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Health and care in Baytown

Finding a doctor when you don't have one

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Finding a doctor when you don't have oneIllustration

If you do not have a regular doctor, start with a clinic that can become your medical home rather than waiting for the next emergency. Cost, insurance, records and appointment access all matter.

The fuller answer

A lot of grown adults don't have a doctor. They go to urgent care when something breaks and otherwise hope for the best. It works until it doesn't: until the blood pressure reading at the pharmacy kiosk is alarming, or the ER says "follow up with your primary care provider in a week" and there isn't one.

Primary care is the person or team that knows the whole story, not just today's symptom. They handle the checkups and screenings, the common problems, the long ones like blood pressure and diabetes, the medicine review, and the referrals, and they're the ones who notice when three specialists aren't talking to each other. It is the cheapest good care there is, and it's the one most often skipped.

Where to look in Baytown

  • The primary care listings below, with hours and a button to call. Ask each office whether it's taking new patients and which insurance it accepts.
  • Houston Methodist Baytown Outpatient Center at 1677 W. Baker Road has a primary care clinic, along with imaging, lab, physical therapy, orthopedics and an occupational health clinic. It opened in February 2019, so a lot of people still think of the hospital on Garth Road as the only door.
  • Houston Methodist Primary Care Group has an office at 2610 N Alexander Dr, Suite 201, open weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Kelsey-Seybold Clinic - Baytown, 6300 Garth Rd, lists weekday hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • CenterWell Baytown, 6515 Garth Rd, Suite 150, is a senior primary care practice, open weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ask which Medicare plans it works with before you book.
  • If you have Medicaid, CHIP or Medicare, the plan can give you a list of doctors in its network. Look for the member services number on your card.

Primary care, family and internal medicine(75)

Abreu Family Practice

1600 James Bowie Dr Ste. C104
(346) 775-8485
Hours
Mon8 AM – 5 PM
Tue8 AM – 5 PM
Wed8 AM – 5 PM
Thu8 AM – 5 PM
Fri8 AM – 5 PM
SatClosed
SunClosed

Altus Dental Care, PA

4508 Garth Rd, Baytown
(281) 427-5100
Hours
Mon9 AM – 5 PM
Tue10 AM – 5 PM
Wed9 AM – 5 PM
Thu9 AM – 5 PM
Fri9 AM – 5 PM
Sat8 AM – 1 PM
SunClosed

Baytown Direct Primary Care

1001 W Baker Rd # 101
(281) 839-7428
Hours
Mon9 AM – 4:30 PM
Tue9 AM – 4:30 PM
Wed9 AM – 4:30 PM
Thu9 AM – 4:30 PM
Fri9 AM – 1:30 PM
SatClosed
SunClosed

Baytown Family Clinic

1690 W Baker Rd Ste B
(281) 428-8203
Hours
Mon8 AM – 5 PM
Tue8 AM – 5 PM
Wed8 AM – 5 PM
Thu8 AM – 5 PM
Fri8 AM – 5 PM
SatClosed
SunClosed

Cedar Bayou Medical Clinic, LLC

2001 Cedar Bayou Rd, Baytown
(281) 427-1760
Hours
MonClosed
Tue8 AM – 12 PM
Wed8 AM – 12 PM
Thu8 AM – 12 PM
Fri8 AM – 12 PM
Sat7 AM – 11 AM
SunClosed

Center for Family and Preventive Medicine

14700 FM 2100 Rd, Crosby
(281) 328-2568
Hours
Mon7:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Tue7:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Wed7:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Thu7:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Fri7:30 AM – 4:30 PM
SatClosed
SunClosed

Clinica Familiar Mr La Bendicion

4910 N Main St Ste 120
(281) 713-5118
Hours
Mon9 AM – 7 PM
Tue9 AM – 7 PM
Wed9 AM – 7 PM
Thu9 AM – 7 PM
Fri9 AM – 7 PM
Sat9 AM – 5 PM
SunClosed

Dr. Dallal Abdeldayed

607 E Wallisville Rd, Highlands
(281) 426-8586
Hours
Mon8:30 AM – 5 PM
Tue8:30 AM – 5 PM
Wed8:30 AM – 12 PM
Thu8:30 AM – 5 PM
Fri8:30 AM – 12 PM
SatClosed
SunClosed

