Table 1

Medi-Cal Enrollees and PCCs Contacted to Schedule Simulated New Medi-Cal Patient Appointments by County

CountyAverage Medi-Cal Enrollees, No.PCCs Contacted, No.aPCCs in FQHCs, %Contacted PCC Type, No.
MD/DOPhysician AssistantNurse Practitioner
El Dorado28,086362817613
Placer44,6764453644
Sacramento336,519b1352113221
San Joaquin132,86766276600
Solano107,64110423781313
Sutter30,82847683377
Yolo50,47312315752721
Yuba23,45726582321
Total754,547581254606160
  • DO = Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine; MD = Doctor of Medicine; Medi-Cal = California Medicaid; PCC = primary care clinician.

  • Note: 8 additional clinicians listed as accepting new Medi-Cal patient appointments could not be contacted (did not answer multiple telephone calls during business hours or telephone was disconnected).

  • a During a 2-month study period (July and August 2015).

  • b Excludes Medi-Cal enrollees in a closed-panel health maintenance organization, who were not included in the study.