Your new insurance card arrived in the mail in September, and your old doctor isn’t on the plan. Either way, you won’t miss the 10-minute visits, or the way she started typing before you finished your first sentence. So, before you pick the best primary care doctor in Fairfax, VA from a list of names, you’d like to know what to check this time. Here’s Healthline’s checklist, alongside what a first visit with Dr. Connie Le looks like at Annandale Primary Care.
How Do I Choose the Best Primary Care Doctor in Fairfax, VA?
Start with your insurance. According to Healthline, you’ll want to confirm the doctor is in your plan’s network, then look at travel time, office hours and whether there’s a patient portal for test results. Healthline also suggests checking board certification with the American Board of Medical Specialties’ Certification Matters tool. Here, we accept most insurance plans. Our Fairfax office sits on Old Lee Highway, and our Annandale office is on Evergreen Lane.
Will My New Doctor Have Experience With My Health Concerns?
Ask what the doctor treats most often. Dr. Le earned her medical degree at George Washington University in 2000 and worked as a hospitalist for Kaiser Permanente and Inova Fairfax Hospital. Then, in 2005, she founded Annandale Primary Care. Today, her focus includes diabetes, heart and kidney disease, thyroid disorders and menopause care. In addition, she teaches as a clinical associate professor of medicine at GWU.
How Will I Know If a Primary Care Doctor Will Listen?
Healthline notes that you and your doctor are forming a partnership, so pay attention to whether she listens to your concerns at the first visit. It adds that it’s fine to meet with more than one doctor before you decide. On our testimonials page, a first-time patient wrote that Dr. Le “took her time (none of this 10 min appointment).” Rest assured, you can bring your list of questions, and the two of you will go through each one before you agree on a plan. Our site also links to online scheduling and a patient portal, so ask at your first visit how results and messages will reach you.
Schedule Your Visit at Annandale Primary Care
After your first visit with Dr. Le, you’ll know how she listens, how your results reach you, and what the two of you decided to work on first. Call Annandale Primary Care at (703) 642-6633 to book your new-patient appointment.