How to find a GP in Plzeň
After moving to Plzeň, turning eighteen or when your doctor retires: where to look for a GP, when they may refuse you and what to do if nobody is taking patients. Plzeň has 97 GP practices.
Where to look
Městomat lists 730 medical practices and pharmacies in Plzeň by specialty and district (městský obvod), on a map and with their contracts with health insurance companies; 97 of them are GPs. Start with doctors close to home: your GP will also visit you at home when needed.
GPs in the largest districts:
For children, look for a paediatrician, see Paediatrician in Plzeň; for teeth, the guide Dentist in Plzeň.
A contract with your insurer
You get care covered by public health insurance from a doctor who has a contract with your health insurance company. For every practice we show which insurers it has a contract with for that specialty: of Plzeň's 97 GPs, 86 have a contract with VZP. We also show contracts with ČPZP and VoZP; for the other insurers (OZP, ZPMV, RBP, Zaměstnanecká pojišťovna Škoda), check directly with the practice.
Registration
Call the practice you have chosen and arrange it. When the doctor takes you on, you fill in a registration form (registrační list) together and sign it. From then on they are your registering GP: they do preventive check-ups, write referrals to specialists and keep your records.
When a GP may turn you down
The Health Services Act (No. 372/2011 Coll., Section 48) allows a doctor to refuse a new patient only if:
- taking you on would exceed their reasonable workload (the practice is full),
- you live so far away that they cannot provide home visits,
- they have no contract with your health insurance company.
They must give you the reason in writing.
When no one is taking patients
Your health insurance company must make care available to its policyholders. Call its helpline or write to it saying where you live; it will help you find a doctor who is taking patients. In the meantime, also try neighbouring districts: from the large housing estates the next neighbourhood is often just a few stops away.
Doctors near your flat
When choosing a flat, it pays to check how far it is to the doctors. Neighbourhoods ranked by distance to the nearest practice:
Plzeň neighbourhoods with the most doctors
- 1.4 per 1,000 res. Jižní Předměstí Plzeň 3
- 1.3 per 1,000 res. Východní Předměstí Plzeň 2-Slovany
- 1.2 per 1,000 res. Doubravka Plzeň 4
- 1.1 per 1,000 res. Severní Předměstí Plzeň 1
- 0.8 per 1,000 res. Skvrňany Plzeň 3
- 0.5 per 1,000 res. Černice Plzeň 2-Slovany
- 0.4 per 1,000 res. Křimice Plzeň 5-Křimice
- 0.3 per 1,000 res. Bolevec Plzeň 1
- 0.2 per 1,000 res. Doudlevce Plzeň 3
- 0.0 per 1,000 res. Božkov Plzeň 2-Slovany
For a specific address, we show the nearest GPs, paediatricians, dentists and pharmacies:
After moving and after your 18th birthday
- Registration with a doctor does not end when you move; you can stay with your current one even if you moved to Plzeň from elsewhere.
- If you change, simply register with the new one; they will request your records from the previous doctor.
- You can change your GP once every three months.
- You can stay with a paediatrician until the age of 19 at the latest; a GP for adults may register patients from the age of 14. Plan the switch in advance.
Where to live in Plzeň with a doctor, a shop and a tram stop close by is covered in the guide housing for seniors in Plzeň.
Frequently asked questions
How many GPs in Plzeň have a contract with VZP?
Of the 97 GP practices in Plzeň, 86 have a contract with VZP. For every practice, Městomat also shows its contracts with ČPZP and VoZP.
Can a GP refuse me?
Yes, but only for the reasons set by the Health Services Act: if taking you on would exceed their reasonable workload, if you live so far away that they cannot provide home visits, or if they have no contract with your health insurance company. They must give you the reason in writing.
What should I do if no doctor in Plzeň is taking patients?
Contact your health insurance company. It must make care available to its policyholders within reasonable distance and time, and will help you find a doctor.
How often can I change my GP?
Once every three months. Simply register with the new doctor, who will request your records.