Free Range DPC Opens in Charlottesville, VA
Free Range Direct Primary Care has joined the ranks of DPC medical practices in Virginia. Dr. Matthew Johnson is a board-certified Family Medicine Physician. He was born and raised in Greeneville, Tennessee and attended the University of Tennessee for his degree in Microbiology. He then went on to the Via College of Osteopathic Medicine in Blacksburg, Virginia for medical school and then the University of South Carolina for residency. He served as chief resident during his final year of residency.
After his residency, Dr. Johnson worked in rural underserved areas in both South Carolina and Pennsylvania while serving in the National Health Service Corps. Following his service, he then became medical director for the St. Luke’s Rural Health Centers in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania while also serving as faculty attending physician with the St. Luke’s Miners Rural Family Medicine Residency Program.
I spent the first few years after residency working in the federally qualified health center world as well as some time employed by a large health system. I, like many others, became very frustrated with the lack of autonomy in my practice and the ability to give my patients the time they needed. I felt like I was caged and that I was forced to provide the care the insurance and health administrators wanted and not the care that my patients needed and deserved. I decided to leave the system and start Free Range Direct Primary Care and I haven’t looked back!
In his free time, Dr. Johnson enjoys spending time outdoors with his wife, Danielle, and their two daughters. He enjoys traveling, good food and fueling his coffee addiction.
