Accepted Health Plans
UC Davis Health providers accept many major health plans. Several of the specific plans that we accept are shown in the lists below on this page. Information and links for CalPERS, Medicare, Covered California and Medi-Cal options follow at the bottom of the page.
UC Davis Health specialty care for adults and children may be available when the need arises. Most specialists require a referral from a primary care physician or another specialist. Your ability to see a UC Davis Health specialist may be limited by your health plan, or by our current capacity to see new patients in that specialty. For referral process information, please call 800-2-UCDAVIS (1-800-282-3284).
How to Select a UC Davis Health Primary Care Doctor
When we are accepting new primary care patients, here’s how to select your personal UC Davis Health doctor:
- First, choose one of the many health insurance plans that we accept. Be sure your health insurance plan includes us (we are typically listed as UC Davis Health or UC Davis Medical Group).
- Next, choose us as your medical group.
- We may be listed as UC Davis Medical Group or as UC Davis Health in your materials.
- If you don’t find us under those names, here are some other names we may be listed under that you can check for:
- UCD
- UC D
- UCD Medical Group or UCD Medical Center
- University of California, Davis
- Univ of CA Davis
- Then choose your preferred UC Davis Health doctor for you or your child, and contact their office to confirm. You can browse our primary care physicians and locations using our online directory, or call 800-2-UCDAVIS (1-800-282-3284) for assistance.
If your health insurance plan does include us, but you’re currently part of another medical group, your plan may allow you to switch anytime.
If your plan doesn’t include us, you may want to consider switching health plans during your open enrollment period.
For more information or assistance, call our Consumer Resource Center at 800-2-UCDAVIS (1-800-282-3284), or see our frequently asked questions.
Please note that health plans vary by region. The information below is a partial list of insurance plans we accept as of fall 2024 and is subject to change. Please call 800-2-UCDAVIS (1-800-282-3284) if your insurance plan is not listed, or to verify if your plan is accepted.
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Anthem Blue Cross |
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Blue Shield *See May 2025 Blue Shield note below |
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Cigna |
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Health Net |
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UC Blue & Gold |
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United Healthcare |
Not a comprehensive list. Your plan materials may include or list UC Davis Health or UC Davis Medical Group. Please call your plan’s member services with any questions or for information. Contact numbers may change at any time without warning. General information as of fall 2024 and subject to change.
*NOTE AS OF MAY 1, 2025: The University of California’s Health system is in continuing negotiations for a new agreement to keep our health care facilities and professionals “in network” with Blue Shield of California health plans. If a new agreement is not reached, UC Davis Health and all other UC health care facilities and professionals will be out of network for Blue Shield of California members starting on July 1, 2025.
Important information for patients with Blue Shield of California insurance plans
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PPOs and standard insurance |
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Aetna |
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Beech Street |
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Anthem Blue Cross |
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Blue Shield *See May 2025 Blue Shield note below |
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Cigna |
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First Health |
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Great West Healthcare - Cigna |
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Health Net |
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Hometown Health Plan |
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HealthSmart - Interplan |
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Multiplan |
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Networks By Design |
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Pacific Foundation for Medical Care |
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TriCare |
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UC Care |
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UC SHIP (University of California Student Health Insurance Plan) |
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United Healthcare |
Not a comprehensive list. Your plan materials may include or list UC Davis Health or UC Davis Medical Group. Please call your plan’s member services with any questions or for information. Contact numbers may change at any time without warning. General information as of fall 2024 and subject to change.
*NOTE AS OF MAY 1, 2025: The University of California’s Health system is in continuing negotiations for a new agreement to keep our health care facilities and professionals “in network” with Blue Shield of California health plans. If a new agreement is not reached, UC Davis Health and all other UC health care facilities and professionals will be out of network for Blue Shield of California members starting on July 1, 2025.
Important information for patients with Blue Shield of California insurance plans
Information on our currently accepted Medicare plans:
- Any true Medicare Supplemental plan. These plans assist with a patient’s 20 percent financial responsibility after Medicare has paid 80 percent. *See May 2025 Blue Shield note below
- UC Davis Health is considered in-network for the United Healthcare Group Medicare Advantage PPO, Anthem Medicare Preferred, and Blue Shield of CA Medicare PPO. *See May 2025 Blue Shield note below
- UC annuitants – UC Davis Health is considered in-network for United Healthcare Group Medicare Advantage PPO, and UC Medicare PPO (administered by Anthem Blue Cross).
UC Davis Health is not currently a provider for other Medicare Advantage HMO or PPO plans. Please check your coverage and financial responsibility for out-of-network services.
General information as of fall 2024 and subject to change.
