1. Types of health care providers  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
This article describes health professionals who provide primary care, nursing care, and specialty care. This is just one way of organizing the many types of health care providers. PRIMARY CARE A primary care provider (PCP) is a person you may see fi...• Reviewer: Linda Vorvick, MD, Seattle Site Coordinator, Lecturer, Pathophysiology, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.