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My DPC Story
As the Direct Primary Care and Direct Care models grow, many physicians are providing care to patients in different ways. This podcast is to introduce you to some of those folks and to hear their stories. Go ahead, get a little inspired. Heck, jump in and join the movement! Visit us online at mydpcstory.com and JOIN our PATREON where you can find our EXCLUSIVE PODCAST FEED of extended interview content including updates on former guests!
Episodes
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How to Start a State DPC Alliance: Direct Primary Care in New York with Dr. Laura Petrescu
When Dr. Laura Petrescu opened Athena Direct Primary Care & Lifestyle Medicine, she was the only Direct Primary Care physician in the Rochester, NY…
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DPC and HSAs: The $150 Rule and How to Opt Out of Medicare | Dr. Phil Eskew
Direct Primary Care no longer disqualifies patients from HSA eligibility. As of January 1, 2026, DPC membership fees are a qualified HSA expense at or below…
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How to Grow DPC With Employers Without Losing Autonomy | Dr. Kyle Rickner, Primary Health Partners
Dr. Kyle Rickner heard about Direct Primary Care in a side room at the AAFP National Conference in October 2014 and committed to it 50 minutes later. Today…
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130 Patients in 6 Weeks: Dr. Nyasha Spears on Her Non-Compete Appeal and Opening Amity Creek Direct Primary Care in Duluth, MN
Two months after opening Amity Creek Primary Care in Duluth, Minnesota, Dr. Nyasha Spears returns to My DPC Story with the real numbers, the real costs, and…
My DPC StoryLive from DPC Summit New Orleans: Boundaries, Employers, and Succession Planning in Direct Primary Care | Dr. Angela Andrews & Dr. Nicholas Jones
Recorded LIVE on the floor at the AAFP Co-sponsored DPC Summit in New Orleans, Dr. Angela Andrews of Direct Primary Care of West Michigan and Dr. Nicholas…
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Hiring Early, Opening a DPC, Setting Boundaries, and Reaching 600 Patients: Dr. Reid Lancaster of Ethos Modern Medicine
From physician assistant to DPC physician, Dr. Reid Lancaster took the long road on purpose. In this episode of My DPC Story, he sits down with Dr. Maryal…
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Facing Burnout, Cancer & Closing His DPC — Dr. Timothy Blain’s Story | Direct Primary Care
When Dr. Timothy Blain opened his direct primary care practice in the middle of COVID, he finally felt like a “real doctor” again — after two decades of…
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Leaving Corporate Medicine for Integrative Direct Primary Care: Ketamine-Assisted Therapy, MCAS, and Sustainable Boundaries with Dr. April Soto
What does it look like to build a Direct Primary Care practice that protects your health as fiercely as it protects your patients? In this episode of My DPC…
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Sustainability in Direct Primary Care: Building a Medical Career That Actually Lasts
CLOSING SOON! VOTE IN THE 2026 MY DPC STORY BATTLE! VOTE HEREWhen most physicians hear the word sustainability, they think about keeping the doors open. But…
My DPC StoryVirtual Assistants for Physicians: Cut Admin Time and Grow Your DPC with Justin Lam
What if you could get back fifteen hours of your work week without seeing a single extra patient?In this special episode, recorded live in a breakout room…
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Sustainable Physician, Sustainable Person: Leaving Corporate Medicine for DPC with Dr. Jeremiah Fillo
What happens to a family physician when the system that trained him decides he no longer has value? In this deeply personal episode, Dr. Maryal Concepcion…
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You Don't Have to Build It Alone: Dr. Esther Khatibi on My DOC, Maternal Equity, and Sustainable Obstetric Care in Direct Primary Care
What does it take to make women's healthcare access sustainable, not just for patients, but for the physician carrying the mission? In this episode of the My…
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Designing a Sustainable Psychiatry Practice Around What Interests You: Dr. Daniel Hochman on DPC, Addiction Medicine, and Building Self Recovery
In this June sustainability episode, Maryal sits down with Dr. Daniel Hochman, a psychiatrist in private practice in Texas and the founder of Self Recovery, an…
