Direct Primary Care Membership for Individuals & Families
Personalized Healthcare
More Access to Your Doctor. More Time for Your Health.
Blue Ocean DPC offers Direct Primary Care memberships for individuals and families who want a more accessible, personal approach to healthcare.
Your monthly membership gives you comprehensive primary care without office visit copays, including longer appointments, same- or next-day availability when possible, and direct access to your physician when questions or concerns arise.
Your monthly membership gives you comprehensive primary care without office visit copays, including longer appointments, same- or next-day availability when possible, and direct access to your physician when questions or concerns arise.
Membership & Pricing
Simple, Transparent Primary Care
Instead of billing insurance for care provided in our office, Blue Ocean members pay a straightforward monthly membership fee.
Individual Monthly Membership
$105
Per month / individual
Get comprehensive primary care, direct physician access, longer appointments, and member pricing on additional services.
Individual Annual Membership
$85
Per month / individual (prepay for 12 months)
Get comprehensive primary care, direct physician access, longer appointments, and member pricing on additional services.
Family Membership
$300
per month (3+ household members)
One monthly rate gives your family access to relationship-based primary care for children and adults.
No Long-Term Contracts
Membership is month-to-month, so there is no long-term contract or cancellation commitment.
Because Direct Primary Care works best as an ongoing relationship rather than occasional episodic care, a re-enrollment fee applies if you cancel your membership and later decide to return.
Because Direct Primary Care works best as an ongoing relationship rather than occasional episodic care, a re-enrollment fee applies if you cancel your membership and later decide to return.
Everything You Need In Everyday Medicine
What's Included With Membership?
Your membership covers much more than an annual physical. Blue Ocean is designed to be the first place you turn for most everyday health concerns.
Office Visits
Preventive & Wellness Care
Diagnostics
Osteopathic Care
Greater Access to Your Physician
Because Blue Ocean maintains a smaller patient panel, members receive greater access to their physician than is typically possible in a high-volume primary care practice.
That includes same- or next-day appointments when possible and direct communication for appropriate medical questions and concerns.
That includes same- or next-day appointments when possible and direct communication for appropriate medical questions and concerns.
View Detailed Member Pricing
Additional Services at Transparent Member Rates
Membership includes your routine primary care, but certain procedures, treatments, laboratory services, medications, and outside costs carry an additional fee.
Rather than passing along the typical healthcare markup, Blue Ocean keeps these prices transparent and as affordable as possible.
Rather than passing along the typical healthcare markup, Blue Ocean keeps these prices transparent and as affordable as possible.
Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT)
Initial OMT Session
Included with membership
15-Minute Follow-Up
$25
30-Minute Follow-Up
$50
60-Minute Follow-Up
$100
Skin Procedures
Cryotherapy / Freezing
For warts, skin tags, actinic keratoses, and other appropriate lesions
$9 per lesion
Skin Biopsy
$20 + pathology fee
Mole Excision
$25 + pathology fee
Lipoma or Cyst Removal
$45 + pathology fee
Laceration Repair with Stitches
$20
Laceration Repair with Skin Glue
$25
Abscess Drainage
$15 + wound culture when required
Joint & Muscle Care
Small Joint Injection
Including appropriate treatment of areas such as the AC joint, tennis elbow, or carpal tunnel
$12
Large Joint Injection
Including shoulder, knee, or hip
$15
Trigger Point Injection – Lidocaine
$5 each
Trigger Point Injection – Lidocaine + Steroid
$12
Steroid Injection
$10
Toenail Procedures
Partial Toenail Removal
$37
Total Toenail Removal
$40
Ear Procedures
Ear Lavage / Earwax Removal
$12.50
Other Procedures
Nexplanon Removal
$15
Colon Cancer Screening
ColoFIT Stool Test
$42
Labs & Testing
Blue Ocean members have access to transparent laboratory pricing that is often significantly below retail rates. Depending on the test, members may choose Blue Ocean’s direct lab pricing or use insurance when appropriate.
Venipuncture & Lab Processing
$139.30
One charge covers the professional blood draw, safe needle disposal, specimen handling, and all samples collected during the visit. Examples of available testing include:
Respiratory Allergen Profile with Total IgE
$25
H. Pylori Urea Breath Test
$140
Functional Medicine Foundational Panel
$164.99
Core 7 Micronutrient Panel
$115
Hundreds of routine and specialized laboratory tests are available. Ask our team about pricing for the testing you need.
Medications
Members have access to select medications at transparent prices below typical retail costs when available.
You are also free to have prescriptions sent to the pharmacy of your choice.
You are also free to have prescriptions sent to the pharmacy of your choice.
Pricing is subject to change. Pathology, cultures, laboratory processing, medications, supplies, or other third-party costs may apply where noted.
How Direct Primary Care Works
A Direct Relationship Between You and Your Physician
Direct Primary Care, often called DPC, is a membership-based approach to primary care.
Instead of billing insurance for services provided within the practice, Blue Ocean works directly with its patients. Members pay a monthly fee that covers their routine primary care and provides greater access to their physician.
Removing insurance billing from the everyday physician-patient relationship allows Blue Ocean to care for fewer patients and spend more time caring for each one.
Instead of billing insurance for services provided within the practice, Blue Ocean works directly with its patients. Members pay a monthly fee that covers their routine primary care and provides greater access to their physician.
Removing insurance billing from the everyday physician-patient relationship allows Blue Ocean to care for fewer patients and spend more time caring for each one.
Direct Primary Care + Health Insurance
If I Have Insurance, Why Would I Also Pay for a Membership?
Health insurance and Direct Primary Care serve different purposes.
Insurance can help protect you financially from larger or unexpected healthcare expenses. Your Blue Ocean membership is designed around the healthcare you are much more likely to use regularly.
