4 DPC providers across 2 practices in Hickory, NC. Direct primary care offers affordable, membership-based healthcare with transparent pricing and personalized attention from your doctor.
Monthly memberships cost $79 per month, giving you access to comprehensive primary care without the hassle of insurance billing.
Looking for a direct primary care doctor near you in Hickory? Each Hickory DPC practice below lists membership pricing, services offered, and whether it is accepting new patients, so you can compare direct care options close to home.
2 active DPC practices in Hickory, North Carolina are listed on Connectedly Health, between them employing 5 providers. Local examples include Emerald Health DPC ($79/month adult membership, telehealth, home visits) and Bethlehem Direct Care (home visits, currently accepting new patients). The typical adult monthly fee across Hickory sits near $79. Hickory listings show 2 practices are currently accepting new patients and 1 offers telehealth visits. In terms of offerings, 2 of 2 list home visits, 2 offer in-house or partnered blood draws, and 1 lists dispensed medications among included services. Under North Carolina HB 762 of 2017, DPC contracts are statutorily exempt from the state's insurance regulatory framework. Since January 1, 2026, federal HSA rules treat DPC fees as qualified medical expenses, and memberships up to $150 per month for individuals or $300 for families keep HSA contributions open. View all Hickory DPC practices on Connectedly Health, with services and pricing shown per listing.
Hickory is one of 53 cities in North Carolina with Direct Primary Care available. Across North Carolina, 104 DPC practices serve 158 providers. Statewide membership fees range from $20 to $275 per month (averaging about $88/mo).
Who's it for? Everyone (2) Adults (2) Children & teens (2) 65+ (2)
Doctor's training Any Family medicine (2) Internal medicine (1) Pediatrician (none listed here yet)
Bethlehem Direct Care (Hickory, NC) provides direct primary care in Hickory, NC. It offers text messaging, email and cell phone calls. Now accepting new patients.
Address: 60 Rink Dam Road
Phone: +1-828-598-0535
Pricing: Pricing: age 0-20: $30, age 21-99: $60, 100+: $1
Available: In-person visits
Services: Text messaging, Email, Cell phone calls, Home visits, Blood tests, Radiology
Providers: 2
At Emerald Health Direct Primary Care in Hickory NC, we strive to provide dedicated, convenient, personalized adult primary care to everyone at a more affordable price, with or without health insurance.
Address: 305 4th Street SW
Phone: +1-828-544-1018
Pricing: Pricing: 18-29: $59, 30-49: $79, 50-99: $89, 100+: $1
Available: Telehealth • In-person visits
Services: Text messaging, Email, Videochat, Cell phone calls, Home visits, Medication
Providers: 2
In person nearby, by video in North Carolina, or elsewhere in North Carolina
Home visits, Cell phone calls, Email
All 2 DPC practices listed in Hickory are currently accepting new patients. 1 practice offers telehealth visits, so you can be seen without traveling to the office.
Availability changes as practices fill their panels, so contact the practice directly to confirm openings before visiting.
Direct Primary Care memberships in Hickory cost $79 per month. That flat fee covers unlimited primary care visits with no per-visit copays — labs, imaging, and medications are often available at discounted wholesale rates.
Connectedly Health lists 4 DPC providers across 2 practices in Hickory. Each listing shows membership pricing, the services offered, and whether the practice is currently accepting new patients.
Direct Primary Care is a membership model where you pay your doctor a flat monthly fee for unlimited primary care — longer visits, same- or next-day access, and direct phone or text contact — with no insurance billing, copays, or surprise bills for covered services.
Compare each Hickory practice on membership price, the services included, location, and whether it is accepting new patients. Most DPC offices offer a free consultation so you can confirm the doctor is a good fit before joining.
All 4 direct primary care providers in Hickory, NC are verified against the U.S. federal NPPES (National Provider Identifier) registry maintained by CMS.
Our direct primary care guidance draws on the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and DPC Frontier.
Reviewed by the Connectedly Health Editorial Team · Last updated October 22, 2026. Editorial standards & how we verify providers.