ABOUT US

“Laura Mason was recommended to me by a friend who was experiencing the same annoying, female, age-related symptoms that I was having. Laura recommended testing and treatment options my previous MD had never mentioned; with her guidance, my symptoms subsided. Laura’s thoroughness, demeanor and knowledge led me to rely on her for my entire health care. It helped that the Northstar Healthcare staff is as pleasant and efficient as Laura.

When I suggested to my husband that he see Laura for his annual exam, he was quite dubious about switching from a family physician to a family nurse practitioner. After his first appointment with Laura, he told me, “You’re right. She is very knowledgeable.”

Laura continues to be our primary health care professional. We were further reminded that Laura and her staff are taking good care of us when a cardiologist told my husband, “Keep doing what you’ve been doing,” and an oncologist told me, “Laura is so smart! She caught this early.” There is no “white coat” syndrome when we go to Northstar Healthcare; we’re comfortable, like being with friends.”

— Leanne Medema

“We moved to Idaho Falls from N. California in 2005. Not knowing anyone here, and needing to find ourselves a new Doctor, we were very blessed to discover Laura Mason here in our little town, and delighted to see that she is a Nurse Practitioner. My husband & I had been seeing a Nurse Practitioner in California, and found her to always be so caring & on top of it all.

Laura Mason, is off the charts!!! Whether it is time for our yearly exams, or an unexpected illness, she & Darcy,(her excellent Nurse), always go the extra mile. We have never had any Doctor, before meeting Laura, spend at least 30 minutes with us, and ask us sincere questions regarding how we are feeling. That is what we get at every appointment.

After 8 years, she still treats us like we matter, and whenever we have needed a Specialist, she has always found us just the right Doctor. Whether it be a Surgeon for Gallbladder surgery, a Dermatologist for skin cancer, a referral or suggestion of an Optometrist, she & Darcy have never let us down.

Over the period of years we have met many people, and we continue to suggest to our friends, that they should experience how a true Medical Professional treats their patients, and go & see Laura Mason for what is ailing them. We know they will never accept what they thought was great medical care before, and enjoy how well you are treated and cared for when you see Laura Mason, N.P.

The office is so convenient, here in town, and always clean & friendly, and prompt.

We love and appreciate the care we always get, whenever we need anything, and look forward to knowing Laura Mason and her staff, for a very long time.”

— Gary & Laura Johnston

“I have been seeing Laura Mason since she first started Northstar Healthcare.

It just makes sense to go to someone that can get you in without waiting for weeks, do a thorough exam when needed, order all of your lab work, and when needed have you in to see a specialist without a long wait. More important for me, is she has been one of the few offices in Idaho Falls to do Bio-identical Hormone Treatment. When first seeing her, I had every symptom possible for menopause, and was miserable! I was also gaining weight while I was watching my diet and exercising. A Doctor’s first form of treatment is to put you on a pill for depression. Laura first did a thorough lab work up to make sure there wasn’t an underlying problem. When my hormone levels came back it was amazing that I was even functional! It took a while to get my levels at therapeutic levels, but she was very patient, listened each time I went in to the symptoms I was still having, and made adjustments. I now feel like I am living a normal, healthy life.

When I hear women talking about how tired they are, or no matter how hard they try they can’t lose weight, or they have “foggy thinking”, I never hesitate to tell them to go see Laura and have her check their hormone levels.

She is so good and sympathetic with people, I didn’t hesitate to send my teenage daughter to her when she was having stomach problems. It was the perfect place to start to get her initial workup and decrease the anxiety she was having.

I would and have recommended Laura to all women who need their yearly checkups and exams, and especially anyone that is having menopausal symptoms! If she finds any problems she doesn’t hesitate to make sure you get in to see the right specialist that is needed to treat you, and they are always impressed by the thorough workup she has done before they see you so they can start treatment right away.”

— Faye Powell

Laura,Wendy,Teresa are great and I feel very blessed to have found Northstar, I went in for a body wrap a few years ago and was having some medical issues at the time Wendy was so concerned she got me into Laura so quickly I ended up having an emergency surgery, I was so scared, Laura told me she would be right there with me and she was, She held my hand all the way into surgery, I have been a patient for five years and I refer all my family and friends to Laura, The best care I have received.