For patients who wish to have regular access to their
Cardiologist, we offer a membership-based model
Direct Specialty Care is ideal for patients with:
- High blood pressure
- Heart rhythm issues
- Coronary artery disease
- Valvular heart disease
- Heart failure
- Or any combination of these issues
How it works
- $400/month (3 month minimum) per person or $3,500/
year for those who pay annually - New patients pay a one-time $100 registration fee
- We accept patients ages 18 and older without regard to
their prior conditions or medical history - No co-pays: membership ensures that there are no
additional charges for office visits, virtual care, or any
other communication with your doctor - The membership model allows us to limit the number of
patients in our panel, so appointments are easier to
schedule including same day/next day availability for
urgent matters. - Patients enjoy that we will be accessible between office
visits for quick questions or advice, and we enjoy the
opportunity to get to know our patients without feeling
rushed
Direct Specialty care is a
membership-based
model
How it works
- If joining a membership model is not right for you, our
doctors offer an $800 Executive Cardiology
Comprehensive Exam which includes two visits where
they will review your medical history, order
comprehensive testing, and formulate a treatment plan
that you may use as a roadmap to excellent health.
- If one wishes to convert an Executive Cardiology
Comprehensive Exam to a concierge membership plan,
the cost of the Executive Cardiology Comprehensive
Exam will be credited toward the cost of an annual
membership plan. We would love the opportunity to guide
you on the road to good health, altering the trajectory of
your future!
Please contact the doctor for availability.
Would you like a consult
or second opinion?
$800 Executive Cardiology Comprehensive Exam
This is ideal for a patient with a family history of cardiovascular disease, a patient seeking a second opinion, or a patient who wishes to understand their personal risk of heart attack, stroke, or cardiovascular death.
We will formulate a treatment plan that you may use as a roadmap to excellent health. We will start or adjust medications to get you on the path to success using guideline based recommendations.
The duration of a your initial comprehensive evaluation is typically 60 -90 minutes.
*** All blood work, imaging, and/or stress testing will be billed through insurance, separately
We will formulate a plan to optimize:
- Blood pressure
- Heart rhythm
- Cholesterol levels
- Weight loss, if needed, including GLP-1
counseling (Ozempic)
If needed, we will order:
- Coronary calcium score
- CT coronary angiogram
- Direct coronary angiography
- Echocardiogram
- Stress testing
Cost: Introductory rate of $800 for *two*
personalized visits (intake and one follow up).
“Humanity, sensibility of heart to feel for the
distresses of fellow beings, and a powerful
urge to help them.”
- John Gregory’s 18th century
characterization of an ideal physician
Executive Cardiology Independent Physicians
Dr. Lucy Esberg is a board-certified Cardiologist who has been practicing cardiology since
2013. After earning a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Dr. Esberg graduated medical school
at Creighton University School of Medicine in 2007. She then completed Internal Medicine
residency and Cardiology Fellowship at the University of Colorado in 2013.
After starting private practice at Aurora Denver Cardiology Associates, Dr. Esberg met her
husband and moved to Minneapolis. For the past nine years she has been employed at
North Memorial Health, a Level 1 trauma center in Robbinsdale, MN.
Dr. Esberg is board-certified in Cardiovascular disease, Echocardiography, Vascular
Medicine, and Vascular Imaging.
Dr. Esberg served as Chief of Medicine for North Memorial Health over the past four
consecutive years. During her time at North Memorial Health, she was also Director of the
Heart Center’s Vascular Lab and the Director of the Vein Center.
Dr. Esberg’s peers have voted her Minnesota Monthly’s Top Doctor for the past four
consecutive years.
The Why...
Growing up on a farm, my work ethic and love for all living creatures was born. It was a
natural transition becoming a healer as a physician. The noise of modern medicine has
created distance in healing relationships and access to doctors has stifled. In an effort to
provide more personal and stream-lined care to our patients, we would like to turn back
time where your doctor and team were just a phone call away.
Direct Cardiology Care
by Dr. Esberg
Know your risk
According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, even more than cancer.
Cardiovascular disease kills more women than all forms of cancer combined.
10% to 20% of women will have a health issue during pregnancy, and high blood pressure, preeclampsia and gestational diabetes during pregnancy greatly increase a women’s risk for developing cardiovascular disease later in life.
A woman’s risk for heart disease and stroke increases at menopause.
Women die of heart attacks more often than men.