Dr. Krystle Bates, MD
DPC Family Medicine physician, Waco, TX
Direct Access Primary CareDr. Krystle Bates opened Direct Access Primary Care in Waco, a practice with one simple monthly fee and no insurance paperwork.
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About Dr. Bates
Dr. Bates earned her medical degree from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine in 2015. She completed her Family Medicine residency at Riverside Regional Medical Center in 2018. She is a board-certified Family Medicine physician.
She practiced with Baylor Scott & White after residency until the summer of 2026. That summer, she left the insurance-based model to open Direct Access Primary Care. She co-built the practice in Waco.
Patients pay one simple monthly fee, with no copays, surprise bills or insurance paperwork. Visits last 30 to 60 minutes. Her comprehensive primary care includes lifestyle medicine and sustainable weight management, which are areas of special expertise.
She also has a special interest in preventive care, palliative care and geriatrics. She believes medicine should put people before paperwork, relationships before rushed appointments, and quality before quantity. Outside the office, she enjoys cooking, working out, dancing and riding her motorcycle.
Membership and fees
Direct Access Primary Care charges $45 a month for ages 5 to 17, $75 for ages 18 to 39, $85 for ages 40 to 54, $95 for ages 55 to 64 and $115 for ages 65 and older.
The practice's services include chronic condition management, secure messaging, phone calls and video visits, and ongoing management of mild to moderate anxiety, depression and stress.
A one-time acute care visit costs $125.
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Questions patients ask
Does Dr. Bates take insurance, or offer a membership?
Direct Access Primary Care has one simple monthly fee. There are no additional copays, surprise bills or insurance paperwork.
How much does a membership at Direct Access Primary Care cost?
Membership is $45 a month for ages 5 to 17, $75 for ages 18 to 39, $85 for ages 40 to 54, $95 for ages 55 to 64 and $115 for ages 65 and older. A one-time acute care visit costs $125.
Is Dr. Bates board certified?
Dr. Bates is a board-certified Family Medicine physician.
Where did Dr. Bates train?
She earned her medical degree from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine in 2015. She completed her Family Medicine residency at Riverside Regional Medical Center in 2018.
Where is Dr. Bates's office?
Dr. Bates's practice is Direct Access Primary Care in Waco.
Does Dr. Bates offer telehealth?
The practice offers secure messaging, phone calls and video visits.
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