Appointments & Referrals
Barquist provides primary medical care to enrolled TRICARE Prime beneficiaries. To verify your eligibility, please contact 1-800-444-5445 or visit tricare.mil for more information.
To make an appointment, call our appointment line at 301-619-7175 or 866-319-8982, Monday through Friday: 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
You may also use the MHS GENESIS Patient Portal to schedule an appointment.
After-hours patients may call and speak with the Military Health System Nurse Advice Line at 800-874-2273.
If this is a medical emergency, please dial 911 or proceed to the nearest emergency room.
Access to care
If you need to get care at Barquist, the priorities for getting appointments are identified in Department of Defense policy and are listed below:
- Active duty service members
- Active duty family members enrolled in TRICARE Prime or TRICARE Young Adult – Prime Option
All others can get care if space is available after Barquist has met the health care needs of the three categories listed above within DOD access standards. This includes:
- Active duty family members enrolled in TRICARE Select or TRICARE Young Adult – Select Option
- Retired service members and their eligible family members
- DOD civilians and contractors
All patients, including those listed for space-available care, can continue to fill prescriptions at our pharmacy.
How do I find a civilian provider in Maryland?
The TRICARE East and West Networks have established a network of qualified providers in across the Continental US for TRICARE beneficiaries. To find a provider near you, search the TRICARE East Network Directories.
Referrals
The Primary Care Manager is responsible for all medical care for TRICARE Prime patients. If specialty care is needed, the provider will initiate a referral.
Most specialty care for Fort Detrick patients will be provided by Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC).
The patient care plan provided at the end of the visit will instruct as to whether a referral to WRNMMC or the civilian network will be processed. The instructions for making an appointment are different for each option. Those patients going to the civilian network will receive authorization letters from TRICARE. The letter will contain the contact information of the specialist.
Patients referred to WRNMMC will call the Integrated Referral Management and Appointing Center at 855-227-6331 to make an appointment two business days after seeing their primary care provider.