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The Direct Care Podcast For Specialists

Tea Nguyen, DPM
Direct Care
Private Practice
Direct Specialty Care
Insurance-Based Medicine
Insurance
Insurance-Free Medicine
Patient Care
Burnout
Direct Primary Care
Podiatry
Marketing
Mental Health
Work-Life Balance
Virtual Assistant
Health Insurance
Patient-Centered Care
Direct Pay Psychiatry
Insurance-Free Practice
Patient Education
Entrepreneurship

Learn why and how to start an insurance-free, hassle-free Direct Specialty Care practice that lets you provide care your way for your patients without middlemen hosted by Dr. Tea Nguyen.

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What if you shouldn’t listen to me?

In this episode, I’m sharing three reasons why I might not be the right person to guide you into direct care.

I’m not a guru with a perfect success story. I’m still evolving, testing ideas in my... more

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Why do I answer my own phone?

Because I can.

And honestly, that’s one of the things I love about direct care.

I don’t need a big staff, layers of people, or a complicated system between me and my patients to run a successful prac... more

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Before you can build a direct care practice, you have to start thinking like a direct care doctor.

The insurance model has trained us to think that more patients means more money, that we should only offer what insurance covers, an... more

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What if the “safe” path in medicine is actually keeping you from practicing the way you want?

After nearly 20 years treating eating disorders, Dr. Lauren Hartman left the traditional healthcare system to build Aspen Grove Adolescen... more

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Recent Guests

Lauren Hartman
Aediatric/adolescent medicine specialist focusing on eating disorders and innovative care models
Aspen Grove Adolescent & Young Adult Medicine
Episode: Aspen Grove with Dr. Lauren Hartman
Brynn Everist
Allergist running a direct-care practice in Kansas City
Direct Care Allergy Practice (Kansas City)
Episode: Prairie Allergy with Dr. Brynn Everist
Amanda Hill
Owner of Hill Health Law Group
Hill Health Law Group
Episode: Hill Health Law Group with Amanda Hill
Dr. Sarah Neitzel
Podiatrist, clinician, coach; runs a private practice with an in-house spa
Episode: Adding a Spa to Your Clinic with Dr. Sarah Neitzel
Dr. Ronen Elefant
Surgeon leading ACES (Ambulatory Care Economic Solutions)
ACES Surgical
Episode: ACES National Surgical Team with Dr. Ronen Elefant
Dr. Joseph Pazona
Urologist, CEO/Founder of VirtuCare
VirtuCare
Episode: VirtuCare with Dr. Joseph Pazona Urologist
Dr. Matthew Hitchcock
Family medicine physician and founder of Hitchcock Direct Imaging
Hitchcock Direct Imaging
Episode: Hitchcock Direct Imaging with Dr. Matthew Hitchcock
Dr. Sushrusha Arjyal
Board certified psychiatrist and board certified sleep specialist
Bliss Sleep and Psychiatry
Episode: Bliss Sleep and Psychiatry with Dr. Sushrusha Arjyal
Dr. Michelle Koolaee
Direct Care Rheumatologist with over 12 years of experience.
Episode: Building a Direct Care Rheumatology Practice with Dr. R. Michelle Koolaee

Host

Dr. Tea Nguyen
Host of Direct Care / Direct Specialty Care-focused episodes, driving conversations around insurance-free practice design and pricing.

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 46 ratings
  • Informative and inspiring podcast

    Dr. Tea’s podcast is a truly motivational as well as insightful resource for those who want to learn about direct care. She really make you feel empowered to want to start my own direct care practice. A lot of what she shared resonates with me because they are what how I have felt for so long too. The fear of taking risks and stepping into unknown and less popular pathway always linger in my head, but my gut and heart always want me to take the chance and be my own boss! Thank you, Dr. Tea for ... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Hopeful DPM
    United States3 years ago
  • Blazing a trail with honesty and generosity

    Dr. Nguyen makes a generous and important contribution to the inevitable and hopeful pendulum swing from near complete control of the “healthcare” industry by increasingly oligopolistic hospital, insurance, and pharmaceutical companies to back to control by patients and their physicians.

    Direct care (both primary and specialty) is a huge wave that is getting clearer by the day — don’t miss it!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    LewellisMD
    United States3 years ago
  • High Yield Facts

    Tea provides a roadmap for practice startup. I have been investigating this myself for a while, and I find this to be very helpful as it is hard to find useful information of this sort in the foot and ankle specialty. Look forward to the next podcast.😍

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    zztaco
    United States4 years ago
  • Well thought out and put together

    Dr. Nguyen presents a thoughtful and thorough explanation of what brought her to a direct pay practice that resonated with me and helped me to better understand the ins and outs of making changes toward more cash pay services. It is entertaining and thought provoking and helped me to see patient care from a different perspective. Thank you, Dr Nguyen!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Footdoc2007
    United States4 years ago

Listeners Say

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Guests are often high-value, informative, and aligned with building sustainable cash-based care.
Feedback highlights clear takeaways and templates that listeners can apply quickly.
Audience notes the host's candor about pricing and systematizing processes.
Listeners describe the show as motivating and practical for starting direct-pay practices.

Talking Points

Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

Prairie Allergy with Dr. Brynn Everist
Q: Does Amuse Drops exist yet and what is it?
Amuse Drops is a sublingual immunotherapy product line launched recently, offering microdose, shelf-stable protein extracts for early allergen introduction, designed to be administered under the tongue with a focus on safety and immune tolerance development.
Prairie Allergy with Dr. Brynn Everist
Q: Can you tell us a little about how you structure the way patients access you? Are they paying per visit, or is there another model?
The guest describes a moving target with multiple pricing streams, including initial fee for a first, longer visit, subscription models for ongoing access and immunotherapy packages, and per-treatment pricing for higher-ticket items, all designed to balance time with non-insurance reimbursement.
Adding a Spa to Your Clinic with Dr. Sarah Neitzel
Q: What are the essential legal and organizational steps to set this up?
Form an LLC to isolate liability, obtain the necessary licenses, set up clear inter-company agreements, and decide on payroll and contracting structures for spa technicians to ensure compliance and financial clarity.
Adding a Spa to Your Clinic with Dr. Sarah Neitzel
Q: Where should doctors start when considering adding a spa to their practice?
Begin with market research in your area to understand demand, competition, and space feasibility, then design a plan that differentiates your offering and aligns with regulatory requirements and a scalable setup.
ACES National Surgical Team with Dr. Ronen Elefant
Q: How do patients learn about and access direct surgical care through ACES?
Patients typically come through direct primary care physicians or employers who self-fund; patients can travel to established hubs like Oklahoma City or join networks in Wisconsin, South Carolina, Connecticut, or Florida as the model expands.

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What is The Direct Care Podcast For Specialists about and what kind of topics does it cover?

A practical, practitioner-centric show focusing on building a Direct Care / Direct Specialty Care practice outside traditional insurance models. Episodes center on pricing, packaging services into memberships, and creating clear offers to attract patients, with a strong emphasis on mindset, scripting, and systematizing marketing and operations. The host frequently promotes a self-paced Launch/Lab program designed to help doctors launch or scale cash-based practices, often through actionable steps, templates, and community support. Notable for its clear stance against insurance middlemen, a high-touch patient experience, and a strategic, value-driven approach to practice ownership that resonates with clinicians exploring autonomy and sustain... more

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2. Brynn Everist
3. Amanda Hill
4. Dr. Sarah Neitzel
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6. Dr. Joseph Pazona
7. Dr. Matthew Hitchcock
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