An independent pediatric practice in Bend's Old Mill District. Three clinicians, no phone tree, and a 24-hour nurse line you can actually reach.
First visits run about 45 minutes. There's no rush, no clipboard handoff to a stranger, and no waiting in a hallway in a paper gown. Here's the whole arc.
We see roughly 1,400 families. Small enough that Dr. Chen knows your kid's middle name; large enough to keep same-day slots open. Nobody's leaving for a hospital group.
Aria opened Pinecrest in 2015 after eight years in a Portland group practice that felt too big to do good work. She handles newborns, adolescent care, and most of the complicated-feeding conversations. She and her partner live in NW Crossing with two boys and a stubborn cattle dog.
Sam joined in 2019 from a rural clinic in John Day, and brings a calm, plainspoken way of explaining things to anxious parents (and anxious 9-year-olds). He runs our sports-physical program, all asthma management, and the school-form pipeline. Skis Mt. Bachelor most Saturdays.
Same-day sick slots are reserved every weekday between 8:30 and 11:00 am. Call by 8:15 to grab one.