This is a BIG reminder about the upcoming DPC Alliance all-member meeting THIS Monday, Oct 6th at 8 PM ET. All members should have gotten an email with the ZOOM link for the meeting; if not, please let me know or connect with our executive director at [email protected]. Check your spam folders too. A lot to go over and plan for in 2026, and we need your help. Join the fight with us. Share your voice. Now is the time. See you Monday…
Dr. Purcell is board certified family physician working in Anderson, SC. He received his medical degree from Mercer University in Macon, GA and completed family medicine residency at AnMed Health in Anderson, SC.
After completing his residency, Dr. Purcell worked in a private group practice for 3 years before opening his own cash-only primary care clinic in 2005. As he built his cash-only clinic, he was also working part-time in a local urgent care facility. In 2008, he purchased a dormant medical clinic on the “wrong side of the tracks” and opened an urgent care and primary care clinic. After gaining his freedom from third-party captives, Dr. Purcell and a colleague formed the first direct primary care clinic in Anderson County in 2015. In 2019, he transitioned to full-time direct primary care and sold his urgent care. The direct primary care model has brought about a restoration of a relationship with patients broken by third-party middlemen. Now, he can offer more access and more of his time to patients. Dr. Purcell firmly believes that the direct primary care model is the last hope for health care in America.
Dr. Purcell is an active member of several medical organizations including the DPC Alliance, Free Market Medical Association, and American Academy of Family Physicians. He is the former Chair of the Direct Primary Care Member Interest Group for the AAFP and a founding member of the DPC Alliance and the Carolina’s Free Market Medical Association. He was elected to the Advisory Committee for the DPC Alliance in the Fall of 2018 and completed his term in 2021.
Dr. Purcell is the author of Magic, Pixie Dust, and Miracles: A Guide to Direct Primary Care and Employers which shares how to connect DPC with employers of all sizes. He has spoken about this topic and DPC in general at the DPC Summit, DPC Nuts and Bolts conference, Hint Summit, AAFP FMX, Carolina’s Free Market Medical Association, TedexFurman, and DPC Alliance Mastermind sessions. He continues to speak to residents and student groups about DPC as well.
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One thing I think the group should hit on is with new residents thinking to go the DPC way is that they will have to CAREFULLY pick the geographic area where they setup shop or join an established DPC practice. If the demographics show a lot of public aid and company “given” health insurance, they will fail. Especially if the surrounding docs accept this stuff. Why as a patient go DPC when this STUFF is already covered? Also “office only” or do hospital work and take call? The last two can be onerous and produce more income, but if one doesn’t see enough patients with “office only”, they will go “bust” period. As a disclosure, I practiced geriatrics traditionally in a multi-specialty group and did all of the above. Was board certified in FP but not geriatrics. I grew into it after 5 years of residency training. (Long story) DPC was just coming out when I was in the middle of practice but I was treated well from the clinic I stayed at for my entire career. I retired at age 64, still in good health and doing o.k. at 69 now. Don’t miss it one bit.
One thing I think the group should hit on is with new residents thinking to go the DPC way is that they will have to CAREFULLY pick the geographic area where they setup shop or join an established DPC practice. If the demographics show a lot of public aid and company “given” health insurance, they will fail. Especially if the surrounding docs accept this stuff. Why as a patient go DPC when this STUFF is already covered? Also “office only” or do hospital work and take call? The last two can be onerous and produce more income, but if one doesn’t see enough patients with “office only”, they will go “bust” period. As a disclosure, I practiced geriatrics traditionally in a multi-specialty group and did all of the above. Was board certified in FP but not geriatrics. I grew into it after 5 years of residency training. (Long story) DPC was just coming out when I was in the middle of practice but I was treated well from the clinic I stayed at for my entire career. I retired at age 64, still in good health and doing o.k. at 69 now. Don’t miss it one bit.