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[quote=Anonymous]Those of you who are happy with your concierge doctors, do you mind sharing names and their practice?

Over the last 15 years, I have been using concierge PCPs who were mainly Internists and I had mixed experience.

At first (15 years ago), you could really tell the difference between concierge and regular doctors (same day/next day appointments), no wait time, no rush appointments, 24 hr access to their emails, phone and text. They also helped get appointments with specialists in less time than you would get on your own.

Lately, I am seeing a different trend. Most highly regarded concierge doctors are not accepting new patients. The ones that are accepting new patients are hardly worth the extra money i a m paying. I am with MDVIP right now, appointments can take anywhere from couple of hours to couple days to schedule, long wait times in doctor’s office, no regular phlebotomist on premises, access to doctor via portal (can take 24-48 hours for doctor to reply). Recently, I had a test and it it took my doctor 2-3 weeks to get back to me after test results were available. No help with speeding up appointments with specialists either. I am hoping that this just one bad experience, so I am looking for a new good concierge doctor in Vienna/McLean/Fairfax area. Please post names if you know any who are taking new patients.[/quote]

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