Newton: 316.283.6655
Andover: 316.202.9990
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Newton: 316.283.6655
Andover: 316.202.9990
Butler County families in Andover, Derby, Rose Hill, Augusta, and El Dorado face the same problem many Kansas patients know too well. Traditional primary care panels run large. Appointment waits stretch. Visits feel rushed. The doctor who knew your history last year may no longer be accepting new patients.
Direct Primary Care changes the structure. Patients pay a flat monthly membership. The practice stops billing insurance for routine care. Panels stay smaller. Doctors regain time. The question is no longer whether the model works. The question is which practice in Butler County actually delivers on access, price transparency, and continuity.
This guide gives Butler County families a clear set of criteria, real operational details from our practice, and a practical way to evaluate the options so the choice matches daily life rather than marketing claims.
Use these six factors when you compare practices serving Andover, El Dorado, and the rest of Butler County.
These criteria come from how patients actually experience care in our clinics. The rest of this article shows how our Andover location performs against them. You can also schedule a free meet-and-greet at any time to see the difference in person.
Most of the time in our practice, patients check in and do not sit down. A staff member is already walking them back. We have run internal competitions to see how many patients we can see without a butt hitting a waiting-room chair. That culture is deliberate.
I and the other doctors personally make nearly all of our own appointments. Patients email with a question or a request. Often the issue resolves by email alone. When an appointment is needed, the doctor who knows the patient books it. This removes a layer of scheduling friction that insurance-based offices cannot eliminate.
Here are some real examples.
One Friday a member walked in at 4:58 p.m. with a hand full of blood. His usual doctor had already left for the day. I cleaned, numbed, and repaired the laceration. He left at 5:35 p.m. The visit was already covered by membership.
Another morning a patient texted about a wrist problem while heading to a Royals game. I ordered an X-ray at Newton Medical Center the same day. He made the game. No separate appointment was required first.
For our enrolled members the practice functions as urgent care. That is what I mean by urgent care for our people. See how Direct Primary Care compares to urgent care for more context. Non-emergent issues travel by email with responses inside 24 hours. True emergencies use the phone. The same line carries hospital pages, so text discipline protects both the doctor and the patient.
Our Andover Direct Primary Care page lists same-day and next-day availability for members. The operational stories above show what that claim looks like in practice. You can also see how this works for sick visits on our same-day sick visits page.
We publish age-based membership rates for the Andover location: $30 per month for children, $60 for ages 18–44, $80 for ages 45–64, and $100 for ages 65–99. There is no enrollment fee and no per-visit copay for covered services. Full details are on our pricing page.
Cash prices for common items stay low because we buy at wholesale and pass the savings through. A complete blood count often costs about $3. An annual lab panel (CBC, CMP, TSH, lipids, and related tests) runs $25–26.
An MRI has been available at $411. An echocardiogram read by a board-certified cardiologist across the hall has run around $180. Common medications such as amlodipine or metformin cost pennies per tablet.
These numbers matter. Many insurance plans use timing rules that deny repeat labs or preventive services if the date falls even one day early. Patients who rely only on insurance often discover the full retail charge after the fact.
Over 85 percent of our patients still carry insurance. They use it for hospitalizations, specialists, and major imaging. They use Direct Primary Care for everyday care so the monthly premium and deductible no longer control routine decisions.
Employer groups and multi-generational families can enroll at $60 per adult per month under group arrangements. The model removes the wallet from the exam room. Parents can send a teenager for a sick visit without sending cash or a card.
For current membership details and the full list of included services, see our Andover Direct Primary Care page.
The Andover clinic is staffed by board-certified family physicians. Dr. Anna Cleland-Leighton sees patients of all ages and is currently accepting new patients. She provides well-woman exams, contraception counseling, and menopause care alongside full-scope family medicine. Dr. Jaimie Fager is not accepting new patients at this time.
Newton-based physicians, including me and Dr. Leah Inman, add internal-medicine depth for complicated adult care and chronic disease management. In our experience, Dr. Inman is the only female internal-medicine physician serving the immediate county area. We Newton physicians also follow our own patients in the hospital. That continuity is uncommon in the region.