Dr. Fariborz A. Nazari-Adli

4002 Garth Rd Ste 150
(281) 420-4000
Hours
Mon8 AM – 5 PM
Tue8 AM – 5 PM
Wed8 AM – 5 PM
Thu8 AM – 5 PM
Fri8 AM – 5 PM
SatClosed
SunClosed
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Dr. Shahina Q. Ali

1618 W Baker Rd
(281) 837-0846
Hours
Mon8 AM – 4 PM
Tue8 AM – 4 PM
Wed8 AM – 4 PM
Thu8 AM – 4 PM
Fri8 AM – 4 PM
SatClosed
SunClosed

Eventide Family Practice

14026 FM 2100, Suite E, Crosby
(281) 328-4888
Hours
Mon10 AM – 7 PM
Tue10 AM – 7 PM
Wed10 AM – 7 PM
Thu10 AM – 7 PM
Fri7 AM – 2 PM
SatClosed
SunClosed
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First Family Medicine Association

4308 Garth Rd Suite C
(281) 428-5542
Hours
Mon8 AM – 11:40 AM
Tue8 AM – 11:40 AM
Wed8 AM – 11:40 AM
Thu8 AM – 11:40 AM
Fri8 AM – 11:40 AM
SatClosed
SunClosed

Frontier Dental Care PC

4567 Garth Road Suite 300
(281) 422-0123
Hours
Mon8 AM – 5 PM
TueClosed
WedClosed
Thu8 AM – 5 PM
Fri8 AM – 5 PM
Sat8 AM – 2 PM
SunClosed

G. Storm Walmsley MD

8608 N Highway 146
(832) 556-6936
Hours
Mon8 AM – 5 PM
Tue8 AM – 5 PM
Wed8 AM – 5 PM
Thu8 AM – 5 PM
Fri8 AM – 5 PM
SatClosed
SunClosed
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G. Storm Walmsley, M.D., P.A.

3711 Garth Rd, Baytown
(281) 428-7373
Hours
Mon8 AM – 5 PM
Tue8 AM – 5 PM
Wed8 AM – 5 PM
Thu8 AM – 5 PM
Fri8 AM – 5 PM
SatClosed
SunClosed

Geoffrey Jahan-Tigh

2802 Garth Rd # 313
(281) 425-6965
Hours
Mon8 AM – 5 PM
Tue8 AM – 1 PM
Wed8 AM – 5 PM
Thu8 AM – 1 PM
Fri8 AM – 5 PM
SatClosed
SunClosed

Gregory Terry

2610 N Alexander Dr #201
(832) 556-6670
Hours
Mon8 AM – 5 PM
Tue8 AM – 5 PM
Wed8 AM – 5 PM
Thu8 AM – 5 PM
Fri8 AM – 5 PM
SatClosed
SunClosed

Highlands Family Dental LLC

114 N Main St, Highlands
(281) 426-3558
Hours
Mon8 AM – 5 PM
Tue8 AM – 5 PM
Wed8 AM – 5 PM
Thu9 AM – 3:30 PM
FriClosed
SatClosed
SunClosed
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Mahin Ahmadi DDS

1105 E James St, Baytown
(281) 422-8268
Hours
Mon8 AM – 5 PM
Tue8 AM – 5 PM
Wed8 AM – 5 PM
Thu8 AM – 5 PM
FriClosed
SatClosed
SunClosed

Mary F. Hewitt, M.D., P.A.

