diff --git a/erpnext/healthcare/doctype/healthcare_practitioner/healthcare_practitioner.py b/erpnext/healthcare/doctype/healthcare_practitioner/healthcare_practitioner.py
index ed9eae3529..ad32e94631 100644
--- a/erpnext/healthcare/doctype/healthcare_practitioner/healthcare_practitioner.py
+++ b/erpnext/healthcare/doctype/healthcare_practitioner/healthcare_practitioner.py
@@ -69,33 +69,10 @@ def validate_service_item(item, msg):
 
 def get_practitioner_list(doctype, txt, searchfield, start, page_len, filters=None):
 	fields = ["name", "first_name", "mobile_phone"]
-	match_conditions = build_match_conditions("Healthcare Practitioner")
-	match_conditions = "and {}".format(match_conditions) if match_conditions else ""
 
-	if filters:
-		filter_conditions = get_filters_cond(doctype, filters, [])
-		match_conditions += "{}".format(filter_conditions)
+	filters = {
+		'name': ("like", "%%%s%%" % txt)
+	}
 
-	return frappe.db.sql("""select %s from `tabHealthcare Practitioner` where docstatus < 2
-		and (%s like %s or first_name like %s)
-		and active = 1
-		{match_conditions}
-		order by
-		case when name like %s then 0 else 1 end,
-		case when first_name like %s then 0 else 1 end,
-		name, first_name limit %s, %s""".format(
-			match_conditions=match_conditions) %
-			(
-				", ".join(fields),
-				frappe.db.escape(searchfield),
-				"%s", "%s", "%s", "%s", "%s", "%s"
-			),
-			(
-				"%%%s%%" % frappe.db.escape(txt),
-				"%%%s%%" % frappe.db.escape(txt),
-				"%%%s%%" % frappe.db.escape(txt),
-				"%%%s%%" % frappe.db.escape(txt),
-				start,
-				page_len
-			)
-		)
+	return frappe.get_all("Healthcare Practitioner", fields = fields,
+		filters = filters, start=start, page_length=page_len, order_by="name, first_name", as_list=1)