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Advocate MD- East Clinic

Madison, WI $66/month

$66/mo

Monthly fee

Pure DPC

Practice model

Yes

Telemedicine

Open

New patients

About this practice

Advocate MD‑East Clinic is a Direct Primary Care practice located in Madison, Wisconsin, staffed by a team of board‑certified Family Medicine physicians who share a commitment to personalized, patient‑centered care. By eliminating insurance billing, the clinic offers transparent, affordable monthly memberships that give patients direct access to their doctors via phone, text, and video.

Their care philosophy emphasizes building lasting relationships, providing same‑day or next‑day appointments, and ensuring patients receive comprehensive primary care without the usual wait times or hidden costs. Members benefit from unlimited office visits, direct physician cell and text access, and significant savings on labs, imaging, and medications.

Services include unlimited visits, same‑day appointments, telemedicine, home visits, discounted labs, discounted imaging, discounted medications, minor procedures, chronic disease management, preventive care, and pediatric care. The practice welcomes new patients and strives to make high‑quality primary care accessible and affordable for the community.

Practice details

Practice model
Pure DPC
Specialty
Family Medicine
Virtual visits
Available
New patients
Accepting
Home visits
Available
In-person visits
Flexible

Services

  • unlimited visits
  • same-day appointments
  • telemedicine
  • home visits
  • discounted labs
  • discounted imaging
  • discounted medications
  • minor procedures
  • chronic disease management
  • preventive care
  • pediatric care

Providers

16 providers

  • Christina Quale

    Family Medicine

    Dr. Christina Quale was born and raised in Stoughton, WI. She attended Stoughton High School, then the University of Wisconsin‑Madison for her undergraduate studies. She earned her medical …

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  • Adam Balin

    Board certified · Certified in Family Medicine

    35+ years in practice

    Dr. Adam Balin, MD, is a family medicine physician born in Chicago, IL, and raised in the suburbs before moving to Grand Isle, Nebraska. He earned his undergraduate …

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  • Michael Aughey

    Family Medicine

    Dr. Michael Aughey was born and raised in Wisconsin Rapids, WI. He attended UW Stevens Point for his undergraduate degree, graduating with a BS in Chemistry. After working …

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  • Karen Shulman

    Board certified · American Board of Family Medicine

    20+ years in practice

    Dr. Karen Shulman was born in upstate New York but raised in Southern Ontario. She studied Kinesiology at the University of Waterloo and earned her medical degree at …

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  • Paul Mannino

    Board certified · Family Medicine - American Board of Family Medicine

    33+ years in practice

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  • Julia Danz

    Family Medicine

    Dr. Julia Danz was born and raised in Kaukauna, Wisconsin. She attended Beloit College and then went on to attend Nova Southeastern University for medical school. Dr. Danz …

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  • Nicole Hemkes

    Board certified · Family Medicine - American Board of Family Medicine

    15+ years in practice

    Dr. Nicole Hemkes is a board‑certified family medicine physician with more than 15 years of clinical experience. She earned a BS in Biology with a minor in Chemistry …

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  • Adam Balin

    Family Medicine

    20+ years in practice

    Dr. Adam Balin was born in Chicago, IL, and grew up in the suburbs before moving to Grand Isle, Nebraska for high school. He earned his undergraduate degree …

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  • Michael Aughey

    Board certified · American Board of Family Medicine

    20+ years in practice

    Dr. Michael Aughey was born and raised in Wisconsin Rapids, WI. He attended UW Stevens Point for his undergraduate degree, graduating with a BS in Chemistry. After working …

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  • Karen Shulman

    Family Medicine

    20+ years in practice

    Dr. Karen Shulman was born in upstate New York but raised in Southern Ontario. She attended the University of Waterloo, studying Kinesiology, and then went on to Medical …

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  • Gina DeGiovanni, M.D.

    Family Medicine

    Dr. Gina DeGiovanni was born and raised in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin, in a medical household—her father a surgeon and her mother a nurse. She attended the University …

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  • Nicole Hemkes, M.D.

    Hospitalist

    15+ years in practice

    Dr. Nicole Hemkes, MD is a board‑certified family medicine physician and the founder of Advocate MD, a Direct Primary Care practice in Madison, Wisconsin. Born and raised in …

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  • Jennifer Philbin, Doctor of Medicine

    Family Medicine

    Dr. Jennifer Philbin was born and raised in Madison, WI. She received her Undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Then she went onto Medical school …

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  • Christina Quale, M.D.

    Board certified · Family Medicine - American Board of Family Medicine

    Dr. Christina Quale was born and raised in Stoughton, WI. She attended Stoughton High School, then the University of Wisconsin‑Madison for her undergraduate studies, followed by medical school …

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