Paradise Medical Center is a bilingual primary care practice at 8380 SW 8th St, in the heart of Westchester — serving Miami residents from Bird Road to Coral Way and west to Sweetwater.
If you live or work in Westchester and need a regular doctor, we handle annual physicals, chronic conditions, sick visits and lab work in English and Spanish at 8380 SW 8th St.
Questions about your own situation? Call (305) 676-8217.
Our primary care clinic sits at 8380 SW 8th St, Miami, FL 33144, on the stretch of Calle Ocho that runs through Westchester between the Palmetto Expressway and SW 87th Avenue. If you are coming from Coral Way, Bird Road, Olympia Heights, or Sweetwater, you are typically a few minutes away rather than crossing the county.
That location matters more than it sounds. Primary care only works when it is easy to return — a follow-up two weeks after a medication change, a lab recheck at three months, a quick sick visit before a condition escalates. Patients who have to drive thirty minutes each way skip those visits, and skipped visits are where chronic disease control quietly falls apart.
Our dermatology and aesthetics division is a few doors down at 8364 SW 8th St, which means a skin concern raised during a physical does not turn into a months-long referral search. See both clinic locations and directions.
A first visit with us is not a five-minute chart review. We take a full history, go through every medication and supplement you are taking, review any records or lab results you bring, and build a concrete plan you leave with.
If you need a physical for work, school, sports or immigration paperwork, tell us when you book so we set aside the right amount of time and bring the correct forms. See our annual physical page for what to bring.
Westchester's patient population skews toward multigenerational Hispanic families, and the conditions we see most reflect that: type 2 diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, obesity, thyroid disease and their overlaps.
Type 2 diabetes. We manage medication, A1C targets, kidney and eye screening referrals, and foot and skin checks. Diabetes is also a skin disease — fungal infections, slow-healing wounds and dark velvety patches on the neck are often the first sign of poor control. Read our diabetes management page.
High blood pressure. Most patients arrive on a dose that was never rechecked. We confirm readings properly, adjust one variable at a time, and track kidney function alongside it. See blood pressure management.
Cholesterol and cardiovascular risk. We treat lipids in the context of total risk rather than a single number, and we are candid about statin side effects instead of dismissing them. See cholesterol monitoring.
Thyroid disease. Fatigue, weight change, hair thinning and cold intolerance get a proper workup rather than a shrug. See thyroid testing.
For acute problems — sore throat, urinary symptoms, sinus infection, rashes, stomach bugs, minor injuries — call us before heading to an urgent care that has no record of your history. We can often see you in the same or next available slot, and we already know your medications.
Lab orders are written the same day and coordinated with local draw sites, so you are not making a separate trip across town. Results are reviewed with you, not just posted silently to a portal.
When an in-person exam is not needed — medication follow-ups, lab result reviews, prescription refills, minor issues while you are traveling — a telehealth visit saves the trip entirely. If a patient cannot travel at all, we also offer home and assisted living facility visits.
We accept a broad range of commercial plans, Medicare plans and several Medicaid products, and the list changes as contracts update. Rather than guess, check the current insurance page or call (305) 676-8217 and we will verify your specific plan and product before you come in.
Every visit can be conducted entirely in Spanish, including the parts that usually get lost in translation: what the medication actually does, why the dose changed, what the lab number means, and what to watch for at home. Our Spanish-language primary care page is at Medicina Familiar.
To become a patient, call (305) 676-8217 or use the appointment request form below. Tell us whether you are new, what you need addressed first, and your insurance — that is enough for us to schedule you correctly the first time.
Our primary care clinic is at 8380 SW 8th St, Miami, FL 33144, on Calle Ocho in Westchester. Our dermatology and aesthetics division is a few doors away at 8364 SW 8th St.
Yes. Call (305) 676-8217 to check current availability and confirm that we accept your specific insurance plan and product.
Yes. The entire visit, including explanations of medications, labs and follow-up instructions, can be conducted in Spanish.
Yes. We provide annual physicals as well as long-term management of diabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol and thyroid conditions.
Our dermatology division operates from the same block, so skin concerns raised in a primary care visit can be handled without an outside referral search.
Yes. Telehealth is available for medication follow-ups, lab reviews, refills and issues that do not require a hands-on exam.
Full list of what our primary care division handles.
What is included and what to bring.
Current plan list and how to verify yours.
Addresses, directions and phone numbers.
Virtual care for follow-ups and refills.
Esta información en español.
