It’s been another good year for Direct Primary Care. We’re now at a point where it’s not just gaining traction, it’s scaling in real time.
As of late November 2025, the DPC Frontier mapper now lists more than 2,700 active Direct Primary Care practices across all 50 states and Washington, DC.
That reflects substantial growth since the start of the year, with Texas, Florida, and North Carolina leading the surge, while other rural states are filling gaps that had few, if any, listings just a year ago.
At the same time, analysts from multiple firms using different models have raised the ceiling on where analysts believe DPC is headed:
- The Business Research Company projects the global DPC market will reach $90.62 billion by 2029, growing from an estimated $70.42 billion in 2025 at a 7.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).
- DataHorizzon Research is even more bullish, forecasting a 10.2% CAGR through 2033, driven by telehealth integration and expanding employer adoption of DPC-first benefit designs.
- A third forecast from InsightAce Analytic lands in the same range: $92.9 billion by 2034 at a sustained 4.6% annual pace.
Together, these reports represent the strongest consensus to date: Direct Primary Care is on track for a nine-figure global market valuation within the next decade, and is becoming one of the most significant growth markets in healthcare.
Policy tailwinds are clearly helping. Oregon’s HB 2540 will soon require insurers to credit certain direct payments toward deductibles, and new HSA/HDHP provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are on the cusp of removing long-standing friction points for DPC models. While details on precisely how these provisions apply to DPC membership arrangements are waiting on regulatory guidance, the initial signs are promising.
For physicians considering the leap into DPC, and for existing clinic owners planning expansion, the message is straightforward: the market is no longer asking whether Direct Primary Care can scale. It’s busy proving that it already is.
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