John Prentice PA-C, NA

"John Prentice, PA-C has practiced emergency, urgent care and family medicine for over 30 years. He graduated from the University of Southern California PA Program at Los Angeles County Hospital and has practiced in California and Washington. He and Dr Baker met in a local Family Practice and have been friends and practice partners in one location or another for over 20 years. He joined Dr Baker as he founded New Heights Clinic and has volunteered there since its inception. He has partnered with Dr. Baker in the care of missionaries serving in Indonesia, often “tag teaming” on alternate trips. John travels to Papua, Indonesia annually with his church to provide family practice services to North American expats serving there. John’s chief joy is caring for families long term, getting to know them, watching them grow and helping them overcome the challenges that life brings. He is joined in life’s journey by his wife of over 40 years, Chitra, and they alternate travel to Indonesia and India to visit, serve and celebrate with their family there. They have two grown daughters working in education, one in Indonesia and one in Woodland, WA."

"What is Direct Primary Care? Direct Primary Care (DPC) is a new type of membership practice in which the patient has a close relationship with their physician. That is why our initial get-acquainted visits are up to an hour long, and follow-up visits are up to 30-60 minutes. You will enjoy exceptional access not only through office visits, but also via texts, phone, email, or even video. The focus is on having a strong relationship between physician and patient. We carefully limit the number of patients assigned to each physician to make sure that we can be available when you need us and spend the time necessary to provide you with personal care. In traditional practices, each physician may be assigned as many as 2500-3000 patients. At Main Street Family Medicine, we prefer to limit our practice to about a third of that number. This means your physician will know you personally and be able to work with you to tailor your care to what you need as a unique individual. As a member of Main Street Family Medicine, here are a few of the advantages you'll enjoy Personalized care tailored to your comfort level. A physician who knows your story inside and out. The knowledge that you are one of only about 700 patients. Same-day or next-day scheduling on regular business days with little to no waits and extended visits of an hour or more, if you'd like. Quality time with your doctor; ask all the questions you want-we actually want you to! An after hours phone number that gets a quick response. That's what we call around-the-clock service. Inexpensive and direct service. We work directly with you instead of hassling with insurance."