Healthcare Provider Recommendations
 

My husband and I are new to The Villages. Anyone have any recommendations as to a good dentist, family practice medical providers, and eye care providers. Thanks.

Welcome to T.V.! That's like asking "what is your favorite ice cream flavor." :D

I switched to United Healthcare with their Passport policy. I can keep my doctors when I go back north. I did check with my doctors and they take UH. It is also one of the few that Villages Healthcare accepts.

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We think UHC TV Advantage is great, but watch out for UHC affiliated dentists. Only cleaning is covered and some do only none covered deep cleaning and then use that to upscope your needs (scare tactics and perhaps unneeded). We have gone outside UHC for our dental care. I am sure there are many reputable dentists our there. My recommendation is Dr Heydari at Aestheic Dental across the street from Colony Plaza. No upscoping in 3 years.

Florida Vascular and Heart for primary Doctor. Medicare and Florida Blue Supplement plan G.

I tried UHC advantage plan for a year but the small Doctor network and the paperwork wasn't worth it.

We use Palm dental for Dentist. Dr. Jabber is fantastic!

Dentist
 

Have had a number of appointments...warm, welcoming, skilled staff
Sarah Al Moussally, DMD - Trailwinds Dental Care - Dentists .

I have UHC of The Villages and it has served me well. Fortunately all my meds are generic and are totally paid for by UHC. Other than an occasional co-pay to see a specialist, my doctor visits are are totally covered by UHC, Because I'm in pretty good health, I haven't complained about the fact that I have only seen my primary care doctor twice since I acquired her about 2 years ago. I'm sure the PA's keep the PC's informed so I'm not too worried about that. As far as a dentist goes, I've found Lady Lake Smile Dentistry to be fantastic. They are very professional and their prices are fair. All in all, I'm very happy with the medical coverage and procedures that I have gotten here.

We have not had any luck with The Villages Health Care. We are from Chicago and had exceptional health care there. Numerous misdiagnoses i.e., my husband had a hernia that was repaired with mesh and the mesh gave out. He was told at The Villages by a physician's assistant "Jeffrey" there was no problem and he was fine. He was having problems and we knew he was not fine. Upon going to Shands he was told the mesh had torn and the hernia was protruding; The Villages made a mix up in blood draws here by a nurse who drew my husband's blood and did not put his name or a label the vials of blood immediately rather she stuck unlabeled blood vials in her pocket. When I asked her if she should write his name on the vials the nurse said she would do it later (that is very unprofessional) when drawing blood they should have a label and ask you to verify your name and birth date. His results were totally different than what was typical so we went to Shands and sure enough the blood work they did there did not even resemble the results from The Villages. They told him his blood glucose was high (diabetic range) and he has never had problems with glucose and that his creatine was problematic and that wasn't correct. So I immediately after getting the results took him to Shands. The blood draw there yielded totally different results. Normal glucose and normal creatine. There have been other problems as well. We were not typically able to see a doctor at The Villages but rather a physicians' assistant who has made mistake after mistake. Jeffrey who ordered an ultra sound which we paid for when the physician said after the fact that an MRI should have been ordered. So we are responsible for a copay and coinsurance so having to pay for the wrong test is expensive. At present we have a primary care physician at Shands and one at The Villages. In a pinch we can always go here but for cardiac, general surgery or for anything besides a cold we go to Shands. We have also gone to a very good ENT Dr. Steehler who is affiliated with Orlando Health because getting an appointment at Shands can be difficult. We were satisfied with the care there as well. For our dentist we go to Jones Dentist on 27. They don't over charge and run up your bill. We initially went to East Hamlet Dental and they wanted to pull teeth and do a lot of unnecessary work. Also they quoted low and then priced high. When you start with East Hamlet they have you sign saying they are only giving you an estimate and that you are responsible for the final bill which surprise turns out to be higher. Overall the health care we have received in Florida has been inferior to the health care we had in Chicago which has Northwestern, University of Chicago, Rush, and Loyola Medical Centers. However, the weather and quality of life is better in the Villages. So after Covid we may just go up to Chicago for thorough physicals and to see our specialists. I am not sure with having so many people who are on medicare if The Villages can ever have high quality health care because the reimbursement on Medicare is not as high as it is with many of the private health insurance companies.