*NOTE AS OF MAY 1, 2025: The University of California’s Health system is in continuing negotiations for a new agreement to keep our health care facilities and professionals “in network” with Blue Shield of California health plans. If a new agreement is not reached, UC Davis Health and all other UC health care facilities and professionals will be out of network for Blue Shield of California members starting on July 1, 2025.
Important information for patients with Blue Shield of California insurance plans
A number of health plans allow CalPERS members to choose a UC Davis Health or UC Davis Medical Group physician.
Because our same care team and services are available at different rates in different plans, you may save money by comparison shopping and changing your plan.
See the list of accepted CalPERS plans
*For general CalPERS open enrollment information, visit the CalPERS website.
Learn more about UC Davis Health options for Covered California, the state’s health benefits exchange.
See the list of accepted Covered California plans
*For general information, visit the Covered California website.
For primary care, UC Davis Health/UC Davis Medical Group is in-network with Health Net Community Solutions, a Medi-Cal HMO plan. The plan is currently closed to new sign-ups for primary care services from UC Davis Health.
Note: For several other Medi-Cal HMO or Managed Medi-Cal plans, UC Davis Health/UC Davis Medical Group are contracted and may be accessed for specialty care and hospital care. In these plans, your primary care provider would not be from UC Davis Health. Your primary care provider would need to refer you to UC Davis Health in order for you to receive specialty care here. Your health plan and/or primary care provider would also need to authorize all services provided by UC Davis Health.
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Health Net Community Solutions
- Health Plan of San Joaquin
- Kaiser Permanente Medi-Cal
- Molina Healthcare
- Partnership Health Plan
General information as of fall 2024 and subject to change.
Frequently Asked Questions
The first step is to make sure your health insurance plan includes us (we are typically listed as UC Davis Health or UC Davis Medical Group), and that you have selected us as your medical group.
If you don’t find us under UC Davis Health or UC Davis Medical Group, here are some other names we may be listed under that you can check for:
- UCD
- UC D
- UCD Medical Group or UCD Medical Center
- University of California, Davis
- Univ of CA Davis
View our list of accepted plans
You can then either call 800-2-UCDAVIS (1-800-282-3284) to talk with a representative who will help match you to a primary care doctor, or use our online Find a Doctor tool.
Steps to search online:
- Go to our UC Davis Health Find a Doctor tool.
- Use the menus to search for doctors conveniently located near where you live or work.
- Or, if you know the name of a primary care doctor, search for him or her by name.
- Review our doctors’ biographies to learn more about your choices.
- Once you have identified your preferred office location and physician, please call the specific clinic phone number listed or 800-2-UCDAVIS (1-800-282-3284) to see if the doctor is accepting new patients.
- NOTE: Physicians at certain locations may not be accepting new patients but other physicians at the same location may be. Please be sure to ask the clinic office staff about all available primary care providers.
We accept a wide variety of health insurance plans. View our list of accepted plans, or call our Consumer Resource Center at 800-2-UCDAVIS (1-800-282-3284) for more information.
If your health insurance plan does include us, but you’re currently part of another medical group, your plan may allow you to switch anytime.
If your plan doesn’t include us, you may want to consider switching health plans during your open enrollment period.
If we aren’t part of your insurance’s network of primary care doctors and specialists, the type of insurance you have may result in additional fees to see an out-of-network provider.
For example, if you are in a managed care plan, you may be responsible for the cost of an exam or procedure by an out-of-network physician.
You can talk to your health insurance plan about your options if you would like to see one of our primary care doctors or specialists.
Our specialists are available when the need arises. Most specialists require a referral from a primary care physician or another specialist.
It’s important to note that your ability to see our specialists may be limited by your health plan.
For information on the referral process, contact our Consumer Resource Center at 800-2-UCDAVIS (1-800-282-3284).
Yes. As a UC Davis Health patient, you have the option of using MyUCDavisHealth to securely and confidentially communicate with your care team, review your medical record, and much more.
- You can use MyUCDavisHealth in a regular web browser
- Or, get the MyUCDavisHealth app from the App Store or Google Play Store to use on your mobile phone
We are dedicated to enhancing access to health care services for our diverse patient population through professional medical interpretation, translation services and cross-cultural communication. UC Davis Health interpreters and translators serve patients in several languages, including Spanish, Russian, Hmong and many others.
Many UC Davis Health primary care physicians, nurses and staff members are bilingual or multilingual, and select interpreting services are available at primary care locations throughout the Sacramento region.
If you wish to find a non-English-speaking physician, please use our Find a Doctor tool and type the language you want such as “Spanish” in the key word field. You can also call the office of your choice and ask if they have any physicians that speak your language and are currently accepting new patients.
For further assistance, call the Consumer Resource Center at 800-2-UCDAVIS (1-800-282-3284) where certified interpreters are available as needed.