Miami OB GYN Associates — An Honest Editorial Review

Address: 3659 S Miami Ave, Suites 5001 / 5002 / 5005, Miami, FL 33133 (Coconut Grove) Phone: (305) 854-2899 Rating: 4.8 stars / 2,158 reviews Scope: Long-established general OB/GYN practice — not an REI/IVF center.

A Quick Note on the Name

Miami's OB/GYN market has several similarly named practices, and it is worth being explicit about which one this editorial covers. "Miami OB GYN Associates" at 3659 S Miami Ave in Coconut Grove is a distinct office from "OB/GYN Associates of Miami," which operates on North Kendall Drive (Miami, FL 33176) under a different phone number, a different physician roster, and the TopLine MD network. The two are not affiliated and should not be confused. If you are looking for the Kendall Drive practice, see our separate editorial: OB/GYN Associates of Miami — Miami, FL.

This editorial covers the Coconut Grove office only. We have verified the address and phone directly from third-party listings and have deliberately avoided naming individual physicians where we could not confirm a current active affiliation at this suite group. Prospective patients are encouraged to call the office to confirm current providers, availability, and whether the practice is accepting new patients before scheduling.

About the Practice

Miami OB GYN Associates is a small, general obstetrics and gynecology office in the 3659 S Miami Avenue medical complex in Coconut Grove — the same high-rise building that houses several independent Miami women's-health practices. It operates as an independent, community-scale office rather than as part of a hospital system or a large multi-site OB/GYN group.

The practice's public profile is consistent with a traditional generalist OB/GYN model: well-woman exams, contraception and family planning, prenatal and obstetric care, in-office gynecologic procedures, menopause management, and preliminary fertility evaluation. Over a long operating history, the office has accumulated a 4.8-star rating across roughly 2,158 reviews — a rating that reflects steady, durable patient satisfaction rather than a flashy new brand.

For fertility patients, the relevant question is not the star rating but the scope of what a community OB/GYN office like this can and cannot do — and when the right next step is a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist.

What a General OB/GYN Office Can Do in a Fertility Workup

A generalist OB/GYN office is genuinely valuable at the front end of a fertility journey. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) defines the standard initial infertility evaluation as a shared responsibility between OB/GYNs and reproductive endocrinologists, with OB/GYNs commonly managing the first-line workup for otherwise healthy patients under 35 with fewer than 12 months of trying (or under 35 with no identifiable complicating factor). A small Coconut Grove practice like Miami OB GYN Associates can typically offer:

Comprehensive history and physical, including menstrual and cycle history, prior pregnancies, contraceptive history, and family history of reproductive disorders
Cycle monitoring and ovulation confirmation (basal body temperature, luteal-phase progesterone, or ovulation predictor kits)
Baseline hormonal labs — FSH, LH, estradiol, TSH, prolactin, and AMH where indicated
Pelvic ultrasound for uterine and adnexal assessment, including fibroid and polyp screening
Partner semen analysis ordering and interpretation
Initial counseling about lifestyle factors, timing, and when to escalate

These services, performed at a familiar community office, often cost substantially less than the same tests bundled into an REI intake — which matters enormously in Florida, where the state has no fertility insurance mandate.

However, a generalist OB/GYN office cannot perform IVF, ICSI, embryo biopsy/PGT, egg freezing with cryopreservation, donor-egg cycles, or the complex cycle-management required for controlled ovarian stimulation. These are the scope of a dedicated reproductive endocrinology practice with a CLIA-certified embryology lab and SART/CDC reporting obligations.

Honest-Scope Disclosure

Fertlo does not represent Miami OB GYN Associates as a fertility clinic. It is not SART-reporting, it does not appear in the CDC's Assisted Reproductive Technology Surveillance dataset, and we found no public evidence of an in-house IVF lab, IUI program with written outcomes reporting, or fellowship-trained reproductive endocrinologist on staff. Any of those would be unusual for a small OB/GYN office at this size, and absence of them is entirely appropriate for a generalist practice.

What this means for patients:

If you want an initial fertility evaluation and your medical situation is straightforward, a visit here (or any comparable Coconut Grove / South Miami OB/GYN office) is a reasonable first step.
If you have a known fertility diagnosis (PCOS with failed first-line therapy, endometriosis with suspected tubal involvement, male factor, diminished ovarian reserve, recurrent pregnancy loss), or you are over 35 and have been trying for six months, or over 40 at the start of trying, you should go directly to a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist. ACOG and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) both endorse earlier REI referral thresholds at advanced reproductive age.
If the practice's physicians are not currently accepting new patients (we observed one public listing indicating this; call to verify), the time spent waiting for an intake is time not spent on your fertility workup.

Board Certification — What to Verify

Any Florida OB/GYN should be board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) and licensed in good standing with the Florida Department of Health. Before scheduling, we encourage patients to independently verify:

Current ABOG board certification status (active, time-unlimited, or time-limited with current maintenance of certification) using the ABOG physician verification tool.
Florida medical license status via the Florida DOH MQA license lookup.
Hospital affiliations — small Coconut Grove practices commonly admit to HCA Florida Mercy Hospital and Baptist Health South Miami Hospital. Confirm that the physician you are scheduling with has active privileges at a hospital you are comfortable delivering at (if pursuing obstetric care) or where surgical cases are booked (if pursuing a gynecologic procedure).

We have deliberately not printed NPIs, Florida license numbers, or specific board-certification years for individual physicians in this editorial. Rosters at small independent practices shift, and printing stale credentials would be worse than printing none. The verification tools above will give you current information.

