Dr. Jennifer E. Richards, MD

About Dr. Richards

She earned an undergraduate degree at Central College in Pella, Iowa, in 1993. She graduated from medical school at the University of Iowa in 1998. She completed her residency at the University of Iowa Department of Family Medicine in 2001.

She worked in family practice at Springfield Clinic from 2001 to 2021, including prompt care there from 2001 to 2004. She is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Southern Illinois University in Springfield, Illinois. She opened Real Family Medicine, a direct primary care practice, in downtown Farmersville in late 2022.

Real Family Medicine charges a set monthly subscription fee, does not bill insurance and covers all basic primary care. Members get direct access to the physician and longer appointment times. Members also get wholesale pricing on medications.

She offers preventive care, medication management and office procedures such as mole removal, suturing, cryotherapy and joint injections. Telehealth is one of the practice's services.