Direct Care Endocrinology

Everyone’s big question: Can I earn as much money in a cash practice as I do with insurance? Obviously, I’m going to say yes, because why would I be advocating for this model if it isn’t viable. With direct care you can earn as much or more than you earn in insurance based practice.  The […]

Direct care is just like concierge medicine, right?  Well, nope.  In both models, patients have direct access to their physician. The basis of concierge medicine is paying for access to the doctor. Patients typically pay an annual retainer, physicians still bill insurance and may have office visit fees or co-pays. I believe access is so

What is direct care anyway?  Direct care is a practice model where the physician contracts directly with the patient with no insurance middle person.  The physician sets their prices and the patient pays it. Kind of like everything else in the world. We also contract with labs and imaging centers to provide patients with discounted

Hi! I’m an endocrinologist who started my own direct care endocrinology practice in 2019, a mere two years after graduating from fellowship. Bold move? Sure. People ask me all the time where I got the confidence to take such a leap. Here’s my story. I was working in a VERY busy private endocrinology practice. Our