2,241 Family Physicians Found in Santa Monica, CA

We found 2,241 Family Physicians available in Santa Monica, CA with an average 4 stars across 21,507 reviews. Find the best one for your needs by years of experience, distance, reviews on Vitals, and more through the filters provided below. Currently, 1,076 Family Physicians listed are accepting new patients and 748 accept Medicare.

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Dr. Anastasia Eileen Buerger

Family Medicine
11 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Virtual Visit available
Long Beach, CA
Dr. Anastasia Buerger, D.O. View Profile

Dr. David Byron, MD

Family Medicine
16 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Virtual Visit available
Tuscon, AZ
Dr. David Byron welcomes new and returning patients to ZuVida Wellness with a warm, time-honored approach to care. View Profile

Dr. Steven L Rosenblatt, MD

Internal Medicine
Provided follow-up after the visit
43 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Los Angeles, CA2.6 mi
Steven Rosenblatt, MD, is an integrative physician who blends traditional healing wisdom with modern medical innovation to deliver warm, results-driven care. View Profile

Dr. Nima Ghadimi, MD

Internal Medicine
Provided follow-up after the visit
29 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Virtual Visit available
Scottsdale, AZ
"Dr. Ghadimi is an exceptional doctor. If you need a Telehealth visit, the service is outstanding unless one is scheduled with the AWFUL M.A. Julian Zermeno." View Profile

Dr. Abraham Hafiz Rodriguez, MD

Family Medicine
13 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Virtual Visit available
Pleasanton, CA
Dr. Abraham Hafiz Rodriguez, MD, specializes in General Practice, Primary Care, Family Medicine, Pain Medicine, Shockwave Therapy (ESWT), Spine Medicine, Neurological Surgery, Occupational Medicine, Integrative Medicine, Preventive Medicine, and more. View Profile

Eric Harker

Internal Medicine
Spent time with me
25 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Virtual Visit available
Lyons, CO
"He now practices at Iora Primary Care in Arvada. Excellent." View Profile

Nicole Baldwin, APRN, FNP-BC

Family Medicine
Provided follow-up after the visit
8 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Virtual Visit available
Orlando, FL
"That was the wrong doctor !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I absolutely apologize to you!" View Profile

Dr. Sean Inselberg

Nutrition
Provided follow-up after the visit
Accepting New Patients
Virtual Visit available
Palmyra, NJ
"Best Doctor I have ever had. no one else has been able to help me. I tried 4 other natural doctors, but I still could not get relief." View Profile

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Dr. Jill Tsuyung Wei Doherty, MD

Family Medicine
1 Award
15 years exp
Santa Monica, CA
"Good listener ..felt like she really cares" View Profile

Dr. Steven Philip Seizer, MD

Family Medicine
43 years exp
Santa Monica, CA
"I may have misunderstood earlier question - I did get test results via MyChart, and also Dr. Seizer answered questions I had via MyChart." View Profile

Dr. Manali Ayachit Shendrikar, MD

Family Medicine
25 years exp
Santa Monica, CA
"All excellent!!" View Profile

Dr. Megan Eng-Ling Chen, MD

Family Medicine
1 Award
15 years exp
Santa Monica, CA
"Dr Chen has been extremely careing doctor. Suspected I might be suffering from sleep apnea and recommending a sleep doctor for tests. I was diagnosed with it." View Profile

Dr. David Michael Cutler, MD

Family Medicine
1 Award
45 years exp
Santa Monica, CA
"Thank you" View Profile

Dr. Jennifer Leigh Chin, MD

Family Medicine
1 Award
26 years exp
Santa Monica, CA
"Dr Chin is wonderful" View Profile

Dr. Janice Kimi Miyakawa, MD

Family Medicine
1 Award
45 years exp
Santa Monica, CA
"The ultimate professional. Highly skilled and delivers advice and resources that are for the best kn her patients health and well being!" View Profile

Dr. Eileen Marie Mcgrath, MD

Family Medicine
1 Award
44 years exp
Santa Monica, CA
"Always good service" View Profile

Dr. Devora Sarah Cohen, MD

Family Medicine
36 years exp
Santa Monica, CA
"She is the BEST!!" View Profile

Dr. Ruth Adina Sorotzkin, MD

Family Medicine
37 years exp
Santa Monica, CA
"Excellent care and communication." View Profile

Dr. Mark Richard Needham, MD

Family Medicine
1 Award
45 years exp
Santa Monica, CA
"All good and really like Dr. Needham" View Profile

Dr. Lily Nourmand, MD

Family Medicine
1 Award
31 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Santa Monica, CA
"The doctor listened carefully as I explained a new health issue that has been extremely concerning." View Profile

Dr. Shahira Ramji, MD

Family Medicine
1 Award
30 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Santa Monica, CA
"Care provider is patient, knowledgeable, and wonderful." View Profile

