Bayne French, MD DC
DPC Family Medicine physician, Whitefish, MT
Whitefish MedDr. French is a family medicine physician at Whitefish Med in Whitefish, Montana, which runs on a direct primary care membership.
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About Bayne French
Dr. French first earned a Doctor of Chiropractic degree in 1996. He then earned his medical degree in 2000 at the University of Washington School of Medicine. He trained for three years in the Alaska Family Practice Residency in Anchorage.
After residency he spent four years in Dillingham, a remote village, caring for Yupik native Alaskan people. He moved to Whitefish in 2007 and spent eighteen years at Glacier Medical Associates, where he practiced a broad scope of family medicine. Dr. French then started Whitefish Med, a direct primary care practice where patients pay a monthly fee.
He now focuses only on adult care, after 25 years of pediatric care. He is interested in metabolic wellness, preventing disease and medical weight loss. At the practice, each patient is treated as an individual with their own challenges and health care goals.
Membership and fees
Whitefish Med is a direct primary care practice where patients pay a monthly fee instead of billing insurance for routine primary care.
Membership costs $85 a month for ages 18 to 55 and $105 a month for ages 56 and older.
A separate consultation costs $225 and includes a 50-minute first visit and a 25-minute follow-up for people who get primary care elsewhere and are not members.
Fees vary by plan. Ask the practice.
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Questions patients ask
Does Dr. French take insurance, or offer a membership?
Whitefish Med uses the direct primary care model, with a monthly membership fee. The fee takes the place of insurance billing for routine primary care.
How much does Dr. French charge?
Membership costs $85 a month for ages 18 to 55 and $105 a month for ages 56 and older. A separate consultation costs $225.
Is Dr. French board certified?
Yes, Dr. French is board certified in both Family Medicine and Obesity Medicine.
Where did Dr. French train?
He earned his medical degree at the University of Washington School of Medicine and then trained in the Alaska Family Practice Residency in Anchorage.
Where is Dr. French's office?
Dr. French practices at Whitefish Med in Whitefish, Montana.
Does Dr. French see children?
Dr. French now cares for adults only, after providing pediatric care for 25 years.
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