Productivity Hacks for Direct Primary Care Doctors

Some Productivity Hacks for Direct Primary Care Doctors

How can we be more productive in our Direct Primary Care practices? That question came up on a recent forum about direct primary care, and I’m sharing some highlights here!

• Dictating

• Macros - using macros can save a ton of time! For me, I have a handful that I use just about every day, but they range from sending someone my calendar so that they can schedule their own appointment, to sending someone our signup link so that they can sign up for the service, to hashtags about common note templates. For example, if I type “#TwoMonths” into my medical record, I’ll get a note template with all of the developmental milestones for a two month well child visit

• Watching videos at 2x Speed

• Listening to Audiobooks or Podcasts at 1.5 or 2x speed

• Listening to Audiobooks while driving, cleaning, walking, or washing the dishes

• Having a paper shredder by the door so that you can immediately shred all the junk mail or non important documents. This can keep your mail pile manageable! Personally, I use a recycling bin for non-confidential documents and a shredder for any confidential or sensitive documents

• Voice Dream App - I have this amazing app called Voice Dream on my phone that allows me to convert news stories or emails or PDFs or Word Documents into an audio format. I send the file to this app, and a computerized voice reads me the information. So, if I need to read an important news article, I can use Voice Dream and listen to it on my way into the office.

The Most Powerful Productivity Hack for Direct Primary Care Doctors

One of my favorite productivity hacks for my business has been leveraging Search Engine Optimization.

Basically, a lot of doctors think that they have to convince individual people to sign up for their practices, and that is somewhat effective, but hugely labor intensive.

The better strategy, and the one that saves me a ton of time, is spending about an hour each week writing about what our business does and how it helps people in the community.

Now, when people need that kind of help, they search for it on Google, and they find us! Which is amazing because we have a continual stream of new patients based on this traffic from Google.

#StartupDPC

I talk about how I do this via one of my courses on how to attract new patients, here: https://www.startupdpc.com/take-action

Streamlining Your efforts

Another way that I improve my productivity is by writing down or recording videos of frequently asked questions. If I find that I’m being asked the same question over and over again by patients, community members, or colleagues, I find that the best way to be productive is to not type out an individual response to each person, but to create an information tool - like a book, YouTube video, Course, or a Master Class on that topic.

For instance, when I first started my direct primary care practice, many people in my community and across the country asked me what it was all about. That led me two write my first book, Direct Primary Care: the Cure for Our Broken Healthcare System. Now if someone has a question about how my practice operates, I can direct them to this book!

Then, when I established a successful and thriving direct primary care practice, many of my colleagues asked how I was able to start and grow Plum Health DPC. I diligently wrote down all of my individual responses into a twenty-chapter book called Startup DPC: How to Start and Grow Your Direct Primary Care Practice. Now, when someone asks how I created a thriving DPC practice, I direct them to this book.

For our patients, they have a ton of questions about Coronavirus, so I compiled an entire series of videos about coronavirus, COVID19, and the vaccines on my YouTube Channel.

Next, doctors started asking for more details beyond the book, so I put together my courses on direct primary care and I recently launched the Startup DPC Master Class event, happening May 14th and 15th, 2021. That way, I can explain things once to a group of people who are interested in learning, and they can learn from each other as they grow.

Thanks for reading, and have a wonderful day!

-Dr. Paul Thomas with Startup DPC

Direct Primary Care is Hard

Direct Primary Care is hard.

Fee-for-service is hard.

Choose your hard.

#DirectPrimaryCareIsHard #DPCisHARD

Direct Primary Care is hard.
Fee-for-service is hard.
Choose your hard.#DirectPrimaryCareIsHard #DPCisHARD pic.twitter.com/g42ENant8l

— Paul Thomas, MD (@PlumHealthDPC) March 13, 2021

The secret is out - it’s hard to run a direct primary care practice. It’s hard to build a business from the ground up, to consistently communicate clearly with patients and their families. It’s hard to negotiate for better prices for lab services and it’s hard to learn how to draw blood. It’s hard to be responsible for ordering and dispensing medications for patients and for organizing a medication room. It’s hard to learn enough new skills to be successful in the direct primary care model.

