Direct Primary Care is a model of providing health care directly to patients without billing insurance companies. Patients pay a flat-rate monthly membership fee that provides them with direct access to their physician and very flexible appointment times.

See the video at the bottom of this webpage for a great explanation of Direct Primary Care.

Patients benefit from Direct Primary Care because it gets back to what medicine used to be about - you! There is no more middle man making decisions about your healthcare. You will benefit from having a doctor who knows you and is significantly less burdened by enormous patient panels. Appointment times are relaxed and not determined by numbers, but by your needs.

Absolutely! Your membership includes so much more than the ability to have frequent visits. You benefit from having a doctor who knows you personally. Studies show that having a proactive relationship with a primary care doctor greatly improves health outcomes.

Also, DPC doctors see significantly fewer patients (average of 300) compared to traditional clinic doctors (average 3,000). Taking care of fewer patients allows your doctor to have much more time with you, creating flexibility in appointment scheduling and time, not to mention after hours care when necessary.

Moreover, I will work towards obtaining labs, imaging, and other referrals that may be necessary at the lowest cost possible to you. We do the research so you don't have to!

The terms DPC and Concierge are often used interchangeably, but they are actually quite different. Both Concierge and DPC practices charge a periodic membership fee from their patients. However, in Concierge medicine this membership fee does not pay for any of your care. Concierge clinics still bill insurance companies for all of their patient's visits and services, just like traditional clinics.

With Direct Primary Care, your membership fee covers all of the care provided by your physician. DPC does not bill insurance and instead works directly with their patients through a flat monthly membership fee.

No. As a Direct Primary Care practice I do not accept or bill any insurance companies. This is what makes our practice model so unique and well-fit for patient-centered care.

Since sometimes our life takes an unexpected turn, resulting in the need for significant medical care, I recommend that all of my patients maintain a high-deductible insurance plan and/or health share plan to cover catastrophic needs/events.