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Dr. Jeremy Elliott Kaslow, MD
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Santa Ana, CA
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66 internists across Orange County. Browse by city or filter by insurance and telehealth.
66
Internists
100%
Accepting patients
86%
Most common: MD
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Orange County's healthcare is surprisingly decentralized for a metro of 3.2 million. There's no single dominant system. Instead, Hoag, Providence, MemorialCare, Kaiser, and UCI each control different slices of the county. The result is genuine competition, which generally benefits patients, but it also means your choice of insurance plan heavily shapes which providers you can see.
Orange County has 66 internists. The most common credential is MD (86%). 100% are currently accepting new patients.
OC is organized around freeway corridors. The I-405 spine connects Huntington Beach through Costa Mesa to Irvine. The I-5 runs through Tustin, Mission Viejo, and down to San Clemente. Most major hospital campuses sit within a mile of a freeway on-ramp. North OC (Fullerton, Anaheim) and South OC (Mission Viejo, San Clemente) each have their own hospital anchors, so most residents don't need to cross the entire county for care.
Providers practice throughout Orange County. Newport Beach is hoag Hospital Newport Beach is the flagship of the Hoag system, with dense specialist offices along Superior Avenue and the Newport Center medical corridor. Huntington Beach is huntington Beach Hospital (Prime Healthcare) and multiple urgent care centers serve this large coastal city. Hoag and MemorialCare are a short drive. Costa Mesa is home to several large medical office buildings along Harbor Boulevard, with proximity to Hoag Irvine and UCI Medical Center. Laguna Beach is a small community that relies on Mission Hospital Laguna Beach for ER care and Newport/Irvine for most specialist appointments.
Nearby hospitals include UCI Medical Center, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, and CHOC Children's Hospital. Local training programs run through University of California, Irvine and Chapman University. Orange County has over 7,500 practicing physicians serving a population of 3.2 million across 34 cities.
The first appointment typically lasts 30 to 45 minutes. The internist will take a thorough medical history, review your medications and supplements, perform a physical exam, and order any needed lab work or screening tests. They are trained to dig into diagnostic puzzles, so they may ask detailed questions about symptoms you have mentioned to other doctors.
New to OC? Your insurance plan is the most important factor. Hoag and Providence are in most PPO networks. Kaiser operates its own facilities in Anaheim and Irvine. UCI Medical Center is the academic option and the only Level I trauma center in the county.
See an internist for annual physicals, chronic disease management (diabetes, heart disease, COPD), unexplained symptoms that do not have an obvious cause, medication management for multiple conditions, preventive screenings (colonoscopy referrals, cancer screenings), and any adult health concern. Internists do not treat children.
Wellness visit: $0 (preventive) · Office visit copay: $20-50 · Comprehensive metabolic panel: $100-300
Orange County, CA has 66 licensed internists. 100% are currently accepting new patients, so finding an available provider should be straightforward.
Yes. 100% of internists in Orange County, CA are currently accepting new patients. You can filter your search on FindClarity to show only providers who are taking new patients.
CalOptima manages Medi-Cal for all of Orange County, covering about 900,000 residents. Employer plans vary widely: tech companies often offer broad PPOs, while service-sector employers lean toward HMOs. Covered California has strong participation in OC, with Blue Shield and Health Net as popular choices.
Annual wellness visits are covered at $0. Sick visit copays range from $20 to $50. A comprehensive metabolic panel costs $100 to $300. Actual costs in Orange County, CA depend on the provider and your insurance plan. Internal medicine visits are billed the same as other primary care visits. Complex visits involving multiple problems may be coded at a higher level, resulting in a higher copay.
Orange County doesn't have a single dominant health system. Hoag (Newport, Irvine) is the most recognized brand. Providence (Mission Viejo, Fullerton) covers north and south county. MemorialCare (Fountain Valley, Laguna Hills) serves the central corridor. UCI Health is the academic center. Kaiser runs a closed network. Your insurance determines which systems are available to you.
MD stands for Doctor of Medicine and DO stands for Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine. Both are equivalent qualifications. In Orange County, CA, 86% hold the MD credential and 5% hold DO. The difference is in training pathway, not quality of care.
76% of internists in Orange County, CA accept Medicare. Medicare covers an Annual Wellness Visit at no cost. Standard office visits are covered under Part B with a 20% coinsurance after the deductible. You can filter for Medicare-accepting providers on FindClarity.
CalOptima is Orange County's Medi-Cal managed care plan. It serves about 900,000 residents and contracts with local hospitals and providers. If you're on Medi-Cal in OC, you're enrolled in CalOptima and choose a primary care provider from their network. CalOptima also runs a behavioral health program and a long-term care program.
Westminster and Garden Grove, home to Little Saigon, have the highest concentration of Vietnamese-speaking providers in the country. You'll find Vietnamese-language medical, dental, and mental health practices along Bolsa Avenue and Brookhurst Street. Many providers in surrounding cities (Fountain Valley, Santa Ana, Huntington Beach) also speak Vietnamese.
Top accepted carriers in Orange County, CA include medicare, unitedhealthcare, qhp-44228, qhp-98780, and qhp-58944.
Preventive visits are covered at 100% under the ACA with no copay. Standard office visits carry a copay of $20 to $50. Most insurance plans allow you to select an internist as your primary care physician. Check that your internist is in-network. Specialist referrals may require your PCP's involvement depending on your plan type (HMO vs. PPO).
