Direct Primary Care

Physicians-Owned

~MISSION~
Bringing compassionate, personalized, and thorough direct primary care in a timely manner, so you can get back to your meaningful and productive life. We want to partner up with you to help you become the healthiest that you could be and to save you money in the long run.

~VISION~
Helping local residents get healthier and stay healthy, to enjoy life, and to save thousands of dollars from unnecessary Urgent Care/ER visits or hospitalizations.

~VALUES~
High-quality Healthcare. Patients' Trust. Personal Connections, Close Relationships.

What makes Peace Joy Clinic different?

Peace Joy Clinic (PJC) Direct Primary Care (DPC) focuses on getting to the root of your problems rather than just fixing the symptoms with drugs, while treating your "whole-being" in a holistic approach. We offer safe yet effective weight loss (our strongest forte), diabetic prevention, blood pressure and cholesterol monitoring/treatment, narrowing down the diagnosis for your "mysterious" conglomeration of symptoms, personalized counseling against anxiety and depression, individualized stress management, wellness program, life-coaching program on how to live a victorious life, and much more.

There is NO surprise medical bills from our clinic EVER! Prices "à la carte" and transparent. What most people don't know is that one visit to urgent care may cost you an entire year’s membership in our clinic ($225 enrollment fee once + flat fee $75/month)! If you like holistic & thorough approach of primary care, either click Request Appointment, call 918-928-5597, email info@peacejoyclinic.com. If unsure, book one $50 meet & greet appointment for 15-minute then decide afterwards to join or not--everyone so far decided to join us after meeting our doctor!

PJC is here to empower you to take control of your Health & Wellbeing — physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and financially. Once a Subscribed Member, you'll have:

Enhanced availability with convenient same day or next business day appointments, no more waiting 2-3 weeks/months just to see your primary care doctor for a sickness or a simple question. Our patient-panel size is 1/3 to 1/5 of traditional clinics to ensure availability and attentiveness.
Prolonged appointments 30 minutes up to 1 hour appt with the doctor herself (not 5 to 7 minutes doctor-time like most clinics); if the issue is complex, this time can be extended per patient's request. However, if you need to get back to work, tell our doctor ahead of time, and you'll be in and out with many issues addressed super-fast & efficiently without you feeling rushed.
No cap on maximum # of scheduled visits to your doctor per month if needed medically
No need to repeat the same story to numerous people from checking in to checking out (only tell it once to the doctor herself)
No waiting-room or line, no going back to waiting room after vital signs taken, no sitting by yourself in a room waiting for the doctor
No waiting on the phone for awhile just to leave a message with a receptionist; no being transferred around then followed by your call being dropped/disconnected. At other clinics, if you're lucky enough to finally reach a live person, it would then take an additional 3+ days to get an answer back--sometimes never--and the answer usually is "to book an appointment," which is 1 to 3 months out! Well, not so with us!
No more "top one or two problems" only each visit.
No more being ignored / brushed off / labeled as "hypochondriac"
Save money & prevent sufferings from unnecessary Urgent Care/ER visits/hospitalizations/delayed diagnoses
No more being left out of your medical care or not understanding what is going on
No surprise expensive/inflated medical bills sent after visit, our prices are quoted up front and are heavily discounted
Transparent wholesale pricing on LABS (up to 94% less, i.e. 1/10th of a cost) for our patients, which are much lower than typical insurance pricing or cash pricing. Annual labs are available for less due to our direct-pricing agreement with local labs
Peace of mind knowing that your doctor put your safety and wellbeing first--not pushing you out the door or churning you over like you're just a number--because Dr. Linh Stephens doesn't have any student loans debts to enslave her away from her callings in life to help others.
Personal relationship/connection with our caring female Vietnamese physician
No mid-levels (nurse practitioners, physician assistants), instead you get an experienced physician with many years under her belt
After one face-to-face establish-care appointment, you will have additional options to do telemedicine visits. Telemed visits can easily be via phone- or video-chat using your phones, smartphones, or computers (no downloading apps nor sign-in necessary). Convenience of having renewal of medications over the phone--unless deemed unsafe by the physician and need face-to-face evaluation first
Cancel membership anytime without any fees

Ability to contact your doctor directly via texts, phone, or emails during office hours M-F 9-4
FREE access to Apple Store app called "Peace Joy Clinic"
FREE access to Patient Portal where you can view labs, visit summaries, bills, forms, savings, etc.

Doesn't matter if uninsured, poorly insured, or well-insured, if you have high deductible, see our affordable prices. There’s no commitment, pressure, or obligation. Book a $50 meet & greet 15 minute appointment to ask all your questions, and we’ll go from there.

We also offer other services to Non-members:

(1) MRT & LEAP (Mediator Release Test & Lifestyle Eating And Performance) - the most effective food sensitivity test and treatment protocol: it comes with individualized Food Reintroduction Schedule and Menu Planner to develop a healthy & delicious eating plan to help your body heals from chronic inflammation related to your food sensitivities thus reducing your sufferings.