2610 N Alexander Dr, Baytown
(281) 427-6363
Hours
Mon9 AM – 12 PM
Tue9 AM – 12 PM
Wed9 AM – 12 PM
Thu9 AM – 12 PM
Fri9 AM – 12 PM
SatClosed
SunClosed

Occupational Healthcare Plus

1001 W Baker Rd Ste 100, Baytown
(432) 307-6331
Hours
Mon8:30 AM – 5 PM
Tue8:30 AM – 5 PM
Wed8:30 AM – 5 PM
Thu8:30 AM – 5 PM
Fri8:30 AM – 12 PM
SatClosed
SunClosed

PrimeCareMDs

2655 W Baker Rd
(281) 425-9205
Hours
Mon8:30 AM – 5 PM
Tue8:30 AM – 5 PM
Wed8:30 AM – 5 PM
Thu8:30 AM – 5 PM
Fri8:30 AM – 2 PM
SatClosed
SunClosed

Rashid M Siddiqi MD PA

4201 Garth Rd Ste 201, Baytown
(281) 428-4024
Hours
Mon8:30 AM – 6 PM
Tue8:30 AM – 6 PM
Wed8:30 AM – 6 PM
Thu8:30 AM – 6 PM
Fri8:30 AM – 6 PM
SatClosed
SunClosed

Shehzad Sami MD PA

6051 Garth Rd Ste 300, Baytown
(281) 839-7949
Hours
Mon8 AM – 5 PM
Tue8 AM – 5 PM
Wed8 AM – 5 PM
Thu8 AM – 5 PM
Fri8 AM – 5 PM
SatClosed
SunClosed
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Smita Massey, MD

8608 N Highway 146 Ste 600
(832) 556-6936
Hours
Mon8 AM – 5 PM
Tue8 AM – 5 PM
Wed8 AM – 5 PM
Thu8 AM – 5 PM
Fri8 AM – 5 PM
SatClosed
SunClosed

Texas Dental Associates, PA

6502 Garth Rd. Ste. 100
(281) 838-8400
Hours
Mon8 AM – 7 PM
Tue8 AM – 7 PM
Wed8 AM – 7 PM
Thu8 AM – 7 PM
Fri8 AM – 7 PM
Sat9 AM – 5 PM
SunClosed

Toks Akinyeye

1661 Rollingbrook Dr Akinyeye Adetok, 1661 Rollingbrook Dr
(281) 422-9967

Trinity Crosby Dental PLLC

14045 FM 2100 Rd, Crosby
(281) 942-4167
Hours
Mon9 AM – 5 PM
Tue9 AM – 5 PM
Wed9 AM – 5 PM
Thu9 AM – 5 PM
Fri9 AM – 3 PM
SatClosed
SunClosed

Wellness Family Care LLC

715 Cedar Bayou Rd, Baytown
(281) 837-3175
Hours
Mon9 AM – 12 PM, 1 PM – 6 PM
Tue9 AM – 12 PM, 1 PM – 4 PM
Wed9 AM – 12 PM, 1 PM – 6 PM
Thu9 AM – 12 PM, 1 PM – 6 PM
Fri9 AM – 12 PM, 1 PM – 4 PM
SatClosed
SunClosed

West Chambers Medical Center

9825 Eagle Dr, Mont Belvieu
(281) 576-0670
Hours
Mon7 AM – 8 PM
Tue7 AM – 8 PM
Wed7 AM – 8 PM
Thu7 AM – 8 PM
Fri7 AM – 8 PM
Sat7 AM – 3 PM
SunClosed

Choosing one

MedlinePlus suggests thinking about the practical things first: Is the office staff friendly and helpful? Is the office good about returning calls? How easy is it to reach the provider? Then the questions of style: friendly and warm, or more formal; a focus on treating disease, or on wellness and prevention; a provider who invites you to be involved in your own care. Good places to get names are friends, neighbors and relatives, and also your dentist, pharmacist or optometrist. Some practices offer a short meet-and-greet visit before you commit, and it costs nothing to ask.

