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DPC Life: Direct Primary Care Podcast
DPC Life is a podcast for Direct Primary Care physicians building and sustaining an independent practice. Real conversations about the actual work: leaving insurance-based medicine, setting membership pricing, growing a patient panel, and what the first two years of practice ownership look like. Coaching calls and conversations with DPC docs a few steps further along. Whether you are pre-launch, in year one, or established and stuck, you will find peers who have sat where you are sitting. New…
Episodes
- DPC Life: Direct Primary Care Podcast
DPC Patient Contracts, Website Policies, and HIPAA: What Every New Practice Owner Needs to Know to Stay Compliant with Attorney Kim Cunningham - Part 2
In Part 2 of our conversation with Kim Cunningham, we get into the compliance questions physicians ask her most: whether HIPAA applies to a practice that never…
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DPC Contracts, Website Policies, and HIPAA: What Every New Practice Owner Needs to Know to Stay Compliant with Attorney Kim Cunningham - Part 1
Could your Direct Primary Care practice be following a federal rule it was never required to follow? Kim Cunningham is a healthcare attorney in Beaufort, South…
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Do You Need an MBA to Start a Direct Primary Care Practice? A Physician Founder Explains What Actually Helps You Build a Business - Part 2
In Part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Therese Canares, we get into the practical side of customer discovery: the exact questions to ask patients before you…
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Do You Need an MBA to Start a Direct Primary Care Practice? A Physician Founder Explains What Actually Helps You Build a Business - Part 1
What if the work that grows your practice fastest is the work you do before you ever run an ad? Dr. Therese Canares is a pediatric emergency physician at Johns…
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How to Grow a Direct Primary Care Practice at Six Months: What to Do When You Are Getting Only One or Two New Patients a Month - Part 2
In Part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Ruth Solomon, we walks her through the marketing side: naming and describing her ideal patient in real detail, keeping…
- DPC Life: Direct Primary Care Podcast
How to Grow a Direct Primary Care Practice at Six Months: What to Do When You Are Getting Only One or Two New Patients a Month - Part 1
What do you do when you're six months into a Direct Primary Care practice, doing all the right things, and the patients still aren't coming fast enough? Dr…
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Why Hiring a Marketing Company First Was the Wrong Move and What to Do Instead When You Launch Your Practice - Part 2
In Part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Janeeka Benoit, we get into the marketing side: why the copy she paid for did not sound like her, how she nurtures leads…
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Why Hiring a Marketing Company First Was the Wrong Move and What to Do Instead When You Launch Your Practice - Part 1
What happens when you stop taking the lower rate and start setting your own? Dr. Janeeka Benoit is an internal medicine and sports medicine board, based in…
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How to Launch a Telehealth Direct Primary Care Practice While Still Working in the ER: What Dr. Christina Long Learned in Year One - Part 2
In Part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Christina Long, we get into the operations behind a cash-based telehealth practice: the EHR that was not built for…
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How to Launch a Telehealth Direct Primary Care Practice While Still Working in the ER: What Dr. Christina Long Learned in Year One - Part 1
What does it actually cost to start a telehealth practice, and what do the Facebook groups forget to tell you? Dr. Christina Long is an emergency medicine…
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The Bad Business Decisions That Built a 1,500-Patient Direct Primary Care Practice with Dr. Charles Opperman - Part 2
In Part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Charles Opperman, we cover how his gold tier visit fee works, how he helps patients choose the right membership tier…
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The Bad Business Decisions That Built a 1,500-Patient Direct Primary Care Practice with Dr. Charles Opperman - Part 1
Is age-based pricing really the only way to run a Direct Primary Care practice? Dr. Charles Opperman, internist and founder of Simplicity Health in Ohio…
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From Starting a DPC Practice From Scratch to Taking Over an Existing One: Dr. Amber Price's Unconventional Journey - Part 2
In Part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Amber Price, we continue the discussion about rebuilding a Direct Primary Care practice, the lessons learned along the…
- DPC Life: Direct Primary Care Podcast
From Starting a DPC Practice From Scratch to Taking Over an Existing One: Dr. Amber Price's Unconventional Journey
What happens when you build the Direct Primary Care practice you always wanted and then life forces you to start over? Dr. Amber Price, a pediatrician, began…
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How to Explain Direct Primary Care to Someone Who Has Never Heard of It with Dr. Michelle Mark
She is leaving a fee-for-service job in the fall and has not yet figured out what to call her practice, what her elevator pitch is, or who her ideal patient…
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DPC Series Ep. 4: Resident to DPC Owner - Clinic Update, Marketing Strategy, and What She Did Not Expect
She finished residency on a Friday. By Monday she had moved out of her house, put everything in a storage unit, and had no job lined up. But she still chose to…
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Growing a DPC Practice Without Social Media: How Dr. Lina Feaster Attracts Patients
You have been in fee-for-service medicine for years. You are good at it. And it is quietly draining the life out of you… Dr. Lina Feaster stayed in the system…
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No Plan, No Patients, New Town: Dr. Nicole Newingham's DPC Launch Story
Today I'm coaching Dr. Nicole Newingham, a family physician in Newtown, PA who is four weeks out from the soft launch of Neu Lifestyle Medicine. Nicole did…
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Dr. Erik Petersen on How Automations Can Save Your DPC Practice
Today we're replaying my conversation with Dr. Erik Petersen, co-founder of First Call DPC in Panama City Beach, Florida. Erik is an emergency medicine…
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DPC Marketing Fix: Pick One Patient, Not Everyone
Today we're replaying my coaching conversation with Dr. Jo Ann Beltre, the founder of Wander Caare Pediatrics in Epping, NH. Dr. Jo Ann is a pediatric DPC…
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SEO Grew Her DPC in a Month: Dr. Lok's Asheville Playbook
Today we're replaying my conversation with Dr. Catherine Lok, the founder of now Well Woven Direct Primary Care. Catherine went straight from residency into…
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Shoved Into DPC: Her Corporate System Closed While Fully Booked
Huge congratulations to Dr. Michelle Cooke, the 2026 DPC Physician of the Year. 💛 We are so proud, so inspired, and so grateful for the work she is doing at…
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A DPC Hiring Lesson: How Do You Hire the Right Doctor for Your DPC Practice?
