Finding a Pediatrician or Family Medicine Provider for Your Baby

Choosing a pediatrician or family practice doctor who will take care of your baby in the first few weeks – and beyond – is a big decision. And it’s one that’s best made in advance, when you have some time to choose wisely.

Why? Because you’ll visit your child’s doctor often in the first few months of life. And then, over the next months and years, you’ll continue to build a trusting relationship that ideally becomes a steady source of support, care and advice. 

Choosing a Type of Doctor for Your Baby

There are a few types of doctors who care for newborns:

• A pediatrician: Pediatricians are primary care doctors who specialize in the physical, mental, social and emotional health of kids. To become a pediatrician, doctors go to four years of medical school and then spend three years training as pediatric medical residents.
• A family medicine doctor: A family medicine doctor is a primary care provider who may do their residency in a variety of specialties, including pediatrics, internal medicine and gynecology. A family doctor can treat your entire family – so when you and your child are both sick, you can go to the same doctor together.
• A family medicine Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO): A family medicine DO is a doctor trained to provide comprehensive, preventative care to kids and families, with a strong focus on the interconnectedness of physical, emotional and mental health.

Considerations When Choosing a Doctor for Your Baby 

• Recommendations from friends. Ask your friends about their experiences with their pediatrician or family doctor – so you can see how well their experience matches your preferences.
• Insurance. It’s important to find out which pediatricians or family doctors are in-network providers. You can filter by “insurance accepted” on our pediatrician provider list or our family medicine provider list. But it’s always a good idea to also call your insurance company and double-check.
• Location, gender of the provider and languages spoken. You can also filter on location, gender and languages spoken on our pediatrician provider list or our family medicine provider list.
• Whether a provider is accepting new patients. Before you get too attached to a certain provider, it’s a good idea to see if they are listed as “accepting new patients.” If not, you can always call and ask to be put on a waiting list.
• Care philosophy. Ask about a provider’s philosophy about care, including vaccinations, circumcision, breastfeeding, sleep and parenting strategies. Then, compare it to your own preferences.
• Ease of communication. Being able to easily contact your provider can be important. Find out about how you can get questions answered quickly – whether that’s by phone, a patient portal or text.   
• Group practice and schedule. Find out if a potential provider is part of a group of doctors that cover for each other if one is not available. And find out what kind of care is available after-hours. 

Where to Find a Pediatrician or Family Medicine Doctor

If you choose to deliver at Overlake and already have a pediatrician or family medicine doctor who does not see patients at Overlake, we have doctors available to take care of your baby during your stay at our Childbirth Center.

Before you leave the Childbirth Center, we encourage you to schedule your follow-up appointment with a chosen pediatrician or family medicine provider. This is a different provider than the pediatrician who discharges you from the hospital.

Most people come to us for a check-up for both parent and baby two to three days after birth at our Parent & Baby Care Center – and at that visit, we’ll be sure to check that you’ve found a provider for your baby.

If you need help finding a pediatrician or family medicine doctor, we have several locations listed below to choose from.

You can also search for providers by filtering on location (within 5 miles, for example) on our pediatrician provider list or our family medicine provider list.
 

Overlake Clinics Primary Care locations include providers who provide newborn & pediatric care.

Overlake Clinics Downtown Bellevue Primary Care
425.635.6350
10223 NE 10th St, Bellevue, WA 98004

Overlake Clinics Lake Hills Primary Care
425.637.3270
619 156th Ave SE, Bellevue, WA 98007

Overlake Clinics Newcastle Primary Care
425.635.3010
13159 Newcastle Commons Dr, Newcastle, WA 98059

Overlake Clinics Kirkland Primary Care
425.635.6470
290 Central Way, Kirkland, WA 98033

Overlake Clinics Redmond Primary Care
425.635.6430
17181 Redmond Way Suite 300, Redmond, WA 98052

Overlake Clinics Sammamish Primary Care
425.635.3070
22630 SE 4th St. Suite 300, Sammamish, WA 98074

Overlake Clinics Issaquah Primary Care
425.688.5488
5708 E. Lake Sammamish Pkwy SE, Suite 101, Issaquah, WA 98029
 

Pediatricians

Bellevue

Allegro Pediatrics – Bellevue
425-827-4600
2700 Northup Way, Bellevue

Allegro Pediatrics – Factoria
425-747-7202
4122 Factoria Blvd. SE, Ste. 101, Bellevue 

Bothell

Allegro Pediatrics – Bothell
425-318-3100
19801 North Creek Parkway, Ste. 201, Bothell 

Allegro Pediatrics – Totem Lake
425-814-5170
13030 121st Way NE, Ste. 100, Kirkland

Mercer Island

Mercer Island Pediatrics
206-275-2122
9675 SE 36th St. Ste. 100, Mercer Island

Redmond

Allegro Pediatrics – Redmond
425-885-9292
7530 164th AVE NE, Ste. A215, Redmond

Allegro Pediatrics – Redmond Ridge
425-898-7408
22635 NE Market Place Dr., Ste. 120, Redmond 

Sammamish

Allegro Pediatrics – Sammamish
425-836-5407
22620 SE 4th St., Ste. 200, Sammamish

Issaquah

Allegro Pediatrics – Issaquah
Highlands 425-391-7337
1011 NE High St, #200, Issaquah

Woodinville

Woodinville Pediatrics
425-483-5437
17000 140th Ave. NE, Ste. 102, Woodinville

Family Practice Physicians

Bellevue

Bellevue Family Medicine
425-361-0150
1600 116th Ave NE, Ste.102, Bellevue

UW Physicians – Factoria
425-957-9000
13231 SE 36th St., Ste. 110, Bellevue

Eastside Family Medicine Clinic
425-453-1039
1200 112th Ave NE, Ste. C160, Bellevue 

Redmond

Interlake Medical Center
425-746-2400
2103 152nd Ave. NE, Redmond

DSHS/Molina/Apple insurance is accepted at the following Eastside clinics. Prior to discharge your baby will be seen by a Seattle Children’s Neonatal Nurse Practitioner.

Bellevue

Eastgate Public Health Center
206-477-8000
14350 SE Eastgate Way, Bellevue

Sea Mar Community Health Center
425-623-1137
3801 150th Ave SE, Bellevue

International Community Health Services
425-373-3000
1050 140th Ave NE, Bellevue

Bothell

HealthPoint
425-486-0658
10414 Beardslee Blvd, Bothell

Redmond

HealthPoint
425-882-1697
16315 NE 87th St., Ste. B6, Redmond 

Renton

HealthPoint
425-226-5536
200 S. 2nd St., Renton