How to Locate Medicaid Doctors in Virginia

Medicaid is a state-based health program that pays for health care services for low-income people, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the agency that oversees Medicaid. Not all physicians participate in a state’s Medicaid program; still others limit the number of Medicaid patients they see, making the search for Medicaid doctors in Virginia seemingly daunting. There are three ways to locate Medicaid doctors in Virginia.

Instructions

• 1

  Search the Virginia Medicaid site (see References). The Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services manages Medicaid services within the commonwealth of Virginia, and the agency maintains a directory of physicians who accept Medicaid and provide Medicaid services to patients. The agency offers a search tool on its website that lets you find a Medicaid doctor by specialty, city, county or Zip code.

• 2

  Check the Virginia Board of Medicine directory (see References). The Virginia Board of Medicine maintains a searchable directory of all physicians licensed to practice medicine within the commonwealth of Virginia, and among the data collected on all doctors in the state is whether they accept Medicaid. You can use the search tool on the Virginia Board of Medicine website to locate a Medicaid doctor in Virginia--simply search by city, county or medical specialty, and the search results will tell you which doctors accept Medicaid. Contact information for each doctor is also available.

• 3

  Look in the National Provider Identifier database (see References). Medicaid doctors must have a National Provider Identifier in order to receive payment from Medicaid for their services. The National Provider Identifier database allows you to search for Virginia doctors who have an NPI number--and who therefore accept Medicaid. The NPI online search tool requires that you enter state and Zip code in order to search; search results provide a list of doctors in your area who accept Medicaid, as well as their specialty, office address and contact telephone and FAX numbers.