Why would anyone in their right mind pay a concierge fee for a NP? That is ludicrous.

The minimum amount of education a NP needs is a Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) — about 2 years to get their RN

Then there are RN-to-MSN bridge programs that take 2-3 years. So that could be 4-5 years after high school. Let's say the NP actually has a BA or BS then it is 6 years after high school.

A MD/DO is
4 years of college
4 years of medical school
3 years of residency for Family doctor/pediatrics/internal medicine
That is 11 years of education

Look at the Clinical Training Requirements:
A key difference is clinical training hours:
Physicians usually complete 12,000–16,000+ hours during residency.
NPs typically complete 500–1,000 hours in graduate training.

Not sure about NP concierge but we started using a full pay (by the visit) doctor for DD with a chronic condition. It ends up being about the same as an annual concierge charge. They are super responsive, spend a long time per appointment and have been great with paperwork. Also made some great referrals, including to a helpful research study. So the idea of paying more for a more personalized service has been worth it in this case.

For everyone else in the family, with more routine care, we just use in-network under insurance.

Kelly Goodman!!! Why does this practice come up so much here??

Anonymous wrote:100% worth it for me and my family. A whole new level of care.

A whole new level of care? For a NP? Well, technically correct I’m sure…

100% worth it for me and my family. A whole new level of care.

not at all.

KG right? We love them, but agree on the lack of diversity.

Anonymous wrote:NPs are going concierge?
Now I’ve heard everything.

+1,000,000

NPs are going concierge?
Now I’ve heard everything.

No

It's worth it for someone like my mom, who has major health anxiety and needs a doctor who responds to her in a prompt manner and who can get her in easily to guarantee her she doesn't have a brain bleed, cancer, infections, etc.

I get my labs done every year and have my necessary screenings. It would be a total waste of money for me.

It's worth it for someone like my mom, who has major health anxiety and needs a doctor who responds to her in a prompt manner and who can get her in easily to guarantee her she doesn't have a brain bleed, cancer, infections, etc.

I get my labs done every year and have my necessary screenings. It would be a total waste of money for me.

What does white and blond have to do with anything? If you don't like the practice, then just leave. Sounds like you prefer the Teledocs anyway.

Anonymous wrote:We have paid a local NP a concierge fee for several years. Since telemedicine took off I’m finding this hard to justify. I am able to get quicker appointments, and better care. The telegraphy doctor, rather than steering me toward a lucrative glp1 subscription, took a more detailed look at my labs and found a different problem.

I’m also accessing a much more diverse group of medical professionals. I had not really focused on this before but the entire NP practice is white, often blond, and has high turnover.

What am I missing?

Is this a joke?

We have paid a local NP a concierge fee for several years. Since telemedicine took off I’m finding this hard to justify. I am able to get quicker appointments, and better care. The telegraphy doctor, rather than steering me toward a lucrative glp1 subscription, took a more detailed look at my labs and found a different problem.

I’m also accessing a much more diverse group of medical professionals. I had not really focused on this before but the entire NP practice is white, often blond, and has high turnover.

What am I missing?