Selecting a Primary Care Provider (PCP)

A PCP is a health care practioner who specializes in your overall health as well as the coordination of your specialty care. Everyone can benefit from having a PCP but only certain CareFirst plans require you to formally select a PCP in the system.

For you to select a practioner as your PCP, they must display the blue PCP oval next to their name.

Finding a Primary Care Provider

Before You Start

First, you'll need to log in to your My Account page. To do this, visit member.carefirst.com and enter your username and password. Then follow these steps.

  1. Click on Doctors in the main navigation bar.
  2. Select Find a Doctor from the drop-down menu.
  1. On the following page, click Proceed.

STEP 1

Start Your PCP Search

To start searching for a PCP, select the Primary Care tile.

If you already have the name of a primary care provider and would like to see if they're in our network, you can enter their name in the search bar.

Start Your PCP Search
Focus Your Search

STEP 2

Focus Your Search

It's best to begin a new search by selecting All Primary Care.

If you know you need a specific type of PCP, you can choose it from the list.

STEP 3

Review Your Results

A list of providers will be dispayed. In-network doctors will appear at the top of the list, with those closest to your zip code shown first.

You can change how the resluts are sorted by clicking on the Sort By menu. You can also change the area you're searching by clicking City, State or Zip.

Review Your Results
Refine Your Results

STEP 4

Refine Your Results

You can refine your results in two places:

  • Filter bar
  • View Only bar

When you make a selection from either of the two bars, the Find a Doctor tool will automatically refresh your search results.

STEP 5

Make Your Selection

Once you've found a PCP that fits your needs, click the blue Select button above their profile. This will return you to your My Account page. Just follow the prompts to confirm your selection.

Remember: The blue PCP oval indicates that a provider meets the requirements to serve as your primary care provider. You cannot select a provider that doesn't display this oval.

Make Your Selection