Huge congratulations to Dr. Wendy Molaska, who was recently honored with the inaugural DPC Physician of the Year Award at the DPC Summit. We could not be more…
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DPC Mastery: Shifting from "Salesy" Marketing to True Patient Service
Today I'm coaching Dr. Maheswari Raja of Flower Mound, TX, an 18-year family physician who just walked away from her seventh job in corporate medicine and is…
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What No One Tells You About Leaving Traditional Pediatrics to Open Your Own DPC Practice
Dr. Chelsea Johnson is back on the podcast, four months into her pediatric DPC in Liberty, MO. When we last talked, she was two weeks out from opening. Today…
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DPC Series Episode 3: Six Months Ahead of Schedule with Dr. Brian Bost
Six weeks ago, Dr. Brian Bost was a telemedicine-only doc with a soft launch and a long timeline. Today, he's standing in his brand new brick-and-mortar office…
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The Lean Startup: Running a Telehealth-Only DPC (with Dr. Shehzein Khan)
Today my guest is Dr. Shehzein Khan, a family medicine physician in Irvine, California who launched her practice, Solace Primary Care, during her maternity…
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DPC Series Episode 2: Resident to DPC Owner - The Real Costs & Strategy with Dr. Claire Russell
Episode #2 in the DPC Series: From Resident to DPC Practice Owner - The Real Costs & Strategy with Dr. Claire Russell Today my guest is Dr. Claire Russell, a…
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The Networking Formula Every DPC Doctor Needs
I'm coaching Dr. Shikha Joshi of Bloom Direct Primary Care in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Joshi is four months into her DPC after nine years as a hospitalist, and…
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AI, Branding, and Your First Patients: DPC Marketing in 2026
Today I'm sitting down with Alexa Torres of Care Identity, a brand and web designer who has spent close to a decade working specifically with Direct Primary…
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Marketing a DPC When You Hate Social Media, Coaching Call with Dr. Moizah Saad (Part 2)
After almost two years of paying for DPC marketing companies that did not deliver, Dr. Moizah Saad finally decided to take control of her own growth. In Part 2…
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Uncovering Your Ideal Patient Avatar: Coaching Session with Dr. Moizah Saad
In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Moizah Saad, an internal medicine physician who left California corporate medicine, moved to New Jersey, and opened her…
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DPC Series Episode 1: Hospitalist to DPC with Dr. Brian Bost
After 16 years as a med-peds hospitalist, Dr. Brian Bost launched B2 Direct Care in Denver, but he didn’t completely give up hospital work, unlike most DPC…
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From Hospital Rounds to Garden Clubs: How Dr. Nadia Sirdar Built the DPC Practice Nobody Said She Could — Part 2
You can be the most skilled physician in your city, but if nobody knows you exist, your practice won't grow. In Part 2, the real strategy comes out. Dr. Nadia…
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Starting DPC After Years as a Hospitalist: How Dr. Nadia Sirdar got 50 patients in Bethesda
What happens when a hospitalist who’s spent years running codes and rapid responses is told she “can’t” do Direct Primary Care? She launches anyway, hits 50…
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“Do You Take My Insurance?” How Dr. Donna Mayeda Explains DPC Without Feeling Salesy (Replay Episode)
When a patient asks "Do you take my insurance?" — do you know what to say? Most DPC doctors freeze in that moment. Not because they don't believe in what…
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Direct Specialty Allergy Care From Scratch – Dr. Anita Sivam, Inspire Allergy & Asthma
In this episode, allergist Dr. Anita Sivam shares how she left a large group practice in suburban Indianapolis to build Inspire Allergy & Asthma, a direct…
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Starting DPC: Lessons from a Live Physician Q&A
Thinking about DPC and quietly wondering: What does life actually look like on the other side? In this live Q&A replay, we answer one of the most honest…
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How Dr. Rebecca Berens Uses Referrals to Grow Her DPC Practice
We walk through Dr. Rebecca Berens’ journey of building a DPC practice while navigating motherhood, uncertainty, and the unexpected challenges of opening in…
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Starting DPC With One Patient: How Dr. Marissa Fusella Is Finding Patients For Fusella Family Medicine
If you feel like you spend more time checking boxes than caring for the human in front of you, this conversation will hit home.In this episode, I sit down with…
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10 Fears That Keep Physicians Stuck (And How To Finally Start Your DPC Practice)
In this episode, I share the 10 fears I hear over and over from physicians who are thinking about Direct Primary Care but feel unsure about leaving employed…
