What is Direct Primary Care?
The most important medicine you can offer isn’t a prescription—it’s the time and attention you give to each patient.
Direct primary care, or DPC, is a different approach to family medicine that dramatically improves care and avoids insurance roadblocks. Instead of accessing healthcare through your insurance company, with DPC you pay a flat fee for clinic membership directly to your doctor. In return, you get unlimited access to the services they provide.
More Personalized Care
While a doctor working in the traditional system might be responsible for over 2,000 patients, we limit our practice size to about 400. That means more time spent getting to know you, more time dedicated to your care, and easier access to appointments when you need them.
Comprehensive Services
We provide all of the same services that a traditional family medicine clinic provides, including preventative screenings, management of chronic conditions, minor procedures, treatment of common illnesses and injuries, and coordinating care with your specialists.
Unlimited Appointments
As a member of EverWell Primary Care, you can schedule as many visits as you need for no additional charge. Appointments can usually be made either same-day or the following day - no more sitting on hold just to book something for three months out! Additionally, our smaller patient panel allows us to make each visit as long as you need it to be. According to a 2021 study, the average length of a primary care visit is just 18 minutes. DPC doctors, on the other hand, typically spend anywhere between 30 and 60 minutes with each patient.
Direct Physician Access
As a member, you get 24/7 access to your doctor via phone, text, and email, making them easily accessible when medical questions arise.
Direct primary care removes the barriers between you and your doctor, placing the doctor-patient relationship where it should be— back at the heart of medicine.
Frequently Asked DPC Questions
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Direct primary care membership includes all of your routine care - annual physicals, preventative screenings, management of chronic health conditions, treatment of everyday illnesses and injuries, and more! It also includes simple procedures such as joint injections or mole removal. Some elective services, such as botulinum toxin injections, are available for an additional fee.
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Yes! If you’re healthy, our goal is to keep you that way. Your doctor will work to make sure that you stay up to date with your preventative screenings, and that you are happy, healthy, and living well. Your DPC membership also gives you easy access to your doctor in the event that you do get sick or injured.
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We do not bill insurance for any of the services we provide. Instead, your yearly check-up and all of your office visits for the year are covered by your membership fee.
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Yes. Your DPC membership will include all of your normal clinic needs- both preventive and illness cares. You’ll still need insurance if a major health problem requires a specialist or hospital stay. Many patients find that joining a DPC clinic actually helps them save money on healthcare! If you have immediate access to your favorite provider, the need for urgent care evaporates.
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Yes!
We offer non-members individual appointments for a flat fee. We charge $150 for a 15 minute visit, and $200 for a 30 minute visit.
We also offer services including circumcisions, menopause care, and botulinum toxin injections to non-members. Please see our Non-Member Services page for the full list.
Want to learn more?
Watch the video below, or check out DPC Nation for more info!