More Family than Medical Office
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Annapolis Family Medicine
How Amy Ricker, CRNP, carries forward the relationship- first vision behind Annapolis Family Medicine — where you still use your insurance, and still get to know your provider.
Annapolis Family Medicine was built on an old-fashioned idea: that a family doctor should actually know you. Dr. William A. Dabbs founded the practice in 2013 to bring back the feel of a relationship-centered family practice, and Amy Ricker, CRNP, joined him in 2017 — first as a provider, then as a partner in 2023, before becoming sole owner this year. She and the team have continued building on that foundation, guided by a conviction that’s surprisingly hard to honor in modern medicine: good care takes time. “You can’t survive the traditional health care model with just traditional insurance if you want to give good care, because you need time,” Amy says. So rather than accept the burnout that comes with rushed visits, Annapolis Family Medicine found another way.
The best of both worlds
Annapolis Family Medicine is a concierge primary care practice with one notable twist: unlike most, it still accepts insurance. Amy believes that hybrid model offers the best of both worlds — a higher, more personal level of care without giving up the coverage patients already have. Entirely separate from the hospital systems, the practice cares for adolescents and adults across the Annapolis community, with longer visits, same-day sick appointments, and a deliberately personal approach focused on the whole person rather than just treating symptoms. Beyond typical primary care, the team offers hormone replacement therapy, migraine management, expanded nutritional counseling, weight-loss therapy, and comprehensive mental health services — with a LabCorp right on site.
A medical home under one roof
Annapolis Family Medicine brings together a talented group of providers who share one thing above all — a passion for caring for patients — while each brings a different area of expertise and interest. It’s the kind of collaborative practice Amy long admired: “Not a Grey’s Anatomy,” she laughs, but a place where trusted providers work side by side. Alongside six primary care providers, the practice houses a therapist, an integrative nutritionist, and a chiropractor under the same roof, with other medical professionals conveniently located nearby. For example, patients who do physical therapy love walking right next door to Opal PT. This integrated model lets the team coordinate care more seamlessly and often address a patient’s needs within the practice before referring elsewhere when appropriate. As part of that comprehensive approach, every concierge patient also receives a complimentary annual visit with both the nutritionist and the therapist. The goal, Amy says, is simple: to be a true medical home for patients.
Amy Ricker, CRNP
“You’re always going to get a human being when you call. Now, you might have to wait for a second, but we’re going to be there and we’re going to call you back.”
Relationships are the core
Ask Amy what matters most and she doesn’t hesitate. “Integrity is the core of everything we do,” she says. In other words... “The way you do anything is the way you do everything.”
The result is a practice that feels “more like a family than a medical office.” The front desk knows patients by name, staff ask after each other’s kids, and the banter flows. “People say, ‘I actually wanted to come today,’” Amy says. That warmth shows up in retention, too — the team is flexible and covers for one another when life happens, so people stay.
The team that makes it work
For all the services, Amy is clear about her single most important resource: her team. Every hire is intentional, and everyone is passionate about delivering excellent care. Her advice for anyone starting out in healthcare is to stay open — “don’t be afraid to think outside of the box,” she says — and to keep learning, because growth comes from staying curious and willing to adapt.
And after the long days and the real work of caring for people all day, Amy wouldn’t trade it. “I wake up blessed every day,” she says. “I get this opportunity. How cool is that?” At Annapolis Family Medicine, the care is personal, a real person picks up the phone, and there’s always a familiar face waiting.
Find Annapolis Family Medicine
Amy Ricker, CRNP — Owner
703 Giddings Avenue, Suite M2, Annapolis, MD 21401 •
annapolisfamilymedicine.org • @annapolisfamilymedicine
Hours: Mon–Thu 8 AM–5 PM • Fri 8 AM–4 PM
Independently owned concierge primary care that still takes insurance — for adolescents and adults. Six primary care providers plus an in-house therapist, integrative nutritionist, and chiropractor, with LabCorp on site.
