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.

There are certain services that we obtain through outside parties, such as a pharmacy or a radiology center. You will still need your insurance for these items. They include:

• The cost of vaccinations themselves

  • Administration of vaccines is included in your membership, but the cost of the vaccines will go through your insurance.

• Most prescriptions

  • Standard prescriptions will be sent to your pharmacy and run through your insurance like with any other primary care clinic. Within the next year, we hope to start dispensing some common generic medications in-house at wholesale prices.

• Imaging

  • We do not have X-ray capabilities on site, so X-rays and other imaging will be done using external referrals.

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. At some point, everyone gets sick- and now you won’t need to hesitate when you get a sore throat or super awful cough! Need a screening for work? Need a travel consult so you can have a bit of fun?? We do all of that too!

Nope. Your insurance serves a purpose in keeping your medications and imaging covered- and in the rare instance of a specialty visit or a hospital stay. But our clinic membership doesn’t depend on the cute games that insurance plays. We don’t drag you into the clinic needlessly. We fix problems in real time and ignore the burdens that others have to deal with.

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) typically can be used to pay for DPC membership! Frequently we need to provide a list of the services you have received to make sure you are reimbursed appropriately, but it is usually a straight forward process.

Please see our dedicated page to how to use FSAs and other payment tips.

If you have questions about using an HSA with DPC, please call us at 651-300-7823.

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.

We are super excited to care for Medicare patients! You get the best of both worlds! As with most insurances, you will use Medicare for coverage of medications, specialist visits, ER visits, and hospital stays. As you already know, Medicare doesn’t automatically get you access to your favorite provider in a very short order of time- which is where our DPC clinic shines the brightest!

For more information, please visit our Medicare and DPC page in the top navigation bar.

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.

We always want you to be happy with your care. If there comes a time that your membership does not fit your needs, we would love for you to reach out and tell us how we can meet your needs better.

If our care simply isn’t a fit, then we can easily help you with a cancellation.

Please understand that re-enrollment is not always possible and is accompanied by a $400 dollar fee.

Unfortunately, I will not be providing pregnancy care for the foreseeable future.  This has been one of the most difficult parts of my decision to start something new.  There remains a handful of pretty spectacular providers out there.  I strongly recommend that you reach out to your favorite birth doula - as they always have the best pulse of who is providing the best care.

That  being said, I still plan on caring for newborns and young families.  It might surprise some families as to how varied newborn care can be.  There are many providers who have not been trained in breastfeeding support or feel comfortable with how to support both mom and baby the first 2 weeks when things can be the toughest.  Please make sure to reach out if you are looking for someone who JUST LOVES caring for families during this sometimes difficult transition.