Dr. Caitlin Sullivan, MD

DPC Family Medicine, West Jefferson, NC

Dr. Caitlin Sullivan practices family medicine at New River Family Wellness, a direct primary care practice in West Jefferson, North Carolina.

420 East 2nd Street, West Jefferson, NC 28694

At a glance

Board certified

Family Medicine

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About Dr. Sullivan

Dr. Caitlin Sullivan practices DPC Family Medicine at New River Family Wellness in West Jefferson, North Carolina, a practice she built with Dr. Landon Allen. She earned her medical degree from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in 2016, graduating at the top of her class, and completed a rural family medicine residency at the Mountain Area Health Education Center in Hendersonville, North Carolina. She is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine.

She joined Ashe Memorial Hospital's emergency room team in 2020 and its hospitalist program team in 2021. She describes family medicine as a holistic, humanistic art, and says family physicians provide comprehensive, patient-centered care attentive to each patient's psychosocial and socioeconomic circumstances. New River Family Wellness operates as a membership-based direct primary care practice that does not bill insurance.

Outside of practice, she enjoys gardening, cooking, hiking, camping, and arts and crafts.

I didn't want to limit myself, but I wanted a residency program that felt like home.

Dr. Caitlin Sullivan

Membership and fees

New River Family Wellness operates as a membership-based direct primary care practice that does not bill insurance. The monthly membership fee covers primary care services.

Charges age-tiered monthly membership fees: $25 for ages 0-18, $50 for ages 19-29, $60 for ages 30-44, $80 for ages 45-64, $90 for ages 65-99, and $1 for ages 100+. The maximum total monthly membership fee per nuclear family (parents with dependent children under 19) is $210

Fees vary by plan. Ask the practice.

Education and credentials

Education

Graduated at the top of her class with her Doctor of Medicine from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in 2016

Education

Earned a Bachelor of Arts in Music, with distinction and magna cum laude, with a minor in Biochemistry, from Colorado College (2007-2011)

Residency

Rural family medicine, Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) in Hendersonville, North Carolina, focusing on holistic medicine and preventive care

Board certified

Board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine (certification number 1062624683, effective July 2019)

Membership

Member, American Academy of Family Physicians (2016-present)

Membership

Associate member of the American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology (2019-present)

Membership

Member, North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians (2016-present)

License

North Carolina 218241 Verify with the North Carolina Medical Board

NPI

1609221407

Location

420 East 2nd Street, West Jefferson, NC 28694

New River Family Wellness practice page

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Recognition and research

Awards

Outstanding Senior Woman Academic Achievement Award

University of Connecticut School of Medicine (2016)

Inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine (2015).

Received the Award for Outstanding Service to Fellow Students at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine (2015).

Received Professional Honors in Leadership at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine (2015).

Florence Timura Medical Student Scholarship

Hospital for Special Care (2015)

Wellsford & Mildred Clark Medical Memorial Scholarship

Waterbury Medical Association (2015)

Urban Service Scholar Award of Excellence

University of Connecticut School of Medicine (2014)

Cowperthwaite Award for Excellence in Music

Colorado College (2011)

Won 2nd place in the poster competition at the UConn School of Medicine Annual Dean's Symposium on Quality Improvement (2015) for a study on statin use among patients with diabetes mellitus.

Teaching and research roles

Completed the Leadership and Education Program for Students in Integrative Medicine (2013).

Served on the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Academy of Family Physicians (2013-2016).

Serves as a member and subcommittee chair of the Ashe County Substance Misuse Coalition (2019-present).

Co-presented "Rural Speed-Dating: The Rural Extension Program, A Curricular Approach to Rural Family Medicine Training and Retention" at the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) Annual Spring Conference in Washington, D.C. (May 2018).

Presented research on early patient exposure via a primary care continuity clinic

the 42nd Annual Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Conference on Medical Student Education (January 2016)

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Questions patients ask

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

New River Family Wellness operates as a membership-based direct primary care practice that does not bill insurance; the monthly membership fee covers primary care services.

How much does Dr. Sullivan charge?

New River Family Wellness charges age-tiered monthly membership fees: $25 for ages 0-18, $50 for ages 19-29, $60 for ages 30-44, $80 for ages 45-64, $90 for ages 65-99, and $1 for ages 100+, with a $210 maximum per family.

Is Dr. Sullivan board certified?

Yes. Dr. Sullivan is board certified in Family Medicine.

Where did Dr. Sullivan train?

Dr. Sullivan graduated at the top of her class with her Doctor of Medicine from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in 2016. Dr. Sullivan completed a rural family medicine residency at the Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) in Hendersonville, North Carolina, focusing on holistic medicine and preventive care.