I'm in the market for a new Primary Care Physician.

Any Aggie PCPs y'all would recommend?

Alamo Family Practice - Dr Scott Thomas - Aggie

I have gentle fingers

I came on TA about 7 years ago and someone recommended Dr. Scott Thomas. He is still my PCP today. Good guy. Good Ag.

I am looking for one either in schertz area or by my office at 281/1604. Mine went to concierge route

Dr James Baros - Aggie Doc

I have been needing this info.

Chili88 said:

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Dr James Baros - Aggie Doc

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That who I used. He is concierge now

any family dr around schertz area that are good?

AgShaun00 said:

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Chili88 said:

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Dr James Baros - Aggie Doc

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That who I used. He is concierge now

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What were his fees for concierge?

My Houston PCP went concierge and his annual fee was only $900. Great for what you got. But when he went to $1800 I dropped - moved away from Houston that year anyway.

Go concierge. Access is night and day better than your typical overbooked PCP.

JamesT83 said:

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Go concierge. Access is night and day better than your typical overbooked PCP.

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I agree with this. As long as you can swing the cost, it does offer a superior experience.

I looked at it like just an added $75ish/mo to my premiums for great access.... as in could often see the doc the same hour that I called for an appointment, would receive follow-up calls to make sure things were going well, had an in-office procedure that typically would have been referred to an out-patient clinic, in-office blood draws, etc, etc.

Vernada said:

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JamesT83 said:

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Go concierge. Access is night and day better than your typical overbooked PCP.

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I agree with this. As long as you can swing the cost, it does offer a superior experience.

I looked at it like just an added $75ish/mo to my premiums for great access.... as in could often see the doc the same hour that I called for an appointment, would receive follow-up calls to make sure things were going well, had an in-office procedure that typically would have been referred to an out-patient clinic, in-office blood draws, etc, etc.

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2500 and my employer pays 100% of my family plan. I just pay copays and deductibles and 20% which I get reimbursed at the end of year up to 4K for family. So concierge doesn't make since for me

If you're currently paying nothing for health insurance then it seems to be easier to justify.

It's like paying $200/mo for your health insurance (this isn't what you are doing, it's just one way of viewing the spend) which is nothing compared to what most folks are paying.

In return for that, you get superior access to your PCP.

Now, I'm not saying you do it. But you're already getting a much better deal on health insurance than 99% of the country so you could add concierge access to your benefits and still be better than almost everyone else in the US when it comes to cost for coverage.

Vernada said:

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If you're currently paying nothing for health insurance then it seems to be easier to justify.

It's like paying $200/mo for your health insurance (this isn't what you are doing, it's just one way of viewing the spend) which is nothing compared to what most folks are paying.

In return for that, you get superior access to your PCP.

Now, I'm not saying you do it. But you're already getting a much better deal on health insurance than 99% of the country so you could add concierge access to your benefits and still be better than almost everyone else in the US when it comes to cost for coverage.

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I get it and hate to lose my dr but it is hard to spend on something I don't use very often as it is.

If you want to stay in Stone Oak, go to Aaron King (Health Texas), Saleh Jaafar (Medcare Associates) or Steven Bauer (Aggie). If you're willing to head towards the Med Center you have more options. Scott Thomas (Aggie), Carlos Roldan, Manny Rodriguez (my doc), & Thomas Mieras (Aggie) would be my top recommendations.