Dr. Daniel J. Swartz, MD
DPC Family Medicine physician, Forest, VA
Forest Direct Primary CareDr. Swartz is a family medicine physician at Forest Direct Primary Care, a membership practice that does not bill insurance.
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About Dr. Swartz
Dr. Swartz earned his medical degree from the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine in 2002. He completed a family medicine residency at Mercy Medical Center - North Iowa in Mason City, Iowa, in 2005. When an adult student gives permission, he calls the parents after each clinic visit to go over the information.
Membership and fees
Forest Direct Primary Care charges a one-time registration fee of $87 per person, with a maximum of $174 per family.
Membership includes physicals and preventive care, sports and school physicals, management of chronic illness, visits for acute illness and urgent problems, and email and phone access to your doctor.
It also includes skin procedures such as biopsies and lesion removals, women's health care such as Pap tests and contraception, and ECGs, spirometry, headache injections and joint injections.
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Patient reviews
"Always provides clear, thoughtful answers."
"Takes time to explain complex issues in a simple way."
"He is responsive and accessible to patients' needs and inquiries."
"He takes the time to understand patients' concerns and preferences."
Questions patients ask
Does Dr. Swartz take insurance, or offer a membership?
Forest Direct Primary Care is a direct primary care membership practice. The practice does not take or bill insurance.
What fee does Forest Direct Primary Care charge to join?
The practice charges a one-time registration fee of $87 per person, capped at $174 per family.
What does membership at Forest Direct Primary Care include?
Membership includes physicals, preventive care, chronic illness management, acute illness and urgent visits, and email and phone access to your doctor. It also includes skin procedures, women's health care, ECGs, spirometry, and headache and joint injections.
Where did Dr. Swartz train?
He earned his medical degree from the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine in 2002. He completed a family medicine residency at Mercy Medical Center - North Iowa in 2005.
