About Lighthouse Pediatrics

Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine serving Issaquah, WA and the Eastside

Welcome to Lighthouse Pediatrics

Lighthouse Pediatrics in Issaquah, Washington, is a direct primary care clinic dedicated to providing exceptional medical care for your child today while nurturing the health and well-being of the adult they will become. As an independent community practice, we are passionate about restoring the kind of personalized care that lets parents feel supported and confident.

Lighthouse Pediatrics provides the full spectrum of services for our patients, including Well Visits, Sick Visits, Newborn Care, Vaccinations, Chronic and Complex Disease Management, and Telehealth. Whether your child is dealing with short-term issues like colds and injuries or chronic conditions like Autism, ADHD, and Mental Health, Lighthouse Pediatrics offers compassionate, expert, and trusted care.

Using the Direct Primary Care model, Lighthouse Pediatrics can offer more availability, more time, and more personalized care for our families. Sick kids can be seen at same-day or next-day appointments. Challenging issues can be managed with multiple, extended office visits at no additional cost. Patients receive expert, personal attention from the same doctor every time.

Families at Lighthouse Pediatrics also have the flexibility to reach their doctor in person, by text, over the phone, or online. Parenting is a challenging and rewarding journey, and we are here to help. With our commitment to your child’s health and long term development, we can provide guidance when and how it makes the most sense.

We believe that supporting parents is essential to raising healthy, confident children. A whole-child approach begins with creating an environment where your entire family can thrive. When you feel supported and at your best, it becomes easier to navigate challenges and nurture your child’s growth. By partnering with you, we aim to empower both you and your child, fostering the mental, emotional, and social well-being that leads to brighter outcomes for your family.

That’s why we’re here—to guide you through developmental milestones, support you with behavioral challenges, and provide care during illnesses—so your family can thrive with confidence and peace of mind.

To learn more, text or call the office, or request an appointment online today.

Our Values

Compassion

We approach every family with empathy, kindness, and understanding, ensuring your concerns are truly heard. Parents deserve understanding and support because parenting is both easier and more effective when you feel healthy and confident.

Independence

Our direct primary care model removes unnecessary barriers, giving you the freedom to make the best decisions for your child. You’ll experience healthcare personalized for your family’s unique needs without interference or limitations.

Prevention

We emphasize proactive care to keep your child healthy now and in the future. By focusing on prevention, we aim to set the foundation for lifelong well-being.

Connection

We prioritize building trusting relationships to provide consistent, personalized care for your family. By truly getting to know you, we create a partnership that supports your child’s growth and health.

Direct Primary Care

A Better Way for Issaquah and the Eastside

Direct Primary Care is a new and increasingly popular way to provide healthcare. Instead of the complications of copays, billing insurance, and hidden costs, patients and families pay a monthly fee that covers the services of the doctor. No surprise billing, no fighting with call centers, no hassles.

Doing it this way removes third parties from the doctor-patient relationship. Doctors, patients, and their families can choose to do what’s right for them. Doctors can build trust and families can feel heard.

With Direct Primary Care, we can focus on you and your child. You get the access to your pediatrician you want. You will be able to call, text, or email your pediatrician directly. Appointments can include however many and whatever topics you want. With same day or next day appointments, you also don’t have to wait weeks or months to see your pediatrician. Your pediatrician will also be the provider that knows you and your child’s history the best, and can follow up on any and all issues or decisions that are made.

Stellar and Experienced Healthcare

Rapid Access When You Need It

Reassuring, Compassionate Care

What Sets Us Apart?

Direct Primary Care vs Traditional Insurance Based Practices

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Direct Primary Care?

Direct Primary Care (DPC) is an increasingly popular model of healthcare that restores the care relationship between patients and physicians. Patients get high quality, convenient, responsive care that has become next-to-impossible when dealing with insurance. DPC practices do not bill their services through insurance, getting rid of frustrating rules, hidden costs, surprise bills, and confusing benefit coverage. Instead, they charge a predictable and affordable monthly fee. All of the services provided by the clinic are included. It’s as simple as that. DPC practices often do not even have a billing department, giving physicians time and flexibility to devote to their patients.

Why change to a direct primary care office? What are the benefits?

