MySeasideTM,
A Membership Based Practice 

Since concierge doctors charge a membership fee to complement insurance reimbursements, they don’t need to see dozens of patients to stay in business. Also, due to the patient membership fee requirement, concierge doctors have a lower patient panel than insurance-based or institution-based PCP’s.

As mentioned above, concierge doctors see fewer patients daily than traditional primary care physicians, thanks to the membership fee. Since both doctors work for similar hours, concierge doctors will spend more time with each patient.

Due to the high number of patients who require a traditional primary physician’s service, these doctors may not have time for emergency appointments. Furthermore, busy practices have coverage providers who answer after-hour calls and these providers are not familiar with your history.  Therefore, if you rely on a traditional primary physician’s services, you must wait until the appointment date to see your own doctor because they are always fully booked.

The time your doctor has during your annual physicals can determine the thoroughness of the exercise. Since a traditional primary physician serves many patients every day, they’ll only perform the basic tests and review them at a later date. So, you may wait for your results for a week or two. However, if you belong to a Membership Based Practice, your doctor has enough time to offer a variety of tests and screenings.  Our providers spend on average 90 minutes on a new patient intake and 60 minutes for Executive Follow-ups.