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Direct Doctors Membership based primary care at affordable rates - unlimited access, convenient scheduling, and text your doctor directly! This is our goal.

Come find out the Direct Doctors difference!! We want to bring back the good old days when the doctor visited knew every member of your family, took time to listen to your stories and concerns, and treated you with compassion and care. To accomplish this, we provide a wide range of personalized services. Our plans offer home visits and all of our plans offer social visits and care coordination during or after a hospital stay. By keeping our practice small, you will always be able to see your doctor or one of your doctor's partners. We do not use an answering service of outside doctors who don't have access to your record and don't know who you are. By getting you in the same day if you need it, you can avoid going unnecessarily to the urgent care, minute clinics, and the emergency room and seeing a provider who doesn't know you. We can help guide you to appropriate specialists when needed but will make every effort to manage your complaints in our primary care office setting. You will be able to see your primary care doctor when you want. You can contact your doctor by cell phone, email, or text messaging. Instead of the usual 7-10 minutes with the doctor, you will choose 30 or 60 minute visits that you can schedule yourself online the same day or whenever it fits your schedule. You can visit, call, or message with the doctor as many times in a year as you need. This means, if your health requires five visits in a week, you can do it! You will only ever be charged one low monthly flat rate fee and a specific price on additional services at-cost. There are no hidden fees or confusing bills. We don't make money by providing you additional services. This helps ensure you only get the procedures and care that you need and want - not what we can bill for as in the typical insurance fee-for-service model. If you have insurance, we will never bill your insurance for our included services. And, for services we don't provide, we will help you to find low cost options and preferred specialists who either take your insurance or bill you a transparent fee. We designed this practice for you! It is a product of years of living in New England, hearing what family and friends want and hope for from their doctor. As three Brown Family Medicine trained doctors, we've decided to challenge convention and bring you a new, different, and, we think, better kind of healthcare.

Your annual visit should be more than ā€œEverything looks normal. See you next year.ā€It is your chance to talk about what ...
10/27/2026

Your annual visit should be more than ā€œEverything looks normal. See you next year.ā€

It is your chance to talk about what has changed, what you are concerned about, and what you can do now to protect your health long-term.

Not sure what to ask? Start with:

• Are my screenings and vaccines up to date?
• Are there changes in my blood pressure, cholesterol, or other health markers we should watch?
• Does my family history change what I should be doing?
• Are changes in my sleep, energy, mood, weight, or other symptoms worth discussing?
• What should I focus on for my health this year?

At Direct Doctors, longer appointments mean there is time for the questions that actually matter to you.

🩺 Looking for a Primary Care physician? We currently have two physicians accepting new patients:

Dr. Laura Henseler | East Greenwich (Primary Care)
Dr. Emiko Ishihara | East Providence (Primary Care)
Dr. Erin Kunkel | East Greenwich (Gynecology)

Ready for Primary Care with more time for you?

Sign up today: directdoctors.org/sign-up

10/27/2026

šŸŽ„ Between Doctors: Why East Providence?

We’re so excited to welcome Dr. Emiko Ishihara to Direct Doctors in East Providence! 🧔

In this episode of Between Doctors, Dr. Ishihara shares why she’s excited to practice in East Providence and what drew her to this community and our relationship-based approach to medicine.

We’re especially thrilled to have her joining Dr. Ashley Lakin, also a family physician, at our Flora Family Health location of Direct Doctors. Together, they’re helping us expand access to thoughtful, personalized care for patients and families in the East Providence area.

✨ Dr. Ishihara is NOW ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS!

šŸ“… Patient visits begin November 30th!

If you’ve been looking for a primary care physician who takes the time to truly know you, now is the perfect opportunity.

Sign up now to secure your spot! Visit the link in our bio to enroll.

Real questions. Real conversations. Better care.

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Join Dr. Erin Kunkel for a free discussion:A Woman’s Guide to Hormones & Midlife Weight GainšŸ“… October 28 | 6–7 PMšŸ“ North...
10/26/2026

Join Dr. Erin Kunkel for a free discussion:
A Woman’s Guide to Hormones & Midlife Weight Gain

šŸ“… October 28 | 6–7 PM
šŸ“ North Kingstown Library
šŸŽŸļø Free event

Come learn more about hormones, midlife weight changes, and what women should know about navigating this stage of life.

Register for the free event: https://loom.ly/5iuy_wg

Questions about services, consultations, or membership with Dr. Kunkel or our Primary Care physicians? Reach out to Direct Doctors.

The best kind of care does more than give you answers. It helps you feel confident taking care of yourself. 🧔We love hea...
10/24/2026

The best kind of care does more than give you answers. It helps you feel confident taking care of yourself. 🧔

We love hearing how personalized care can make a meaningful difference.