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Stop Answering the Same Question 30 Times: Systems for the Modern DPC
What if growth didn’t have to cost you your emotional bandwidth? In this episode of the DPC Life Podcast, I’m joined by Dr. Noemi Adame, a pediatric Direct…
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“Do You Take My Insurance?” How Dr. Donna Mayeda Explains DPC Without Feeling Salesy
Coaching a brand-new DPC micropractice in Hawaii through pricing pushback, ‘concierge’ confusion, and early-growth doubt. When a patient asks, “Do you take my…
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Independent Practice Path- A Safer Way to Leave Employed Medicine
Thinking about leaving employed medicine for independent practice? At the recent DPC Women Connect workshop, I kept hearing the same concern - not how to open…
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Should You Start Hybrid Instead of Pure DPC? with Dr. Cindy Ojevwe
DPC can look freeing from the outside, but few people talk about the uncertainty that comes with DPC. In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Cindy Ojevwe, a…
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What Does an Automated DPC Practice Actually Look Like? — Dr. Erik Petersen
You can’t grow a DPC practice, be a great physician, and still show up fully at home if everything stays on your plate. At some point, something breaks, or you…
- DPC Life: Direct Primary Care Podcast
How to Escape Physician Burnout by Starting a Direct Primary Care Practice
What really happens when a burned‑out family doctor walks away from the RVU treadmill and rebuilds medicine on her own terms? In this episode, we sit down with…
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Hiring a Second DPC Doctor: Mistakes, Red Flags, and Lessons Learned
What if the worst day in Direct Primary Care is still better than the best day in employed medicine? In Episode 23 of DPC Life, I talk with Dr. Wendy Molaska…
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When Doctors Break Quietly: What Corporate Medicine Takes and DPC Restores
What happens when a pediatrician decides she’d rather rebuild her career than lose herself to the system? In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Noemi Adame…
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When Is It Time to Leave the System for DPC? (with Dr. Sandra Koehn)
What do you do when medicine starts taking more than it gives back? For Internal Medicine physician Dr. Sandra Koehn, the breaking point became a turning…
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Is Your DPC Practice Failing? Why Your Accountant Might Be Wrong
If doing your QuickBooks every weekend feels like pulling teeth, this episode is your novocaine. We sit down with Nate Goodman, a CPA who built his firm…
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Explaining DPC Without Convincing: A Real-Time Coaching Session with Dr. Alisa Awtry
How to talk about Direct Primary Care, find your people, and let go of the guilt. Feeling burned out in corporate healthcare and obsessing over DPC, but stuck…
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Dr. Una on Physician Entrepreneurship: Mindset Shifts Every Doctor Needs Now
This episode is a fan favorite and one of the most popular from the DPC Life Podcast. We hope it brings you meaningful insights and inspiration during this…
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4 Years of DPC: What Worked, What Didn’t, and What We Are Still Learning
Happy Holidays! This episode is one of the most listened-to episodes of the DPC Life Podcast, and we believe it will bring you valuable insights during this…
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The Truth About DPC Growth: Why You Might Get Zero Patients (and Why It's Still Worth It)
Internal medicine and lifestyle medicine physician Dr. Kashiti Long (Long Health and Wellness, Charlotte, NC) shares the unfiltered reality of leaving…
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Leaving the ER for DPC: How Dr. Chelsea Johnson Built Kidz MD to Keep Kids Out of the Hospital
This is a transparent, real‑world coaching session with Dr. Chelsea Johnson, founder of Kidz MD Pediatric DPC in Liberty, Missouri. After years in academic…
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From Burned-Out Hospitalist to DPC Freedom: Dr. Nadia Sirdar’s Bethesda Journey
Are you a primary care or hospitalist doc charting at 11 p.m., staring at RVUs, and wondering, “Is this it?” In this episode, Dr. Nadia Sirdar, an internal…
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Dr. Una on Physician Entrepreneurship: Mindset Shifts Every Doctor Needs Now
If you're an employed physician feeling dissatisfied, a DPC dreamer preparing to leap, or a mom balancing family and a new practice, this episode is your guide…
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Zero Patients, One Hurricane, New DPC: How Dr. Lok Built River Rock (Twice!) from Scratch
If you’re a resident dreaming of DPC or an early DPC doc staring at an empty panel, this episode is your proof that you can start from nothing and still win…
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Stop Saying “24/7”: Coaching Dr. Jaclyn Harris on the DPC Access Promise Patients Actually Believe
Who it’s for: Docs launching their DPC in the next 12 months who want a pitch that attracts the right patients and protects their time. You’ll learn: The…