I really want to hook up with a Mayo Primary Care doctor!

@sprotz, I can understand wanting to stay under the Mayo Clinic umbrella for your primary care needs in Jacksonville. Here is more information about
- Mayo Clinic Primary Care in Florida https://www.mayoclinic.org/departments-centers/primary-care-florida/sections/overview/ovc-20533148

There are several primary care locations. Not all services are available at each location.
Community Internal Medicine — Cannaday Primary Care Center
Family Medicine — Cannaday Primary Care Center
Family Medicine — Gate Parkway Primary Care Center
Family Medicine — Beaches Primary Care Center
Family Medicine — St. Augustine Primary Care Center

I might suggest calling the Jacksonville appointment line http://mayocl.in/1mtmR63 and asking if there are primary care practices in Jacksonville that work closely with Mayo Clinic.

@sprotz
I can see Colleen has already reached out to you with great information.

My wife and I are in Mayo Community Intermal Primary Care at Mayo Jacksonville. We have an outstanding primary care doctor (Doctor Valery). He will actually call you at home. I use the patient portal to communicate with him after medical visits and questions I have. I have become to think of him as a friend not just my doctor.

Colleen had given you other primary care centers that probably have openings. They are still connected to Mayo just in different buildings. Depending on where you live the locations she gave can guide you.

If you are considering Gate Parkway: I go to the Gate Parkway for my labs and physical therapy. If you have never been there it is a great location just off 295 and easy to get to. Very ample parking, great building and great facility. Reception, doctors, and techs all are outstanding. Just a great location and staff.

I would go there for my primary care if I did not have such an outstanding primary care doctor at Mayo main campus. I have been with him since 2015. I think my wife recently did check at Gate Parkway and was told there were openings at Gate. She decided like me we just could not give up our outstanding primary care doctor just to have a quicker drive and better available parking.

Just know if you go to a Mayo primary care outside Mayo campus they have the same referral to specialists, specialist tests, surgeries at the Mayo campus thus you do not lose any access to Mayo facilities and specialists.

My initial visit to Mayo 4 years ago was to Endocrinology and Urology. Most of my time since has been with Endocrinology. Recently I was talking with one of the support staff gals and she commented about getting my PCP to submit a referral to orthopedics. I told her that I consider Dr XYZ to be my PCP at Mayo and she said sorta oh really? Couple days later I had a referral, but it will be dumb luck getting an appt to coincide with my next visit.

Having been seen for both CRC and melanoma I was very interested in seeking primary care at Mayo Rochester, especially since I'm only 100 mi away however I was told that primary care is not a possibility.... Maybe that is changing?

Reach out to the doc at Mayo that you see the most and ask them if they will act as your PCP there as far as getting appts with other doctors there. Usually one of the staff does the actual contact with the dept to which you're being referred.

I have been told that primary care physicians are reserved for those in close proximity to Rochester as otherwise local people would not be able to get appointments. That makes sense.
The real need I see is for a "Medical Review Provider" for Mayo patients with multiple medical conditions. Why? Treatment for one health problem may impact negatively the treatment for a different health issue and needs to be coordinated. Also, choices in medication for one condition may benefit or negatively impact a different health issue as well. There is also a need to have consistent lab work and testing which means all done in the same place.
I read all my reports, so I have stayed on top of things, and requested consults at Mayo when I see the need, but I fear most people don't do that

@roywalton
As previous mentioned, Mayo's primary care is mostly for people in area surrounding Rochester. Are you located near a Mayo Health System locations? There are locations in Southern MN, WI and Decorah Iowa.
See https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/

I'm sorry to hear about that. I had the same experience in Phoenix when I tried to get an appointment with a specialist in bronchiectasis.

I don't know if you meant to write your title that way-but it was attention getting.

Hope you get a provider who you can work well with. Mayo has patient availability which is dependent on a doctor's panel (number of patients they can have). As with any health care provider, verify that your insurance is accepted as well.

The doctors are wonderful people- making the care exceptional.