Most practices are built around the clock. Dr. Kakodkar’s is built around you.
Insurance pays a practice for the number of people seen, not for the care given. That math is why visits are short and why a routine appointment is three weeks out. Membership removes the math. You pay the practice directly, the patient list stays small on purpose, and your visit lasts as long as your health needs it to.
Average wait for a new family medicine appointment
Average wait to see an OB/GYN
Typical length of a primary care visit
On a typical primary care doctor's list
Wait times from the AMN Healthcare 2025 Survey of Physician Appointment Wait Times, across 15 major US metro areas. None of this is your doctor's fault. It is what happens when a physician has to see 25 people a day to keep the lights on.
Where you are now
- Seven to fifteen minutes, and the clock is in the room
- A copay every visit, and a bill weeks later you cannot read
- Three weeks for a routine appointment
- Your message goes to a portal, and someone answers eventually
- Two to three thousand patients on one doctor's list
Here at Connected Care MD
- Thirty to sixty minutes, and nobody is watching the clock
- One monthly membership, and nothing charged per visit
- Same day or next day, most of the time
- You text or call Dr. Kakodkar, and Dr. Kakodkar answers
- A small list, so she knows your history instead of reading it back
Membership is not insurance and does not replace it. Most members keep a plan for the hospital, surgery, specialists, and emergencies. See what to pair it with
Swati Kakodkar, MD, DABOM
I trained in gynecology in India and later completed my family medicine residency at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. I am also board-certified in obesity medicine, with a strong focus on preventive health, weight and metabolic health, and long-term wellness.
Over the past twenty years, I have learned that sleep, weight, mood, hormones, and everyday health are often connected. Good medicine starts with listening, looking at the whole picture, and getting to know the person behind the symptoms.
That is why I built my practice around relationships, prevention, and continuity of care. My goal is to be a physician who truly knows you, understands the bigger picture of your health, and is accessible when you need care.
Outside of medicine, I enjoy traveling, cooking, and creative crafts.
If you’ve been told it’s just part of getting older, come sit down. Let’s talk.
Sleep that isn’t what it used to be. Weight that feels harder to manage. Changes in mood. Periods that have become different or unpredictable. These concerns can be connected, and they deserve more than a rushed conversation.
With my background in gynecology and board certification in obesity medicine, I take a broader view of your health. We can look at hormones, weight and metabolic health, sleep, mood, and your overall wellbeing together, rather than treating each concern in isolation.
Your membership includes visits and evaluation for these concerns. When hormone therapy is appropriate for you, prescribing and managing that treatment is also included, with no separate fee from the practice.
Pellet therapy is not currently offered.
Weight is about more than willpower. We treat it that way.
Weight can be influenced by many things, including sleep, hormones, muscle mass, stress, insulin resistance, thyroid health, menopause, and medications. Understanding what may be contributing to your weight is an important part of medical care.
As a physician board-certified in both obesity medicine and family medicine, I can address your weight and metabolic health alongside the rest of your health, all in one place.
Your weight-management care may include:
- Body composition, not just the number on the scale
- Metabolic evaluation, including insulin resistance, prediabetes, thyroid health, and cholesterol
- Practical nutrition and strength guidance designed to be sustainable
- Medication when medically appropriate, with ongoing prescribing and monitoring
- Regular progress reviews, with adjustments when something isn’t working
- Your overall health considered alongside your weight, rather than treating the two separately
For members, our dedicated weight-management program is $29 per month in addition to your membership. Your routine primary care for conditions such as blood pressure, diabetes, thyroid health, and cholesterol is already part of your membership, with no additional practice fee.
For patients who are not local, weight-management care is also available by telemedicine, with pricing outlined below.
About the medications. When a weight medication is right for you, we prescribe it and we monitor it. The prescription goes to whichever pharmacy you choose, including mail order. You pay the pharmacy directly. Medication costs are never part of your membership or of any consultation fee; they vary by pharmacy, dose and supply, and they can change without notice. We will tell you what to expect before you leave with the prescription.
Priced by age. Nothing charged per visit.
Your membership covers your everyday primary care, including your well-woman exam and your menopause care. One optional program sits alongside it, for the people who want it.
Membership begins with a three-month minimum commitment. After that, your membership continues month to month, giving you the flexibility to continue for as long as it works for you.
| Children 0 to 17With a parent enrolled | $30 |
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| Adults 18 to 29 | $79 |
| Adults 30 to 44 | $99 |
| Adults 45 to 64The most common membership | $119 |
| 65 and overFor patients who are not on Medicare | $149 |
| Medical weight managementAdded on top of your membership. Body composition analysis, nutrition coaching, and medical weight care. Medications billed separately. | +$29per month |
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| EnrollmentOnce, when you join. Not refunded if you leave, and charged again if you come back. | $75one time |
| A visit for something acuteCome in once, no membership needed | $199 |
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| Adults 18 to 29A full hour, your preventive labs, and a second visit to go through the results. Every one of these is three times the monthly membership for that age, so the table also shows you what a year of membership would have cost. Children are seen as members, with a parent enrolled. | $237 |
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| Adults 30 to 44 | $297 |
| Adults 45 to 64 | $357 |
| 65 and over | $447 |
Every tier, for your first two years. The first hundred members only.
