ROBERT BOYER

Dr. Robert Boyer is a primary care physician and the founder of Trailhead Clinics, a Direct Primary Care (DPC) practice in Grand Junction, Colorado. The clinic opened in 2021 and has been growing rapidly, using modern communication tools like Spruce to provide secure telemedicine and same‑day access for members. Dr. Boyer and his team emphasize core values of patient safety, respect, convenience, and access, aiming to spend more time with each patient than is possible in traditional insurance‑based models.

Before establishing Trailhead, Dr. Boyer spent a decade in a private family‑medicine practice and later served as Chief Medical Officer at Appleton Clinics, where he helped pioneer a membership‑based primary‑care model. Dissatisfied with the administrative burden of insurance billing, he transitioned to the DPC model to focus on direct, relationship‑centered care, allowing unlimited visits, same‑day appointments, and a personalized approach to preventive health.

Dr. Boyer holds an M.D. degree from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and is board‑eligible in Family Medicine. He is committed to community health in western Colorado, offering a range of in‑office procedures and coordinating specialty referrals while maintaining the affordability and transparency that define Direct Primary Care.