Ami Laws, M.D.

The practice charges a minimum monthly fee of $800. That fee covers all care provided by Dr. Laws, including office visits, emergency room and hospital visits, telephone calls, emails, and coordination with sub-specialists. Home visit services carry an additional fee beyond the monthly membership.

Neither private insurance nor Medicare covers the monthly membership fee. However, health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts sometimes cover the fee, at least in part. Dr. Laws welcomes a conversation about the financial aspects of joining the practice. Your other medical expenses, including labs, imaging, and specialist visits, continue to go through your insurance as usual.

Yes. Members can contact Dr. Laws directly by email, phone, or text, including evenings and weekends. m. m. m. Dr. Laws remains accessible beyond those hours for her members.

Yes. Members can schedule same-day appointments or walk-in visits, and every visit is exclusively with Dr. Laws. The practice keeps its panel intentionally small to make this level of access consistently available.

Dr. Laws offers both. Members can connect by phone, email, or video for many routine needs. She also makes house calls for elderly patients with complex medical problems and visits patients promptly in assisted living facilities and nursing homes.

Dr. Laws covers internal medicine, type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes management, endocrinology including osteoporosis, hypothyroidism, and hormone health for men and women, geriatric care, preventive medicine, and executive health. She fully integrates diabetes and endocrinology care into primary care visits, which eliminates the need for separate specialist appointments in many cases.

Yes. Dr. Laws runs an independent practice and can coordinate care with specialists wherever they practice. When a new referral is necessary, she handpicks the appropriate specialist from her network, which includes Stanford, UCSF, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, and Sequoia Hospital. She reviews specialist reports and follows up to make sure nothing falls through the cracks.

No. Patients seeking diabetes subspecialty care can see Dr. Laws with a referral from their primary care doctor, without joining the concierge practice. She assesses risk for type 2 diabetes, counsels patients on prevention, and manages pre-diabetes and diabetes as a standalone service.

Yes. Dr. Laws conducts expert forensic evaluations, prepares written affidavits, and provides testimony in Immigration Court for individuals with physical signs of abuse seeking asylum in the United States. She previously served as Medical Director of Survivors International and has evaluated hundreds of survivors from around the world. She works closely with immigration attorneys throughout this process.

Dr. Laws has fellowship training in geriatric medicine and cares for frail, elderly patients with conditions including dementia, diabetes, heart disease, and chronic kidney and lung disease. She makes house calls and visits patients in assisted living and nursing home settings. She builds ongoing relationships through regular monthly or bi-monthly visits and, with patient permission, communicates directly with family members to keep them informed.