DPC News® (Direct Primary Care News & Resources)

Lessons From Twenty-One Years Ago

Posted on April 2, 2024April 2, 2024 by Douglas Farrago, MD

The above image was sent to me by a physician (Gregory Miller, MD) who for some reason has followed my

More on the “Medicine for the Masses” Article by Halle Tecco

Posted on April 1, 2024April 1, 2024 by Kenneth Qiu, MD

Halle Tecco recently wrote a piece about direct primary care. Seeing people outside the DPC world write about the model

Happy Doctors’ Day 2024!

Posted on March 30, 2024March 30, 2024 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I want to wish every physician who reads this a Happy Doctors’ Day! Those who are doing DPC can now

What a New Direct Primary Care Article Gets Right and What it Gets Wrong

Posted on March 29, 2024March 29, 2024 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I just read this article by Halle Tecco called Direct Primary Care: Concierge Medicine for the Masses? and it was

Heron DPC Opens in Okemos, Michigan

Posted on March 28, 2024March 28, 2024 by Debbie Farrago

Dean McFarlane-Parrott, MD and his wife Sally opened Heron Direct Primary Care at the end of 2023. Heron Creek Direct

Are We Trading One Master for Another? Employer Contracts in Direct Primary Care

Posted on March 27, 2024December 5, 2024 by x Former Writers x

This post was by Michelle Cooke, MD: Full disclosure, I have not yet secured any employers for my DPC practice.

EmpowerMed Direct Primary Care Opens in Miami, Florida

Posted on March 26, 2024March 26, 2024 by Debbie Farrago

Dr. Alejandra Alvarez is the dedicated primary care physician at EmpowerMed DPC. She was granted her medical degree by the

Entering a Business Pitch Competition? Dr. Diaz Shows Us How.

Posted on March 25, 2024March 25, 2024 by Douglas Farrago, MD

We want to highlight a DPC doc doing her pitch so here you go. The video of Dr. Diaz starts

What do Employers Think of DPC?

Posted on March 23, 2024March 23, 2024 by Shane Purcell, MD

Welcome back all your DPC rebels and resistance fighters. Dr Shane back with another Friday 5-Minute Magi Tip. Today I

Match Day 2024: Empty Seats

Posted on March 22, 2024March 22, 2024 by Kenneth Qiu, MD

Last week marked one of medicine’s great annual traditions- Match Day. Students from around the country and around the world

Evolve Direct Primary Care in the News

Posted on March 21, 2024March 21, 2024 by Debbie Farrago

Eye on Annapolis recently spotlighted Evolve Direct Primary Care located in Annapolis, MD. Michael Freedman, MD was their go-to source during

Why Do Some DPC Practices Close?

Posted on March 20, 2024March 20, 2024 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Have you ever wondered why some Direct Primary Care practices close shop? I have. At the last DPC Summit, I

Valor Direct Primary Care Opens in Carmel, Indiana

Posted on March 19, 2024March 19, 2024 by Debbie Farrago

Current announced the recent opening of Valor Direct Primary Care. Dr. Phillip Burrer is a family physician and founder of

The Resurrection of Primary Care by Tanner Moore, MD

Posted on March 18, 2024March 18, 2024 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Dr. Tanner Moore, MD of Clearwater Health DPC in Apex, NC representing the Direct Primary Care Alliance as he speaks

Live at the DPC Nuts and Bolts Conference

Posted on March 16, 2024March 16, 2024 by Shane Purcell, MD

Here’s a quick tour of the DPC Nuts and Bolts conference that is going on.

Chicago Direct Primary Care: Inspired By Father’s Health Crisis

Posted on March 15, 2024March 15, 2024 by Debbie Farrago

Dr. Raza Aftab opened Chicago Direct Primary Care on March 1. Dr. Raza completed his medical schooling at Punjab Medical

Massachusetts Has a Primary Care Crisis Yet They Ignore An Obvious Solution

Posted on March 14, 2024March 14, 2024 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I was sent this article by my friend Dr. Jeff Gold who is from Massachusetts. It is behind a paywall

MamaDoc NJ Has Opened

Posted on March 13, 2024March 13, 2024 by Debbie Farrago

MamaDoc New Jersey, a DPC pediatric practice, has opened and is now providing care to children and adolescents in the

DPC Says, “Keep the Change, we don’t need it!”

Posted on March 12, 2024March 12, 2024 by x Former Writers x

The healthcare headlines have been dominated these past few weeks with the cyber attack on United Healthcare’s clearinghouse, Change Healthcare.

Chamoun DPC and Weight Management Now Open in Broomall, PA

Posted on March 11, 2024March 11, 2024 by Debbie Farrago

Dr. Dionne Curran-Chamoun, a board-certified family physician and Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine has just opened Chamoun