DIRECT PRIMARY CARE (DPC) in a nutshell....
⎈ Time - longer appointments (one hour).
⎈ Availability - fewer total patients per provider.
⎈ Easy scheduling - call or us our new app!
⎈ Direct access - text or email your provider directly!
⎈ Affordable monthly memberships
⎈ No contracts or long-term commitments (cancelling is free ANY time)
⎈ Transparent pricing - no "gotcha's"
⎈ Discounts - on labs, radiology, and medications
Direct Primary Care eliminates many of today's complexities to receiving care, including issues with insurance coverage, waiting/scheduling times, unnecessary or cumbersome insurance requirements (ie prior authorizations), excessive costs, and many others by allowing medical professionals to do what they're trained to do; provide medical care.
EVEN IF YOU HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE, you can still utilize any and all of the benefits provided by DPC where it benefits you, and you can use your insurance for anything outside of the clinic if you so choose (lab, medication, radiology, physical therapy, referrals, etc). For PRIVATE insurance providers, we can supply you with paperwork to make a claim toward your insurance provider (limitations apply; cannot provide this for Medicare or Medicaid insurance types). We also accept HSA and FSA's so long as your employer allows it (sometimes an explanation of benefits is needed - we can supply those as well).
The bottom line is, we believe in a much more efficient method of total care, with better communication (texting, calling, or emailing your provider), price transparency, affordable plans, the time to answer questions, and a better overall patient-provider relationship.
See below for some examples of ways we help you save money:
PRESCRIPTIONS
We can order prescriptions for almost any condition (i.e. hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes, infections, arthritis, depression, anxiety, and more) through licensed USA-based distributors. Most can ship to us within 2 day's time. We compare prices of medications to GoodRx© and other similar companies to determine the lowest cost.
You may be paying too much for your medications. We can help you find the best price.
IMAGING
Local imaging centers (Diagnostic Imaging Centers and Element Imaging) provide substantial discounts for DPC members. For example, X-rays for DPC members cost around $30, whereas MRI's may be upwards of $600 - far less expensive than typical costs for the same professional service.
Savings here can be quite substantial, and help you save quite a bit of money.
BLOOD TESTS (LABS), BIOPSIES, URINE TESTS, ETC.
Virtue Medical utilizes LabCorp, who helps us provide VERY low costs for labs. Labs cost as little as $5; routine physical labs costs around $50.
Save on labs and get results sent directly to your email with details about your results.
What's the cost of a membership?
Check out our pricing page HERE to check out the Pricing Page now.
Other services, such as hormone therapy, weight loss treatments, and PRP injections are available to DPC members at a discounted rate. If you're looking for services
OTHER SERVICES:
(MEMBERSHIP NOT REQUIRED)
HORMONE THERAPY
Improve your energy, endurance, cognition, and live your best life!
An advanced program designed for both men and women, with optimization that targets symptomatic control while closely monitoring blood levels carefully on a regular basis!
WEIGHT MANAGEMENT
Get to a healthy goal weight, and make it last!
We approach weight loss starting with long-term goals and expectations instead of a "catch-and-release" plan. Get through the barriers, plateaus, and other pitfalls of weight loss failure with a with a variety of weight loss modalities.
SEXUAL WELLNESS
Focusing on healthy relationships and healthy intimacy
Medical and procedural treatments for men and women, encompassing treatments from erectile dysfunction, poor sensation, decreased libido, difficulty with orgasm, menopause-related changes, and more!
AVIATION MEDICAL EXAMS
Class 2 and class 3 AME exams
This satisfies the FAA requirement for pilots to have and keep an updated medical certificate in order to fly.
-- ABOUT US --
Chad Sharky, DO
Physician/Owner of Virtue Medical
Chad Sharky, DO, was born and raised in eastern Kansas City. After attending the University of Missouri and completing medical school at KCU, Dr. Sharky completed family medicine residency training through UMKC at University Health (formerly Truman). As a primary care provider, Dr. Sharky enjoys providing a wide range of services that intertwine to improve all aspects of a patient's total health. He is board-certified in family medicine (ABFM), 2022 diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM), member of the American Academy of Family Physicians, and a member of the Direct Primary Care Alliance (DPCA). When he's not in the clinic, Dr. Sharky enjoys spending time with his family, watching his oldest daughter perform with the Grain Valley Marching Eagles, his second daughter dance with Releve, and coaching his son who plays baseball for SPY Academy.