When two of you enroll together, whichever tiers you each fall into.
These two do not stack. If you qualify for both, your saving is 7.5%.
Every membership here is $150 a month or less, and that is on purpose. It keeps your membership inside the health savings account limit, so you can pay for it with pre-tax dollars. The limit is $150 a month for an individual and $300 for a family. Your plan administrator can confirm your own situation.
And Oregon changed the rules in your favor on 1 January 2026. Under House Bill 2540, most Oregon health insurers now have to count qualifying out-of-pocket payments toward your annual deductible, even when the care was not in your network. The care has to be medically necessary, covered by your plan, and cost less than the same care would have through your insurance. Kaiser Permanente plans are not included. Bring your plan to your meet and greet and we will work out together whether yours qualifies.
A year in the traditional model
- Four primary care visits $700
- Two urgent care visits $400
- A specialist consult for menopause $300
- Labs at retail pricing $350
- Generic medications at retail $420
The same year, as a member
- Membership at $119 a month $1,428
- Unlimited primary care visits Included
- Urgent problems, she calls her doctor Included
- Menopause care from her own doctor Included
- Annual preventive labs Included
- Generics dispensed at our cost $150
Membership & Billing
Fees and billing
- $75 enrollment fee, charged at sign-up
- Membership starts on your sign-up date, so you can use your benefits right away
- First month is prorated based on your start date
- After that, your monthly fee is charged automatically on the first of each month, in advance, to the card or bank account on file
- The enrollment fee is nonrefundable, and a new fee applies if you leave and rejoin later
What’s included
- Annual preventive labs are included in your membership
- Services outside the membership, such as imaging and medications, are billed separately
- We’ll tell you the price before you agree to anything with an added cost
Medicare
- Original Medicare, with or without a Medigap supplement: no membership fee
- We accept a limited number of Medicare patients and bill Medicare for covered services as usual
- We do not participate with Medicare Advantage plans
Oregon Health Plan
- Membership is not available to OHP patients, since their plan already covers primary care
Your everyday medicine, all of it, from one doctor.
- A full hour for your first visit
- Unhurried visits after that, as many as you need
- Same day and next day care when you are sick
- Annual physicals and preventive care
- Sports physicals
- Annual preventive labs included: complete blood count, comprehensive metabolic panel, A1c, TSH and a cholesterol profile. That is roughly $250 to $300 of testing if you paid for it yourself. Anything beyond these is billed at our discounted rate
- Medications we stock, dispensed here at our cost
- Blood pressure, diabetes, thyroid, and cholesterol
- Well-woman exams and women's health
- Perimenopause and menopause care, prescribed hormone therapy included
- Anxiety, depression, and sleep
- Newborns, children, and teens
- In-office procedures, listed below
- Text, phone, and video access to your doctor
Procedures done here, in the room
- Nexplanon insertion and removal
- IUD removal
- Skin biopsies
- Joint and trigger point injections
- Cryotherapy
- Sutures and wound care
Materials for a procedure are billed at our cost and priced before we start, so you always know what a thing costs before it happens.
A note about pain management. We do not prescribe opioids for chronic pain management. If opioid treatment is needed, that part of your care will need to be managed by an appropriate pain specialist. We will continue to care for your overall health and can help coordinate your care with the right specialist when needed.
Membership is not insurance. It works alongside it.
Your membership is designed to cover the care you need most often: everyday visits, questions, follow-ups, and ongoing primary care.
It does not replace health insurance. We strongly encourage members to maintain appropriate health insurance coverage for unexpected or higher-cost medical needs, such as emergencies, hospital stays, surgery, specialist care, and other services not included in the membership.
Think of your membership as your home for everyday care, with insurance there to help protect you when bigger medical needs arise.
Your employer's plan
There’s no need to change your employer health plan. Keep it for hospital care, specialists, and the unexpected. Use your membership for everyday primary care and direct access to your doctor when a visit isn’t necessary.
A high-deductible plan with an HSA
A high deductible brings the premium down, and the plan still catches you if something serious happens. Because every membership here is $150 a month or less, you can pay for it out of the HSA with pre-tax dollars.
Medicare
If you are over 65 and not on Medicare, you can join today at $149 a month. If you have Original Medicare, with or without a Medigap supplement, there is no membership fee for you: We take a small number of Medicare patients and bill Medicare in the usual way, so your cover carries on exactly as it does now, for your primary care as well as for hospitals and specialists. We do not take Medicare Advantage plans. If you have one, come and talk to us anyway and we will work out together whether this can work for you.
What membership does not cover
- Hospital stays and surgery
- Emergency room care
- Specialist visits and consultations
- Advanced imaging such as MRI and CT
- Prescriptions filled outside our dispensary
- Maternity and obstetric care
This is why you keep coverage.
