25 of the Best Primary Care Doctors Near Me in Provincetown, MA
Internal Medicine • Provincetown, MA
Clinic Type
Internal Medicine
Address
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Phone
617-278-8180
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Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- WebMD / Healthgrades (Dr. William Shay Jr.): 5.0/5.0 (WebMD, 13 ratings); 3.6/5.0 (Healthgrades, 10 ratings) (13 (WebMD); 10 (Healthgrades))
- Healthgrades (Dr. Donna Krauth): 3.6/5.0 (10)
Patients praise
- Highly knowledgeable and compassionate individual doctors reported by many patients
- Commitment to patient partnership and preventive health care
- Supportive staff mentioned in some reviews
- Valued community medical resources that residents depend on for continuity of care
Common complaints
- Long wait times for new patient appointments and establishing care
- Systemic issues including canceled appointments and dropped referrals at major local clinics
- Difficulties reaching staff via telephone
- High demand for limited primary care resources leading to patient frustration and health-care limbo
- Loss of long-term patient-physician relationships due to staff turnover
"Dr Shay has been my primary care doctor for over 10 years. He is always been super helpful and provided great medical treatment and advice. He has a great sense of humor and will spend the amount of time it takes when he sees you."
— WebMD review for Dr. William Shay Jr."The woman has zero bedside manners. Walks in a room and barely says hello, rushes you, interrupts you, is condescending and downright rude."
— Healthgrades review for Dr. Donna Krauth"Interviews with Jefferson and five other patients at OCHS revealed a few common themes: appointments that are canceled at the last minute, referrals to specialists that languish, and extreme difficulty getting answers over the phone."
— The Provincetown IndependentSynthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
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