New to Medicare, or switching
Medicare’s free Annual Wellness Visit.
Primary care →
Accepting new patients · Same-week appointments
Independent primary care for Bakersfield.
Small practice care, full specialty network, no corporate runaround — and if you're on Medicare Part B, Qualcare HMO, DHMN HMO, or most major commercial plans, we usually have room within the same week.
Online requests are answered within one business day. Prefer the phone? Same team, same week.
Already a patient? Open the patient portal for records, lab results, and bill pay.
Who we see
Adults choosing a primary care home that picks up the phone, runs on time, and stays accountable to its patients — not to a corporate office.
Living with a chronic condition
Diabetes, blood pressure, cholesterol and thyroid, managed here.
Chronic care →Sick this week — same-week visits
Same-week visits; same-day if you’re already a patient.
Same-week visits →Menopause or hormone therapy
Inside your primary care, with no separate referral.
LAC Women's Health →What we offer
Comprehensive primary care for adults, covered by your insurance.
Primary Care
Annual Wellness Visit, chronic care, sick visits, in-office labs.
See what primary care covers →Diabetes Care
A1c, medications, and the yearly eye, foot, kidney checks.
Read the page →Blood Pressure & Heart Health
Home and office readings, medication adjusted from the numbers.
Read the page →Asthma & Respiratory Care
In-office spirometry, inhaler technique, a written flare-up plan.
Read the page →LAC Women's Health
Menopause care and hormone therapy inside primary care.
Read the page →Patient Resources
Forms, portal, insurance, and our privacy notices.
Read the page →Referring a patient? Fax referrals and transfer-of-care instructions →
LAC Women's Health
Menopause is part of primary care. We treat it that way.
Handled at your annual or chronic-care visit, not by separate referral. Dr. Peyman Sarrafian, MD leads LAC Women's Health.
How to become a patient
Use the form on this page, call (661) 735-1710, or email contact@lacmedicine.com. Requests are answered within one business day. Bring your insurance card, ID, and medication list.
Patient portal
Already a patient? Start here. Records, lab results, follow-ups, bill pay. New patients: use the form on this page.
Open the patient portal →New patient forms and resources
Registration, medical history, financial policy, privacy notices.
Forms, portal, and what to bring →Email note: Do not send medical information by email. Call (661) 735-1710 for medical concerns, or use the secure patient portal.
Meet your team
Most patients see Rocio Argueta, NP. Dr. Peyman Sarrafian, MD leads complex care and LAC Women's Health.
Rocio Argueta, NP
Nurse Practitioner · Continuity Anchor
Dr. Peyman Sarrafian, MD
Family Practice MD · LAC Women's Health Lead
Why independent matters
A primary care relationship runs seven to ten years. Our staff stays, our schedule respects your time, and our recommendations come from your clinical team — not a corporate playbook. When you need a specialist, we have the network; when you don't, we say so.
Insurance we accept
Don't see your plan? Call — most major commercial plans are accepted.
Medicare Part B
Qualcare HMO
DHMN HMO
Major commercial plans
Note: We do not accept Medi-Cal or Kern Family Health Care.
Location & hours
Look for the LAC Medical sign on Lennox Avenue, in the monument shared with Thompson Chiropractic.
- Address
- 5300 Lennox Avenue, Suite 105
Bakersfield, CA 93309 - Phone
- (661) 735-1710
- Hours
Monday8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Tuesday8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Wednesday8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed
Request an appointment
Send a request and our front desk calls you back to schedule. We answer requests within one business day. New patients and current patients both use this form.
The form asks for three things: your name, your phone number, and the best time to call you. Our office is at 5300 Lennox Avenue, Suite 105 in Bakersfield.
- Please do not include medical information in the form. Save it for the visit or the phone call.
- If this is a medical emergency, call 911.
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Prefer to call? (661) 735-1710
Already a patient? You can also request an appointment, view results, and pay your bill in the patient portal.