Direct Primary Care Membership
At Athena Direct Primary Care & Lifestyle Medicine, your membership is more than access to a doctor—it’s access to time, trust, and truly personalized care. Our model removes the barriers of insurance and bureaucracy so we can focus on what matters most: your health. With transparent pricing, direct communication, and evidence-based care that prioritizes prevention, you’ll experience medicine as it was meant to be—simple, personal, and effective.
What you can expect at Athena DPC:
Access -Direct communication and timely visits when you need care. No wait or minimal wait visits.
Presence - Unhurried appointments focused on listening and understanding.
Prevention - Proactive, evidence-based care that helps you stay well long-term.
Partnership - A trusted physician who guides and supports you through every stage of life.
Clarity - Transparent pricing, clear recommendations, and no insurance confusion.
What’s Included with Your Membership
Our inclusive model keeps the guesswork out of your health
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Personalized, Relationship-Centered Care
• Unhurried appointments focused on your needs
• No wait or minimal wait visits
• Direct communication with your personal doctor/office staff via secure text, email, or phone
• Same-day or next-day appointments for acute visits
• Unlimited telemedicine visits via secure text/email/video or phone visits
• Home visits available at members-only pricing
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Comprehensive proactive & Lifestyle Care
• Annual physical exam that goes well beyond traditional insurance coverage
• Annual Body Composition Analysis FREE for all members
• Routine check in visits based on individual needs
• Comprehensive lifestyle assessment, coaching and personalized treatment plan
• Comprehensive biomarkers, hormonal and metabolic testing
• Access to comprehensive cancer blood testing and screenings
• Comprehensive evidence based cancer prevention strategies
Custom lifestyle interventions in:
▪ Nutrition
▪ Physical activity
▪ Restorative sleep
▪ Stress management
▪ Positive social connections
▪ Risky substance use mitigation -
Evidence-Based Medical Management
• Hormone therapy for men and women, menopause management
• Chronic disease and medication management, including but not limited to…
▪ Endocrine disorders (Hashimoto thyroiditis, hypo/hyperthyroidism, diabetes, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome)
▪ Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, stroke primary prevention
▪ Respiratory conditions (asthma, COPD, allergies)
▪ Neurologic and mental health (migraines, depression, anxiety, insomnia)
▪ Digestive and metabolic health (SIBO,GERD, IBS, fatty liver, peptic ulcer disease, gut dysbiosis and microbiome health)
▪ Men’s health (BPH, urinary concerns, erectile dysfunction, TRT)
▪ Hematologic care (anemia, iron deficiency, immune system support, anticoagulation management)• Weight management and physician-supervised weight loss (* separate fee)
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Acute sick care visits
Sick visits for common illnesses and injuries, including but not limited to:
▪ Sore throat, ear infections, sinusitis, bronchitis, pneumonia
▪ Urinary tract and skin infections"
▪ Shingles, poison ivy, cellulitis, dermatitis
▪ Musculoskeletal injuries, sprains, and other minor acute concerns*Note: Athena DPC does not routinely prescribe controlled substances or opioids for chronic pain management.
Our approachWe Believe your health deserves more than seven minutes.
The average primary care physician face-to-face time with the patient in a conventional healthcare setting is 7 minutes. We know you deserve so much more than that. We take the time to listen, understand, and guide you toward lasting wellness through prevention and partnership.
Membership Rates
Individual Membership
$149 / month
$250 new patient enrollment fee (one-time, non-refundable administrative charge)
Couples & Families
10% discount for each family member (adults and children ages 18–24 living in the same household)
$500 new couple/family enrollment fee (one-time, non-refundable administrative charge)
Home Visits
$300 per visit
Members only; must be an established member for at least six months
Additional Services
Members get discounts on all of our non-membership based services. For a full list of additional services available, including weight loss programs, microneedling and more, click here:
Simple, Transparent Pricing
Care you can plan for—clear monthly memberships with no surprise fees.
Our Manifesto
We believe medicine has lost its way.
It became fast when it should have been thoughtful,
transactional when it should have been personal.
We’re here to bring it back to what it was meant to be—
one physician caring for their patient.
At Athena DPC, care isn’t measured in minutes or billing codes.
It’s measured in trust, prevention, and genuine connection.
We take time to listen, to learn, and to understand the whole person—
not just the condition.
We believe in evidence over assumption,
response over reaction,
and care over crisis.
We believe that healing begins with care,
and that health is not just the absence of disease—
it’s the presence of balance, vitality, and peace.
We are physicians, partners, and advocates.
We are returning medicine to its roots
and reimagining what it means to be well.
This is the future of healthcare—
personal, proactive, and deeply human.
Questions or Concerns on Your Mind?
Our dedicated team is here to provide the assistance you need. Feel free to reach out.
Our Top FAQ
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Direct Primary Care (DPC) is a healthcare model where you receive comprehensive primary care directly from your personal physician through a simple monthly membership. This includes office visits, telemedicine, and ongoing care—without insurance billing or hidden fees.
By removing insurance from the exam room, DPC allows for longer visits, direct access to your doctor, and care that’s focused on prevention, relationships, and long-term health.
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Lifestyle medicine is an evidence-based approach to care that focuses on addressing the root causes of illness and supporting long-term health. It recognizes that nutrition, movement, sleep, stress, relationships, and daily habits play a powerful role in how we feel—and how well we stay.
At Athena Direct Primary Care & Lifestyle Medicine, lifestyle medicine is integrated into your medical care, guided by science and personalized to you. It’s not about quick fixes—it’s about proactive, practical changes that help you stay well, now and for years to come.
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Athena Direct Primary Care uses a membership-based model that allows us to work directly for you, not an insurance company. By removing insurance billing and its administrative demands, we’re able to spend more time listening, explaining, and building meaningful relationships with our patients.
This approach reduces overhead, protects patient privacy, and allows us to deliver thoughtful, timely, and affordable care—without rushed visits or bureaucratic barriers.
You’ll still use insurance for medications, labs, imaging, specialists, and hospital care.
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Yes, absolutely! We recommend that our patients enroll in a medical health insurance plan or medical cost-sharing plan, and a health savings account, thereby ensuring financial help should hospitalization, surgery or referral to a specialist be necessary.
You need health insurance for the big things like surgery, cancer treatment, heart attacks, and car wrecks. We encourage you to have a major medical plan.
Some patients have chosen to enroll in a high deductible plan. This has significantly lowered their monthly premium for health insurance.