Certain foods/additives/chemicals sensitivities can increase inflammation, which can lead to numerous diseases e.g. IBS(inflammatory bowel disease), arthritis, dermatitis, fibromyalgia or chronic pain syndromes, fatigue, brain fogs, GI bloatedness, etc. To learn more about MRT labs and our Nutritional coaching click here

(2) Non-medical consultation e.g. Life-coaching, Financial coaching, Healthy lifestyle / Weight loss coaching, Stress management coaching, Conflict resolution coaching, Spiritual discussions/coaching, Christian Marriage or Parenting coaching, etc.

(3) Professional to professional consultation e.g. coaching on how to start a small business, build a website for your small business and owe it, make a logo to your liking, improve clinic-flow, increase clinic-efficiency, narrow down EMR choices to your preference, etc.

(4) Second Opinion consultation for individuals who wish to keep their current primary care physician, but would like to have a fresher set of eyes on their medical syndromes, or to have a more detailed and un-rushed explanations of things that their current medical doctors didn't have time to go over with them. Prices depending if you're a professional or a nonprofessional.

(5) One-time Visit for medical consultation for individuals who wish to keep their current primary care physician, but need one time visit for something subacute medically

(6) Advanced Care Planning or End of Life Planning for individuals who wish to keep their current primary care physician, but would like to have detailed explanations about end of life choices, to be held by the hands to make the best informed decisions regarding their end of life care, to go over numerous choices of life-sustaining treatments, or to fill out their Advanced Directive for Health Care, or DNR paperworks.

"I'm already healthy, seldom go to doctors, why should I get membership?" Question Answered:

Triage: Everybody is susceptible to getting sick or injured at unexpected times and you want a doctor that will be available promptly.

Higher Health Goals: Do you want to be conditioned for a new activities or sports? Do you want to start marathon running? Do you just want to lose a few pounds? We can be your partners and coaches! What about mental health goals e.g. how to manage stress better or how to become more resilient mentally? We doctors have the highest mental capacity/resilience and emotional stability despite severe stress in our lives are more than happy to be your life coach. Need financial coaching? We do that as well!

Prevention: Regular doctor visits while you are healthy is to ensure you will continue to be healthy in the long run, and to improve your quality of life more than you would otherwise without professional help. Most Americans are afflicted with at least one chronic condition as they grow older — conditions which would have been completely preventable with the help of individualized care from a personal primary care doctor. There are diseases that normal people don't think about that only an experienced doctor would know and diagnose it early for you by looking at your vague conglomerations of symptoms.

What make Our Doctors different?

Compassion: We validate our patients’ sufferings and empathize with them. We do NOT dismiss our patients’ concerns; we take them seriously. However, we do NOT hold our patients by the hands or spoon fed them! Most importantly, we never force our patients to do things they don’t want to. Instead, we lovingly and respectfully tell our patients the truths--even if it’s the bitter truths--so that they can see the roots of the problem and the causes of their sufferings. We educate our patients about numerous different treatment options, then give them the authority to navigate their care--under the meticulous & expertise guidance of our physicians.

Advocacy: We help our patients navigate the maze of the confusing healthcare system and its complicated terminologies/jargons. We fought on our patients’ behalf for cash prices of labs, imaging/Xrays, and prescriptions.

Service: We listen to our patients, NOT just "hearing" them. We try our best to be available, flexible to patients’ needs, while being prompt at the same time. Once a SUBSCRIBED member at Peace Joy Clinic, if you have a busy schedule, let us know, and we’ll get you in and out (either face-to-face in office or via video/phone virtual-visits during your breaks at work). You won't be rushed like cattle, because our physicians actually enjoy spending time with you--and are allowed to--averaging 30 minutes at least, sometimes up to 1 hour if required.

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Does Peace Joy Clinic take private insurance?

DPC (direct primary care) is NOT about “we don’t take any insurance”, rather it’s about very affordable monthly membership ($75/month after enrollment fee $225) paid directly from patient to the doctor for unlimited visits during office hours. We are NOT insurance company either. DPC eliminates the need for deductibles, copays, and complicated insurance billing; and by removing administrative burdens, we can dedicate more time and attention directly to our patients instead to help them get healthier. We do use your private insurance to order medications, labs, and referrals but most patients elected our cash-price labs orders, which is cheaper than with using insurance—usually 1/10 or less of the regular lab pricing. Hope this help clarify things up for some. The only thing you can't use your insurance for here is our deeply discounted clinic fees. If you can afford a cup of coffee a day, you can afford our clinic's fees, it's that simple.

To reemphasize, you can use your insurance for EVERYTHING EXCEPT our low monthly membership fee and one-time enrollment fee, which pay for incredible access to excellent care and availability, doctor's personal cellphone # during office hours, and fast appointments!

