It's easy. Just look for the stars.

When it's time to choose a doctor, picking a name off a list can be hard. Sure, you can find one who's nearby, but this is your health. You want to know which doctors stand out. How does one doctor compare to the rest?

The UnitedHealth Premium program helps you choose with confidence — just look for the stars. They identify physicians who meet quality and cost-efficiency guidelines for care.

  • Quality Care

    UnitedHealthcare awards one star to physicians who meet national standards for quality care.

  • Cost-Efficient
    Care

    UnitedHealthcare awards a second star to physicians who meet local area benchmarks for cost-efficient use of resources in delivering health care.

  • UnitedHealth Premium Two-Star Physicians

    Two-star physicians have been recognized for providing quality and cost-efficient care to their patients, which are displayed on myuhc.com and in other provider directories.

Your health care, your choice.

To find a UnitedHealth Premium physician near you, simply launch the search tool and look for the stars. The UnitedHealth Premium program is available in 145 markets* and evaluates quality in 21 specialty areas:

  • Allergy
  • Cardiology
  • Cardiology - Electrophysiology
  • Cardiology - Interventional
  • Endocrinology
  • Family Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
  • Infectious Disease
  • Nephrology
  • Neurology
  • Neurosurgery - Spine
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Orthopaedics - General
  • Orthopaedics - Hand
  • Orthopaedics - Foot/Ankle
  • Orthopaedics - Hip/Knee
  • Orthopaedics - Shoulder/Elbow
  • Orthopaedics - Spine
  • Pediatrics
  • Pulmonology
  • Rheumatology

Find a specialty center that meets national medical standards for quality care.

The UnitedHealth Premium program also evaluates facilities that specialize in the following types of care:

  • Cardiac
  • Total joint and spine
  • Neonatology
  • Congenital heart disease
  • Infertility

If you're looking for a specialty center to provide care in one of these areas, just look for the stars:

Three-Star Quality
Two-Star Quality
One-Star Quality


If the facility is evaluated for cost-efficiency, it will be identified as "higher efficiency," "average efficiency" or "lower efficiency" in addition to the quality designation.


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* Not available in all geographic regions. Please visit myuhc.com to find out if UnitedHealth Premium is available in your area.