Big Bump in Concierge, Direct Primary Care in Recent Years

MedPage Today December 17, 2025
Jennifer Henderson

Growing presence comes amid changing primary care landscape

Key Takeaways

• A study found that the number of concierge and direct primary care practices in the U.S. increased 83.1%, from 1,658 in 2018 to 3,036 in 2023.
• The number of concierge and direct primary care clinicians increased 78.4%, from 3,935 in 2018 to 7,021 in 2023.
• The trend coincides with more advanced practice clinicians and more corporate ownership in these practices.

The number of concierge and direct primary care practices in the U.S. rose sharply in recent years, as did the number of clinicians providing such care, researchers found.

Concierge and direct primary care practices increased 83.1%, from 1,658 in 2018 to 3,036 in 2023, reported Jane Zhu, MD,...

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