About Fatima Medeiros NP
Fatima Medeiros earned her Associates of Science degree in Nursing from Bristol Community College in Fall River, MA. She went on to further her expertise in the medical field by earning a Master of Science & Nursing degree and graduating magna cum laude from Walden University in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Her clinical interests include primary care for all age groups. She is fluent in English and Portuguese.
Fatima’s personal philosophy of care involves compassion, respect, and empathy for every patient in her care. She believes that communication and education is the key to effective healthcare, and strives to keep a holistic approach to health – caring for a patient’s physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and mental well-being. As a little girl, Fatima served as her mother’s translator for her doctor’s appointments. Her inspiration to work as a Nurse Practitioner came from her experiences with the medical team that cared for her mother. Even from a young age, Fatima has felt driven to make a difference in people’s lives.
Outside of work, Fatima enjoys reading, walking, and spending time with her family and friends. She also spends time volunteering at her local church as a Sunday school teacher, camp volunteer, and bible group member.
Locations
534 Prospect Street
Fall River, MA
02720
Fall River, MA
02720
Insurance
Southcoast Health accepts most major insurance plans. Call the Southcoast Health patient registration department at 844-297-2952 or your health plan with any questions regarding coverage.
Ratings & Reviews
At Southcoast Health, we strive to deliver exceptional patient care along with an exceptional patient experience. We appreciate all of your feedback and share your comments to recognize the wonderful care our teams provide to you as well as identify areas for improvement.
Patient Comments (74)
Fatima was knowledgeable about my medical past, current medications and screenings.Focused on my current medical needs.Excellent provider!
From registration to greeting by the medical assistant to my visit with Fatima, I was treated very well…all staff were friendly, professional, and respectful. I am very pleased with the care I receive at this office.
Everyone was professional and knowledgeable
Not a thing. All was well.
Fatima always listens to your concerns. She is very patient and compassionate.
From the time I got there to the time I was see was exceptional
First of all, it was done very quickly, so it didn't waste a lot of my time, so I was pleased with that. And I had an excellent person who gave me the inoculation. She asked me a lot of questions about my health and wanted to make sure I was okay. She was very pleasant, while at the same time knew what she was talking about, so I was very pleased.
Fatima is an exceptional provider with excellent professional expertise. She is a caring and thoughtful practitioner who listens and asks pertinent questions addressing any concerns. I feel lucky to have found her for my care.
Fatima carefully listened to me and put me at ease. She was patient and kind. She also followed through by contacting me as soon as my results were available and encouraged me to contact her if I was not feeling better.
I called for an emergency visit and was able to get an appointment the same day. X-rays were ordered, results obtained and recd an immediate phone call from provider. Office staff are kind, professional and efficient.
I've been a patient for almost 30 years and have never had a problem, best office!! Everyone is absolutely amazing! From check in to check out! All providers as well especially Fatima, she's a sweet, kind hearted, caring and understanding person who goes above and beyond! Thank you! So grateful for all of you!!
I find that Fatima has a terrific grasp on what is going on in my life as far as my health is concerned, that she's on top of everything and she has solutions, solutions that I can do. And she's always great in contacting me if anything changes that she wants, that she wants changed. I'm just thrilled with having her as my primary care.
First of all she was right on time. Went over all my lab work and explained everything to me. She listened to my concerns and addressed them with me.
On time. questions answered that I had.
Fatima is THE BEST!!
Use Fatima Medeiros as the template for what a PCP should be. She's excellent.
Fatima is a very, very good professional as well as a wonderful person who can relate to the patient and explains things thoroughly, was right up to date on my health care, is very concerning. Anything that I had, she was just very concerned and gave me information about what was going on for me. So she's very thorough, went over all of the blood work that I had done and explained things to me. So I can't recommend her highly enough. She is just a great, great credit to her profession.
a nurse practitioner Medeiros, and all the other staff are very knowledgeable, very, very concerned, kind, and concerned about my health, very thorough. I've been a patient for about 50 years and I'm very, very happy and would certainly recommend u00A0to anybody. They'd be very fortunate to be have their medical health services done. Thank you for everything.
Fatima Medeiros is a very patient and caring provider . She listens to all your needs and is very thorough during the visit .
Fatima and the staff are excellent.
Fatima was a breath of fresh air - my first visit with her as my primary and already better than my last provider !!!! Thank you !
My provider listened to my concerns and provided me with advise and solutions.
Fatima Medeiros is the reason I am with southcoast. She is the absolute best!!
Love fatima so glad she got a panel and I was able to pick her as my pcp
Fatima is my new PCP since Dr. [Name] retired. She is incredibly knowledgeable, kind, and compassionate. She never makes you feel rushed and takes the time to listen. I would definitely recommend her to others.
Today was my very first appointment with my new provider Fatima Medeiros and I absolutely love her, she is awesome. Thank you Fatima for taking me on as a new patient <3
Fatima is an amazing listener. Very high energy and caring. She spent time to ask me all about my health and lifestyle.