Thank you, Alisa, for trusting Dr. Erin Kunkel and Direct Doctors with your care.

Ready for care that gives you the time, support, and guidance you deserve?

🩺 Sign up today: directdoctors.org/sign-up

Waking up at 2 or 3 AM and wondering why your body suddenly forgot how to sleep? 😓Changes in sleep can happen for many r...
10/23/2026

Waking up at 2 or 3 AM and wondering why your body suddenly forgot how to sleep? 😓

Changes in sleep can happen for many reasons, including stress, medications, lifestyle habits, sleep disorders, and health conditions. For women in midlife, hormonal changes during perimenopause and menopause can also play a role.

If waking during the night has become a pattern, do not assume you just have to live with it. Understanding what is disrupting your sleep is the first step toward finding the right solution.

At Direct Doctors, we take the time to look beyond the symptom and understand the bigger picture.

🩺 Ready to get to the bottom of what is keeping you awake?

Sign up today: directdoctors.org/sign-up

10/23/2026

Introducing **Between Doctors** 🩺

Real questions. Real conversations. Better care.

We’re taking you behind the scenes at Direct Doctors for candid conversations with our physicians about medicine, patient care, and what makes direct care different.

First up, Dr. Lauren Hedde sits down with Dr. Erin Kunkel to talk about her experience at Direct Doctors and why practicing medicine differently makes such a difference.

Get to know the doctors behind the care. 🧔

Follow along for more conversations about women’s health, primary care, and everything in between!

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A little love from our friends at Healthy Babies, Happy Moms Inc.! 🧔We're grateful to be featured in their October newsl...
10/22/2026

A little love from our friends at Healthy Babies, Happy Moms Inc.! 🧔

We're grateful to be featured in their October newsletter under ā€œProfessionals We Like,ā€ sharing the story of how Direct Doctors began.

One of our favorite details they highlighted? Dr. Lauren Hedde opened Direct Doctors in 2014 while raising her young family, welcoming two more children during the practice's early years!

Twelve years later, we've grown, but our commitment to personal, relationship-based care remains the same.

A heartfelt thank you to the Healthy Babies, Happy Moms team for sharing our story!

We'd also love to shine a light on their Nurture and Nourish Initiative, which helps families facing barriers to accessing expert, in-home breastfeeding support.

🧔 If you're able, please consider supporting their mission. Every contribution helps make compassionate care more accessible to families who need it.

Donate here: https://loom.ly/QCd-_dA

Your bloodwork came back ā€œnormal.ā€ But you still don’t feel like yourself.You’re tired. Your sleep is off. Your weight h...
10/21/2026

Your bloodwork came back ā€œnormal.ā€ But you still don’t feel like yourself.

You’re tired. Your sleep is off. Your weight has changed. Maybe you just know something feels different.

Here’s the important part: normal lab results don’t mean your symptoms should be ignored.

Bloodwork is one piece of the picture. Your symptoms, health history, medications, lifestyle, and changes over time matter too.

At Direct Doctors, longer appointments give you and your physician time to look beyond a single number and understand the bigger picture.

🩺 Looking for a Primary Care physician? We currently have two Primary Care physicians accepting new patients: Dr. Laura Henseler in East Greenwich and Dr. Emiko Ishihara in East Providence.

Still looking for answers? Start with a doctor who has time to listen.

Sign up today: directdoctors.org/sign-up

šŸ Let’s talk perimenopause and menopause.How do you know when it’s starting? What changes should you look for? And what ...
10/20/2026

šŸ Let’s talk perimenopause and menopause.

How do you know when it’s starting? What changes should you look for? And what can you actually do about it?

Join Dr. Erin Kunkel for a free conversation:
Perimenopause & Menopause: What Is It, How Will I Know If I’m in It, and What Can I Do About It?

šŸ“… October 21 at 6 PM
šŸ“ East Greenwich Library
šŸŽŸļø Free event

Dr. Kunkel will help make sense of this stage of life and answer the questions many women are already asking.

Register here: https://loom.ly/L-GF_Ww

Menopause is not just about hot flashes or the end of your period.Hormonal changes during this stage of life can affect ...
10/19/2026

Menopause is not just about hot flashes or the end of your period.

Hormonal changes during this stage of life can affect your heart, bones, sleep, mood, metabolism, brain health, and more.

That is why menopause care should look at the whole person, not just individual symptoms.

Dr. Erin Kunkel provides personalized, evidence-based care to help women understand what is changing and make informed decisions about their health.

🩺 Ready for care that looks at the whole picture?
Sign up with Direct Doctors today: directdoctors.org/sign-up

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2639 South County Trail
East Greenwich, RI
02818

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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