But, it’s also hard to be an employed doctor in the fee-for-service model. It’s hard to have to see 20 to 30 patients each day. It’s hard to not have enough time to give your full time and care to your patients in the fee-for-service model. It’s hard to deal with the pajama notes and burnout that is associated with this fee-for-service style of practice.

Fortunately, you get to choose your hard.

You get to choose if you want to practice in the direct primary care model or in the fee-for-service model.

Choose wisely.

How Much Money Will You Make in Your Direct Primary Care Practice?

How Much Money Will You Make in Your Direct Primary Care Practice?

Doctors want to know how much money they’ll make when they start a direct primary care practice. This question came up in the Direct Primary Care Facebook Group. You can join it, here.

Here’s the question in full:

I’ve been looking into doing a DPC practice, however the numbers don’t make sense to me. If I charge a patients $100 a month for unlimited visits, as well as access to email and phone calls. so if I sign up 500 patients that’s $600000 a year. Taking out overhead I’m left with $400,000. But with unlimited visits that encourages pts to constantly come in and makes fir a busy practice and on top of it I’m doing emails and phone calls after hours and after taxes maybe taking home $250,000. Is this correct or am I missing something ? Is there a way to charge for visits in addition to the monthly fee ? Do you drop all insurances when you are dpc?

Here’s my answer:

Well, there’s a lot there.

First, if you’re doing it for the money, then this may not be the right path for you.

Second, there are so many intangible benefits to running a successful DPC practice, like more time with patients, greater autonomy and satisfaction with your practice of medicine.

Third, because you only have 500 patients, not 2,400 like a typical doctor, you see 5x’s fewer patients each day, leading to less stress and more time with your patients.

Fourth, your overhead is super high - there are ways to deliver excellent care at a lower cost than what you’re projecting.

I explain the ethos of this movement in great detail in my book and I give a ton of practical pointers there as well:

https://www.startupdpc.com/books

#StartupDPC

The my response was followed up with a follow-up question:

But overhead is related to where you practice so if you practice in an expensive area the rents will be expensive and people expect higher pay

To which I responded:

yes, that's true, but I think that's a smaller piece of the puzzle than you perceive it to be. In my experience monthly rent is a big expense, but just 5% of our current monthly revenue, so in no way is it the biggest expense. Plus, when you scale up and hire more doctors, the relative cost of your rent becomes much less.

STARTUP DPC - DIRECT PRIMARY CARE MASTER CLASS

Because there are no in-person conferences this year, we are hosting an intimate gathering of Direct Primary Care doctors who are looking to start and grow their DPC practices. We did this last year, and it was a rousing success! Join our Direct Primary Care Master Class on May 14th through May 15th, 2021 at our Plum Health DPC office in Detroit, Michigan and accelerate your growth as a DPC doctor.

Thanks for reading and watching, and best of luck in your direct primary care journey!

-Dr. Paul Thomas with Startup DPC

Direct Primary Care Practice Featured on PBS

Direct Primary Care Practice, Plum Health, Featured on PBS

Earlier this month, Plum Health DPC was featured on PBS. The show details the staff and operations of Plum Health DPC. Here’s what PBS said about Plum Health DPC:

Dr. Paul Thomas knew what he wanted to do with his life since the age of 17. After completing medical school, residency and a short stint at an Urgent Care facility, he founded Plum Health. Plum Health offers direct primary care services based on a subscription model. Rather than charge patients for each visit, patients pay a set fee each month, gaining direct access to doctors as needed.

Why Traditional Media Engagement Matters

If you’re a direct primary care doctor and starting your own DPC practice, traditional media engagement can be like jet fuel for growing your practice. Traditional media is any form of mass communication available before the advent of digital media. This includes television, radio, newspapers, books, and magazines. The audiences for these platforms are vast, but not well targeted. Yet, engagement here can still be very powerful.