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Two Doctors, Two DPC Clinics, and a Renovation Funded by Historic Tax Credits | Dr. Manuel Vogt, Texas DPC
Can Direct Primary Care really pay off for a physician family carrying student loan debt and no employer match? In this episode of the My DPC Story podcast…
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The DPC Doctor Fighting Louisiana's Reproductive Care Crisis: Dr. Emily Holt of Poppy Direct Care
Dr. Emily Holt returns to the podcast one year after opening Poppy Direct Care in New Orleans, and the landscape around her has changed dramatically.When…
My DPC StoryOwn Your Records, Own Your Story: How Vivid Vault Is Helping DPC Patients Carry Their Health History Between Generations | Anna Smith, RN, MPH, CEO of Vivid Vault Health Solutions
What if your new patient visit didn't start with a 200-page ER record dump, scattered portal logins, and a patient saying "I think mom had some kind of…
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Tools That Serve You: AI, Tech, and Autonomy in Pediatric DPC with Dr. Michael Hobbs
This month on the My DPC Story podcast we are talking about the tools that serve us, and Dr. Michael Hobbs is a voice you do not want to miss.Dr. Hobbs is a…
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Suing for Her Freedom: How Dr. Nyasha Spears Won Her Non-Compete Battle and Opened Amity Creek Direct Primary Care in Duluth, Minnesota
Dr. Maryal Concepcion welcomes Dr. Nyasha Spears, family physician and co-founder of Amity Creek Primary Care in Duluth, Minnesota. After her century-old…
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The Tools You Use Serve Your Patients: Building a DO-Led DPC with Dr. Courtney Barrett
Dr. Courtney Barrett, founder of True Insight Direct Care in the Raleigh, North Carolina area, opens our May theme, The Tools You Use, with a conversation that…
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Going Viral on TikTok by Accident: How Dr. Jihan Ansari Built Harbor Direct Primary Care Through Authentic Marketing
Dr. Maryal Concepcion welcomes Dr. Jihan Ansari, founder of Harbor Direct Primary Care in South Orange County, California. Dr. Ansari shares the marketing…
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From Hospitalist Burnout to Driver's Seat: How Dr. Nadia Sirdar Built a Bethesda DPC Practice Rooted in Aging in Place, Women's Midlife Health, and Real Relationships
After nearly a decade as a hospitalist in the Washington, DC area, Dr. Nadia Sirdar realized she had stopped feeling. End-of-life conversations had become a…
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Marketing a Direct Specialty Care Practice: How Dr. Ashley Agan Built Scottie ENT on Reviews, Relationships, and a Patient-First Brand
What does it actually take to market a direct specialty care practice in a city full of competitors? For Dr. Ashley Agan, otolaryngologist and founder of…
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Visible Without the Ick: How Dr. Aleea Gupta Built a Thriving Solo DPC Practice with 12K Followers, Niche Patients & Authentic Marketing
Dr. Aleea Gupta of Family First Direct Primary Care in the western suburbs of Chicago returns to My DPC Story four years after her first appearance, and a lot…
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How Dr. Josh Chow and His Wife Katherine Left Corporate DPC Behind to Open Their Own Practice in Colorado
What does it look like when a physician gets laid off from a corporate-acquired DPC practice and turns that loss into the exact practice he always wanted to…
My DPC StoryThe Financial Side of Sustainable DPC: What Your Accountant Isn't Telling You (ft. Tom Squire, Osprey CFO)
Can Your DPC Practice Survive Its Own Success?Most physicians opening a Direct Primary Care practice master the clinical side quickly. The harder challenge?…
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Melody Health Closed in December. Open Arms Opened in March. | Drs. Connolly, Poulin and Tressan
Dr. Shannon Connolly, Dr. Shayne Poulin, and Dr. Amy Tressan found each other inside Melody Health, a mission-driven primary care practice embedded within…
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She Didn't Start a DPC Practice. She Bought One.
Dr. Feneisha Franklin spent a decade in corporate medicine before finding her door: a Direct Primary Care practice seven minutes from her house, owned by a…
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She Was Working 20 Hours a Day. Here's What She Built Instead.
