Beacon Family Medicine follows the DPC model. What does this mean?

Direct Primary Care (DPC) is a simple, modern way to get healthcare. Instead of dealing with co-pays, surprise bills, or rushed appointments, you pay a flat monthly membership fee. That fee covers nearly all of your primary care—checkups, urgent visits, chronic care, and more.

Core features and benefits:

• Membership model: Patients pay a predictable monthly fee

• Unlimited access: Covers all routine primary care services—checkups, chronic disease management, urgent visits, basic procedures.

• Direct relationship: No insurance billing. Patients deal directly with the physician.

• Extended access: Unlimited visits with your doctor, in person or by phone/video. At Beacon we offer same-day or next-day appointments, longer visits, telemedicine, and secure phone/text/email access.

• Transparent pricing: Labs, imaging, are offered heavily discounted rates.

Key difference from traditional care:
Instead of billing insurance for each visit or service, the DPC model removes third-party payers from routine primary care. Insurance is still recommended for catastrophic or specialty care, but DPC covers the bulk of everyday healthcare needs.

Temperature check to see if DPC is for you:
If you are tired of waiting for appointments, short visits where most of you concerns are not addressed, surprises charges, and a different provider each time you are seen, then DPC is for you. At Beacon we are striving to restore the patient physician relationship. It means better access, clearer costs, and care that puts you first.