Dr. Bahram Elami, M.D.

DPC Family Medicine physician, Battle Creek, MI

South Shore DPC

Dr. Elami provides care through the direct primary care approach and started a private practice in Portage, Michigan in 2002.

395 South Shore Drive, Battle Creek, MI 49015

At a glance

Practice model

Direct primary care membership

Insurance

Membership is not insurance

Visits

Unlimited office visits

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About Dr. Elami

Dr. Elami earned his MD from the University of Vermont College of Medicine in May 1992. He completed residency training at Maine Medical Center, UVM and Henry Ford Health System. In 2002, he started a private practice called Housecall Physicians in Portage, Michigan.

He has cared for adult, older adult and geriatric patients in several Southwest Michigan communities within the standard insurance-based system. Today he provides care through the direct primary care approach, with steady access to him.

Membership and fees

South Shore DPC offers primary care for a monthly membership.

Members get unlimited acute and routine office visits, same day appointments, an annual physical with comprehensive labs, sports physicals, and smoking cessation counseling and treatment.

Membership is not insurance, so members still need coverage for accidents, specialists and hospital stays.

Education and credentials

Degree

Medical school

University of Vermont College of Medicine

Residency

Maine Medical Center, UVM and Henry Ford Health System

License

Michigan Verify with the Michigan Board of Medicine

NPI

1326124090

Location

395 South Shore Drive, Battle Creek, MI 49015

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Questions patients ask

Does Dr. Elami take insurance, or offer a membership?

South Shore DPC runs a direct primary care practice with a monthly membership. Membership is not insurance, so members still need coverage for accidents, specialists and hospital stays.

What does membership at South Shore DPC include?

It includes unlimited acute and routine office visits and same day appointments. It also includes an annual physical with comprehensive labs, sports physicals, and smoking cessation counseling and treatment.

Where did Dr. Elami train?

Dr. Elami earned his MD from the University of Vermont College of Medicine in May 1992. He completed residency training at Maine Medical Center, UVM and Henry Ford Health System.