Family Medicine Doctors in Sweeny, TX Accepting Medicare

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Dr. Richard Carlton Erickson, D.O.
Family Medicine
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 303 N Mckinney St Ste G, Sweeny, TX 77480
Phone: 979-548-1850    Fax: 979-548-1836
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Dr. Enrique A Leal, MD
Family Medicine
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 208 N Mckinney St # 2, Sweeny, TX 77480
Phone: 979-647-1265    Fax: 979-647-1270

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Popular Specializations in Sweeny, TX:

Family Medicine
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Family Medicine: Family Medicine is the medical specialty which is concerned with the total health care of the individual and the family. It is the specialty in breadth which integrates the biological, clinical, and behavioral sciences. The scope of family medicine is not limited by age, sex, organ system, or disease entity.


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