Think about the difference between needing coverage for a hospitalization and waking up with a child who has an earache.
With a traditional insurance-based practice, everyday care may still involve copays, limited appointment availability, short visits, and difficulty reaching your physician.
With Blue Ocean, your membership gives you an established physician who knows your family and is easier to reach when everyday health concerns arise.
Insurance can help protect you financially from larger or unexpected healthcare expenses. Your Blue Ocean membership is designed around the healthcare you are much more likely to use regularly.
Think about the difference between needing coverage for a hospitalization and waking up with a child who has an earache.
With a traditional insurance-based practice, everyday care may still involve copays, limited appointment availability, short visits, and difficulty reaching your physician.
With Blue Ocean, your membership gives you an established physician who knows your family and is easier to reach when everyday health concerns arise.
Your Membership Helps Cover:
Insurance Can Still Cover:
You don’t have to choose between having health insurance and having a Direct Primary Care physician.
Primary Care Without a Copay Barrierb
Get Something Checked Before It Becomes Something Bigger
Traditional healthcare can unintentionally encourage people to wait.
Maybe you don’t want another copay. Maybe getting an appointment is difficult. Maybe the concern doesn’t seem serious enough to justify taking time away from work.
Direct Primary Care changes that dynamic.
Because your routine visits are already included in membership, there is less reason to put off a question, concern, or symptom simply because you’re worried about another office visit charge.
That creates an environment where healthcare can become more preventive and less reactive.
Instead of waiting until something becomes urgent, you have an established physician you can reach out to earlier.
Maybe you don’t want another copay. Maybe getting an appointment is difficult. Maybe the concern doesn’t seem serious enough to justify taking time away from work.
Direct Primary Care changes that dynamic.
Because your routine visits are already included in membership, there is less reason to put off a question, concern, or symptom simply because you’re worried about another office visit charge.
That creates an environment where healthcare can become more preventive and less reactive.
Instead of waiting until something becomes urgent, you have an established physician you can reach out to earlier.
Comprehensive Care for Your Whole Family
One Practice for Many of Your Family’s Healthcare Needs
Blue Ocean DPC cares for patients across different ages and stages of life.
Members come to us for everything from routine wellness visits and childhood illnesses to chronic disease management, skin concerns, musculoskeletal pain, and preventive care.
Our services include:
Members come to us for everything from routine wellness visits and childhood illnesses to chronic disease management, skin concerns, musculoskeletal pain, and preventive care.
Our services include:
Primary Care
Preventive care, acute illness, chronic disease management, wellness visits, physicals, and everyday health concerns.
Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT)
Hands-on Osteopathic treatment designed to address musculoskeletal dysfunction and support the body’s natural ability to heal.
Skin Procedures
Biopsies, cryotherapy, excisions, cyst and lipoma removal, wound repair, and treatment of common skin concerns.
Labs & Testing
Routine and specialized laboratory testing with transparent member pricing.
Joint & Muscle Care
Joint injections, trigger point injections, dry needling, Prolotherapy, and other treatments for appropriate musculoskeletal concerns.
Medications & Supplements
Access to select in-office medications, prescription management, and professional-grade supplements.
Good Fit Guide
Is Direct Primary Care Right for Me?
Membership May Be a Good Fit If You…
You don’t have to be sick frequently for membership to have value.
For many members, one of the greatest benefits is simply knowing they have an established physician they can reach when a medical concern arises.
For many members, one of the greatest benefits is simply knowing they have an established physician they can reach when a medical concern arises.
Frequently Asked Questions About Membership
Yes. Blue Ocean simply does not bill insurance for services provided within our practice. You can continue using your health insurance for outside medical care such as specialists, hospitals, imaging, surgery, and other covered services.
Direct Primary Care is not health insurance. We recommend maintaining appropriate coverage for significant medical expenses that fall outside the scope of primary care, such as hospitalization, emergency care, surgery, and specialist treatment.
No copay is required for routine member office visits. Certain procedures, laboratory tests, medications, pathology, cultures, and other services may have an additional transparent fee.
Because Blue Ocean intentionally maintains a smaller patient panel, members can typically access same- or next-day appointments when needed and when availability allows.
Yes. Direct physician access is an important part of the Blue Ocean model. Members can communicate directly with their physician for appropriate medical questions and concerns.
No. Membership is month-to-month and can be canceled without a long-term commitment.
A re-enrollment fee applies if you cancel your membership and later decide to rejoin the practice.
A re-enrollment fee applies if you cancel your membership and later decide to rejoin the practice.
Yes. Blue Ocean practices family medicine and cares for both children and adults. Households with three or more members can enroll under the family membership rate of $300 per month.
Blue Ocean can address a broad range of medical needs within our office, but specialty care is sometimes necessary. When it is, we can help coordinate your referral and continue managing your overall care.
Blue Ocean is a primary care practice and does not replace emergency medical services. For a true medical emergency, call 911 or seek appropriate emergency care.
Direct Primary Care for Families in Middle Tennessee
Blue Ocean DPC provides Direct Primary Care for individuals and families in Hendersonville, Gallatin, Goodlettsville, Sumner County, and surrounding Middle Tennessee communities.
If you’re looking for a family physician who has more time to listen, greater availability when you need care, and a broad range of services available in one practice, Direct Primary Care may be the right fit for you.
If you’re looking for a family physician who has more time to listen, greater availability when you need care, and a broad range of services available in one practice, Direct Primary Care may be the right fit for you.
Ready to Join Blue Ocean?
Get Primary Care That’s Easier to Access
Become a member and experience comprehensive family medicine with longer appointments, direct physician access, transparent pricing, and a healthcare team that gets to know you.