Fatima was thorough with my physical, patient with all my questions and attentive to my concerns. I'm very happy she's my health care provider!
Excellent communication. Through health care. Always get back to you with answers to questions. Never rushed
answered all of my questions of concern.
Fatima is absolutely wonderful. I am so glad I made the switch to her for internal medicine.
We were greeted very nicely, there was no wait, the med tech was very sweet and engaged - and Fatima is wonderful in every way. She makes me feel heard and puts up with my grumpy mood. I always leave her visits feeling very positive and motivated.
Always great care from this provider and all others in that office.
Fatima Medeiros is wonderful. So thorough and always willing to listen to my concerns and answer any questions I may have. I never feel rushed when I see Fatima, thank you.
Everyone in the office is courteous and professional.The NP, Fatima Mederios is very committed to providing the best care for my health. She mades suggestions to mitigate my health problem. In additon to being very competent she is also a great listener to all of my health concerns.
Everyone is so very helpful in this office
Fatima is a very caring professional. She is an extremely knowledgeable nurse practitioner and an asset to your facility.
Fatima is very thorough with her exams. Great.
Everything is fine at the office, except you need to get rid of the call center. Get rid of the call center. This needs to be a direct line to the office like they used to be.
Fatima always greets you with a smile , never makes you feel rushed and always makes you feel heard she always listens to your needs and always willing to help in any way she can
Fatima saw me immediately. She knew my background. She knew the issues. She came up with excellent suggestions to give me better health. And so I'm very pleased with her. Thank you. Goodbye.
Excellent team
Very knowledgeable and answered all my concerns great
No improvement needed everyone was nice and respectful
Everyone in the office was kind, caring and knowledgeable. Fatima Medeiros was especially warm, caring, Concerned, intelligent and knowledgeable. I am very happy being in her care.
all great
Fatima is the best
I had no problem with the staff. Very satisfied with my experience. Ty
Good visit with fatama
I saw Fatima for the first time and she was absolutely amazing. Very happy with the decision I made by staying at Southcoast.. not fellowing my other provider was a good choice
Everyone is always kind and professional! Fatima is wonderful! She goes above and beyond!
Fatima was excellent. She paid a lot of attention to all my problems and made me feel like she truly cared about my sickness and how I felt. She provided excellent care, and I am very happy that I chose her.
Very professional, knowledgeable and caring.
Dr. Fatima was very, very good, very informative, very easy to sit and talk with, and very thorough. I would recommend her to anybody. And we've already set up my appointment for the next six months. Thank you.
Do not change a thing .
I have had Fatima before but this was to establish with Fatima as primary. She is always pleasant and courteous. The staff also seemed to be happier this visit
Fatima explains things and listened and was able to give other treatment options
This was my first visit as a new patient. Fatima was very attentive and concerned about my health and all requests about my health that I had. I was very pleased to become a new patient with this provider.
Fatima listened to my needs and concerns, unlike my previous provider!!
Very thorough, caring and compassionate lady. Very happy.
Fatima was very thorough. Explained all testing and results and the next steps. Staff from check in to check out and medical assistants were very pleasant and professional.
Fatima Medeira's, RN is caring, professional, listens AND hears her patient and familiarizes herself with patient history and concerns. She acted immediately addressing my needs and phoned me with my test results and options. I respect her implicitly!
She takes the time to really understand me and my condition. Absolutely wonderful and knowledgeable
Fatima is EXCELLENT! When you are in her office, she is focused 100% on you, stopping to see if you have any questions. She deserves an Award in Excellence!! Best PCP that I've ever had!
Very knowledgeable and friendly staff that was genuinely concerned about my health issues.
I was the new patient with Fatima today. I found her extremely thorough. She covered everything that I wanted her to without my even asking. I was very impressed with the visit.
Everything was awesome, I would definitely refer anyone to this office, between the staff and the doctor I received excellent service, I have great confidence in them for the care of my needs by them all, very thankful for this office
Fatima is exceptional. She listens, sets up appointments that are needed and is through.
Dr. Medeiros was a breath of fresh air after my last provider in this office. She was attentive, kind, caring, knowledgeable, and proactive about helping me with my concerns and goals.
Fatima was very interested in my care from other Providers.
Dr Fatima makes a doctor visit a little enjoyable.
Fatima is the absolute best!! She listens to you and is very caring and extremely knowledgeable. I am so very blessed to have Fatima as my new PCP.
My 1st office visit with Fatima Mederios as my primary. She listened thoroughly to any questions and offered supportive ideas and solutions. She had read thru my history b4 the appt and was familiarized with my history. That should to be She takes the responsibility of being my primary seriously. She gave me clear instruction that if I needed any help b4 my next 6 mo appt, to please email her thru my chart. I felt very happy with my decision to choose Fatima to help replace my much loved, Dr [Name] who retired.
Exceptional experience everyone was super nice . Fatima Medeiros is a very thorough, compassionate provider . I feel confident having her for my care after seeing [Name] [Name] for many years …