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Mariela C Santos Carballo, FNP-C

Family Nurse Practitioner
Franciscan Physician Network
Languages Spoken
Spanish, English, Portuguese

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Franciscan Physician Network Hammond Clinic

7905 Calumet Avenue
Munster, IN 46321

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Monday
9:00am - 9:00pm
Tuesday
9:00am - 9:00pm
Wednesday
9:00am - 9:00pm
Thursday
9:00am - 9:00pm
Friday
9:00am - 9:00pm
Saturday
8:00am - 6:00pm
Franciscan Physician Network Hammond Clinic

About Me

Education

Post-Graduate School:
Chamberlin University

Undergraduate:
Albany Technical College

Undergraduate:
Columbus State University

Board Certifications

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Insurances Accepted

  • Aetna
  • Anthem
  • Anthem HIP
  • Anthem Medicaid
  • BCBS IL
  • CareSource
  • Cofinity
  • Community Health Alliance
  • Corvel
  • Department of Labor
  • Devoted Health
  • Encore Health Network
  • Franciscan PHO Northern Indiana, LLC.
  • Healthcare Finest Network
  • Humana
  • Lutheran Preferred
  • Managed Health Services
  • Managed Health Services MarketPlace
  • Medicaid IN
  • Medicare IN
  • Medicare Rail Road
  • MultiPlan/PHCS
  • Preferred Network Access
  • Sagamore
  • SIHO
  • Tricare/Humana Military
  • United Health Care
  • United Health Care Medicaid
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Provider Ratings

4.9 out of 5

(92 ratings)

The Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown below from our survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.

68 Reviews

03/20/2026

Very heart warming, feels like home for me that I can explain my situation and she listens. Thank you.

03/19/2026

Very nice well spoken

03/17/2026

Beautiful work she does

03/13/2026

She was personable, thorough and easy to talk to.

03/11/2026

She is very nice and respectful and answers all questions

03/10/2026

She was very thorough and answered all my questions. She was also very pleasant.

03/07/2026

She listens, shows concern and contributes to the conversation. At the end of the visit, she goes over what your concerns were and makes sure you understand her directions and medications going forward. She is friendly and very personable, and patient.

03/06/2026

Thanks Mariela for listening and her patience for answering my questions. she’s goes above and beyond!

03/05/2026

She is just terrific, a great listener and very helpful. Wonderful primary care practitioner.

03/05/2026

people very professional

03/04/2026

Friendly and knowledgeable

02/27/2026

She is so sweet, I just want to put her in my pocket and take her home and put her on a shelf.

02/25/2026

She was very thorough. I already recommended her to my husband and mother

02/23/2026

Took time to listen and put the work into help me. Was very warm and I felt like she cared about me and my health.

02/21/2026

A good professional

02/19/2026

Listened well and explained treatment completely.

02/19/2026

She is very caring !

02/18/2026

Please see above. She took her time to inform me of all aspects of the proposed treatment plan

02/13/2026

Very kind and attentive person.She listen and take time to help you understand what the next step for your health.

02/12/2026

Explained everything to me perfectly. Didn't rush me through exam listened to my symptoms and prescribed the care that I needed.

02/10/2026

She is very thorough on her topics and shows much heart as she listens and talks to me

02/09/2026

Is good dotor

02/07/2026

She's a very good doctor and she explains things well.

02/05/2026

I love her she is so nice and always there for you

02/03/2026

It was more than easy to take care of the testing all at once!

02/03/2026

She was very pleasant and kind. She listen to my complains and explained my labs results in a clear and effective way.

01/29/2026

I think she’s the provider, I been looking for. She took time and listened to me and discussed all my concerns.

01/29/2026

This Dr./Nurse PR actioner took her time with me, didn't make me feel rushed, listened to me and explained my shared experiences with me, and why this might be occurring.

01/28/2026

First time seeing her and was happy with care provided.

01/25/2026

She's very knowledgeable, patient and courteous

01/17/2026

Dr Carballo is detail oriented asks excellent questions, very knowledgeable, and was able to help me with my challenge.

01/12/2026

Mariela is great, she listens, her patients, take her time and explains, what needs to be done and what medication she will be prescribing and why? she is great!

01/07/2026

Very personable, great knowledge. Listened patiently, reviewed all results thoroughly, explained reason for new meds, even brought in paperwork when nurse was busy!

01/07/2026

Very comforting

12/22/2025

I really liked her and thought she was very thorough in person. I liked her very much at my appointment, however, as I received no response back n over 48 hours to the my chart request, I’m disappointed.

12/21/2025

She listened to all my problems and concerns.

12/20/2025

She takes her time and explains everything

12/19/2025

Very friendly. Knew what she was doing and was concerned about my well-being.

12/15/2025

She was very compassionate and took the time to carefully review my tests results and answer questions I had. She projects a very warm and friendly presence, and took time to listen to me. I didn't feel she was anxious to complete my appointment and move on.

12/11/2025

Very professional

12/10/2025

She was very thorough and didn’t rush through the exam. She listened to all questions and comments.

12/10/2025

Knowledgeable ,informative, explains lab & medical results to me well & has a great personality👍

12/09/2025

Awesome doctor I like her chair side or bedside mannerism she shoots it to you straight about what you need that's about it she's very very good doctor

12/09/2025

She is not my primary. I have seen her twice, and both times she was thorough, was not in a rush, and caring. I believe she is an NP and that may be a drawback for some, not for me.

12/04/2025

She is very knowledgeable and professional.

12/02/2025

She answered all my questions, and made me feel very comfortable.

11/27/2025

She is so amazing. She listens, she explains what she is doing and why she s doing it, and what she recommends. She is so down to earth and nice.

11/26/2025

Professionalism, knowledge, concern

11/20/2025

Very kind and compassionate

11/19/2025

She was very helpful and pleasant.

11/13/2025

Very kind friendly caring

11/11/2025

Very nice and she listens

10/30/2025

She’s takes time to explain and gives me the attention I need.

10/23/2025

She was very polite and concerning; asked many questions to get to the root of my issues; she was knowledgeable and had a game plan for how to address my concerns.

10/20/2025

Very kind and gracious I really enjoyed talking to her she really listened and understood me

10/14/2025

Although I have only seen her one time, I was very impressed by her. She asked good questions, was a very good listener, and had a warm, caring personality.

10/13/2025

She has an excellent bedside manner, very knowledgeable and a good listener.

10/03/2025

As I stated above. She was very supportive, caring and understanding.

09/30/2025

Great Practitioner.

09/29/2025

She is professional, friendly, knowledgeable and caring.

09/11/2025

She listens

09/11/2025

This was my first time seeing her and she was very pleasant and friendly and explained everything

09/08/2025

Her bedside manner was impeccable she showed great concern for my health.

09/05/2025

She listens and she’s very knowledgeable explains things that I can understand

09/01/2025

Very nice demeanor

08/09/2025

As previously mentioned, she had excellent bedside manners. She was invested in my condition more than I have seen in years. She was awesome.

08/07/2025

Courteous and insightful. Pleasant conversation.

06/04/2025

Very thoughall and compassionate.
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