In my book, Startup DPC: How to Start and Grow Your Direct Primary Care Practice, I how to get on TV, and I’ve included those passages below:

If you want to be interviewed on Television, you’ve got a bit of work to do. First, by being interviewed on podcasts frequently, you’ll have the same speaking skills that will be transferrable from the radio or podcast medium to the television medium.

Second, you can practice speaking into a camera by filming yourself each week. Yes, you can film yourself weekly doing a show on your YouTube channel about any topic that you desire. Try to look into the camera and tell a story about an interesting patient, an interesting new development in medicine, or the progress you’ve made in your clinic, like a new hire or a new piece of equipment or even a new test or treatment that you’re offering.

Again, you’re working out your own rough spots, so that when you appear on camera you look polished and professional. In this regard, you will want to look your best each day, so keep up with your personal grooming. Some doctors get last-minute calls to appear on Television or the Local News as a credible authority, so make sure you have a clean white coat handy.

Action steps: If your goal is to be featured on the news in your town or city, get camera ready. Start creating content on your YouTube channel on a weekly basis. You can interview interesting people in your town on health-related topics or you can talk about topics you’re passionate about. Make sure you have professional attire on hand at your office, perhaps a clean white coat and a freshly pressed top or blazer on a hanger at your office.

From there, I go on to describe how doctors can engage with the media by building relationships, interacting on social media, and sending press releases. Of course you can pick up a copy of the book, or check out our course that delves into this topic for more information.

STARTUP DPC - DIRECT PRIMARY CARE MASTER CLASS

Because there are no in-person conferences this year, we are hosting an intimate gathering of Direct Primary Care doctors who are looking to start and grow their DPC practices. We did this last year, and it was a rousing success! Join our Direct Primary Care Master Class on May 14th through May 15th, 2021 at our Plum Health DPC office in Detroit, Michigan and accelerate your growth as a DPC doctor.

Thanks for reading and watching, and best of luck in your direct primary care journey!

-Dr. Paul Thomas with Startup DPC

How This Direct Primary Care Doctor Started Their Practice With $90

How This Direct Primary Care Doctor Started Their Practice With $90

I originally made this post on LinkedIn on New Year’s Eve:

I started Plum Health DPC in November 2016.

I opened my bank account on a hot summer day a few months before my launch 🚀 with the $90 worth of cash I had on hand.

We now have over 900 patients, 3 doctors, and 2 locations. 🏥

However small you think you are, or however small you’re starting from, you can grow, do amazing things, and have a huge impact. 💯

Make 2021 your year to chase your dreams, pursue your passions, and live your purpose.

Don’t live in regret, take action.

#PlumHealth #Detroit #HealthCare #DirectPrimaryCare

The Ingredients Needed to Start a Successful Direct Primary Care Practice

I made this post because I want medical students, residents, and early-career primary care doctors to embrace entrepreneurship and start their own practices. Physicians are often stymied by the perceived complexity of starting their own practices, but it doesn’t have to be that way. I often tell doctors this: if you’re smart enough to pass your boards, gritty enough to make it through residency, and compassionate enough to choose a primary care specialty, you have all of the ingredients necessary to start a successful and thriving direct primary care practice.

“But I Don’t Know Anything About Business!”

Here’s a typical scenario: I speak in front of a large group of family doctors or internists about direct primary care. I lay out the pros and cons, show them my scars from the failures, and show them the trophies from my victories. I see them turning it over in their minds and I see the light bulbs go off (one of the best feelings in the world).

After the presentation, the microphone gets passed around the auditorium and without fail, I get asked this common question: “how did you learn about business? Did you get an MBA?” Translation: “I don’t know anything about business and this running-your-own-business thing is scary!”

My typical response goes something like this: if you had the grit and the wherewithal to endure medical school and residency, if you have the smarts to pass your boards, and if you selected a primary care specialty because you love talking to and taking care of people, you have all of the essential ingredients to be a great small business person.

When it comes down to it, business is all about relationships and building strong relationships with people in your community. If you build a strong relationship with your existing patients, they are more likely to become long- term customers. If you build a strong relationship with the local small business owner, they will be more likely to send their sick employee to your office. Because of the relationship, that small business owner knows that their employee will get compassionate care and great service from you. If you build strong relationships with your community leaders, specialist colleagues, and vendors, you will have a thriving source of referrals and therefore a more sustainable medical practice.

