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rater8 Announces 2025 Practice Excellence Awards Winners

On February 12, 2026, rater8, a leading company in healthcare reputation management, unveiled the winners of its anticipated 2025 Practice Excellence Awards. Designed to highlight healthcare practices and providers who excel in delivering remarkable patient experiences, these awards serve as an important milestone in the healthcare industry.

The annual Practice Excellence Awards evaluate medical practices across various categories, including the size of the practice—small, medium, and large—as well as doctors, advanced practitioners, and support staff. The winners for each category were deemed to have the highest ratings based on patient reviews gathered by rater8 during the previous year.

Evan Steele, the Founder and CEO of rater8, expressed his enthusiasm: "The Practice Excellence Awards began in 2021, and each year we eagerly look forward to honoring the best in healthcare. The 2025 winners consistently demonstrate their dedication to enhancing patient satisfaction. Last year, our patients contributed a staggering 3.9 million reviews reflecting their care experiences. This invaluable feedback equips us with insights into patient values, and these award-winning organizations go the extra mile to measure, analyze, and improve their patient care services."

Categories and Winners

Highest Rated Practice Overall

Large Practices
1. Children’s Medical Group, Hamden, CT
2. Clearwater Cardiovascular Consultants, Clearwater, FL
3. Scenic Rivers Health Services, Cook, MN

Medium Practices
1. KerixHealth, Longmont, CO
2. Partners in Pediatrics, Denver, CO
3. PRMA Plastic Surgery, San Antonio, TX

Small Practices
1. DrNewmed, Scottsdale, AZ
2. Pediatric Associates of Paoli, Paoli, PA
3. RiverSong Plastic Surgery, Newburyport, MA

Highest Rated Doctor

Among the impressive collection of physicians recognized, several stood out:

• - Carrie Wilcox, MD, Orthopedic Physician Associates, Seattle, WA
• - Daniel Wartinbee, MD, South Carolina Sports Medicine Orthopaedic Center, North Charleston, SC
• - John Bush, MD, FACOG, Midwest Center for Women’s HealthCare, Bannockburn, IL
• - Manuel Martinez, MD, Gonzaba Medical Group, San Antonio, TX
• - Michael S. Friedman, MD, Center for Primary Care, Martinez, GA

Highest Rated Advanced Practitioner

This year's acknowledgment extended to advanced practitioners, with top honorees such as:

• - Anna Cate Jeffries, PA-C, Charleston Dermatology, Charleston, SC
• - Deanna L. Haugh, CRNP, Redeemer Health, Meadowbrook, PA
• - Dianne McDonald-Graber, DNP, APRN-BC, Cardiovascular Institute of Central Florida (CVAUSA), Ocala, FL

Highest Rated Office Staff

Recognition was also given to exceptional office staff members, highlighting:

• - Doreen D., Atlantic Medical Imaging, Galloway, NJ
• - Joseph O., Atlantic Medical Imaging, Galloway, NJ
• - Madeline S., Atlantic Medical Imaging, Galloway, NJ

rater8 Specialty Excellence Awards

In a refreshing addition, rater8 introduced the Specialty Excellence Awards this year, honoring top performers across its ten most-represented specialties, including cardiology, ENT, family medicine, and more. The selection process for these awards similarly relied on insights from rater8 patient reviews, showcasing the highest-rated specialists.

Evan Steele commented further: "We continually seek innovative ways to celebrate our clients’ exemplary work, and the unveiling of the Specialty Excellence Awards is a testament to that effort."

The full list of the 2025 Practice Excellence and Specialty Excellence Award winners is now available, showcasing the crème de la crème of patient care providers.

About rater8

As a market leader in healthcare reputation management, rater8 empowers medical practices to cultivate a strong online presence. Through its Visibility Engine (raVE), it seamlessly collects authentic reviews and real-time feedback from verified patients, bolstered by exceptional customer service. Headquartered in the United States, rater8 is scaling rapidly, currently supporting over 25,000 providers across various practices and hospitals. To learn more, visit rater8.com.