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    Last Updated: 10/30/2025

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    MediFind found 169 doctor with experience in Shingles near Encinitas, CA. Of these, 160 are Experienced, 8 are Advanced and 1 are Distinguished.

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    169 providers found
      Advanced in Shingles
      Family Medicine | Internal Medicine
      Advanced in Shingles
      Family Medicine | Internal Medicine
      Encinitas, CA 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Ramin Farsad is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine and Internal Medicine in Encinitas, California. Dr. Farsad is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Shingles. His top areas of expertise are Shingles, Pharyngomaxillary Space Abscess, Lymphangitis, and Cellulitis.

      Advanced in Shingles
      Internal Medicine
      Advanced in Shingles
      Internal Medicine
      4401 Manchester Ave, Suite 103, 
      Encinitas, CA 
       (3.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Keven Tagdiri is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Encinitas, California. Dr. Tagdiri is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Shingles. His top areas of expertise are Degos Disease, Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Xanthoma, and Cirrhosis.

      What does Elite, Distinguished, Advanced, Experienced mean?
      Experienced in Shingles
      Experienced in Shingles

      Scripps Health

      310 Santa Fe Dr, Suite 204, 
      Encinitas, CA 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Michael Vanbuskirk is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Encinitas, California. Dr. Vanbuskirk is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Shingles. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), High Cholesterol, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, and Vertigo.

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      Experienced in Shingles
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Shingles
      Family Medicine

      Scripps Health

      310 Santa Fe Dr, Suite 204, 
      Encinitas, CA 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Timothy Lovell is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Encinitas, California. Dr. Lovell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Shingles. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Nasal Polyps, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Familial Hypertension.

      Experienced in Shingles
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Shingles
      Family Medicine

      Scripps Health

      310 Santa Fe Dr, Suite 204, 
      Encinitas, CA 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Luigi Simone is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Encinitas, California. Dr. Simone is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Shingles. His top areas of expertise are Giant Papillary Conjunctivitis, Parinaud Oculoglandular Syndrome, Tenosynovitis, and Male Pseudohermaphroditism with Gynecomastia.

      Experienced in Shingles
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Shingles
      Family Medicine

      Scripps Health

      326 Santa Fe Dr, 
      Encinitas, CA 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Steven Salinger is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Encinitas, California. Dr. Salinger is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Shingles. His top areas of expertise are Isthmian Coarctation, Coarctation of the Aorta, Sitosterolemia, and Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HoFH).

      Experienced in Shingles
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Shingles
      Internal Medicine
      320 Santa Fe Dr, Suite 303, 
      Encinitas, CA 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Robert Stephenson is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Encinitas, California. Dr. Stephenson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Shingles. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Chronic Cough, Vertigo, and Tenosynovitis.

      Experienced in Shingles
      Experienced in Shingles
      345 Saxony Rd, Suite 201, 
      Encinitas, CA 
       (1.2 miles away)
      Experience:
      16+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Sheila Krishna is a Dermatologist in Encinitas, California. Dr. Krishna has been practicing medicine for over 16 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Shingles. Her top areas of expertise are Liver Spots, Universal Acquired Melanosis, Seborrheic Keratosis, and Actinic Keratosis.

      Experienced in Shingles
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Shingles
      Family Medicine

      North Coast Family Medical Group

      Encinitas, CA 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Craig Duck is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Encinitas, California. Dr. Duck is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Shingles. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Cirrhosis, Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, and Xanthoma.

      Experienced in Shingles
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Shingles
      Family Medicine

      North Coast Family Medical Group

      Encinitas, CA 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Sagar Shah is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Encinitas, California. Dr. Shah is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Shingles. His top areas of expertise are Primary Immunodeficiency (PID), Coccydynia, Acne, and High Cholesterol.

      Experienced in Shingles
      Experienced in Shingles

      North Coast Family Medical Group

      Encinitas, CA 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Christine Clotfelter is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Encinitas, California. Dr. Clotfelter is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Shingles. Her top areas of expertise are Cirrhosis, High Cholesterol, Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, and Xanthoma.

      Experienced in Shingles
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Shingles
      Family Medicine
      Encinitas, CA 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Robert Brunst is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Encinitas, California. Dr. Brunst is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Shingles. His top areas of expertise are Diverticular Disease, Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, Shingles, and Tracheitis.