I’m going off on a tangent here, but you don’t need an MBA to be a successful businessperson. Some of the wealthiest and most innovated entrepreneurs in the world do not have an MBA – Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Howard Schultz, Mark Zuckerberg, Tony Hseih, and Gary Vaynerchuk don’t have an MBA and you don’t need one either. Also, savvy people go to top-flight business schools not for the education, but for the relationships that they will develop. These relationships at top-tier institutions open up doors for higher-paying management and consulting positions.

That being said, for you and your DPC practice, you don’t need an MBA. However, if you want to take a small business 101 course that covers the basics, or read a few business books, this will give you a solid foundation to start your DPC practice. Specifically, I’m writing this book to give you the tools that you’ll need to start the DPC practice that you deserve to have.

The above is an excerpt from my recently published book, Startup DPC: How to Start and Grow Your Direct Primary Care Practice, available on Amazon.

STARTUP DPC - DIRECT PRIMARY CARE MASTER CLASS

Because there are no in-person conferences this year, we are hosting an intimate gathering of Direct Primary Care doctors who are looking to start and grow their DPC practices. We did this last year, and it was a rousing success! Join our Direct Primary Care Master Class on May 14th through May 15th, 2021 at our Plum Health DPC office in Detroit, Michigan and accelerate your growth as a DPC doctor.

Thanks for reading and watching, and best of luck in your direct primary care journey!

-Dr. Paul Thomas with Startup DPC

Dr. Paul Thomas MD Featured on The Changed Physician

How I started Plum Health DPC - a recap with The Changed Physician

This is Episode 68 of The Changed Physician Podcast when hosts, Drs. Melissa Cady and Kevin Cuccaro, speak with direct primary care physician, Dr. Paul Thomas about how any new physician can successfully start and build a direct primary care practice.

Timeline:

• 01:00​ Why and how he started a DPC practice in 2016

• 03:40​ How he dealt with the fears of risk & recruited interest from patients

• 05:00​ The house call that changed everything

• 06:30​ Where he started his physical practice

• 10:00​ His first “doctor bag” (medications from Andameds)

• 10:50​ Setting up a business entity

• 13:45​ Medical malpractice

• 17:00​ How he acquired new equipment/resources

• 20:00​ How he adds value to his patient members

• 22:30​ Electronic Medical Records from beginning (e.g. Atlas, Hint & Elation, etc.)

• 24:30​ Typical overhead for direct primary care

• 25:40​ Leveraging moonlighting while building own practice

• 28:00​ Reasons not to go into your own direct primary care practice

• 29:30​ The “safer” route?

• 32:00​ How he marketed himself and grew his practice

• 35:30​ Pain now or pain later?

• 39:00​ Paul Thomas’ take on his own practice and work

You can learn more about Dr. Paul Thomas and his practice at: https://www.plumhealthdpc.com/

HOW CAN I LEARN MORE ABOUT STARTING A DIRECT PRIMARY CARE PRACTICE?

If you enjoyed reading this blog post and if you want to learn more about starting and growing your direct primary care practice, look no further than our book and our courses on how to start and grow your direct primary care practice. We at Startup DPC have begun compiling some of the best content available on this blog, in our book, and in our courses.

The best place to start is to take our Direct Primary Care Business Plan course, available here. From there, you can learn how to attract new patients to your direct primary care practice and how to find the perfect location or build out the practice of your dreams.

STARTUP DPC - DIRECT PRIMARY CARE MASTER CLASS

Because there are no in-person conferences this year, we decided to host an intimate gathering of Direct Primary Care doctors who are looking to start and grow their DPC practices. We did this last year, and it was a rousing success! Join our Direct Primary Care Master Class on May 14th through May 15th, 2021 at our Plum Health DPC office in Detroit, Michigan and kickstart your DPC journey!

Thanks for reading and watching, and best of luck in your direct primary care journey!

-Dr. Paul Thomas with Startup DPC

Startup DPC Mailbag: Who Can I Get to Design My Logo For My Direct Primary Care Practice?