If you don't have insurance

There are doctors in and around Baytown whose job is to see you anyway. - Harris Health Baytown Health Center, 1602 Garth Road, offers primary care, pediatrics, geriatrics, eye care, mammography, podiatry, psychiatry and counseling, with a lab and pharmacy on site. It's open weekdays 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. (the second Thursday of the month, until noon). The Baytown Clinic Pharmacy in the same building fills prescriptions weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. See the Harris Health site for how to book. - The Harris Health Financial Assistance Program is for Harris County residents with family income at or below 150% of the federal poverty level. It isn't insurance, and you're asked to apply for Medicaid or CHIP first if you might qualify. Copays run from about $3 for a clinic visit, and the program says services are still provided if you can't pay the copay. Apply online, by mail, or at a Harris Health location. The eligibility line is answered weekdays 8 to 4; find the number on the Harris Health site. - Legacy Community Health, Baytown Garth, 3509 Garth Road, sees adults and children. Its own page lists adult medicine, pediatrics, behavioral health, dental, obstetrics and gynecology, senior primary care, vision, vaccinations and a pharmacy. It's open Monday through Thursday 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., offers a Spanish version of its site, accepts Medicaid, and says its services are open to all regardless of the ability to pay. New patients can book through its online portal. - If cost is the worry, read Medical bills and help paying before you skip the visit. - To find other community health centers, use the federal locator at findahealthcenter.hrsa.gov and search Baytown. Federally funded health centers charge on a sliding scale based on income.

The first visit

Make the appointment when you're well. The first visit is where the doctor learns your baseline, and it's much easier to be known before you're sick.

Bring: - Every medicine you take, in the bottles. That means prescriptions, over-the-counter pills, vitamins, supplements, creams and inhalers. Put them in a bag (more in The medicines in the house). The federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality recommends this "brown bag" review for every patient once a year, because the list in a portal is often not what's actually in the cabinet. - Your family history, as best you know it: who had heart disease, diabetes or cancer, and at what age. - Your records, or at least the names of your past doctors so the office can request them. - Three questions, written down, most important first. You won't remember them in the room. Nobody does.

Your records belong to you

Federal privacy law gives you the right to see and get copies of your own medical records, including lab results and imaging, with limited exceptions. A provider can charge a reasonable, cost-based fee. When you leave a doctor, ask for what you'll need: the diagnoses, the medicine list, the vaccines, the important reports. Your history should go with you, not stay in one portal.

On Medicare?

Medicare covers a yearly wellness visit at no cost to you when the provider accepts assignment. Medicare describes it as a conversation-based visit to create a prevention plan, not a routine physical exam. It includes a check for early signs of memory problems, and the provider will offer to talk about advance directives. You can have one every 12 months, but not within 12 months of enrolling in Part B or of your "Welcome to Medicare" visit. If you have a specific problem, book a separate visit for it so the wellness visit stays about prevention. It's a good first appointment with a new doctor, and a natural place to ask what to be screened for. See Checkups and screenings. For children, see Pediatricians.

Before you go

  • Ask the office three things on the phone: whether it is taking new patients, which insurance it accepts, and how long the wait is for a first visit.
  • Book a visit when you feel fine, because a new-patient appointment is easier to get before there is a crisis.
  • If you are applying for Harris Health financial assistance, read the application first so you know what papers to bring.
  • Ask at check-out how to reach the nurse line after hours and how the office handles refills.
  • Read ER, urgent care, clinic, or wait? so you know where to go on the night the office is closed.

Sources

MedlinePlus, "Choosing a primary care provider"; Houston Methodist, Baytown Outpatient Center opening announcement; Harris Health, Baytown Health Center and Financial Assistance Program (eligibility FAQ); Legacy Community Health, Baytown Garth; HRSA, Find a Health Center; AHRQ Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit, Tool 8 (Brown Bag Medicine Review); HHS, individuals' right of access under HIPAA; Medicare.gov, yearly wellness visits.

Places named on this page(6)

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Baytown Clinic Pharmacy

1602 Garth Rd
(713) 842-4321
Hours
Mon8 AM – 5 PM
Tue8 AM – 5 PM
Wed8 AM – 5 PM
Thu8 AM – 5 PM
Fri8 AM – 5 PM
SatClosed
SunClosed

Kelsey-Seybold Clinic - Baytown

6300 Garth Rd
(713) 442-1240
Hours
Mon8 AM – 5 PM
Tue8 AM – 5 PM
Wed8 AM – 5 PM
Thu8 AM – 5 PM
Fri8 AM – 5 PM
SatClosed
SunClosed

CenterWell Baytown

6515 Garth Rd Ste 150
(832) 806-6810
Hours
Mon8 AM – 5 PM
Tue8 AM – 5 PM
Wed8 AM – 5 PM
Thu8 AM – 5 PM
Fri8 AM – 5 PM
SatClosed
SunClosed

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