Are You Depressed Because You Haven’t Filled Your DPC Practice Fast Enough?

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One of the most frustrating parts of starting a DPC practice is not filling up fast enough. You want that money to live on. You’re tired of being broke. You wonder if it will ever happen. This is a common theme that all of us went through. I cannot guarantee with certainty it will happen for you but I give you a 90% chance of success. How do I know this? Well, for a year I studied all the practices that have closed and talked to most of them and found some common themes. I discussed that in my talk at last year’s DPC Summit.

This post will not go into detail about all of these points but one factor is PERSISTENCE. Those who were winging it and not committed usually quit within a year. You have to WANT this! There are plenty of resources to help you. Please look at the topics above and hit the INSPIRATION one and the MARKETING one. Read books in the DPC Books section above. Go to the DPC Summit. If you want this and you follow the recommendations then I believe you have a 99% chance of succeeding in time if you are patient. Why 99%? Because in my research persistence and determination eliminated the DABBLERS who weren’t truly committed to making their DPC practice work which resulted in a 99% success rate for those who were.

The above video is of YouTube founders discussing how they were ‘depressed’ after only having 40-50 videos on the site. Yeah, it really happened. They later sold YouTube to Google for $1.65 Billion.

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About Douglas Farrago, MD

Dr. Farrago is a retired family physician based in Forest, Virginia. Since 2021, he has run DPCnews.com, a leading resource for the Direct Primary Care (DPC) movement. He is the author of three best-selling books on Direct Primary Care: The Official Guide to Starting Your Own Direct Primary Care Practice The Direct Primary Care Doctor’s Daily Motivational Journal Slowing the Churn in Direct Primary Care (While Also Keeping Your Sanity) In 2016, Dr. Farrago conceived the idea for the Direct Primary Care Alliance and co-founded the organization alongside other pioneering DPC physicians. He is widely recognized as a leading expert in the DPC model and frequently lectures to medical students, residents, and practicing physicians on how to successfully start and run their own DPC practices.Dr. Farrago sold his Direct Primary Care practice in October 2020 but continues to receive care there as a patient.