Dr. Mitchell Karton, MD
DPC Internal Medicine physician, Seattle, WA
Seattle Medical AssociatesDr. Mitchell Karton is an internal medicine physician at Seattle Medical Associates, a practice that charges an annual membership fee.
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About Dr. Karton
Dr. Karton graduated from the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine in 1979. DPC News reports that in 1997 he partnered with Dr. Garrison Bliss at Seattle Medical Associates in starting what later became known as the direct primary care movement. The practice charges an annual membership fee and bills insurance for some lab work done outside its own billing.
Services performed in the office are not billed to insurance.
Membership and fees
At Seattle Medical Associates, new patients ages 17 to 25 pay $275 per month, or $3,300 per year.
New patients age 26 and up pay $325 per month, or $3,900 per year.
The fee includes round-the-clock medical supervision, annual physical exams, and office visits and lab work done in the clinic.
Other labs drawn in the clinic are billed through insurance, and care outside the office is extra.
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Patient reviews
His instructions were always very clear
"I am very satisfied how thorough Dr. Karton was in explaining my needs to improve my health. His instructions were also always very clear, why it is necessary and how it can improve my health and lifestyle."
he is caring and listens well
"Dr. Karton explains well to me as a patient who has no idea about the cause of my medical condition. On top of that, he is caring and listens well."
He is knowledgable!
"He is knowledgable and answers all my questions very well. It was difficult for me in the beginning but his instructions came out clear after he answered all my questions. He is highly recommended."
Questions patients ask
Does Dr. Karton take insurance, or offer a membership?
The practice charges an annual membership fee and bills insurance for some lab work done outside its own billing. Services performed in the office are not billed to insurance.
How much does a membership at Seattle Medical Associates cost?
New patients ages 17 to 25 pay $275 per month, or $3,300 per year. New patients age 26 and up pay $325 per month, or $3,900 per year.
What does the annual fee cover?
The annual fee covers annual physical exams, gynecological exams, electrocardiograms, spirometry and oxygen saturation checks and flu vaccines. Strep tests, Monospot tests and urinalysis are done in the clinic at no added cost.
Where did Dr. Karton go to medical school?
He graduated from the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine in 1979.
Does Seattle Medical Associates offer telehealth?
Care visits can be delivered virtually and by telephone.
What is Dr. Karton's role in direct primary care?
DPC News reports that in 1997 he partnered with Dr. Garrison Bliss at Seattle Medical Associates in starting what later became known as the direct primary care movement.
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