Internal medicine doctors were once called diagnosticians. My working philosophy is to identify the mechanism, complete the workup, and hand a specialist a patient whose data is already organized. Reflexive referral without diagnosis is incomplete medicine.
Families often split care across the team. A mother and teenage daughter may see one physician while the father and younger child see another. When a sensitive exam benefits from a different gender, we trade without friction. The priority is the patient, not which doctor’s schedule fills first.
These details appear on the doctor profiles and the Andover Direct Primary Care page.
Families in Andover, Derby, Rose Hill, Augusta, and El Dorado who are tired of two-month waits and ten-minute visits.
Parents who need same-week sports or school physicals plus ongoing care for the rest of the month under one membership. A child’s $30 membership covers the physical and the rest of the month of care.
Teachers and nurses whose schedules make traditional appointment systems nearly impossible. We can leave medication in an exterior lockbox for after-hours pickup when an in-person visit is not required. When a visit is needed, it takes an hour, not a full day off for a substitute.
Small employers and multi-generational families who want a predictable $60-per-adult group rate.
Patients with high-deductible plans who already pay most primary care costs out of pocket and prefer transparent membership pricing instead.
Patients who already have insurance and want to stop using it for routine care so deductibles and timing rules no longer control everyday decisions.
The model does not replace hospital, specialist, or emergency coverage. It removes the insurance middleman from the part of care that happens most often. For more on how this works for busy families, see our guide on why Andover families are switching to Direct Primary Care.
Our Andover clinic is located at 338 S. Andover Road, Suite 200. It serves families across Andover, east Wichita, Derby, Rose Hill, Augusta, El Dorado, and the rest of Butler County. The Newton Direct Primary Care location at 715 Medical Center Drive adds capacity and internal-medicine support for the broader region. You can read more about local access challenges in our Primary Care Access in Butler and Harvey County piece.
Membership includes unlimited office visits, direct physician access by the agreed communication channels, in-office procedures, discounted labs and medications, and the operational culture described above. The first step is a free meet-and-greet with no obligation. Patients meet the physician, ask questions, and decide whether the fit is right.
Availability, communication, and excellence form the practical test we apply to ourselves. The goal is care that removes frustration rather than adding another layer of process.
For a wider view of options in the area, see our comparison of the best Direct Primary Care providers around Wichita.
Schedule a free meet-and-greet through the contact page or call the Andover office at 316.202.9990.
Direct Primary Care is a membership model. Patients pay a flat monthly fee for unlimited primary care visits, direct access to their physician, and no insurance billing for routine services. The practice keeps smaller panels so appointments and communication stay available. The American Academy of Family Physicians provides additional background on the model.
At our Andover location, membership starts at $30 per month for children and ranges from $60 to $100 per month for adults depending on age. There are no copays for covered visits and no enrollment fee. Cash prices for labs and common medications are substantially lower than typical retail or insurance rates.
No. Most members keep insurance for hospitalizations, specialists, emergency care, and major procedures. Over 85 percent of our patients carry insurance while using Direct Primary Care for everyday needs.
Yes. Under current rules, HSA funds can be used for Direct Primary Care memberships in Kansas. Confirm details with your plan administrator.
For enrolled members, same-day and next-day appointments are the norm when medically appropriate. Our practice culture aims to move patients from check-in to the exam room without a waiting-room stay.
Newton-based physicians at Integrity Medicine follow their own patients in the hospital. That continuity is part of the broader practice model supporting the Andover location.
Use the six criteria in this article. Schedule a free meet-and-greet. Meet the physician. Ask about wait times, how appointments are booked, cash prices for common labs, and what happens when a patient needs hospital care. The conversation itself is part of the evaluation.
The best Direct Primary Care practice for your family is the one that can prove access, transparent cost, and continuity in daily operation rather than in brochure language. Our Andover location was opened to serve the growing need across Butler County with exactly those operational details.
Start with a free, no-pressure meet-and-greet. Bring your questions about same-day care, pricing, or how the model works with the insurance you already have. The physician will answer them directly.
Schedule your free meet-and-greet or call 316.202.9990 for the Andover office.
