If you’re considering direct primary care in Jacksonville, one of your first questions is probably also one of the most practical:
How much does it cost?
Most direct primary care practices charge a recurring monthly membership rather than billing insurance for routine primary care. In the Jacksonville market, published membership prices vary considerably based on the practice, patient’s age, services included, and membership structure.
But the monthly number alone doesn’t tell you whether one practice costs more than another in any meaningful sense.
To understand what direct primary care actually costs, you need to know what the membership replaces, what it includes, and what you may still pay for separately.
What Does Direct Primary Care Usually Cost in Jacksonville?
There is no standard Jacksonville DPC price.
Published membership prices across local practices span a fairly wide range. Some practices use age-based pricing. Others offer couples or family memberships. Some include certain testing or procedures, while others charge separately for them.
That means asking for the “average” price can actually be less useful than it sounds.
The better question is:
What am I getting for the monthly fee, and what will I still pay when I need care?
How Much Does Magnus Direct Primary Care Cost?
Magnus keeps its membership pricing straightforward.
Adults ages 18–64: $135 per month
Adults ages 65 and older: $125 per month
There is also a one-time $140 enrollment fee, charged with the first monthly payment.
For covered primary care at Magnus, there are no copays or separate insurance bills for routine office visits included in the membership.
That means the monthly membership isn’t simply a fee for the privilege of becoming a patient. It pays for the ongoing primary care relationship itself.
What Is Included in a Magnus Membership?
Magnus membership is centered on ongoing adult primary care with one dedicated physician, Dr. Sarfaraz Dhanji.
Covered care includes:
- Preventive and wellness care
- Acute illness and minor injury care
- Chronic-condition management
- Longer physician visits
- Same- or next-day appointments when available
- Telemedicine and ways to connect between visits
- Care coordination and specialist follow-up
- In-house lab draws and diagnostic testing
- Access to discounted in-office laboratory testing
House calls are also available for an additional fee. Outside laboratory, pathology, imaging, specialist, and other third-party charges are separate.
The complete terms and covered services are defined by the Magnus membership agreement.
You can review the current Magnus membership and pricing details here.
Is Direct Primary Care an Extra Cost on Top of Health Insurance?
For many patients, yes—but the two are paying for different things.
Direct primary care is not health insurance.
Your DPC membership pays for the primary care relationship and the services defined by your membership. Health insurance remains important for potentially expensive medical care outside the practice, including hospitalizations, emergency care, specialists, advanced imaging, medications, and other services.
That’s why comparing a $135 DPC membership directly with a health insurance premium doesn’t make much sense. They aren’t substitutes for the same product.
Think of them as serving different roles:
DPC handles much of your everyday primary care. Insurance protects you against expenses outside that relationship, particularly larger and less predictable medical costs.
If you’re trying to understand how those pieces fit together, see our guide to whether direct primary care replaces health insurance.
Why Pay a Monthly Fee When You Already Have Insurance?
This is one of the most reasonable questions to ask about DPC.
If you’re already paying hundreds of dollars each month for health insurance, why voluntarily add another healthcare expense?
The answer depends on what you want from primary care.
Having health insurance does not necessarily mean that your primary care is free. Depending on your plan, you may still encounter deductibles, copays, or other out-of-pocket expenses when receiving care.
More importantly, insurance coverage doesn’t guarantee the kind of physician relationship you want.
You can have excellent insurance and still struggle to get an appointment. You can still spend weeks waiting to see your doctor. You can still have a short visit with someone who barely knows your medical history.
DPC patients aren’t simply paying to eliminate a copay.
They’re paying for a different primary care model—one designed around a smaller patient panel, more physician time, and an ongoing relationship rather than maximizing the number of billable encounters.
Whether that is worth the additional monthly expense is an individual decision.
What Costs Extra With Direct Primary Care?
This is one of the most important questions to ask any DPC practice before joining.
A membership can cover a substantial amount of everyday primary care without covering every healthcare expense you might encounter.
At Magnus, care delivered outside the practice generally remains separate from the membership. Examples can include:
- Specialist care
- Emergency department visits
- Hospital care
- Advanced imaging
- Prescription medications
- Outside laboratory services
- Pathology and other third-party services
Some in-office procedures and diagnostic services are included according to the membership agreement, while outside charges associated with care may remain the patient’s responsibility.