We use mid Florida eye on 44. Great doctors. We are not a part of the villages health care so we have used rivers family medicine near the villages hospital. We use Main Street dentistry in downtown Leesburg great people. For emergency we use the new Ocala emergency service on 466A.

Dr. Pike Aspen Dental Wedgewood & CR466. Join FL Blue Medicare Advantage. The best doctors are in The Villages Health Care system. Dr. Uyen Nguyen at Colony is a primary and osteopathic manipulator. She is the absolute best doctor I've had in my lifetime. Lange Eye on CR466.

Miss. BettyBoop
 

Get the best insurance you can afford that gives you the most flexibility for choices. (I like PPOs) Choose each doctor/dentist carefully - online reporting and (mostly "Village Next Door" and friends recommendations) . If serious and cannot find specialist, go to Mayo in Jacksonville. Be your own advocate. Have had great doctors and some not so great - just like anywhere -- but there is no major medical center or teaching hospital that is local

I would highly recommend Tradewinds Dental Care near Lowes. They are very caring, professional, and don’t gouge.
We are very pleased with Hindsight Optometrists at 2478 Burnsed Blvd. They are very professional and great to help you with all of your needs. Most of the time your glasses will be ready same day.
I have The Villages United Health Care for my Medicare Supplement. I can’t say enough good things about the care I receive from my primary care physician and my specialists.

I would highly recommend Tradewinds Dental Care near Lowes. They are very caring, professional, and don’t gouge.
We are very pleased with Hindsight Optometrists at 2478 Burnsed Blvd. They are very professional and great to help you with all of your needs. Most of the time your glasses will be ready same day.
I have The Villages United Health Care for my Medicare Supplement. I can’t say enough good things about the care I receive from my primary care physician and my specialists.

Ocala Eyes...here in the Villages. Great doctors and staff.

Call Dr. Kevin Wallace: (352) 259-0822 We have been using him almost 10 years. He and his Staff are excellent. He is very professional and very patient and caring. The practice is called: Marion Dental Group.

Endodontist
 

Dr. Demetrick LeCorn, DMD, MS-- Cala Hills Endodontics. (352) 391-5365. Address: 8564 E. County Rd 466 Suite 307 The Villages, FL 32162. He also has an office in Ocala. (352) 291-9360. I have used Dr. LeCorn several times over the 10 years we live in The Villages. He is excellent. My wife has used him too. I have recommended him to several friends. I have always received favorable feedback. He is an excellent Endodontist-- patient and caring. He explains everything.

I sent you a private message.

The dentists here are horror stories check on next door village ! You should get outside this area due to over charging procedures you don’t need, probably an hour away

Medically if you had decent healthcare near you it is not the same here. I will need some things done once Covid is under control as go back home for that !

Main Street Dentists: husband & wife are both dentists. They are both EXCELLENT and all staff members are excellent too.
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Dr. Martha Bridges Mehr, DDS
606 West Magnolia St.
Leesburg, FL 34748
352-787-4800

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Ohiobuckeye
 

You summed it up perfectly. Everybody has their favorite flavor of ice cream, just like Drs. they like they’re Dr. for a certain thing, but another person might not like them for that same thing. I asked a nurse when I was in rehab for heart health. But people are going to tell them their Dr. are the best, only because their issues might be totally different.

The Villages Health
 

We’ve been patients of The Villages Health almost from the time it was formed. Many of their doctors have full patient panels and are not accepting new patients, but they keep adding new doctors and building new facilities as The Villages keeps growing.

The big difference with TVH is they really do get to know you, like Dr. Welby on TV. And if you ever need to be hospitalized, they have hospitalists at local hospitals to care for you, not just employees of the hospital. And they have a growing number and range of specialists in fantastic facilities at multiple locations in The Villages.

We both have Tricare for Life as our Medicare supplement which is awesome. After spouse got kicked out of Villages Health, I left as well and we ended up at Rivers Family Practice (near the hospital) for our Primary Care and we are very happy there. I use VA for both dental and eye care, but it's been impossible to get appts due to the dang pandemic. Most things have been cancelled until further notice.

Dentist- Dr. Thomas Kim in Lady Lake. Ocala Eye for your eye care. We use Mid Florida Primary Care in Leesburg for medical. Very happy with all three. Been here 13 years.