Torrey Pines Direct Primary Care

02/10/2026

Our friend and fellow Direct Primary Care physician, Dr Laura Slings, is featured on the cover of Minnesota Family Physician magazine. It is an inspiring article about her path to Direct Primary Care.

COVER STORY How Direct Primary Care Transformed My Practice + Renewed My Purpose by Laura Slings, MD FACING MORAL INJURY IN MEDICINE It was the summer of 2017, and I was exhausted and cynical. After practicing family medicine with obstetrics for 20 years within a huge health care system, I had grown...

01/11/2026

Why is healthcare in the United States? Here is one of the best explanations. Understanding the problem helps us start thinking about true solutions.

12/26/2025

Getting tired of the cacophony of abysmal healthcare news? As healthcare systems pull out of small towns, close clinics and reduce competition we all lose. We lose in service and we lose in pricing.

There is true good news in healthcare: Direct Primary Care. Shake off all of the 'middle men' in healthcare. Just you and your trusted physician. The way it was. The model that has worked for thousands of years and is still working today.

What was a niche aspect of medical care just a few years ago has exploded to thousands of practices across the country. In direct primary care, medical providers don’t take insurance. Instead, their patients pay a monthly subscription fee. In exchange they get easier access, longer appointments, a...

10/07/2025

"Nature exposure produces sustained reductions in chronic stress by lowering cortisol, improving autonomic balance, and enhancing mood and cognition."

Today is a great day for a walk outside at the Carleton Arboretum. And if you aren't able to get outside try opening a window to enjoy the autumn breeze.

(-Blaxton J, Bergeman CS, Wang L. Daily Stress Reactivity Across the Life span: Longitudinal and Cross-Sectional Effects of Age. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2020 Feb 14)

09/29/2025

Discover Direct Primary Care! Call your Doctor directly. Now accepting new patients. Serving Northfield and surrounding communities.

Torrey Pines Direct Primary Care Minnesota gives you unparalleled direct doctor and healthcare access to Nick Krawczyk, M.D. through a membership-based payment model to take control of your health and save money on medical costs. Based in Northfield, MN, Dr. Krawczyk at Torrey Pines DPC treats all a...

09/16/2025

What is being lost when we have rushed office appointments? Can we determine a cost? Imagine having time to actually sit down and have an unhurried conversation with your family physician. A physician that has time to listen to you as a person. And together you and your physician put together a plan for you. Evidence based medicine guided care for a unique individual. Here is an interesting article that quantifies how much the lack of true preventative care is costing us as a nation.

Moving to disease prevention and other steps to keep people healthy could save trillions of dollars and help preserve Medicare, according to a new report by Deloitte.

09/05/2025

Exciting news! Dr Nick was interviewed by MPR News about Direct Primary Care and the story was aired during the All Things Considered segment on the radio and is a featured article on the MPR page and website. Click below to give it a listen!

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/09/04/facing-high-health-insurance-costs-some-patients-turn-to-a-new-model-of-care

A growing number of patients and doctors are turning to a subscription-based health care plan, bypassing traditional health insurance. Direct primary care allows patients more access to their doctors for a monthly fee.

10/21/2024

Get out and enjoy those beautiful fall colors while you can! Take a picture or video to share with those who physically aren’t able to get outside. Nature’s beauty is truly astounding!

Now is a good time to start making plans for winter exercise. Find walking routes to do on good weather days, and find places to move around on those cold and snowy days. Winter is just around the corner!

07/25/2024

Had such a great time at Crazy Daze! Made some purchases for the office (Monarch and Content) and some personal purchases as well (The Rare Pair) -couldn’t resist! A great way to find some good deals AND support our local small businesses!

07/14/2024

A wonderful piece written by Maryal Concepcion, MD, a fellow Direct Primary Care (DPC) doctor. 💯 the reasons Torrey Pines Direct Primary Care exists today.

Becoming a direct primary care (DPC) doctor has been one of the most fulfilling decisions of my career. My journey from traditional, insurance-base...

06/23/2024

Always learning! We are in Dallas at a Direct Primary Care conference, getting ideas on how to make the clinic even better for our patients!