How to Find a Doctor Who Takes Medicare Online

Use the official Medicare doctor-finder tool to search for doctors near you who accept Medicare patients.

In this guide (5 steps):

1.Go to the Care Compare tool
2.Pick Doctors & Clinicians
3.Enter your location and specialty
4.Filter by distance and new patients
5.Click a doctor to see details

Go to the Care Compare tool

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Open your browser and go to medicare.gov/care-compare. This is the official tool for finding doctors and other providers.

Pick Doctors & Clinicians

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On the main page, click the "Doctors & Clinicians" option. This lets you search for individual doctors.

Enter your location and specialty

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Type your ZIP code and a specialty — like "primary care", "cardiology", or the doctor's name if you already have one in mind.

Filter by distance and new patients

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On the results page, use the filters on the left side to set how many miles from home you are willing to drive and check "Accepting new Medicare patients" to hide doctors who are full.

Click a doctor to see details

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Click any name to see the doctor's address, phone number, languages spoken, and whether they accept Medicare assignment (which means they accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment). Call the office to confirm and book.

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Not every doctor accepts Medicare — some have opted out entirely, and others only take a limited number of Medicare patients. The Medicare.gov doctor finder shows you who accepts Medicare near you and how they are rated.

You can search by specialty like primary care, cardiology, or physical therapy, and filter by distance from your home. The results include contact info and whether they accept new patients.

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