS.

UC Davis Medical Group’s primary care and specialty care offices are conveniently located throughout the Sacramento region and on the UC Davis Sacramento campus. The Consumer Resource Center can help you locate an office near you.

UC Davis accepts a wide variety of health insurance plans. View the list of accepted plans on the Web or call the Consumer Resource Center at (800) 2-UC DAVIS for more information.

If your health insurance plan includes UC Davis Medical Group but you are part of another medical group, your plan may allow you to switch anytime. If your health insurance plan does not include UC Davis Medical Group, you may want to consider switching health plans during your open enrollment period.

If UC Davis Medical Group is not part of your insurance’s network of primary care doctors and specialists, the type of insurance you have may result in additional fees to see an “Out-of-Network” provider. For example, if you are in a managed care plan, you may be responsible for the cost of an exam or procedure by an out-of-network physician.

Talk to your health insurance plan about your options if you would like to see a UC Davis Medical Group primary care doctor or specialist.