Robert Lockwood, MD

"Dr. Lockwood was born in Oklahoma City and has lived in the OKC area all his life. In medicine, his passion is his relationship with patients, their wellness and Direct Primary Care. He graduated from Putnam City West High School in 1984 and then attended the University of Oklahoma. In 1988 he graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering and then went to work for AT&T. While there, he completed a MBA from Oklahoma City University in 1992. He eventually left that position to go to medical school and graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1999. After that he trained a Great Plains Family Practice and completed his residency in 2002. He then went to work for INTEGRIS Health in July of 2002 and Remained there until forming Primary Health Partners P.L.L.C. with Dr. Kyle Rickner. He is married to Kecia Lockwood and has three beautiful daughters Kenzi, Courtney and Kylie. He loves to run, play golf and has a heart for mission work and has traveled to Honduras in that capacity many times. In the fall on Saturdays you may find him cheering on his beloved Sooners with one of his daughters and occasionally even his wife will make the pilgrimage."

"Our Mission is to return to the essence of healthcare Creating a Transcendent doctor-patient relationship. Recently, a study showed the burn out rates among primary care physicians to be in the top five of all specialties. Unfortunately in our current health care environment that is not going to change any time soon. Reimbursements are falling and physicians are being driven to see more and more patients and spend less time with them. Physicians desire to build relationships with their patients, but after a busy day of practice there is no compensation to further connect with patients much less the energy to do so. In a nutshell health care in the primary care setting is broken. DPC involves patients paying a monthly subscription fee to the practice. In return they get to be a part of a smaller patient panel and thus have more access to the physician. They usually can text, email or call the practice 24/7 and rarely have to wait for an appointment. They also get longer visits and generally have a very high satisfaction with the arrangement. We believe that over time, third parties, because of investor and market pressures, have compromised the quality of the patient experience. When you remove those third parties (insurance companies), no longer do we have to serve their demands, but can focus only on the patient concerns. Those third party relationships increase cost and decrease physician-patient time. PHP believes without those third parties, the doctor-patient relationship can thrive. The result is increased patient satisfaction, cost savings and improved clinical outcomes."