HealthSprings Direct (Direct Primary Care)
- 4000 Shakerag Hill, Suite 100, Peachtree City, GA 30269
- 470-615-7224
- October 12, 2026
RESEARCH-BASED REVIEW, NOT A FIRST-HAND VISIT. Everything below comes from the public sources listed at the end, accessed on 2026-10-11. No one from Peachtree City Guide has been a patient here or contacted the practice. Criteria that need first-hand experience are scored from public signals and are provisional.
⚕️ Health disclaimer: This review covers patient experience and public records only. It does not assess clinical quality and is not medical advice. Confirm insurance/network status and each provider’s license and credentials yourself before booking. No patient health information is included; we only summarize public review themes.
License status: MD/DO names were matched against the Georgia Composite Medical Board’s published physician list (CSV dated 9/11/2026; the board says license number and status on its site are primary-source verification). Name matches can be wrong, and the board’s individual lookup is CAPTCHA-protected, so we did not use it. Dentists, optometrists, chiropractors, physical therapists and nurse practitioners are licensed through boards on verify.sos.ga.gov, which blocked automated access with a bot check; we did not get around it, so those licenses are marked unverified. Check any provider yourself at https://gateway.medicalboard.georgia.gov/ (physicians/PAs) or https://verify.sos.ga.gov/verification/ (other boards).
| Overall | 6.2 / 10 (★★★, “Fair / unproven”) |
| Confidence | Low |
| Category | Health & Medical → Primary care / family & internal medicine |
| List | Primary (PTC address) |
| Research-based | Yes ( ), not a first-hand visit; score capped at 9.0 |
| Last verified | 2026-10-11 |
Score note (2026-10-11): first published draft under the Health & Medical rubric (site-plan.md §5.10). No earlier score.
| Provider (professional name) | Credentials as published | Licensing board | License check (2026-10-11) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Velez Reyes | MD | Georgia Composite Medical Board | Active on GCMB physician list dated 9/11/2026 (name match: “Christopher Velez Reyes”, license #96860, expires 9/30/2028) |
| Tamara Hudson Lewis | MD | Georgia Composite Medical Board | Active on GCMB physician list dated 9/11/2026 (name match: “Tamara Hudson Lewis”, license #63710, expires 1/31/2027) |
| Jennilyn Simmons | NP | Georgia Board of Nursing | Unverified (Board of Nursing lookup on verify.sos.ga.gov blocked by a bot check) |
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| GCMB public board orders | None found for any listed provider in 254 monthly “Public Board Actions” lists (Dec 2005 – Sep 2026) published at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/about-us/about-georgia-composite-medical-board/list-monthly-public-board-orders. 7 older lists are image-only PDFs and could not be searched; boards other than GCMB (dentistry, nursing, optometry, chiropractic, PT) were not searchable. “None found” is not proof that none exist. |
| Physician licenses (GCMB list) | 2 MD/DO listed; see provider table |
| BBB | No BBB profile found in BBB search results. |
| CMS data | Not applicable (CMS star ratings cover hospitals and some facilities, not office practices) |
Emory links a system-wide “View Accepted Insurance Plans” page and price-transparency / No Surprises Act pages. Page states appointment “availability within 30 days”.
| Platform | Rating | Reviews | Newest review | Notes | Data source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birdeye | 3.4 | 71 | “2 years ago” (outside window) | direct read | |
| Healthgrades | 3.5 (count-weighted) | 16 | n/a (search results show no dates) | Combined from provider listings at a PTC address; provider-level, not practice-level | direct read (search results) |
| Zocdoc | n/a | n/a | n/a | Blocked automated access (HTTP 403); not used | blocked |
| Yelp | n/a | n/a | n/a | Blocked automated access (HTTP 403); not used | blocked |
| Vitals / WebMD | n/a | n/a | n/a | Pages respond but were not parsed in this pass (to-do) | not checked |
Ratings from search-engine snippets are marked “unconfirmed” and never change a score. Health-system-published survey ratings (e.g., Piedmont’s own) are shown for context only.
The listed weights cover 90% of the score; recent patient experience (keyword analysis) covers the other 10%. Unknowns score 5 and are marked “not verified”. Research-based reviews are capped at 9.0. See /how-we-score/. | Criterion | Weight | Score | Evidence | |—|—|—|—| | Credentials & good standing | 20% | 8 | 2 MDs name-matched Active on GCMB list; 1 NP unverified | | Patient reviews across platforms | 25% | 4 | Birdeye 3.4 / 71; Healthgrades provider pages 3.5 / 16 combined | | Access (new patients, hours, same-day/telehealth) | 20% | 7 | Telehealth; early opening 7:30 am; availability within 30 days; adults only | | Transparency (insurance, pricing, policies) | 15% | 7 | System insurance list, price-transparency and No Surprises Act pages linked | | Complaint record & consistency | 10% | 6 | No BBB profile; no recent dated review text to read | | Longevity & local presence | 10% | 7 | Established health-system clinic with a PTC office; years not stated | | Recent patient experience (keyword analysis, last 24 months) | 10% | 5.0 | n=0; 0 positive vs 0 negative theme mentions | | Overall | | 6.2 | 0.9 × 6.35 (weighted average of the rubric rows) + 0.1 × 5.00 = 6.21 |
Health-system access and transparency are good, but the public ratings we could read are weak (3.4 on Birdeye, 3.5 on Healthgrades) and we found no recent review text. Not enough recent evidence to recommend it over Piedmont or Family Medicine Specialists.
Disclosure: no compensation, free service, or affiliate relationship. Not affiliated with the City of Peachtree City or the State of Georgia. This is not medical advice. Found an error? See /corrections. How we score: /how-we-score/.
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