By eliminating one of the most frustrating parts of modern healthcare, dealing with insurance companies, DPC practices can give you the personalized care you deserve. We can offer more direct access and communication, using video chat, phone calls, email, and text directly with your pediatrician, without arbitrary rules about coverage. We can spend as much time as we want on your concerns, or even handle more issues without office visits, because we do not have to follow the rules of an insurance company. We can follow up on any decisions we make or tests we order, without extra charges.

It also benefits us physicians. Kids who want to be doctors do not picture themselves coding diagnoses, fighting with insurance companies, or telling patients, “I’m sorry but you’ll have to make another appointment for that.” At DPC practices like ours, we get to care for our patients the way we always thought we would.

Is Lighthouse Pediatrics the right fit for me?

Are you unable to get into your pediatrician when you need to? Do you wish you could take your sick child to your pediatrician who knows you best, instead of a provider at Urgent Care who does not know you at all? If the answer is yes to either of these, we would be a great fit for you.

Have you had concerns about your child that could not get addressed by their pediatric office because of scheduling, insurance, or overworked staff? Have you been left in the dark about test results for days and days? Have you had questions that only the pediatrician could answer, but you could only speak to a staff member? Do you hate phone trees? If the answer is yes to any of these, we would be a great fit for you.

Have you been frustrated by the copays, surprise bills, hidden fees, or confusing benefits? If yes, DPC clinics are the perfect fit for you.

Do you want to feel more connected to your child? Do you want to feel confident helping your child navigate their most important challenges, like learning language, making friends, succeeding in school, managing their emotions, and more? Are you concerned that your child may have autism, ADHD, anxiety, depression, or anything else that needs more support and more attention? If so, Lighthouse Pediatrics is perfect for you!

My kids are healthy. Why should I choose Lighthouse Pediatrics?

Parenting is equal parts wonderful and challenging, rewarding and demanding. And its wonders and challenges are different at every stage. At Lighthouse Peds, we have the training and expertise to help you understand what’s going on in your child’s world, in order to best manage, or even prevent, their biggest challenges. Teaching your toddler basic social skills like joint attention may help them as a preschooler who knows how to cooperate and share. Teaching your 2nd grader how to regulate when they are upset may help them as a teenager with peer relationships and school pressure. And with the DPC model, we have the time and opportunity to offer this kind of guidance that other clinics do not have.

Also, parents with children who do not have a chronic illness are often surprised when they look back at how many doctor’s appointments they had for minor illnesses and injuries. These are the kinds of issues that need prompt or immediate attention, which often means Urgent Care with a provider who does not know your child. The cost for these visits also add up quickly. HSA plans, copays, or unmet deductibles mean that even with insurance, the out of pocket costs for a single visit can be more than $150. A single bad cold that requires follow up visits can often cost more than $400.

At Lighthouse Pediatrics, you will be seen by the pediatrician who knows your child the best. Plus, all of these visits are covered, no matter how many there are or how often they happen.

I have a newborn and the visits are all covered by Insurance. What can Lighthouse Pediatrics offer?

Parents with newborns love having easy access in those critical early months. Scheduling a same day office visit around feeding and naps, packing everything in a car, waiting in a lobby are all things that are hard for newborns and their parents. At our office, direct, rapid responses by text, email, phone calls, or video chats are available for unexpected issues, and can sometimes replace the office visits required by insurance companies. We still have the same schedule of well baby appointments in order to ensure your newborn is thriving, and we make it as easy as possible.

Should we cancel our insurance if we sign up?

No. Insurance is still necessary for other medical costs for your child, including specialists, emergency rooms, hospital stays, outside lab testing, imaging clinics, catastrophic events, or other unexpected health costs. A DPC membership is NOT a substitute for insurance. It is a good idea to talk with your agent and financial advisor for specific advice on insurance policies, and there may be less costly options when using a DPC clinic. You may also want to ask them about the possibility of covering our services with Health Savings Account or Flexible Spending Account funds, as that will be determined by the specifics of your policy.

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Phone: 425-357-7082
Email: hello@lighthousepeds.net

Address: 1505 NW Gilman Blvd, Ste 8, Issaquah, WA 98027