Serving Cumming and Forsyth County
A pediatrician for Cumming families, 15 to 20 minutes down GA-400
Dare2Care Pediatrics is in Alpharetta at GA-400 exit 11, one exit south of the Forsyth County line. Hundreds of our families live in Cumming, Suwanee and south Forsyth. Same-day sick visits, Georgia Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids, and care from birth through 21.
Getting here
Drive times from Cumming and south Forsyth
| From | Route | Typical time outside rush hour |
|---|---|---|
| Cumming city center | GA-400 south to exit 11, Windward Parkway | 15 to 20 minutes |
| Vickery, Polo Fields, Big Creek | Post Road or Peachtree Parkway to Windward Parkway | 10 to 15 minutes |
| Lake Lanier, Sawnee Mountain | GA-400 south from exit 16 or 17 | 20 to 25 minutes |
| South Forsyth, Johns Creek border | McGinnis Ferry Road west to Windward Parkway | 10 to 15 minutes |
| Suwanee and Sugar Hill | McGinnis Ferry Road or Peachtree Industrial to Windward Parkway | 15 to 25 minutes |
Why families drive past closer offices
What Cumming families get here
Forsyth County has many good pediatric practices. Families choose to come one exit south for a few specific reasons: an independent practice where the same two providers see your child at every visit, NCQA medical home recognition, a doctor with additional training in behavioral and developmental health, care in Spanish, and Georgia Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids accepted alongside commercial plans, which is rarer than it should be.
Newborns born at Northside Hospital Forsyth, Northside Atlanta or Emory Johns Creek are seen here within three to five days of discharge; call before you leave the hospital and we hold the slot. School and sports forms for Forsyth County Schools, including the Georgia certificate of immunization (Form 3231) and the ear, eye and dental form (3300), are completed at the visit.
What we do
Care for Cumming children, from birth through 21
Same-day sick visits
Monday to Friday. Call or text in the morning; we hold slots for children who are sick that day.
Well visits and vaccines
The full AAP schedule, with Reach Out and Read books at visits from six months to five years.
Behavioral and developmental health
ADHD, anxiety, depression, autism screening and school support, managed in the office with tracked referrals when needed.
Special needs medical home
Care coordination, Katie Beckett and waiver documentation, IEP and 504 letters, and continuity through 21.
Georgia Medicaid and PeachCare
Amerigroup, CareSource and Peach State, and most commercial plans. We are accepting new Medicaid patients.
Telehealth for established patients
Follow-ups, mental health check-ins and many sick visits by video, for patients in Georgia.
Questions
Questions from Cumming families
Do you take Forsyth County Medicaid plans?
Georgia Medicaid plans are statewide. We participate with Amerigroup Community Care, CareSource and Peach State Health Plan, PeachCare for Kids and straight Georgia Medicaid, and we are accepting new Medicaid patients. Choose Dare2Care Pediatrics as your child’s primary care provider in your plan’s portal; our insurance page shows how.
Is the drive worth it when my child is sick?
For most of south Forsyth it is 10 to 20 minutes, and you will be seen the same day by a doctor who knows your child. For emergencies, go to the nearest emergency department; Northside Forsyth and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite are the closest with pediatric care.
Can you complete Forsyth County school forms?
Yes. Georgia Forms 3231 and 3300, sports physicals on the GHSA form, and daycare and camp forms are completed at the well visit, and we send the immunization certificate through GRITS.
Do you see newborns born at Northside Forsyth?
Yes. Call before discharge and we schedule the first visit for three to five days after you go home, sooner if the hospital asks.
Cumming families are welcome here
Call or text (770) 615-7000 to schedule, or start with the new patient forms online.