What specialties are eligible to become primary care physicians within PCCM?
General practice, family practice, OB-Gyn, internal medicine, and pediatrics. Additionally, certified nurse midwives, advanced nurse practitioners (pediatrics/family practice), rural health clinics, and federally qualified health centers can be designated as PCPs. Physician assistants (PAs) may not be designated as PCPs since PAs do not have an individual Medicaid provider number. However, they may provide services under physician designation just as in traditional Medicaid. Specialists may also opt to act as PCPs for patients with chronic illnesses.