Magnus members also have access to discounted in-office laboratory testing, with many prices below what patients may otherwise pay out of pocket before meeting an insurance deductible.
The important principle is transparency: ask what is included before comparing prices.
Is a $75 DPC Membership Cheaper Than a $135 Membership?
Maybe. Maybe not.
Monthly price is only one part of the calculation.
Imagine two hypothetical practices.
Practice A costs $75 per month but has a different set of included services and access policies.
Practice B costs $135 per month and includes more of the primary care services you expect to use.
You can’t determine which represents better value from the membership price alone.
When comparing DPC practices in Jacksonville, look at:
- Who provides your care
- Whether you’ll consistently see the same physician
- What’s included in the membership
- Whether office visits carry additional charges
- Appointment availability
- Typical visit length
- Communication between appointments
- Lab pricing
- Procedures and testing available in the office
- What costs extra
- Enrollment or registration fees
- Cancellation terms
Price matters. But price without scope isn’t a meaningful comparison.
Can Direct Primary Care Save You Money?
It can in some circumstances, but it would be misleading to promise that DPC saves every patient money.
Someone who rarely uses primary care may spend more over a year on membership fees than they previously spent on occasional office visits.
Someone who regularly needs primary care, chronic-condition management, follow-up visits, or laboratory testing may look at the calculation very differently.
There are also benefits that are difficult to reduce to a simple dollar figure.
What is it worth to get more time with your physician?
What is the value of seeing someone who already knows your history?
How much does easier access matter when you’re sick?
Those aren’t rhetorical questions with universal answers. They’re part of deciding whether membership-based primary care fits your priorities and budget.
How Much Does Magnus DPC Cost Per Year?
For an adult age 18–64, the $135 monthly membership equals $1,620 over 12 months, plus the one-time $140 enrollment fee for a new member.
For an adult age 65 or older, the $125 monthly membership equals $1,500 over 12 months, plus the one-time enrollment fee for a new member.
After enrollment, the recurring cost is simply the applicable monthly membership unless you use services that carry separate charges.
Thinking about the annual number can be useful because it lets you evaluate DPC as part of your overall healthcare budget rather than treating $135 as an isolated monthly expense.
Is Direct Primary Care Worth the Cost?
That depends on what you value.
If your primary goal is simply to spend as little as possible on physician visits, a recurring membership may not be the right choice.
But if you place a high value on continuity, physician access, longer visits, predictable primary care costs, and having a doctor who knows your history, the calculation changes.
At that point, you’re not comparing the price of one office visit with the price of one month of DPC.
You’re comparing two different ways of experiencing primary care.
One is primarily organized around individual encounters.
The other is organized around an ongoing physician-patient relationship.
How to Compare Direct Primary Care Practices in Jacksonville
Jacksonville has a growing number of direct primary care options, and that’s good for patients.
Don’t choose one based solely on who has the lowest advertised monthly fee.
Instead, schedule a conversation or review each practice carefully and ask:
Who will be my primary care physician?
What does my membership actually include?
Will I pay anything when I come in for a covered visit?
How long are typical appointments?
How quickly can I generally get an appointment?
How do I reach the practice between visits?
What testing and procedures can be performed in the office?
What will I pay for laboratory testing?
What isn’t covered?
Are there enrollment, cancellation, or re-enrollment fees?
And perhaps most importantly:
Does this feel like the kind of relationship I want with my primary care doctor?
The answers will tell you far more than the monthly price alone.
Direct Primary Care in Jacksonville at Magnus DPC
Magnus Direct Primary Care provides membership-based adult primary care in Jacksonville, Florida, with a simple premise: give the physician-patient relationship enough time and access to actually work.
Members receive ongoing primary care from board-certified family physician Dr. Sarfaraz Dhanji, with longer visits, direct physician access, and transparent monthly pricing.
Adults ages 18–64 pay $135 per month. Adults ages 65 and older pay $125 per month. New members pay a one-time $140 enrollment fee.
There are no copays or insurance billing for covered membership care.
If you’re comparing primary care options in Jacksonville, the best next step isn’t simply deciding whether $135 sounds expensive or inexpensive.
It’s deciding what you want your primary care relationship to provide—and whether the membership delivers it.
You can review Magnus membership details, learn more about Dr. Dhanji, or enroll as a new patient when you’re ready.