Switching to a new primary care clinic

I'm not entirely certain if this thread belongs in this specific subforum, so please feel free to move it if I've misplaced it.

Here’s what I’m wondering about: I've been living and working in Washington, D.C. since last summer, though I haven't officially updated my residency or filed all the necessary paperwork here yet. If I wanted to see a doctor in Washington, D.C., how does that process actually work? Am I able to just select a local health clinic and a primary care physician and start seeing them for checkups from now on, or am I strictly limited to seeing the doctor registered at my official home address?

Regardless of where you officially reside, you have every right to see a doctor in a city like Chicago. You simply pick the physician you want to see, visit their clinic, and request the transfer paperwork—provided they actually have an opening and are willing to take you on. Once that's settled, you just head over to the local Medicare office to finalize everything. Both the doctor's office and Medicare might ask why you're switching, but you can just tell them you're staying in the city, and that should be more than enough. That’s exactly how I handled my own transfers; I moved all my doctors to Chicago even though my permanent address is elsewhere. No one ever asked me for proof of residency, and I managed to get everything switched over before I even filed my official change of address.