Startup DPC: How to Start and Grow Your Direct Primary Care Practice

Startup DPC is a step-by-step guide to starting and growing your direct primary care practice. The book is based on 4 years of real-world DPC experience. Since it’s publication, it’s reached the #1 spot on Amazon in the Physician category and it’s gained the full support of leading direct primary care doctors:

"Dr. Paul Thomas does it again! An easy to understand and implement guide to making your DPC practice as successful as it can be!"
- Eleanor Host, MD, Whole Family Direct Care

"I have followed Dr. Paul Thomas' career since he started Plum Health DPC in 2016. His ability to integrate podcasts, blogs, and media appearances within his brand is incredible. Dr. Paul presents direct primary care to physicians in a digestible, seamless format that has solidified his position as a DPC influencer across the country. His branding and marketing techniques are top notch, and I can't wait to see what creative ideas he formulates in the future. Dr. Paul is truly a rising star in the DPC movement."
- Dr. James Pinckney II, CEO & Founder Diamond Physicians

Additionally, the book has garnered some amazing reviews so far. Here’s the top review:

Dr. Thomas has a wealth of knowledge from his experience starting and running a highly successful DPC practice. This book, his previous book, and his online courses are all extremely helpful resources for physicians to start their own DPC practice to provide better, more affordable care to patients.

The next review came from Kendrick:

This book is more than just one guys thoughts about starting a DPC practice. Dr. Paul has been advocating purpose driven business for years. If you have a goal of making money with a successful DPC practice you may or may not find that brings you happiness or fulfillment. Dr. Paul's discussion fo the concept of ikigai could change your life if you are open to it.

The practical stuff is here too. You could follow this recipe for a practice like his and have something you could really be proud of in the end. But inevitably, you're going to be adding in your own ingredients and the recipe here becomes not a restriction but a great base to start with.

I honestly can't believe what Dr. Paul has accomplished. He and I started practices at the same time and if I were the comparing type, I'd feel bad about myself. Instead, I'm choosing just to be inspired.

Sincerely thank you for the kind words Kendrick, I really appreciate you.

If you’d like to pick up a copy of Startup DPC, you can do so here.

Direct Primary Care: the Cure for Our Broken Healthcare System

Direct Primary Care: the Cure for Our Broken Healthcare System is available on Amazon. The book discusses the current challenges in the healthcare system, and how the direct primary care model addresses those challenges head on. It has sold thousands of copies and has received praise from healthcare thought leaders:

"We spend nearly one fifth of our GDP for substandard healthcare in America. If we're going to fix it, we need to think outside the box. Direct Primary Care is part of the solution, and Dr. Paul Thomas is one of its leaders. As health director of the City of Detroit, I saw firsthand how lack of access to primary care hurt Detroiters - and I saw how Dr. Thomas's model could provide that services in an accessible, affordable, and friendly way. This book matters for anyone who believes healthcare has to change, and that revolutionizing primary care is part of that. Kudos to Dr. Thomas for his leadership in Detroit and in this movement." - Abdul El-Sayed, MD, DPhil

"Dr. Paul has perfectly encapsulated the ideals and importance of the DPC movement. If you want to understand this grassroots movement of primary care physicians and patients, read this book." - Ryan Neuhofel, DO, MPH, Family Physician, Owner of NeuCare, Past President of the Direct Primary Care Alliance

It has also received great reviews from everyday readers on Amazon. Here’s one of those reviews:

This was a fantastic, passionate, and very simple approach to addressing a huge problem in the American healthcare system. I learned a lot from reading Dr. Thomas’s book. I highly recommend any physician read it if anyone is considering going into direct primary care.

Thanks for reading these books and best of luck in your direct primary care journey!

-Paul Thomas, MD