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Dr. Melissa Fore, MD

DPC Internal Medicine physician, St. Louis, MO

Advocate Primary Care

Dr. Fore is a DPC Internal Medicine physician with her own direct primary care practice, Advocate Primary Care, in St. Louis.

12125 Woodcrest Executive Drive, Suite 215, St. Louis, MO 63141
At a glance
Practice model
Direct primary care, no insurance billed
Membership fee
$948 to $1,908 a year by age, labs extra
Telehealth
Included in membership
Patients
Adults 18 and older

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About Dr. Fore

Dr. Fore received her medical degree in 2012 from the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. She completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Mercy Hospital St. Louis in 2015. After residency she worked in primary care at Mercy Clinic in Sunset Hills, Missouri, for five years.

Starting in 2021 she provided telehealth and house calls through MyCatholicDoctor. Advocate Primary Care is her direct primary care practice. The practice does not bill insurance, Medicare or other third-party payers.

She sees adults ages 18 and older for acute issues, ongoing care of chronic conditions and preventive care. Her approach to primary care centers on time, careful listening and whole-person medicine, with compassion and respect. The practice offers free meet-and-greets for prospective new patients.

The practice also offers house calls.

Membership and fees

Membership at Advocate Primary Care is $948 a year, shown as $79 a month, for ages 18-26, $1,428 a year, shown as $119 a month, for ages 27-64, and $1,908 a year, shown as $159 a month, for ages 65 and older.

Membership covers all office visits, telehealth, phone, email, text and portal messages, and in-office EKGs, blood draws and simple skin procedures.

Lab fees are separate, and a house call trip fee is $100.

Services

Acute care Chronic condition care Preventive care Blood draws EKGs Simple skin procedures Telehealth and video visits
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Education and credentials

Degree
MD
Medical school
Medical College of Wisconsin
Residency
Internal Medicine, Mercy Hospital St. Louis
NPI
1124380506
Former name
Melissa Ryan

Location

12125 Woodcrest Executive Drive, Suite 215, St. Louis, MO 63141
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Questions patients ask

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

Advocate Primary Care is a direct primary care practice. It does not bill insurance, Medicare or other third-party payers.

How much does a membership at Advocate Primary Care cost?

Membership is $948 a year for ages 18-26, $1,428 a year for ages 27-64 and $1,908 a year for ages 65 and older. Lab fees are separate.

Where did Dr. Fore train?

She received her medical degree in 2012 from the Medical College of Wisconsin. She completed an Internal Medicine residency at Mercy Hospital St. Louis in 2015.

Where is Dr. Fore's office?

Advocate Primary Care is at 12125 Woodcrest Executive Drive, Suite 215, St. Louis, MO 63141.

Does Dr. Fore offer telehealth?

Telehealth and video visits are included in membership.

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