Dr. Walcharee Cindy Mahamitra, DO

Family Medicine
1 Award
25 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Santa Monica, CA
"Dr. Mahamitra is a wonderful doctor who listens and is very thorough during the visit" View Profile

Dr. Bert R Mandelbaum, MD

Family Medicine
46 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Santa Monica, CA0.8 mi
"Excellent conversation with Dr Mendlebaum and explained in detail my recovery and next steps." View Profile

Dr. Daina Ann Danovitch, MD

Family Medicine
23 years exp
Santa Monica, CA

Dr. Nora Paulina Vasquez, MD

Family Medicine
38 years exp
Santa Monica, CA
"I have been going to Dr. Vasquez for almost 40 years. She is the very best of the excellent doctors. She never rushes me and is always positive towards me." View Profile

Dr. Joel Ivan Sarachek, MD

Family Medicine
1 Award
34 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Santa Monica, CA
"Excellent care services." View Profile

Dr. Wakana Saeki, MD

Family Medicine
1 Award
31 years exp
Santa Monica, CA
"Dr. Saeki is great! I'm glad I found her as she is professional, caring, and listens. Very satisfied." View Profile

Dr. Anita M. Gorwara, MD

Family Medicine
1 Award
35 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Santa Monica, CA
"Dr Guwara really listens" View Profile

Dr. Ted J Hak, MD

Family Medicine
1 Award
46 years exp
Santa Monica, CA
"I like my provider and for the most part have always had good experiences." View Profile

Dr. Angelika Christine Buddeberg, MD

Family Medicine
1 Award
33 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Santa Monica, CA
"Dr. Buddeberg is fantastic; she listens and offers excellent recommendations! She has all my information up to date and is very thoughtful about my medical needs." View Profile

Dr. Richard Leon Ross, MD

Family Medicine
1 Award
51 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Santa Monica, CA
"Many, many, good experiences over a number of years. No bad ones. Dr. Ross is an excellent doctor! Extremely knowledgeable and thorough and a great communicator." View Profile

Dr. Stephane Henry Garcia, MD

Family Medicine
1 Award
42 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Santa Monica, CA
"All when very well" View Profile

Dr. Maryam Farazha, MD

Family Medicine
1 Award
26 years exp
Santa Monica, CA
"Dr. Farazha is an excellent doctor and very knowledgable and compassionate. The office staff was very helpful and alwasy responds to my phone calls with assistance." View Profile

Dr. Michael Dennis Nagata, MD

Family Medicine
44 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Santa Monica, CA
"Dr. Nagata was always an empathetic and easy to talk to physician. He will be missed." View Profile

Dr. Belinda Yah-Shin Ko, MD

Sports Medicine
1 Award
25 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Santa Monica, CA

Dr. Velinda Jean Paranal, MD

Family Medicine
35 years exp
Santa Monica, CA
"I love and will miss Dr. Paranal!" View Profile

Dr. Thomas P Knapp, MD

Family Medicine
1 Award
37 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Santa Monica, CA0.8 mi
"Excellent doctor. I have been seeing Dr. Knapp for over 15 years. He is an amazing physician" View Profile

Dr. Christopher M Kidd, MD

Family Medicine
1 Award
17 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Santa Monica, CA0.8 mi
"Dr kidd was very thorough and helpful throughout the entire process. He truly cared and I have never met another Dr like him." View Profile

Dr. Edison Victor De Mello, MD

Family Medicine
34 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Santa Monica, CA0.6 mi
"For over ten years Dr. DeMello and the Akasha Center have been with me in sickness and, just as importantly, health." View Profile

Dr. Dominique Madeleine Fradin-Read, MD

Public Health & General Preventive Medicine
46 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Santa Monica, CA1.4 mi
"I travel from across the country, and do phone conferencing with Dr.Fradin-Read , not because there are no good doctors near me --- I am in a large metro area---but because she has proven to be very valuable in analyzing my health." View Profile

Dr. Brent James Michael, MD

Family Medicine
26 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Santa Monica, CA0.6 mi
"I went to certain hospital system in Northern California, and after loosing 35 pounds in 2 months I received a letter telling me the doctor did not understand why I lost so muck weight and I should get a scan. " View Profile

Dr. Alan Changchih Lee, MD

Family Medicine
28 years exp
Santa Monica, CA0.5 mi
"I can not say enough about Dr Lee. I’m a bit of a hypochondriac and I ALWAYS feel nervous and uncomfortable with doctors and hospitals." View Profile

Dr. David Leroy Austin, MD

Family Medicine
30 years exp
Santa Monica, CA0.6 mi
"I have been going to Dr. Austin for over 10 years and he's smart, compassionate, and always makes time to understand my current health situation." View Profile