Today I received a great question on Logo Design for a Direct Primary Care practice. Here’s the question: “Anyone know someone who can do a quick logo? I have the image (drawing).”

Here’s what I said: “Ask the people on your personal Facebook page this question!!! This will accomplish several things - first, it'll build buzz for your practice! Second, it will help you build fans. Years from now, one of your patients will say "Hey doc, remember when you first started and were asking around for a logo design? look at you now!" Third, you may find someone in your community who will do it for you and later become a patient. Start building your brand now by letting your community help shape that brand! Best of luck #StartupDPC”

When you’re starting and growing your direct primary care practice, every step that you take towards creating your practice is an opportunity to build your practice with your community. When you share that you’re starting a DPC practice and looking for a logo designer, this will build buzz and excitement in your community. Your fans - those who follow your progress closely - will rally around your brand or your banner and they’ll want to see you succeed. Let them follow you on this crazy journey as you pursue your passions and build your dream practice.

As you build your practice work collaboratively with your community - perhaps you’ll find the perfect web designer is a few blocks away, or your logo designer is nearby, or your lawyer, or your accountant. Cultivate these relationships by creating win-win scenarios.

For us, we worked with a local person who designed our logo, who later became our patient. It’s a great way to build a brand that is created by your local community and supported by your local community.

HOW CAN I LEARN MORE ABOUT STARTING A DIRECT PRIMARY CARE PRACTICE?

If you enjoyed reading this blog post and if you want to learn more about starting and growing your direct primary care practice, look no further than our book and our courses on how to start and grow your direct primary care practice. We at Startup DPC have begun compiling some of the best content available on this blog, in our book, and in our courses.

The best place to start is to take our Direct Primary Care Business Plan course, available here. From there, you can learn how to attract new patients to your direct primary care practice and how to find the perfect location or build out the practice of your dreams.

Startup DPC - Direct Primary Care Master Class

Because there are no in-person conferences this year, we decided to host an intimate gathering of Direct Primary Care doctors who are looking to start and grow their DPC practices. We did this last year, and it was a rousing success! Join our Direct Primary Care Master Class on May 14th through May 15th, 2021 at our Plum Health DPC office in Detroit, Michigan and kickstart your DPC journey!

Thanks for reading and watching, and best of luck in your direct primary care journey!

-Dr. Paul Thomas with Startup DPC

The First Direct Primary Care Doctor in Puerto Rico

Dr. Lorimar Ortiz is the First Direct Primary Care Doctor in Puerto Rico

Dr. Lorimar Ortiz is the First Direct Primary Care Doctor in Puerto Rico - yes you read that correctly! Her clinic is called The Way Family Clinic. She has launched recently, has gained a few members, and looks forward to growing into this model.

About Dr. Lorimar Ortiz (Spanish):

En respuesta al deterioro en la calidad del servicio de medicina primaria en Puerto Rico, fundé la primera clínica de Cuidado Primario Directo (DPC) en nuestra isla. En mi clínica recibirás un cuidado personalizado donde trabajaré en conjunto contigo para lograr tus metas de bienestar físico, emocional y familiar. Estaré accesible para ti a tu mayor conveniencia. Disfrutarás de citas sin espera, evaluaciones agendadas para el mismo día o al próximo, visitas extensas y relajadas, acceso vía llamada telefónica, texto, correo electrónico o vía mensajería a través de tu portal de paciente. Todo esto a un costo mensual asequible, similar a tener una membresía de Netflix o de un gimnasio.

About Dr. Lorimar Ortiz (English):

In response to the deterioration in the quality of the primary medicine service in Puerto Rico, I founded the first Direct Primary Care (DPC) clinic on our island. In my clinic you will receive personalized care where I will work together with you to achieve your goals of physical, emotional and family well-being. I will be accessible to you at your greatest convenience. You will enjoy appointments without waiting, evaluations scheduled for the same day or the next, extensive and relaxed visits, access via phone call, text, email or via messaging through your patient portal. All this at an affordable monthly cost, similar to having a Netflix or gym membership.

