Our entire experience is designed to get you the treatment you need with a safe and reasonable service. Declining insurance and other third-party payers puts the patient and physician in charge of the medical relationship. Accepting cash, credit cards, faith-based sharing, and HSA accounts allows DPS to keep costs reasonable. Referring to cash-based ancillary services when needed also continues th
e savings. DPS approaches urgent care with a time-saving appointment process so your wait times will not be in an office waiting room chair. same day and sometimes same hour) are available. Our concierge service is a family practice with coordination of care the way “family doctors” used to practice. MASK POLICY: Wearing a mask all the time is not good for anyone’s health, but just as your mother told you to cover your mouth when you coughed or sneezed, please if you have an upper respiratory infection wear a mask when you visit our facility and we will also just in case you sneeze or cough on us. If you do not have any upper respiratory symptoms do not wear a mask when you visit- we like to see what you look like! Direct Physician Services is the “old style” general practice with some updated approaches. Urgent visits whether a sore throat or laceration are handled by appointment rather than patients waiting their turn in the waiting room. Family practice visits are through a concierge service allowing more personal service and ease of services such as telehealth visits and medication refills. Incorporating a functional medicine preventative approach through diet, lifestyle, and genetic evaluation, DPS aims to improve your health not just react in the traditional medicine model. We offer some unique services that most family/urgent cares do not such as low-intensity shockwave therapy, platelet-rich plasma, genetic testing, and health coaching. We are about providing medical care at a reasonable cost and without third-party interference. To that end, we do not accept insurance or government payers. DPS is ideal for high deductible policyholders, HSAs, faith-based plans, and the uninsured. Dr. James Panter, M.D. Board-certified in Emergency Medicine- practicing almost 40 years in the Emergency Department- questioning why do we wait till there is a disease to treat rather than intervening to prevent the disease. Is the cause of the traditional medical model and its self-interest or patient lack of motivation and self-discipline? Both it appears. Dr. Panter wishes to change the healthcare interaction to address the causes of disease with motivated patients who desire to make changes in their life and health. Together optimal health can be obtained.
