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    Board Certified:American Board of Family Medicine

    
    

    Education

    • Undergraduate:
    • • Creighton University
        Omaha, Nebraska, 1972 - 1976
    • Medical:
    • • Creighton University School of Medicine
        Omaha, Nebraska, 1976 - 1980
    • Residency:
    • • University of Colorado
        Pueblo, Colorado, 1980 - 1983
    
    

    Training / Experience

    • License:
    • • State of Florida Medical License
    
    
    • Languages:
    • • English
    
    

    From the Doctor

    I worked as a family medicine physician at naval hospitals in Japan, Spain and California before moving to Jacksonville with my family in 1986. I believe family medicine involves offering more than preventive care. I'm trying to expand the anti-aging wellness services available at my office, and, with the help of my staff, I apply results from studies conducted by Berkeley HeartLab to learn more about testing for risk factors of coronary heart disease.

    When I'm not in the office, I'm spending time with my family or performing with the Heritage Chorus of Jacksonville. My wife and I have two children and two grandchildren. We're also the proud parents of our fourth Dalmatian.

• Office Info

  • Caring for you. It's what we do.

    Welcome to Baptist Primary Care at St. Johns Bluff. We look forward to helping you achieve your health goals through comprehensive preventive care and treatment. Good communication is essential to the patient-doctor relationship, so please feel free to contact us to discuss any aspect of your care.

    - Merrianne Rust, Office Manager

    
    

    Phone Directory:

    Office:904.564.4343

    Billing Questions:904.202.1032

    Toll-free billing line:800.835.0788

    Emergencies:911

    Office Hours

    Monday	7:00 AM to 5:00 PM
    Tuesday	7:00 AM to 5:00 PM
    Wednesday	8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
    Thursday	7:00 AM to 5:00 PM
    Friday	7:00 AM to 12:00 PM

    We do not want you to run out of medication. Please call for medication refills during regular office hours.

    On Site Services

    
    
    • Complete physicals
    • Immunizations
    • School/athletic physicals
    • Well-child visits
    • Minor surgeries
    • Nutritional counseling
    • Smoking cessation

    Payments Accepted

    
    
    • Cash, Check, Visa, Mastercard, Discover
    
    

• Insurance

  • Insurance Plans Accepted

    We welcome most insurance plans. Your co-pay or deductible amount will be determined by your employer and insurance plan. Please be sure to bring your insurance card to your appointment. If your plan is not listed below, please contact our office.

    • Aetna HMO
    • Aetna Medicare Plans PPO/HMO
    • Aetna PPO, EPO, MC, Elect Choice, Excel
    • AvMed HMO
    • Beechstreet PPO
    • BlueCross/BlueShield HMO Plan: Blue Care, Blue Options
    • BlueCross/BlueShield PPO Plans: Blue Choice, PPC, Federal Employee Program
    • BlueCross/BlueShield Medicare Supplement:Adv 65
    • BlueCross/BlueShield Traditional
    • Cigna HMO/PPO/POS
    • Evolutions (Guardian) PPO
    • First Health/Coventry/Southcare
    • Florida Health Alliance/Medcom (EPO/PPO)
    • Humana HMO/POS/ASO/PPO Choice Care
    • MDI Healthcare
    • Medicare
    • Medicare - Railroad
    • Multiplan/PHCS
    • One Health/Great West-Cigna (open access/PPO/POS)
    • Tricare Standard (Champus)
    • United HC Open Access/HMO/EPO/POS/PPO

    
    

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