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⎈ MORE APPOINTMENT TIME
⎈ GREATER AVAILABILITY
⎈ EASIER SCHEDULING
⎈ DIRECT ACCESS TO PROVIDERS
⎈ AFFORDABLE
⎈ PATIENT-CENTERED CARE
Direct Primary Care (DPC) eliminates insurance red-tape obstacles, including long wait times,, high unexpected costs, and barriers to your prescribed careplan. Rather than commit to contracts involving insurance companies, we contract with you, the patient who is paying us directly for direct access to their care, AND their provider (phone, text, email!). Our focus therefore shifts from insurance requirements to patient needs, as healthcare should always be. A monthly fee provides 24-hour access to your provider, with steep discounts that you can utilize in clinic, or substitute with your insurance provisions outside of our clinic. It's our incentive to make sure your care is affordable and provided at the best cost advantage - see below for examples!
Patients can use DPC benefits alongside their insurance for external services and can submit claims to private insurers (excluding Medicare/Medicaid). DPC accepts HSAs and FSAs, offering a more efficient and transparent healthcare experience with better communication and stronger patient-provider relationships.
↓↓↓ 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, PAPs, 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.
OTHER SERVICES:
(MEMBERSHIP NOT REQUIRED)
WOMEN'S HEALTH
Featuring Brandi Mulryan, Women's Health NP!
Peri-menopause management, Hormone Therapy, Non-Surgical Uro-gynecology, Sexual Health and Wellness, Annual Exams,
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
As a board-certified family (ABFM) and obesity (ABOM) medicine physician, Dr. Sharky enjoys providing a wide range of primary care, hormone therapy, and weight management services that intertwine to improve all aspects of a patient's total health. His focus is to help his patients enjoy total health through preventative care, acute & chronic disease management, and quality of life. When he's not in the clinic, Dr. Sharky enjoys spending time with his family, enjoying the outdoors, staying fit at the gym, and learning new medical skills
Candi Ledford, FNP
Family Nurse Practitionert
Candi has an extensive background as a family nurse practitioner. She has interest in taking care of people of all ages, and is well-versed in HRT and weight loss management.
Brandi Mulryan, WHNP
Women's Health Nurse Practitioner
As a dual-licensed and board-certified women's health nurse practitioner, Brandi has specialized training and experience in treating a wide array of female-specific conditions, including pelvic floor dysfunction, urinary incontinence, chronic pelvic pain, recurrent UTIs and/or Interstitial Cystitis (Bladder Pain Syndrome), non-surgical prolapse options, as well as the treatment of sexual dysfunction. She is also versed in a multifaceted approach to weight loss management and has the capabilities and experience to manage and optimize both women's & men's hormonal health. In her free time, Brandi enjoys being adventurous with her family, traveling, attending concerts and sporting events, dabbling in photography and crochet, and, most importantly, attending her daughter's multiple activities.