Dr. Lorimar Ortiz is the first Direct Primary Care doctor to start a practice in Puerto Rico. She started The Way Family Clinic.

HOW CAN I LEARN MORE ABOUT STARTING A DIRECT PRIMARY CARE PRACTICE?

If you enjoyed reading this blog post and if you want to learn more about starting and growing your direct primary care practice, look no further than our book and our courses on how to start and grow your direct primary care practice. We at Startup DPC have begun compiling some of the best content available on this blog, in our book, and in our courses.

The best place to start is to take our Direct Primary Care Business Plan course, available here. From there, you can learn how to attract new patients to your direct primary care practice and how to find the perfect location or build out the practice of your dreams.

Thanks for reading and watching, and best of luck in your direct primary care journey!

-Dr. Paul Thomas with Startup DPC

Dr. Paul Thomas MD Discusses Personal Branding for Growing Your Medical Practice

Personal Branding for Direct Primary Care and Direct Speciality Care Doctors

Personal branding is such a huge topic for direct primary care doctors and perhaps even more important for direct specialty care doctors. With personal branding, a physician is demonstrating their value to the community by consistently communicating their character to their audience. There are several mediums to communicate your value and leveraging social media platforms or interacting with the media can be powerful ways to build your personal brand.

In this video, I give doctors 8 simple steps to start building their personal brand. If you love this content, you can read more in our book or take our course on personal branding, found here.

Eight Simple steps to build your personal Brand

1. Understand that you are your personal brand - you can demonstrate that you’re there to help people in your community.

2. Get professional head shots - these can make a huge difference in attracting new patients to your practice. Get photos in your office and in your community.

3. Take any speaking engagement you can get - speak to school students, adults in the community, at libraries, at pitch competitions and beyond.

4. Share about these speaking engagements on your social media channels.

5. Share about these speaking engagements on your blog - this will help you reach a broader audience and improve your search engine optimization.

6. Demonstrate that you’re an expert in your field - show people how you’re making people’s lives better by sewing up a laceration or improving their health in a tangible way.

7. Reach out to the media and tell them what you do - you should send out a press release to the media each time you take the next step with your business. Most time, you will not hear anything, but when a producer features you, it will be a home run.

8. Repeat - once you do all of the above, you have to do it again. You have to come up with creative ways to engage with your audience. If you do this consistently, you’ll be able to attract more patients to your practice.

HOW CAN I LEARN MORE ABOUT STARTING A DIRECT PRIMARY CARE PRACTICE?

If you enjoyed reading this blog post and if you want to learn more about starting and growing your direct primary care practice, look no further than our book and our courses on how to start and grow your direct primary care practice. We at Startup DPC have begun compiling some of the best content available on this blog, in our book, and in our courses.

The best place to start is to take our Direct Primary Care Business Plan course, available here. From there, you can learn how to attract new patients to your direct primary care practice and how to find the perfect location or build out the practice of your dreams.

Thanks for reading and watching, and best of luck in your direct primary care journey!

-Dr. Paul Thomas with Startup DPC

Examples of Laboratory and Radiology Pricing at Direct Primary Care Practices

Negotiating lab and radiology prices can be difficult for new direct primary care doctors, but it doesn’t have to be. Armed with a few strategies and a few sample price sheets, you should be able to negotiate your way to lower prices for your patients and your community. This is important because you can actively lower the cost of healthcare for your patients and community, so remember that you’re doing the good work and you’re being a steward of health care resources.

Strategies to Get lower prices for lab work and radiology services

There are a few key strategies to get lower prices for your lab work and radiology services, and it starts with being persistent. You have to persistently negotiate on behalf of your patients and your community. I remember when we got our first price offering from Quest, the prices were astronomical. So I called rep after rep until I finally found the one who could help me get to a lower price. Sometimes it can feel like beating your head into a brick wall, as these are huge companies who don’t really care about small, independent practices. But, the squeaky wheel gets the grease, and you have to squeak loudly to get the prices you want.

