Family Medicine Doctors in West, TX Accepting Medicare

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Dr. George Norvell Smith, D O
Family Medicine
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 500 Meadow Dr, West, TX 76691
Phone: 254-826-5372    Fax: 254-826-5371

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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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