Here's how I found my doctors when I moved to central FL. I started looking for a PCP by going to the Medicare website to find doctors in this area who accept new Medicare patients. After all, if the doctor isn't accepting new patients or doesn't accept my insurance, it's not useful to inquire further about that doctor, right?
So from Medicare I had a list of primary care doctors in this area that accept new patients with Medicare, and I narrowed the list down. There were plenty of female doctors on the list, and since I prefer a female doctor, I crossed off the male doctors's names. Then, because of my background, I circled those doctors with Jewish and Italian names. Hey, I'm being honest -- I'm more comfortable with Jews and Italians.
Each of the names I circled, I googled to read reviews. In addition, I looked up each of those doctors on the Florida Dept. of Health licensure website. On the DOH site, you can read where and when the doctor received her medical training, whether or not she is board certified and in what specialization(s), what hospitals she's affiliated with, and whether or not she has had discipline against her license by the Board of Medicine. The website will also tell you if the doctor has been sued for malpractice, although that isn't as telling as Board discipline.
i ended up with a list of three or four doctors, picked the one whose office is closest to my house, called to see how soon she could see me. She was available on a date that worked for me, so I made an appointment.
When I met her, I liked her very much, and during my first appointment with her, I asked her to recommend a dermatologist, an ophthalmologist, and a dentist.
I've been very happy with this PCP as well as the doctors she's referred me to. Even if none of them are Jews or Italians, as far as I know.