When your child's care is complex, your pediatrician is the anchor.
Concierge pediatrics in Newton, Massachusetts. For families managing multiple specialists, ongoing conditions, or complex medical histories.
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One person who knows the whole story.
When your child sees a cardiologist, a neurologist, a developmental specialist, and an OT, every visit can mean repeating the same history. Or hearing a recommendation that does not fit with what someone else said last month. Your pediatrician's job is to know the whole picture and keep it whole.
That kind of coordination takes time. We hold each doctor's panel to no more than 300 children so the time exists.
The pediatrician is the anchor.
We coordinate with every specialist your child sees, by name.
We review the notes after every specialist appointment so we know what changed.
We anticipate the labs, the refills, and the new evaluations before they slip.
When a critical appointment gets cancelled, we work the phones.
"I have time to talk to the specialists and to keep up to date on all the special nuances of his condition. I am the anchor for his entire medical team."
Dr. Brenda Anders Pring, on a complex-care patient
When the specialist cancels.
One of our families recently had an important specialist appointment cancelled, with the next opening months out. The mother called us. We worked with our nursing staff and the specialist's office until we found an even earlier slot than the original. It is the kind of care coordination your child deserves. We built the practice to have the time for it.
Continuity is the safety net.
For children with ongoing care needs, continuity is how nothing falls through the cracks. The same pediatrician for the newborn visit, the first specialist referral, the adolescent years, the college transition. Up to 23 years. When your child leaves for college, we get licensed in as many states as possible so the same trusted doctor stays the doctor through their college career.
$500 per month for one child.
A flat membership fee covers everything we do. No co-pays. No insurance billing for in-office care. Family pricing is available for two or more children in the practice.
Questions, answered.
What makes Essential Pediatrics different?
Each doctor cares for no more than 300 children, so there is time to coordinate your child's whole care team. We do not bill insurance, so recommendations are based on what your child needs.
What does membership cost?
One child: $500 / month ($6,000 / year). Two children: $10,000 / year. Family of three or four: $12,000 / year. A flat fee covers all in-office care.
Do you take insurance?
We do not bill insurance for in-office care, but we provide a superbill for possible out-of-network reimbursement. Keep insurance for specialists, labs, hospitalizations, and prescriptions.
Tell us about your child's care.
A call, an in-person visit, or a virtual meeting with Dr. Pring or Dr. Nordt. We want to hear about your situation, the specialists your child sees, and what is not working with current care. No commitment.