answer:Urgent care is for people who need to be treated urgently, but can’t, for whatever reason, get to their primary, or who need to be seen immediately without an appointment (which is why a lot of times, urgent care will refer quite a few people to the ER – it’s basically a step down from that). In my case, I just went when I thought my UTI wasn’t taken care of by the antibiotics my doctor prescribed. I went because I wouldn’t have been able to see my primary again until four days later. Anyway, I’ve never heard of anyone using an urgent care doctor as their primary. But it might be possible if he practices anywhere else, so at the very least, you could consider asking him because you’re curious if he accepts patients anywhere. If you liked him and he helped you figure out something important, asking him is definitely worth it. But yes, you won’t be able to do it through the urgent care, because your hunch was right – the doctor you see at urgent care is random, and you can’t request a specific person.