Membership covers your everyday care. It does not replace insurance for the big, unexpected things. If you are not sure how your plan fits alongside it, bring it to your meet and greet and we will look at it together.
Menopause & Weight Care by Telemedicine
Dr. Kakodkar offers care by telehealth to patients in Oregon, Washington, California, and Texas. Meet with her by video from wherever you are, with no drive to Hillsboro required.
This is not our local membership practice, and it is not a website where you fill out a questionnaire and receive a prescription from someone you’ve never met.
This is dedicated care for the two things women often wait the longest to get real help with: menopause and weight. You’ll see the same doctor at every visit and have the time needed to understand what’s going on and decide what to do about it.
Hormones, sleep, mood, and everything that comes with this stage of life
Your first visit is a full hour devoted to your symptoms, medical history, and goals. We’ll talk about what you’re experiencing, which labs are worth running, and whether hormone therapy is appropriate for you.
You’ll leave with a plan, not another referral.
Understanding your weight, your metabolism, and what’s driving them
Weight gain is rarely as simple as eating less and moving more. We start with your history, your current health, and a metabolic evaluation to identify what is actually contributing to the problem.
The goal is to build a treatment plan based on what we find, not simply to chase a number on the scale.
When appropriate, medications can be prescribed and monitored as part of that plan. Medication costs are separate and paid directly to your pharmacy.
What’s Included
The initial visit includes the full hour, your treatment plan, and basic annual laboratory testing.
If additional testing is needed, you’ll know the cost before anything is ordered. Anything beyond the basics is billed at our discounted cost rather than typical retail pricing.
The monthly care plan includes follow-up visits, messaging between visits, prescription management, and ongoing monitoring. There are no additional physician fees beyond the monthly charge.
The $120 follow-up visit is available for patients who want a one-time follow-up without ongoing care.
Medication costs are always paid separately to your pharmacy.
What Telemedicine Can and Cannot Do
Video visits are ideal for menopause care, hormone therapy, weight management, metabolic health, and the longer conversations these issues deserve.
They are not a substitute for an examination, a procedure, or emergency care. You’ll still need a local physician for problems that require hands-on evaluation, and we will tell you plainly when something needs to be addressed in person.
Prescribing follows the laws of the state where you are physically located during the visit, and some medications cannot be prescribed through telemedicine.
The things people ask before they join.
Is this insurance?
I already have insurance. Does this replace it?
What if I have no insurance at all?
Do you manage chronic pain?
Do you prescribe ADHD medication?
What do labs, imaging and medications cost?
Is menopause and hormone care included?
What is the weight management program?
The Weight Management Program is an optional add-on to the regular membership, designed for people who want more focused support with weight and body composition.
- Cost: $29/month in addition to the membership fee
- Body composition analysis: Looks beyond the number on the scale to provide a fuller picture of progress
- Nutrition coaching: Personalized guidance to support sustainable nutrition and weight goals
- Medical weight management: Care from a physician who is board-certified in obesity medicine
- Medications: If prescribed, medications are billed separately
Importantly, you don’t need this add-on for routine metabolic healthcare. Management of blood pressure, diabetes, thyroid conditions, cholesterol, and other metabolic health concerns is already included with the standard membership.
In short: the $29 add-on is for specialized weight-management services, not for accessing routine metabolic care.
Is there a joining fee?
How do I pay?
Can I pay with my HSA?
I am 65 or over. Can I join?
I am on the Oregon Health Plan. Can I join?
What if I need a specialist or the hospital?
Can I cancel?
Can I be seen without joining?
Yes. If you’re not a member and don’t have insurance coverage, you can still be seen on a self-pay basis. An acute visit is $199.
An annual physical includes a full one-hour visit, preventive labs, and a follow-up visit to review your results. The self-pay price is based on age:
- Ages 18–29: $237
- Ages 30–44: $297
- Ages 45–64: $357
- Ages 65+: $447
For patients without insurance coverage, the annual physical package is priced at three times the monthly membership rate for your age. This keeps our self-pay pricing straightforward while also making it easy to compare the cost of a one-time physical with ongoing membership.
Children are seen through membership when a parent is enrolled rather than on a one-time basis. All non-member services are paid at the time of the visit.
If you decide afterward that you’d like to become a member, we’re happy to discuss it, but there’s no obligation or pressure to join.
When do you open?
Nobody here is in a hurry.
Not on your first visit, and not on your fiftieth.
Come in and meet us
A free visit with no obligation. Ask us anything you like. Nobody will push you to join.
Enroll online
Pick your tier, sign the membership agreement, set up the monthly payment. About ten minutes.
Your first real visit
A full hour. Your whole history, your goals, and a plan we build together.
Come and meet us first.
No cost, no commitment, and nothing to sign. We sit down, you ask whatever you want to ask, and you decide afterwards. Bring your questions and bring your list.
- 5293 NE Elam Young Parkway, Suite 110
Hillsboro, Oregon 97124 - 971-488-4000
- info@connectedcaredpc.com
Tell us a little about you and we will be in touch with times that suit you. It takes about two minutes.
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