Family Medicine in Brookline, MA - Primary Care | Physicians
Primary Care • Brookline, MA
Clinic Type
Primary Care
Address
Brigham and Women’s Primary Care Associates of Brookline; 1 Brookline Place, Brookline, MA 02445
Phone
857-307-4400
mghpfr@mgb.org
Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- Vitals: 3.9/5 (103)
- Vitals: 4.4/5 (28)
- Healthgrades: 3.8/5 (13)
- Healthgrades: 3.8/5 (20)
- Mass General Brigham: 4.9/5 (120)
- Mass General Brigham: 4.9/5 (247)
- Mass General Brigham: 4.7/5 (105)
- Mass General Brigham: 4.7/5 (113)
Patients praise
- high patient trust and confidence in clinical skills
- providers described as attentive, thorough, and compassionate listeners
- positive rapport and feeling treated with respect/care by specific physicians
- efficient communication and prompt follow-up from certain doctors
- willingness of some providers to spend adequate time with patients despite systemic pressures
Common complaints
- administrative and billing issues, including unexpected charges and billing errors
- difficulties with scheduling appointments and unresponsive office staff
- perceived dismissiveness or lack of empathy from some providers and staff members
- long wait times or feeling rushed during appointments
- frustration with referral processes and lack of communication regarding test results
"She cares. She listens. She acts in the patient's best interest. This is an amazing physician who is a generalist in an age of specialists."
— Vitals Review"Administrative errors and improper coding for insurance bills should now cost me over a thousand dollars for a test I could have ordered online."
— LocalityBiz Review"Dr. Tharayil is an absolutely AMAZING PCP - she is brilliant, listens intently, always spends a lot of time and I trust her implicitly."
— Mass General Brigham Patient ReviewSynthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- Dr. Donna C Ugboaja, MD - Chelsea, MA - Addiction Medicine, Family Medicine — May 4, 2026
- Dr. Nicole M LaRue, MD, MSC - Wellesley, MA - Internal Medicine — May 26, 2026
- Dr. Whitney L Kress, MD - Needham, MA - Internal Medicine — May 27, 2026
- Wellesley Family Medicine Physician Dr. David Dick Launches Concierge Practice | Wellesley, MA Patch — Dec 17, 2025
- Dr. Julie Clifford Smail, MD - Rowley, MA - Internal Medicine — May 4, 2026
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH) is a nonprofit, integrated health system based in Cambridge, MA, formed in 2019 from the merger of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Lahey Hospital & Medical Center. It is the largest health system in Massachusetts by number of hospitals, with multiple facilities including primary and urgent care clinics, hospitals, and community health services. The Brookline area is served within BILH’s Primary Care network, which includes Brookline-based practices such as Brookline Family Medicine. Key details: - System: Nonprofit health system; 10 acute-care hospitals in Massachusetts; operates primary care, urgent care, elder care, behavioral health, and other services. - Headquarters: Cambridge, Massachusetts. - Founded: 2019 (merger-driven). - Focus relevant to you: BILH Primary Care includes Brookline Family Medicine as part of its network, providing primary care services in Brookline as well as access to its broader system resources. - Contact/metadata: Website bilh.org; general inquiries via info@bilh.org.
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