Opening a DPC Practice After Training Through COVID: Dr. Nada Farooqui, MD of RAWQ Medicine
My DPC Story · October 11, 2026
In short
Dr Nada Farooqui said DPC allowed her to open a practice of her own with a work-life balance that made sense for her, her three children and her husband. Dr Farooqui said that when she interviewed for jobs, she was told how she was to practice and what her scope would be. Dr Farooqui said she had pretty much predicted her cashflow for the next year. Dr Farooqui said she believed the first visit needed to be 60 minutes. Dr Farooqui said wound care would be a flat fee.
Key points
Dr Farooqui said employed medicine was not set up to give some people the full scope of care in that timeframe or accessibly.
employed medicine is not set up to give them that, not in that timeframe and not, accessibly.
— Nada Farooqui, MD, guest on My DPC Story, October 11, 2026. Listen at 0:58 Dr Farooqui said the lawyer, the CPA and the lease were the big-ticket items she invested in up front.
I wanted a good lawyer that I trusted, that, people knew here to look over my agreements.
— Nada Farooqui, MD, guest on My DPC Story, October 11, 2026. Listen at 32:11 - Dr Farooqui said wound care would be a flat fee.
Dr Farooqui said she believed the first visit needed to be 60 minutes.
I do really believe in that first visit needs to be 60 minutes.
— Nada Farooqui, MD, guest on My DPC Story, October 11, 2026. Listen at 40:26