Choose your attending doctor

Choose a doctor who knows you well and whom you trust.

Please note : The attending physician can be a general practitioner or a specialist, even if it is most of the time a general practitioner.

If you do not yet know a doctor, you can find one in the Health Insurance directory.

=> To consult the directory, click here: http://annuariesante.ameli.fr/

On this search engine, you can choose:

• the profession sought (example: general practitioner),
• the type of fees (example: without exceeding fees),
• the doctor's equipment to read your Vitale card (most doctors are equipped),
• gender (if you prefer to be seen by a male or female professional),
• the location

You can also seek advice from a treating physician by word of mouth: do not hesitate to seek advice from those around you.

Please note : Your doctor has the right to refuse this role of treating doctor. You can then change your doctor and choose a different one.

The easiest way to declare an attending physician is to do so in his office, during a consultation.

Ask the doctor to make the declaration, he will take care of everything. You just have to give him your carte vitale. Your declaration of choice of attending physician will be registered immediately by your health insurance fund.

If you have not yet received your vital card or if you are waiting for your final social security number, you can still declare your attending physician to the Caisse Primaire d'Assurance Maladie, by filling out a form during your first medical visit. You can ask your doctor for this form. Then you must send it by mail to your Primary Health Insurance Fund or drop it in the mailbox.

Please note : To find the address of your Primary Health Insurance Fund, visit ameli.fr and enter your postal code, then find the address in the "Addresses and contacts" section.