Dr. Shirley Uy, MD

Family Medicine
42 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Santa Monica, CA0.6 mi
"The best doctor! Been seeing her since I left my pediatrician! :-)" View Profile

Dr. Arash Nikoukari, MD

Family Medicine
34 years exp
Santa Monica, CA0.5 mi
"Takes the time to listen to you. You never feel rushed. His staff is GREAT!" View Profile

Dr. Scott Matthew Gregor, MD

Family Medicine
21 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Santa Monica, CA0.6 mi
"Dr Gregor is very helpful kind caring...on time...nice office workers...nice nurses...always helpful!" View Profile

Dr. David Howard Wallis, MD

Family Medicine
26 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Santa Monica, CA0.9 mi
"Dr. Wallis impressed me the first time I met him on my first visit. I was referred to him for a hip injury and heard that he was a good sports medicine doctor." View Profile

Dr. Stephanie Scandale Canale, MD

Family Medicine
22 years exp
Santa Monica, CA0.6 mi

Dr. Vladimir Manuel, MD

Family Medicine
19 years exp
Santa Monica, CA0.6 mi
"Very friendly, explained everything clearly and made some very good suggestions. Would highly recommend Dr. Manuel!" View Profile

Dr. Caroline Grace Close, MD

Family Medicine
46 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Santa Monica, CA0.8 mi
"Dr. Close is an excellent doctor. She is extremely knowledgeable and personable. She has really good bedside manner and takes time answering all of your questions." View Profile

Dr. Young Nam-Choi, MD

Pediatrics
35 years exp
Santa Monica, CA0.6 mi
"Dr. Nam Choi has been our boys' doctor for their entire lives (one has outgrown her know that he is a full-grown adult)." View Profile

Dr. Nima Ghadimi, MD

Internal Medicine
Gave an accurate diagnosis
29 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Virtual Visit available
Scottsdale, AZ
"Dr. Ghadimi is an exceptional doctor. If you need a Telehealth visit, the service is outstanding unless one is scheduled with the AWFUL M.A. Julian Zermeno." View Profile

Dr. Richard Jerome Kennedy, MD

Family Medicine
40 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Santa Monica, CA0.6 mi
Dr. Richard Jerome Kennedy, MD is a health care provider primarily located in Santa Monica, CA, with other offices in Santa Monica, CA and Los Angeles, CA. View Profile

Dr. Glenn Nathan Newman, MD

Family Medicine
32 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Santa Monica, CA0.5 mi
"He listened carefully, and although this was an issue I was familiar with, he gave instruction, advice, and new information that I didn't know, because he took the time to explain top to bottom what I should expect and should do." View Profile

Dr. Martin Louis Alpert, MD

Family Medicine
Santa Monica, CA0.5 mi
"I’ve been a patient at Westside Family Physicians for nearly four years and have had a consistently excellent experience." View Profile

Dr. Denise A Freese, MD

Family Medicine
34 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Santa Monica, CA0.6 mi
Dr. Denise A Freese, MD is a health care provider primarily located in Santa Monica, CA, with other offices in Santa Monica, CA and Santa Monica, CA. View Profile

Dr. James Patrick Murray, MD

Family Medicine
48 years exp
Santa Monica, CA0.6 mi
"Warm and friendly, compassionate. Listens extremely well. Respects what I say and feel. The most caring doctor I’ve ever met and I’ve met a lot because of my medical problems. " View Profile

Dr. Samantha Von Ins, MD

Family Medicine
Spent time with me
16 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Virtual Visit available
Placentia, CA
"Her staff is so friendly and courteous. The new office in Placentia is soooo beautiful! Dr. Von Ins is so thorough, patient, and very knowledgeable. Love her!!" View Profile

Dr. Heather Kristin Mcnab

Family Medicine
Accepting New Patients
Santa Monica, CA0.6 mi
"Professional, friendly, and helpful. Keep up the good work." View Profile

Dr. Scott French Bateman, MD

Family Medicine
52 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Santa Monica, CA0.6 mi
"I have never had anything but a good experience with Dr. Bateman. I really appreciate that I can have all the necessary tests and ex-rays right in the office facility." View Profile

Dr. Georgine Nanos, MD

Family Medicine
Gave an accurate diagnosis
24 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Virtual Visit available
Encinitas, CA
"Dr. Nanos was a good listener. I never felt rushed or judged." View Profile

Dr. Douglas J Hopper, MD

Family Medicine
62 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Santa Monica, CA0.6 mi
Dr. Douglas J Hopper, MD is a health care provider primarily located in Santa Monica, CA. They have 62 years of experience. Their specialties include Family Medicine. View Profile

Dr. Bernard Jay Katz, MD

Family Medicine
39 years exp
Santa Monica, CA0.9 mi
Dr. Bernard Jay Katz, MD is a health care provider primarily located in Santa Monica, CA. He has 39 years of experience. View Profile

