DPC Membership vs Non Membership

Direct Patient Care

Ongoing Specialty Care Membership Program

Our membership-based specialty care program was designed to provide children and families with more continuous, coordinated, and responsive pediatric endocrine care — particularly for chronic conditions that require ongoing monitoring and management, such as diabetes and complex endocrine disorders.

Membership Includes:

• Personalized Ongoing Specialty Care
• Continuous management of your child’s endocrine condition
• Ongoing prescription management and medication coordination
• Prior authorization support related to your child’s endocrine care
• Review of laboratory data, glucose trends, and treatment adjustments as medically appropriate

Enhanced Access to the Care Team


Membership provides ongoing access to our multidisciplinary pediatric endocrine team, including:

• Physicians
• Diabetes educators
• Nutrition support
• Health coaching
• Clinical staff support

Communication and care coordination may occur through:

• Office visits
• Phone communication
• Secure patient portal messaging

Predictable Monthly Cost Structure

Membership allows families to better anticipate the cost associated with ongoing specialty endocrine care and chronic disease management.

Included In-Office Services

Depending on your child’s condition and medical needs, membership may include:

• Up to 2 in-office growth assessment X-rays per year

• Hemoglobin A1c testing every 3 months for diabetic patients
• In-office retinal screening (RetinaVue) for diabetic patients

Flexible and Individualized Follow-Up

Because care is structured around ongoing management rather than isolated office visits, the practice is able to provide:

• More individualized follow-up planning
• Greater flexibility with appointment duration when clinically appropriate
• Improved continuity and coordination of care

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Non-Membership / Consultation-Based Care


Some endocrine conditions may be appropriate for consultation-based or intermittent specialty care without ongoing membership enrollment.

These visits are generally focused on:

• Initial evaluation
• Second opinions
• Limited follow-up needs
• Conditions not requiring continuous management

Prescription management and ongoing between-visit care may be limited outside of an ongoing specialty care program, particularly for complex chronic conditions such as diabetes.

Our team will help guide families regarding the most appropriate care pathway based on each child’s individual medical needs.