*Please note: Circle Medical is unable to see patients who are on a Medicaid or MediCal insurance plan, as it could result in you losing your insurance coverage. If after booking with us it is found that you have a plan that is part of Medicaid or MediCal, your appointment will be cancelled.* Pradnya Raje is proud to be a member of Circle Medical, a digital-first, patient-focused experience that makes quality care more accessible than ever. Tell us what makes you passionate about being a healthcare provider. I love communicating with people and helping them with being happy and healthy. I love learning new things, and creative problem solving. Being a healthcare provider helps me integrate both of these passions where I can keep learning and incorporate my knowledge to help people with open and compassionate communication. In your opinion, what should be the role of a primary care provider for a patient, taking into account both physical health and behavioral health needs? I am a family practice physician and that is exactly the role that I love as a primary care provider. Physician for the whole family. I think any person responds better to treatment when not only the medical condition but the behavioral health and social connections are also taken into account. So a primary care provider that can treat and guide the whole family and whom the family can trust can play a key role in overall physical as well as emotional health of the whole family. Tell us a little bit about yourself. What do you like to do in your spare time? I love gardening, nature walks, meditating, reading about diverse subjects, cooking, hanging out with my family and friends. I also love learning new skills. I am currently learning about native plants and landscaping with native plants.