$185
per visit
Annual Wellness Physical
A 60-minute head-to-toe preventive exam including cardiovascular screening, cancer risk review, vaccinations, and a personalized health roadmap updated each year.
Board-Certified Internist · Texas City, TX
Medicine, measured to the adult you've become.
Dr. Premal Patel delivers evidence-based primary care for adults 18 and older — pairing unhurried 40-minute visits with same-day labs, chronic-disease management, and a direct line when something feels off.
Accepting new patients
12+
Years treating adults across Galveston County
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MD
Internal Medicine, board-certified since 2013
About the Practice
Adult medicine, the way it was meant to feel.
Dr. Premal Patel is a board-certified internist who has cared for adults across Texas City and the greater Galveston County area for over a decade. His practice is built on a simple premise: adults deserve a physician who knows their full history — not a 12-minute slot in a rotating queue.
Every new patient visit runs a full 60 minutes. Follow-ups are scheduled for 40, not 15. That time is spent listening, reviewing labs together on screen, and building a plan that fits the way you actually live, work, and eat along the Gulf Coast.
Board Certified
American Board of Internal Medicine
Fellowship Trained
Preventive & lifestyle medicine focus
Same-Day Access
Acute visits for established patients
Direct Messaging
Secure portal for non-urgent questions
Care that's priced honestly.
Transparent cash-pay pricing for uninsured patients. Most major PPO plans, Medicare, and Texas Medicaid accepted. Prices below reflect the typical self-pay rate for an established patient; new-patient visits carry a one-time $40 intake fee.
$145
per month
Chronic Disease Management
Quarterly visits for hypertension, type 2 diabetes, thyroid disorders, and high cholesterol — with between-visit messaging, medication titration, and lab trending.
$95
per visit
Acute Sick Visit
Same-day evaluation for respiratory infections, UTIs, rashes, musculoskeletal injuries, and other concerns that can't wait two weeks for a primary care opening.
$55–$220
per panel
On-Site Lab Diagnostics
Comprehensive metabolic panel, CBC, lipid panel, A1C, TSH, and vitamin levels drawn in-office with results reviewed together within 48 hours — no portal-only delivery.
$75
per session
Pre-Operative Clearance
History & physical, EKG, and risk stratification for elective surgical clearance — typically completed within 72 hours of referral and sent directly to your surgeon.
$65
per visit
Telehealth Follow-Up
Secure video follow-ups for established patients reviewing labs, adjusting medications, or managing stable chronic conditions — without the drive down I-45.
The Approach
Slow medicine, fast access.
The American adult sees their primary care physician an average of three times per year — for fewer than 18 minutes per visit. That math has never added up for Dr. Patel.
His practice caps daily appointments at fourteen, leaving room to think, to call back, and to sit with a problem until it's actually understood. The result is fewer redundant referrals, fewer avoidable ER visits, and a chart that reads like a person — not a problem list.
From the refineries on the port to the families settling into Texas City's growing neighborhoods, Dr. Patel's patients span every adult decade. The throughline is the same: care that respects your time and your intelligence.
I'd rather see ten patients well than twenty poorly.— Premal Patel, MD
Care starts with a conversation.
Request an appointment below and our office will reach out within one business day to confirm a time. Same-day acute visits available for established patients — call the office line before 11 AM.
Office & access.
Located in Texas City, serving adults across Galveston County and the southern Houston metro. Use the channel that fits — every message lands on the same desk.