Guiding Butterfly

Direct Primary Care (DPC) is a healthcare model that focuses on a direct relationship between you and your physician—without insurance in the middle.

Instead of billing insurance for each visit, patients pay a simple membership fee. This fee covers most routine primary care services, allowing your physician to spend more time with you and focus on prevention, chronic care, and overall wellness.

Because we don’t bill insurance:

• Visits are longer and more personalized

• You have better access to your physician

• Care is transparent and predictable

• There are no copays or deductibles for covered services

Direct Primary Care is not insurance. We recommend patients maintain health insurance for services outside primary care, such as medications, imaging, specialist visits, and hospital care.

Direct Primary Care (DPC) offers a simpler, more personal approach to healthcare by removing insurance from routine primary care. This allows care to be focused on you, not billing requirements.

Key Benefits of Direct Primary Care

More time with your physician
Appointments are longer and unrushed, allowing time to listen, ask questions, and address your concerns thoroughly.

Better access to primary care
DPC patients typically have easier primary care access through same- or next-day appointments, secure messaging, and telehealth visits when appropriate.  Better primary care access is known to reduce Emergency Department or Urgent Care visits. 

Transparent, predictable pricing
A flat membership fee covers most primary care services. There are no copays or surprise bills for covered care.

Stronger patient-physician relationship
By limiting the number of patients, DPC allows for continuity of care and a deeper understanding of your health over time.

Focus on prevention and wellness
With fewer administrative barriers, care can emphasize prevention, lifestyle support, and long-term health—not just treating illness when it arises.

Care coordination and advocacy
Your physician can help coordinate care with specialists, labs, and imaging services, and help you navigate the healthcare system.

Reduced administrative burden
Without insurance billing, there is less paperwork, fewer authorizations, and fewer delays—allowing more time for actual care.