People who don’t like avant-garde changes will miss out on a "DPC" movement by ingenious doctors trying to lower the escalating healthcare cost in America! They are missing out on our little "life boat" (clinic analogy), and once our boat “filled up” (very small # spots), we won’t take anymore patients—so if they need our help preventing “drowning” in high medical bills leading to financial ruins and preventing health crisis due to delayed access to care (the mess the current health system will put them in, like many patients told us of their horrible past experiences), we won’t be able to help them because our patient-panel-size is very limited. To see if Dr. Stephens is competent and trustworthy click here.

Our office and our providers WON'T file any paperwork with any insurance company, and will NOT waste time dealing with insurance companies and their bureaucracy--We want to focus on taking care of and spending time with our patients instead. If patients want extra money, they themselves could apply for reimbursements from their private insurance company (NOT applicable to Medicare/Medicaid/Soonercare) for what they directly paid to us (PPO usually does, but HMO unlikely so; to learn how click here)

Some people wanted to sign up with our clinic but the moment we mention we will NOT do insurance claims they are reluctant, but let's do some simple math, shall we? You are paying $1,000+ a month for insurance with a $1,500 deductible, so you can pay a doctor $100/visit for primary care to have only 5 minutes or less with him/her? An older and wiser doctor told me less than 10% of folks meet their deductible in a year, so paying us $75/month x 12 months = $900 for unlimited # visits is still below the deductible. A busy mom said "as a patient myself, I'd pay a small extra fee so my time would NOT be wasted (in the waiting room or on the phone for hours to leave a message for my doctor or being passed around by admin/front desk, without an answer) followed by surprise bills because insurance denied claims, followed by unresolved whatever health issue I have because doctor only spent 5 minutes or less with me. I'd chose quality time & good health any day because you can't buy back these once they are gone!"

In summary, PJC charges either monthly subscription fees or pay-per-visit fees. We strongly recommend you maintain your insurance in case you need expensive medications, radiologies(X-ray, CTs, MRIs...), specialized/expensive labs, procedures/surgeries, specialists' involvement, ER/UCC visits, hospitalizations, etc. It's great that you have insurance, we just don't bill it. Keep your insurance for the big/bad and ugly such as emergencies, but don't use it for your everyday medical care/needs because we can keep costs much lower ☺️! You can still use insurance to pay for labs, meds, imaging, referral to GYN, and other specialists—basically the things we don't do in our office.

How come PJC have such great access to care, same day appointment available every day? Is it because the doctor is not as popular/good as other doctors whose patients have to wait 2 to 3 months to get in? ---> click here

How does PJC provide better healthcare for me? ---> click here

At PJC, we treat the patient as a whole and not just the disease. We focus mainly on improving quality of life as well as figuring out the root cause of your illness or suffering. We do not mask pain and illness with pain medications, sedatives, suppressants, or stimulants.
With our small patient panel being 1/3 or even 1/5 the size of other clinics, the interaction between you and your physician is more intimate and you will not be just another chart or illness to be bandaged. We strive to get to know our patients at a more personal level so we can provide individualized care. Every individual is uniquely different and your treatment plan should be uniquely tailored to you!
With our small patient panel, finding an appointment the same day or next day will no longer be an impossibility. Often times, typical clinics will "fit you in" which means you will sit in a room for hours waiting for the doctor to possibly find a few moments to speak to you; their doctor will be rushed to listen to you and try to figure out what is wrong; you are rushed, they are rushed; this ultimately results in frustrations and low satisfaction. At PJC, our small panel and lower volume of appointment slots per day means we can fit you into 30 minute slots or even 1 hour slots if needed.
At PJC, we are not pressured by businessmen to push numbers, to see more patients, to generate more revenue, or to meet quotas. The clinic's revenue is already determined by your monthly subscription so there are no quotas to meet, no pressure to do unneeded studies to generate more money, and no hidden fees.

Praises about Dr. Stephens ---> click here

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Previous clinic reviews typed up - some of numerous compliments (see lower half of that page)

PRICING/COST for direct access to physician ---> click here

What is Direct Primary Care (DPC) ?

DPC is an effort by many talented physicians on behalf of patients to take back control of healthcare, to get rid of those that put themselves in between doctors & patients (such as businessmen, administrators, insurance companies, answering services/machines, triage personnels, coders, billers, etc). Doctors and patients are both tired of having to deal with all of these middlemen, and DPC helps to eliminate all of that. At PJC, we strive to offer the most personal one-on-one care.

Once enrolled as a SUBSCRIBED member by paying a flat monthly fee, when you call or text during office hours, you will reach YOUR PERSONAL DOCTOR DIRECTLY, not anyone else!

DPC's advantage is PREVENTION of: delayed medical-care and frustrations from talking to answering services or machines who are not medically trained or who don't know you personally or medically.