Not sure. If he's a nurse practitioner working on his MD, then it's pretty common to see them now a days. IIRC, they work in conjunction with a regular MD at the same facility. I have seen my NP several times, and have been happy so far. It's getting far more common to see them as general practitioner's are getting stretched to the limit. I don't see that getting any better.
Obviously not sure how your health insurance plan handles this, but there should be options available for other doctors within their system. You probably were assigned your intern based on your zip code as you said.