The other option is to shop around and to show a sample price list, like the one below, to several different companies and have them match your price. All of this really comes down to persistence and being a tireless advocate for your patients and their pocketbooks.

Negotiating prices with the labs can be a little cumbersome, mostly because the sales team is usually a little harder to work with compared to other industries. But it's definitely worth it and a little persistence pays off in multitudes.

Logistically, when you work with a large lab company, you're going to want to ask for "client bill" prices. In this client bill set up, you will pay 100% of the bill each month directly to the lab, and then you will collect payment from the patients. This is fairly easy to automate, especially if you put your lab prices into your EMR.

Sample prices for laboratory testing in a direct primary care practice

That being said, here are some sample prices for our most commonly run laboratory tests. We contract with Quest diagnostics, but other physicians use LabCorp or smaller, independent laboratories in their communities. You can take a look around at the options available to you in your region.

• Our basic lab panel

  • 10231 COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL $6.27

  • 496 HEMOGLOBIN A1c $5.54 [83036]

  • 6399 CBC (INCLUDES DIFF/PLT) $4.18 [85025]

  • 7600 LIPID PANEL, STANDARD $5.21 [80061]

  • 899 TSH $6.27 [84443]

• Urinalysis and urine culture

  • 395 CULTURE, URINE, ROUTINE $5.49 [87086]

  • 7909 URINALYSIS REFLEX $2.65

• Sexually transmitted infection panel

  • 11363 CHLAMYDIA/N. GONORRHOEAE RNA, TMA, UROGENITAL $23.00 [87491, 87591]

  • 36126 RPR (DX) W/REFL TITER AND CONFIRMATORY TESTING $4.18 [86592]

  • 6447 HSV 1/2 IGG,TYPE SPECIFIC AB $16.21

  • 91431 HIV 1/2 ANTIGEN/ANTIBODY,FOURTH GENERATION W/RFL $10.46 [87389]

• Pap Testing Panel

  • 58315 THINPREP TIS PAP $24.00 [88175]

  • 90887 HPV mRNA E6/E7 $45.00 [87624]

• Basic hepatitis panel

  • 10306 HEPATITIS PANEL, ACUTE W/REFLEX TO CONFIRMATION $51.73 [80074]

  • 499 HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY QL $18.82

  • 8472 HEPATITIS C AB W/REFL TO HCV RNA, QN, PCR $15.68 [86803]

Sample prices for radiology testing in a direct primary care practice

Here are the radiology prices that we have for our patients. We use a free-standing imaging center in the community that readily supplies a list of cash prices.

• 2D MAMM SCREENING W 3D TOMOSYNTHESIS 77067 + 77063 $260

• 2D DIGITAL MAMM SCREENING 77067 $185

• CHEST 2 VIEWS 71046 $43

• US ABDOMEN COMPLETE 76700 $165

• US PELVIC 76856 $149

• US TRANSVAG PELVIC 76830 $166

• LUMBOSACRAL 4 VIEWS 72110 $70

• DEXA HIPS PELVIS SPINE 77080 $55

• MR LOW JOINT WO CONTR AST 73721 $316

• MR LUMBAR WO CONTRAST 72148 $299

• US BREAST LIMITED (NOT ALL 4 QUADRANTS) 76642 $119

• CT ABD AND PELVIS W CONTRAST 74177 + Q9967 $464

If you’d like to see the full price list of our labs or our imaging, I can send you a PDF copy, just fill out the form below, with the subject “SEND ME YOUR PRICES”:

HOW CAN I LEARN MORE ABOUT STARTING AN DIRECT PRIMARY CARE PRACTICE?

If you enjoyed reading this blog post and if you want to learn more about starting and growing your direct primary care practice, look no further than our book and our courses on how to start and grow your direct primary care practice. We at Startup DPC have begun compiling some of the best content available on this blog, in our book, and in our courses.

The best place to start is to take our Direct Primary Care Business Plan course, available here. From there, you can learn how to attract new patients to your direct primary care practice and how to find the perfect location or build out the practice of your dreams.

Thanks for reading and watching, and best of luck in your direct primary care journey!

-Dr. Paul Thomas with Startup DPC