She was working 20 hours a day in fee-for-service medicine, and her supervisor was online at 3am too, totally unbothered. That's when Dr. Victoria…
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How One DPC Practice Built a Financially Sustainable Model - Without Insurance
Dr. Matthew Hitchcock of Hitchcock Medical Group in Chattanooga, TN has spent over a decade proving that direct primary care is not just better medicine, it's…
My DPC StoryIs Zion HealthShare Legit? Pre-Existing Conditions, Maternity, GLP-1s and Direct Primary Care Explained
Episode Summary:After our episode about Zion HealthShare sparked more listener questions than almost any other episode this season, we brought together Preston…
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Community, Advocacy, and Autonomy: Dr. Aisha Harris on Building Flint’s First Direct Primary Care Practice
We’re closing out February with Dr. Aisha Harris of Flint, Michigan, a board-certified family physician, community advocate, and the founder of Harris Family…
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Practicing Pediatrics at the Intersection of Policy & Purpose: Dr. Jalan Burton on DPC, Home-Based Care, and Intentional Medicine
In this previously aired episode of My DPC Story, host Maryal Concepcion sits down with Dr. Jalan Burton, a Washington, DC/DMV–based pediatrician practicing at…
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Black Physician Entrepreneurship: How Dr. Lola Ashaye Built a Direct Primary Care Practice in Texas
In this episode of My DPC Story, we’re highlighting Dr. Adelola "Lola" Ashaye, a board-certified family and lifestyle medicine physician and the founder of…
My DPC StoryWhat Happens if You Get Sick for 6 Months? Access Options for DPC Doctors + Patients (Zion HealthShare Explained)
If you run a Direct Primary Care clinic, you’ve probably asked: What happens to my family if I can’t work for months? In this episode, Zion HealthShare…
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Celebrating Black Physicians and the Power of Direct Primary Care with Dr. Gabrielle Williams
In celebration of Black History Month and Heart Health Month, we're re-airing our powerful conversation with Dr. Gabrielle Williams, founder of Gateway Direct…
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JANUARY RESET: Reordering Priorities and Designing a Sustainable Practice with Dr. Neal Douglas
Most physicians are trained to manage what’s in front of them.What we’re rarely taught is how to step far enough back to ask whether the direction itself still…
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JANUARY RESET: Reclaiming Meaning and Presence in Medicine with Dr. Meena Julapalli
Not all misalignment shows up as exhaustion.Sometimes medicine works - the protocols are correct, the outcomes are acceptable - and yet something essential…
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JANUARY RESET: Prepared vs. Ready with Dr. Cindy Dafashy
At the start of a new year, many physicians don’t feel burned out, they feel unsettled.In this January Reset re-air, I’m bringing back my conversation with Dr…
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JANUARY RESET: A Year Later: Four Doctors, One Update: Growth, Boundaries, and Building DPCs That Last
This episode is a homecoming!!!As part of our January Reset Series, we’re re-airing a powerful conversation with four physicians from three specialties who…
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Beyond Residency: Family Doctors Share Career Advice and Personal Journeys
This is a great episode to listen to and send to a Med Student or Resident you may know! In this episode of the My DPC Story Podcast, host Dr. Debbie Lupeika…
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Changing Healthcare, One TikTok at a Time: An Update on Dr. Ashlee Hendry’s DPC Story
In this My DPC Story Patreon episode, Dr. Ashlee Hendry of Mid South DPC in Petal, Mississippi, for an inspiring update on her Direct Primary Care journey…
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Resources, Resilience, and the Road Ahead for Direct Primary Care
In today's episode of the My DPC Story Podcast, host Dr. Maryal Concepcion and guest Dr. Amber Beckenhauer reflect on the transformative landscape of Direct…
My DPC StoryCarrying Hope Into the New Year: A Physician’s Christmas Story
A Letter From Me to YouAs we close out 2025, I wanted to take a moment to speak directly to you - doctor to doctor, human to human.This episode is a little…
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Direct Care Movement: An Interview of Dr. Maryal Concepcion by Dr. Demetrio Aguila
Today Dr. Demetrio Aguila, a Direct Care surgeon and Host of the Direct Care Movement Podcast interviews the Host of My DPC Story, Dr. Maryal Concepcion. For…
