About Us

Heritage Medical Group offers a high-acuity Urgent Care facility with on-site lab testing, X-ray services, wound care, and infusion treatments. Voted Best of the Desert in 2024, we proudly serve the High Desert and Mountain communities. Heritage is contracted with several local hospitals, including Victor Valley Global Medical Center, St. Mary’s Medical Center, Desert Valley Hospital, Barstow Community Hospital, and Bear Valley Community Hospital, ensuring our patients receive seamless, high-quality care across the region.

With the average medical group, obtaining a referral can often take weeks. At Heritage, we’ve developed a fast-track referral system designed to get you seen by a specialist as quickly as possible. Once your doctor places the referral, the approval process typically takes just 24–48 hours, no more waiting weeks or months for authorization. Heritage’s referral system works in hours, not weeks!

Because Heritage is part of the Heritage Provider Network, one of Southern California’s largest medical groups, our members have access to over 200 local specialists throughout Southern California.

Heritage accepts most health plans. Contact our member services to see if we are contracted with your health plan.

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Heritage has many benefits and resources that other medical groups in our area do not have. These benefits include fast track referrals, RX Fit, senior activities at the Resort and we the hub of healthcare education in the High Desert.  Heritage is also recognized for its Urgent Care facility, which offers high-acuity care, providing near-emergency-room level services for members with serious or complex medical needs.

Navigating through the healthcare system can be very difficult for even the most informed individuals. Coordinated care is a way that a medical group assists you in finding the right care by the right doctor. Your coordinated care team can help you track a myriad of appointments, insurance coverage, and generally any services you might need to ensure your health and safety according to your doctor's recommendations.

Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) plans: Comprehensive coordinated care. A health maintenance organization (HMO) contracts with health care professionals and facilities to create a “provider network.” If you choose HMO insurance, you’ll typically pay a small co-payment if you visit a physician or hospital within the plan network. HMO insurance often features lower premiums and co-pays than other plans.

Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) plans: Self coordinated care. A preferred provider organization (PPO) also enters into contractual agreements with health care providers and creates a “provider network.” But unlike HMOs, PPO health insurance will cover some - but not all - of the cost of care administered by out-of-network providers, and patients take on more responsibility to coordinate their care.

Health plans contract with groups of doctors to provide health care. These groups of doctors are called medical groups. Medical groups can range from small practices with several doctors to very large organizations with hundreds of doctors. The difference between a medical group and a health plan sometimes isn’t clear. The medical group’s job is to care for patients - this work is done by the doctors, nurses, therapists and other professionals in the medical group. The health plan is responsible for seeing that its members receive care easily by contracting with enough medical groups and their doctors in a local area so it is convenient for members to find nearby care. (CA.GOV)

Keep your current insurance, just switch to a Heritage doctor. There is no cost. All benefits are included in membership. 1-800-655-9999 Becoming a member is as easy as selecting one of our Heritage primary care physicians. This can be done by contacting our Member Services department or by contacting your current health plan and making the request for a new PCP.