Dr. Alan Lawit, MD

Family Medicine
58 years exp
SANTA MONICA, CA1.0 mi
"Dr. Lawit has said that I was his first patient! He's a caring doctor and a good man who takes the extra time to be sure you'll get very good care." View Profile

Dr. Raouf Geo Maroun Hallis, MD

Family Medicine
57 years exp
Santa Monica, CA0.6 mi
"Dr.Raouf Hallis my Doctor for over 30 years.He is WONDERFUL as well as his staff !!!!" View Profile

Dr. Elise Atkins, MD

Preventative Medicine
Provided follow-up after the visit
26 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Virtual Visit available
Santa Cruz, CA
"Dr. Atkins is a warm, friendly, brilliant doctor." View Profile

Dr. Michelle Simi, MD

Family Medicine
Spent time with me
32 years exp
Accepting New Patients
Virtual Visit available
ORINDA, CA
"Dr. Simi cares for my elderly mother. She takes so much time and care with her. My mom loves her and so do I." View Profile

Dr. Denise Kathleen Sur, MD

Family Medicine
Accepting New Patients
Santa Monica, CA0.6 mi
"Dr. Sur is thorough, competent, caring and knowledgeable. She trains residents and interns so she knows her stuff." View Profile

What is a Family Physician and How Can They Help You?

A family physician provides continuous, comprehensive healthcare for all family members regardless of age or medical condition. These primary care providers emphasize preventive medicine and manage patients within their family and community context.

Family physicians complete medical school followed by a three-year family medicine residency encompassing pediatrics, internal medicine, women's health, surgical principles, and behavioral health. Some pursue additional fellowship training in sports medicine or geriatric care.

A Family Medicine Doctor's practice encompasses:

  • Provides longitudinal care for individuals across the entire lifespan
  • Conducts preventive health visits, screening examinations, acute illness management, and chronic condition oversight
  • Addresses respiratory infections, metabolic disorders, mental health conditions, minor trauma, and prenatal services
  • Employs holistic care including pharmacotherapy, minor surgical procedures, counseling services, and care coordination
  • Alternative titles: family practitioner, primary care doctor, FP, MD, DO

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the best way to search for a Family Physician in Santa Monica who accepts my health insurance?
Navigate to the insurance filter located at the top of the search page and select your health plan. This will display only Family Physicians in Santa Monica who are in-network with your carrier. For additional confirmation, visit each doctor's profile or reach out to their office by phone.
Where can I find Family Physicians in Santa Monica who offer virtual appointments?
Select the "Virtual Visit" filter at the top of the search page to see Family Physicians providing telehealth services in Santa Monica. Check each doctor's profile for video visit options and online scheduling availability. You may also call their office to set up a remote consultation.
What's the easiest way to locate highly-rated Family Physicians in Santa Monica?
Use the "Ratings" filter at the top of the search page to filter results by the average star rating. Browse individual profiles to see patient reviews and ratings in detail. When comparing Family Physicians, look at both the average star rating and how many patients have submitted reviews.
Is it possible to schedule a same-day visit with a Family Physician in Santa Monica?
Visit individual doctor profiles to see their current scheduling availability in Santa Monica. If you don't see same-day openings listed online, try calling their office—walk-in times may be available that don't appear on the website.
Which Family Physicians in Santa Monica have the shortest wait times?
Review the Ratings & Reviews card on each provider's profile to see their average wait time in Santa Monica. This helps you find a Family Physician that doesn’t make their patients wait too long.
Can I schedule appointments with Family Physicians in Santa Monica without calling?
Search for Family Physicians who have "Book Online" or "Request Now" options on their profiles. Click these buttons to access online appointment scheduling. If a provider doesn't offer web-based booking, their phone number will be available for traditional scheduling.
How do I locate a Family Physician in Santa Monica with evening or weekend hours?
Check the Locations card on each profile to view office hours for Family Physicians in Santa Monica. This helps you find providers with non-traditional availability. For the most accurate information about extended availability, call the office directly.
How do I leave feedback about my appointment with a Family Physician in Santa Monica?
Go to your doctor's profile page and click the "Leave a Review" button or link. You can share your rating and write about your experience. Patient reviews like yours help others in the community choose the right Family Physician.
How can I locate a Family Physician in Santa Monica who is fluent in my preferred language?
Review the language information displayed on individual profiles for Family Physicians. If this information isn't available online, contact the office directly to ask about the doctor's language capabilities or whether interpreters are available.
How do I search for a Family Physician in Santa Monica who works at a particular hospital or medical center?
Check the "Hospital Affiliation" and "Locations" sections on each provider's profile to see where Family Physicians practice. You can also enter a specific hospital or medical group name into the search tool to find Family Physicians who work there.

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