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Filling the Void: DPC Response to Clinic Closures and Community Needs in New Orleans
Today Dr. Emily Holt, a Direct Primary Care (DPC) physician based in New Orleans, shares her inspiring journey from working in federally qualified health…
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Direct Primary Care’s Inflection Point: What HR1 Within the "One Big Beautiful Bill" Means for Physicians and Patients
Today’s episode is one of the most important conversations we’ve had on My DPC Story. As of July 4th, we are standing at a true inflection point for Direct…
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Finding Her Lionheart: Dr. Maria Rutmann’s DPC Pediatric Practice in Rural Maine
Today we hear from Dr. Maria Rutmann, founder of Lionheart Direct Primary Care in northern Maine. She discusses the transformative power of the Direct Primary…
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Thriving on Her Own Terms: How Dr. "Sassy" Weinstein Built a Direct Specialty Care Practice Blending Sports, Lifestyle, and Autonomy
In this episode of the My DPC Story Podcast, host Dr. Maryal Concepcion interviews Dr. Sarah "Sassy" Weinstein, a triple board-certified physician in family…
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Strengthening Access: Lessons from Dr. Stephanie Lucero’s DPC Journey in Rural New Mexico
In today's episode of the My DPC Story Podcast, host Dr. Maryal Concepcion welcomes Dr. Stephanie Lucero, the pioneering founder of Northern New Mexico’s first…
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Overcoming Familiar Suffering: Dr. Rob Lamberts’ Shift to Membership-Based Medicine
Today's episode features Dr. Rob Lamberts, one of Georgia’s early pioneers in Direct Primary Care (DPC). After nearly two decades in traditional…
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Building Community and Hope: Dr. Isabel Amigues’ Path to Direct Specialty Rheumatology
In today's episode of the My DPC Story Podcast, host Dr. Maryal Concepcion interviews Dr. Isabel Amigues, the first Direct Specialty Care rheumatologist in…
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Navigating Medicare and Open Enrollment: Actionable Advice for Direct Primary Care Practices
This weekend Maryal spoke at the Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellows event in Washington, D.C. about the growing impact of the Direct Primary Care clinic…
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Introducing the Open Enrollment Season Survival Kit for DPC Doctors
In this episode, I am introducing the Open Enrollment Season Survival Kit. Drawing from over four years of experience at Big Trees MD (and interviewing fellow…
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Making an Impact: Dr. Lisa Tritto’s Innovative Approach to Childhood Obesity in Direct Primary Care
In this episode of the My DPC Story Podcast, Dr. Lisa Tritto shares her inspiring journey from general pediatrics to specializing in pediatric obesity medicine…
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From Hospital Rounds to DPC: Dr. Kathryn Dreger’s Story of Empowerment
In this inspiring episode of the My DPC Story Podcast, host Dr. Maryal Concepcion talks with Dr. Kathryn Dreger, a board-certified Internal Medicine physician…
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From Urgent Care to Unfiltered Doctor: Dr. Dana Mincer’s DPC Story So Far
Today we hear from Dr. Dana Mincer, founder of Love Health Direct Primary Care in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, to share her personal journey and the…
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Debunking DPC Myths and Fostering Community in Independent Practice with Dr. Teresa Lovins
Today host Dr. Maryal Concepcion, MD FAAFP interviews Dr. Teresa Lovins, MD FAAFP and a nationally recognized family physician and owner of Lovin My Health…
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Celebrating Five Years of DPC: Growth, Challenges, and Community Impact
In this special "My DPC Story" reunion episode, host Dr. Maryal Concepcion celebrates FIVE!!! years of transformative Direct Primary Care (DPC) journeys with…
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Navigating Healthcare Change in Maine: Dr. Lisa Lucas and the Future of DPC
In this episode of the My DPC Story Podcast, Dr. Lisa Lucas of Fulcrum Family Health in Maine shares her journey from fee-for-service medicine to owning a…
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Collaboration for Change: Entrepreneurial Paths in DPC, Locums, and Direct Contracting
In this episode of the My DPC Story Podcast, Dr. Maryal Concepcion hosts Dr. Holly Shen and Dr. Aaron Morganstein to discuss physician entrepreneurship and the…