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Clinic Type

Family Medicine

Address

Phone

2074697371

Email

info@friendsinactionellsworth.org

Opening Hours

Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.

Services Offered

  • Family Medicine
  • Primary Care
  • Care Coordination
  • Patient-Centered Medical Home
  • Wellness and preventive services
  • Health maintenance
  • Coordination of referrals
  • Community resources navigation
  • Nurse care coordination
  • Emergency/acute care coordination

Team

  • Family Medicine Physicians, Physicians (family medicine) — Medical Providers

Insurance & Payment

Self-pay, Insurance (various)

Languages Spoken

  • English

Current Offers

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FAQs

What is a Family Physician (PCP)?

A physician who provides ongoing, comprehensive medical care for patients from birth through life, coordinating referrals and services.

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What Patients Say

Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed

  • WebMD (Northern Light Primary Care Ellsworth): Aggregate rating across 4 reviews on WebMD for the practice is mixed, with both praise and significant criticism reported. (4 reviews)
  • Healthgrades (Dr. Clarke Baxter): 4.6 out of 5 stars (10 ratings)
  • Healthgrades / WebMD (Dr. Arthur Manning): 2.9 out of 5 stars (Healthgrades); 1.0 out of 5 stars (WebMD) (8 ratings (Healthgrades); 1 rating (WebMD))
  • Healthgrades (Dr. Thomas Bugbee): 2.6 out of 5 stars (10 ratings)

Patients praise

  • Compassionate and thoughtful care from some providers
  • Timely referrals to specialists
  • Effective treatment of families over many years
  • Comprehensive whole-person approach to healthcare

Common complaints

  • Difficulties with appointment scheduling and long wait times
  • Concerns regarding staff professionalism and rudeness at the front desk
  • Dissatisfaction with the quality of care or lack of attention to detail by specific practitioners
  • Issues with medical record transfers

"Scheduling, the Doctors, Nurse Practitioners and receptionists have all been great. Referrals to ENT, Urology, Hematology, Neurosurgery have all been timely."

WebMD (Patient review for Northern Light Primary Care Ellsworth)

"Seriously, go elsewhere. Worst clinic I've ever been to. You'll wait 6-8 months for an appointment... Rudeness from the telephone schedulers & the front desk."

WebMD (Patient review for Northern Light Primary Care Ellsworth)

"This has resulted in needing a hip adjustment --because I was left with a pronounced limp which hopefully can be altered to finally be properly repaired."

Healthgrades (Patient review for Dr. Thomas Bugbee)

Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].

Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.

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Northern Light Primary Care in Ellsworth is part of the Northern Light Health system, Maine’s largest integrated health care network. The organization operates as a nonprofit with multiple primary care locations across Maine, including Ellsworth, and offers physician-led care through its integrated medical group. Northern Light Health comprises 9 member hospitals, 37 primary care locations, and over 12,000 employees statewide, with Ellsworth serving as one of its primary care sites under the Northern Light Health umbrella. For specific services, providers, and scheduling at the Ellsworth primary care location, visit the Northern Light Health website or contact the Ellsworth clinic directly.

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