Gulf Coast Medical Specialists PLLC is a general Internal Medicine/Primary care group practice. Our office is open daily Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. Our office telephone hours are 9:00 AM to Noon and 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM. We provide 24-hour coverage to our patients and the physician on-call can be reached by calling the main office number at (941)379-8481. We are located at the intersection of Bee Ridge Road and Cattlemen Road directly behind Chili's restaurant in the Maxfield Medical Building. We accept patients 18 years of age and older. We are participating providers in Medicare and we participate in many HMOs and other managed care plans.

We admit our hospialized patients to both Sarasota Memorial Hospital and Doctors Hospital of Sarasota. Our physicians make rounds on their patients at both institutions on a daily basis.

We use Partners In Practice as our billing service. If you have questions regarding your billing statement, please contact them at 941-366-8330. Cheryl Best is our office manager and will be happy to discuss any issues that may arise. Peg Elbare is our Insurance Referral Coordinator and can be reached at (941)379-8481 ext. 210 for Insurance Referrrals and Authorizations.