Dr. Alan Dappen, MD
DPC Family Medicine physician, Vienna, VA
DocTalker Family MedicineDr. Dappen is a DPC Family Medicine physician who founded DocTalker Family Medicine and has practiced in Vienna, Virginia since 1992.
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About Dr. Dappen
Dr. Dappen graduated from the University of Washington School of Medicine in 1979. He completed his family medicine residency in 1983 through the University of California, Davis program in Modesto, California, and a Song-Brown Fellowship and coursework in Family Therapy in 1989. He has practiced medicine in California, Kenya and Mexico.
He is the founder of DocTalker Family Medicine, and he has practiced as a family physician in Vienna, Virginia since 1992. The practice and its parent company doctokr Inc. were founded in 2001. The practice is a direct primary care practice that charges one flat monthly membership fee and does not bill insurance for visits.
Dr. Dappen provides direct primary care and capacity evaluations at DocTalker alongside Dr. Arun Bansal. He is an Associate Clinical Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Department of Family Practice, and a graduate of Leadership Fairfax. He speaks Spanish fluently.
Membership and fees
Membership at DocTalker Family Medicine is $125 a month for adults age 50 and over, $99 a month for adults ages 27 to 49, and $99 a month for young adults ages 18 to 26 with their own membership.
Children ages 6 to 17 enrolled with a parent membership are $35 a month, and labs, in-office procedures and house calls are billed separately.
Adult memberships include unlimited office, phone and video visits with no copays, same-day or next-day appointments for acute concerns and 24/7 access to a physician.
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Does Dr. Dappen take insurance, or offer a membership?
DocTalker Family Medicine is a direct primary care practice that charges one flat monthly membership fee. The practice does not bill insurance for visits.
How much does a membership at DocTalker Family Medicine cost?
Membership is $125 a month for adults age 50 and over, $99 a month for adults ages 27 to 49, and $99 a month for young adults ages 18 to 26 with their own membership. Children ages 6 to 17 enrolled with a parent membership are $35 a month, and labs, in-office procedures and house calls are billed separately.
Where did Dr. Dappen train?
Dr. Dappen graduated from the University of Washington School of Medicine in 1979. He completed his family medicine residency in 1983 through the University of California, Davis program in Modesto, California.
Does Dr. Dappen offer telehealth?
At DocTalker Family Medicine, membership visits can be done in person, by phone or by video.
Does DocTalker Family Medicine make house calls?
The practice offers house calls throughout Northern Virginia, billed under a separate fee schedule.
Does Dr. Dappen speak Spanish?
Yes, he speaks Spanish fluently.
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