Florida Insurance Context

Florida has no state fertility insurance mandate. Unlike Massachusetts, New York, or Illinois, Florida statute does not require private health insurers to cover infertility diagnosis, IUI, IVF, fertility medications, or egg/sperm freezing. Coverage, where it exists, is entirely a function of:

The specific benefits negotiated in your employer-sponsored plan
Whether your employer self-insures (in which case ERISA rules apply and state mandates would not matter even if Florida enacted one)
Whether routine gynecologic services are covered at the same benefit level as fertility-specific services

A practical implication: a standard pelvic ultrasound and bloodwork panel may be covered under your plan's gynecologic benefits — but the same bloodwork ordered under a fertility diagnostic code may fall under an infertility exclusion. This is an area where a generalist OB/GYN office actually helps you: the workup can often be run under standard gynecologic codes first, generating useful clinical data at a lower out-of-pocket cost before you formally enter the fertility-benefits category.

For a broader view of how Florida compares, browse our Florida fertility clinics directory and our guide on how to choose a fertility clinic.

Considering At-Home Insemination?

For patients without a known fertility diagnosis — including single parents by choice, same-sex couples, and people who want to try a few cycles before committing to clinical treatment — at-home intracervical insemination (ICI) is a lower-cost, private first option.

At-home insemination kits like those from MakeAMom come with step-by-step instructions designed for donor or partner sperm. Kits are a one-time purchase that can be reused until conception succeeds, require no clinic visit, and arrive in plain, discreet packaging. Many Miami patients use them alongside ovulation tracking while they wait for an OB/GYN or REI appointment slot — the wait for a new-patient REI intake in South Florida can run four to eight weeks at higher-volume practices.

If you have a known fertility diagnosis, have been trying for 12 months without success (six months if you're over 35), or a physician has recommended IUI or IVF, a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist is the right next step. See PubMed guidance on infertility evaluation timelines for the underlying evidence.

When to Add an REI

Specific signals that it is time to move from a generalist OB/GYN workup to a fertility specialist:

Age-based thresholds: Over 35 with 6 months of unsuccessful trying; over 40 at the outset.
Abnormal baseline labs: Low AMH, elevated FSH, or abnormal TSH or prolactin that does not normalize with initial management.
Tubal factor suspected: History of pelvic infection, prior ectopic, or HSG showing blockage.
Male factor: Semen analysis outside WHO reference ranges.
Prior pregnancy loss: Two or more consecutive first-trimester losses, or any second-trimester loss.
Failed first-line therapy: 3–6 cycles of timed intercourse with ovulation confirmation (or OB/GYN-managed ovulation induction) without pregnancy.

South Florida has a deep roster of REI practices. For a comparative look across the Miami-Dade market, our Florida fertility clinics directory is a reasonable starting point.

Location and Contact

Miami OB GYN Associates 3659 S Miami Ave, Suites 5001, 5002 & 5005 Miami, FL 33133 (Coconut Grove) Phone: (305) 854-2899

The 3659 S Miami Avenue address is the Mercy Professional Building next to HCA Florida Mercy Hospital, which is the primary delivering hospital for most physicians in the complex. Parking is on-site. The office is not on a Metrorail line; patients traveling from North Miami-Dade should plan for South Dixie Highway (US-1) traffic, particularly in the afternoon.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Miami OB GYN Associates a fertility clinic?

No. It is a general OB/GYN practice that can perform an initial fertility workup — history, cycle review, baseline hormones, pelvic ultrasound, semen analysis ordering — but it does not offer IVF, ICSI, egg freezing, or the advanced assisted reproductive technologies that require a CLIA-certified embryology lab and a fellowship-trained reproductive endocrinologist. It is not a SART member clinic and does not report to the CDC's ART Surveillance System.

Is this the same practice as "OB/GYN Associates of Miami"?

No. "Miami OB GYN Associates" (this editorial) is at 3659 S Miami Ave in Coconut Grove, phone (305) 854-2899. "OB/GYN Associates of Miami" is a separate practice at 9595 North Kendall Drive, Suite 103, Miami, FL 33176, phone (305) 279-8222, operating within the TopLine MD network. Different addresses, different phone numbers, different physician rosters. See our OB/GYN Associates of Miami editorial if that is the practice you were looking for.

Does Florida insurance cover fertility care at a generalist OB/GYN office?

Florida has no state fertility insurance mandate. Standard gynecologic bloodwork and pelvic ultrasound are often covered under routine women's health benefits — but once a fertility-specific diagnostic or treatment code is applied, coverage depends entirely on your plan. Ask the office to confirm which billing codes will be used for your visit and labs before you schedule. Our Florida fertility clinics directory links to further reading on benefits planning.

When should I skip a generalist OB/GYN and go straight to a reproductive endocrinologist?

If you are over 35 with six months of unprotected, well-timed trying; over 40 at the outset; have a known fertility diagnosis (PCOS, endometriosis, diminished ovarian reserve, tubal factor, male factor); or have had two or more pregnancy losses — ACOG and ASRM both support direct REI referral. A general OB/GYN workup in those scenarios risks delaying care where time is clinically significant.

Editorial note: Independently written by the Fertlo editorial team; not sponsored. This editorial reflects publicly available information about Miami OB GYN Associates at 3659 S Miami Ave, Miami, FL. We have deliberately omitted individual physician names and credentials where we could not independently verify current active affiliation with this suite group. Patients should call the office directly to confirm current providers, board certifications, hospital affiliations, and whether the practice is accepting new patients. See our editorial policy.

Miami OB Gyn Associates — Fertlo Editorial Review