Northern Pines Health Center, PC has been participating in clinical research since 2006 and is led by Mitzie Hewitt, DO, CPI. Dr. Hewitt has been practicing in the greater Traverse City Area since 1999. She is a board certified Family Practice Physician, as well as a Certified Principal Investigator with the Association of Clinical Research Professionals.
The Research Division participates in multiple educational courses to ensure that patient safety and ethical practices are always the standard of care.
Certified Principal Investigator
Association of Clinical Research Professionals
Sub Investigator
Certified Clinical Research Coordinator
Association of Clinical Research Professionals
Certified Clinical Research Coordinator
Association of Clinical Research Professionals
We participate in many areas of pharmaceutical research. Some areas of special interest to us are:
Patients who participate in clinical research are provided with healthcare for the identified concern at no expense. Laboratory and other diagnostic testing is sometimes provided at no cost to the patient. Often patients are given a stipend for their time and travel expenses. In addition to these great benefits, they have the knowledge that they are helping to improve and advance medicine as we know it today!
Members who reside in regions 2,3,5,7,8 or 9 may need to select a new Medicaid Health Plan. Those members should watch for a letter from MDHHS/the State telling you to pick a new plan. Mailings from the State are projected to begin on August 26, 2024. The letter will list your options for Medicaid health plan selection. We encourage you to enroll in Molina Medicaid Plan. If you do not make a choice by September 17, 2024, you will be auto assigned using a State algorithm on September 18, 2024, to one of the new plans entering the region.
If your preferred PCP isn’t listed on the letter, you can still select a plan and be auto assigned to a PCP. Then, when your preferred PCP is available, you can call the plan’s customer service team to request a change in your PCP assignment. A Northern Pines Health Center provider must be listed as your PCP PRIOR to services being rendered to ensure Medicaid coverage.
You can contact Michigan Enrolls to inquire or to pick a new plan – but you may not be able to until MDHHS opens enrollment changes to Members impacted by the Plans exiting.
MI ENROLLS Beneficiary Help Line: 1-800-975-7630
