Comprehensive and compassionate direct primary care for the whole family.
What is Direct Primary Care?
Individuals barely making ends meet, small businesses just trying to get by, families with mouths to feed - who has money lying around to spend on medical costs? Pine Ridge Family Medicine in Colorado Springs provides the healthcare you need without breaking the bank. With Direct Primary Care, our providers can care for you without having every decision questioned by an insurance company. Our providers get to spend more time in appointments with you, meeting your needs, rather than spending hours on paperwork. For a reasonable monthly membership fee, you get all the appointments you need to help you (and your employees!) reach maximal health. It may sound too good to be true at first, but our current patients can vouch for us - we really do provide excellent care at a fraction of the price you would expect!
Join our family
Pine Ridge Family Medicine is a practice reminiscent of the old days of true family medicine - we like to care for people of all ages and backgrounds, as well as perform a wide variety of procedures in addition to dispensing medications, without charging more than you can afford. Our office is meant to make you feel at home. It’s as close as you can come to having a doctor in the family, without having to pay for medical school.
The Pine Ridge Family difference
Personalized primary care without the financial burden.
Many Americans are realizing that expensive health insurance does not always equate to better medical care. That high monthly cost often goes to supporting the infrastructure and paperwork that insurance necessitates! PRFM has found that our small business model allows for better healthcare, without insurance getting involved at all. Here’s how:
Providers and staff who care.
Joining our practice adds you to an exclusive group - instead of the 3,000-4,000 patients that regular physicians accept and struggle to remember a thing about them, we only allow a maximum of 600 patients per provider. We don’t need to attract more patients than we can handle, and we don’t want to.
Affordable monthly membership
The kind of medical care we provide sounds like it should cost a fortune. We hear that a lot! But when we cut out the extra expense of dealing with insurance companies, we found that we didn’t need to charge much for incredible service! Additionally, many are shocked at how we can help you to navigate the healthcare system, to find less expensive medications. Come see what seeing your doctor was meant to be like.
Short wait times, and unlimited visits.
How disappointing when you sign up with a new provider, only to hear it will be weeks or months before you can see them, and then spend only 5-10 minutes together. We can see you, no matter what’s going on, within a reasonable time, often the same day or next day.
Full service - appointment, meds, and labs in one place
If you’re anything like our current patients, you don’t realize what a hassle it is to wait at the doctor’s office, then wait at the lab, then wait at the pharmacy. Until you don’t have to! Our phlebotomists are some of the best around and will save you time and energy going to multiple locations for your medical needs.
What our patients are saying about us
“I have been with Pine Ridge Family Medicine now for a couple of years and absolutely love the model of practice they follow of not taking insurance. You can get in right away and the Doctor will see you for as long as necessary to answer all your questions and make sure you are satisfied with the care you receive.
My wife used to work for a doctor's office and a doctor was in the office talking to you for more than ten minutes, their boss would speak to them about excess of ten minutes, they had their hands tied and were limited in how they could satisfactorily do their jobs.
Now, speaking of insurance, we know that doctors that deal with insurance spend half of their time or more dealing with insurance companies that influence their ability to make proper decisions about your treatment in many different ways. This is a crime in my eyes, and I am certain those of so many doctors as well.
In short, I have saved a ton of money on this plan and have gotten superior care throughout my time with this practice. If you have not tried it yet, you surely should, you won't regret it. Bryan Forsyth, PhD.”
—Bryan Forsyth, PRFM Patient
“Our family has been going to Dr Vecchiarelli’s office for many years. The moment you walk into the office you are met with a staff that shows genuine care and concern. Dr V. and the whole staff take time to listen and explain and create great relationships with their patients! Thank you for all these years of great care!”
— Kelly W, Pine Ridge Patient
“Dr.V and the ENTIRE staff is AMAZING! Always super helpful, knowledgeable and do everything they can to make you feel welcomed! The doctors actually take time with you in your visit, you don’t feel rushed. I feel they go above and beyond every time! I absolutely love the nurses as well!.”
— Katlyn S, Pine Ridge Patient
“Dr V is so knowledgeable and caring. I love knowing that patients can be seen when they need to be, instead of the next available several weeks away, which is how many doctors are forced to schedule. This practice has been very good for our family and so affordable.”
— Nola P, Pine Ridge Patient
Ready to join our family?
Start the journey to better health today, and meet the last new doctor you’ll ever need! Our office will collect the basics of how to contact you, and who else you want to allow to have access to your medical records. Your medical history will be discussed with your provider - no exhaustive medical forms for you to complete. Then just a one-time enrollment fee and a monthly payment gets you unlimited access to our knowledgeable doctors.
Call our office to set up payment, or do so online below. Our memberships are structured on a month-to-month basis, allowing you the freedom to cancel anytime with a 30 day notice. To learn more about our monthly membership rates and benefits, head to our Member Benefits page.
Contact Us
No matter your question, we are here during office hours to talk it over. Or send us an email anytime! We know DPC is a difficult concept to understand when you are used to typical health insurance - just wait until you try it and see how great it is, then it will make a lot of sense.
Email
info@pineridgefamilymedicine.com
Phone
(719) 550-5180