      Experienced in Shingles
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Shingles
      Family Medicine

      Scripps Health

      Encinitas, CA 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Michael Hadley is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Encinitas, California. Dr. Hadley is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Shingles. His top areas of expertise are COVID-19, Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy, and Cirrhosis.

      Experienced in Shingles
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Shingles
      Family Medicine

      North Coast Family Medical Group

      Encinitas, CA 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Experience:
      43+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Richard Payne is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Encinitas, California. Dr. Payne has been practicing medicine for over 43 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Shingles. His top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, and Restless Legs Syndrome.

      Experienced in Shingles
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Shingles
      Family Medicine

      North Coast Family Medical Group

      Encinitas, CA 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Amy Kakimoto is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Encinitas, California. Dr. Kakimoto is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Shingles. Her top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Cirrhosis, Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, and Xanthoma.

      Experienced in Shingles
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Shingles
      Family Medicine
      Encinitas, CA 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Diane Hutchison is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Encinitas, California. Dr. Hutchison is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Shingles. Her top areas of expertise are Common Cold, Bronchitis, Herpetic Stomatitis, and Gingivostomatitis.

      Experienced in Shingles
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Shingles
      Internal Medicine

      Scripps Health

      Encinitas, CA 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Gay Walker is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Encinitas, California. Dr. Walker is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Shingles. Her top areas of expertise are Anal Cancer, Juvenile Primary Osteoporosis, Melorheostosis, and Melorheostosis with Osteopoikilosis.

      Experienced in Shingles
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Shingles
      Family Medicine
      Encinitas, CA 
       (2.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      James Hay is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Encinitas, California. Dr. Hay is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Shingles. His top areas of expertise are Common Cold, High Cholesterol, Infant Hyperglycemia, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

      Experienced in Shingles
      Experienced in Shingles

      Comprehensive Dermatology Group

      781 Garden View Ct, Suite 201, 
      Encinitas, CA 
       (2.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Joy Wisniewski is a Dermatologist in Encinitas, California. Dr. Wisniewski is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Shingles. Her top areas of expertise are Generalized Pustular Psoriasis (GPP), Familial Atypical Multiple Mole Melanoma Syndrome, Giant Congenital Nevus, and Giant Congenital Melanocytic Nevus.

      Experienced in Shingles
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Shingles
      Internal Medicine
      530 Lomas Santa Fe Dr, Suite O, 
      Solana Beach, CA 
       (3.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Robert Yuhas is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Solana Beach, California. Dr. Yuhas is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Shingles. His top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Rheumatic Fever, and Deep Vein Thrombosis.

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      What is the definition of Shingles?

      Shingles (also known as herpes zoster) results from infection by the varicella zoster virus. This common virus causes chickenpox (also known as varicella), which is characterized by itchy spots on the skin that cover the whole body and usually occurs in childhood or adolescence. After the body fights the initial infection, the varicella zoster virus remains in nerve cells for the rest of a person's life. Because the virus is controlled by immune system cells called T cells, it is generally inactive (latent) and typically causes no health problems. However, in some people, the virus becomes active again (reactivates) and causes shingles. Shingles can occur at any age, although it is rare in childhood and becomes more common after age 50.

      When should I see a Shingles doctor near Encinitas, CA?

      There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

      • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
      • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
      • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
      • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
      • You want a second opinion.  

      What should I consider when choosing a Shingles doctor near Encinitas, CA?

      It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

      How does MediFind rank Shingles doctors near Encinitas, CA?

      MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

      What types of insurance are accepted by Shingles doctors near Encinitas, CA?

      Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

      How can I book an appointment online with a Shingles doctor near Encinitas, CA?

      MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Shingles doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Shingles doctor?

      Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

      How can I prepare for my appointment with a Shingles doctor near Encinitas, CA?

      Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

      • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
      • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
      • Family history of disease 
      • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
      • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
      • List of questions and concerns 
      • Your insurance card 

      You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

      What questions should I ask my Shingles doctor?

      Here are some sample questions: 

      • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
      • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
      • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
      • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
      • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

      How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Shingles doctor may know about?

      MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

      MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

      Can I filter my search to show male or female Shingles doctors near Encinitas, CA?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Shingles doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

      Can I filter my search to find a Shingles doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Shingles doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

      Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

      By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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