Jenna Penland

DPC Pediatrics clinician, Houston, TX

Front Porch Pediatrics

Jenna Penland is a board-certified pediatrician who founded Front Porch Pediatrics, a direct primary care practice in Houston.

14340 Memorial Dr, Suite 400, Houston, TX 77079

At a glance

Practice model

Direct primary care membership

Insurance

No insurance billing

Membership

$150 to $225 a month by age

Board certification

Board-certified pediatrician

Newborns

Home visit offered

Contact

Reachable by text or call

About Jenna Penland

Jenna Penland is a board-certified pediatrician. She studied at Vanderbilt University and completed her medical training at UT Southwestern in Dallas. She worked as a pediatric hospitalist at Dartmouth for two years and spent seven years in private practice in Houston.

Penland founded Front Porch Pediatrics, a direct primary care pediatric practice in Houston. The practice serves the Memorial area and surrounding Houston communities. Families pay a monthly membership with no insurance billing, no copays and no surprise costs.

She is reachable between visits by text or call. Penland practices in a way that is unrushed and personal, with space to listen carefully and be fully present at each visit. She sees the front porch as a picture of her approach, where conversations feel natural and children can be themselves.

Healthy living is an interest of hers.

Membership and fees

Membership at Front Porch Pediatrics is $225 a month for infants, $195 a month for toddlers and $150 a month for school-age children.

The family maximum is $475 a month.

Fees vary by plan. Ask the practice.

Services

Well child care Growth and developmental screening Vaccinations Vision and hearing screening Newborn and infant care Newborn home visits Feeding support Weight checks Sports physicals School physicals Asthma care Allergy care Eczema care ADHD care

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