Max Health ME
Quick Facts
| Practice Type | Direct Primary Care |
| Location | Portland |
| Doctors | Terry Ann Scriven MD, Family Medicine |
| Telehealth Type | Secure patient portal messaging (Elation Passport) |
About
At Max Health ME, Dr. Terry Ann Scriven operates a direct primary care hub inside the Good Medicine Collective in Portland, Maine. She focuses on making health care accessible, affordable, and transparent for patients of all backgrounds. The practice serves the Good Medicine Collective community, people seeking one-time medical consultations, and individuals needing immigration medical exams.
Dr. Scriven believes that understanding your own health is the foundation for using the medical system well. She gives patients full access to their medical records and health plans so they can take an active role in their care. Her clinical scope covers family medicine and preventive care, including mood disorders, chronic disease management, travel medicine, and end-of-life planning. She passes laboratory savings directly to patients and offers a sliding scale fee for those with financial hardship. The practice holds membership in DPC New England and partners with neighboring providers Dr. Lisa Lucas of Fulcrum Family Health and Dr. Ben Hagopian of Maine Integrative Family Care.
Details
Address
231 York Street, Portland, ME 04102
Phone
(207) 699-0901Website
Visit websiteMembership Details
$50 per 15 minutes of doctor's time in face-to-face visit AND also with any additional doctor work necessary to prescribe, review records, and make specialty or primary care referrals. Initial $100 fee when requesting a medical appointment. Immigration medical exam: $100 initial charge plus $250 for final exam and paperwork. Sliding scale available for those with financial hardship.
Typical Appointment
60 minutes
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Frequently Asked Questions
Max Health ME charges $50 per 15 minutes of Dr. Scriven's time during a face-to-face visit. That fee also applies to any additional work required to prescribe medications, review records, or coordinate referrals. A $100 initial fee applies when requesting a medical appointment. Immigration medical exams carry a $100 initial charge plus $250 for the final exam and paperwork.
Max Health ME does not accept insurance directly, nor does it participate in MaineCare or Medicare for medical visits. Patients may submit visit forms to their own insurance for potential reimbursement; the practice charges a small fee for completing those forms.
Yes. Max Health ME offers a sliding scale fee for patients without medical insurance who do not qualify for MaineCare or hospital free care. Dr. Scriven built this option into the practice to keep care accessible across income levels.
You can request an appointment through the Elation Passport patient portal, by calling (207) 699-0901, or by registering online at the practice's Hint Health signup page. A credit card number is necessary to activate a patient chart. Max Health ME sees patients by appointment only.
Yes. Dr. Scriven sometimes offers same-day appointments for non-urgent problems. Availability varies, so patients should call ahead to confirm before arriving. The practice does not handle emergencies; patients with urgent emergencies should go directly to an emergency room.
Max Health ME offers one-time medical consultations, family medicine care, preventive and routine laboratory testing, mood disorder consultations, diabetes and cholesterol and thyroid checks, blood draws, STD and UTI screenings, tick bite evaluations, travel medicine, heart rhythm and blood pressure monitoring, asthma and COPD consultations, advanced directive counseling, and immigration medical exams. The practice also provides referrals to free HIV and hepatitis testing.
Max Health ME does not currently take new ongoing primary care patients. Dr. Scriven focuses on one-time consultations, immigration medical exams, and care for Good Medicine Collective community members. She can direct patients seeking ongoing primary care to DPC practices in the greater Portland area.
Max Health ME sits inside the Good Medicine Collective at 231 York Street in Portland, Maine. The office is next to LB Kitchen Cafe and LB Kitchens West. The practice keeps no full-time staff on site to maintain low overhead and pass savings to patients.
Yes. Patients use the Elation Passport secure patient portal for non-urgent messages, appointment requests, prescription refill requests, and lab result reviews. Dr. Scriven is generally reachable by phone unless she is out of town.
Yes. Max Health ME performs USCIS I-693 immigration and citizenship medical exams. The exam carries an initial charge of $100 plus $250 for the final exam and paperwork. Dr. Scriven supports new immigrants through each step of the process.
Practice last updated April 11, 2026