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Lantern Health - Asheville Downtown

Direct Primary Care in Asheville, NC

Specialty

Family Medicine

Open since

March 1, 2018

390 South French Broad Ave, Ste. 20, Asheville, NC(828) 552-5757Visit website
  • Facts checked September 24, 2026
  • Telehealth

The practice’s website said it has a waitlist for new patients (checked September 24, 2026).

Membership

Individual

Any age

$110

Spouse/Partner

$100

1 Child

age 0-17

$75

2 or more Children

age 0-17

$150

Prenatal/Pregnancy

$160/month

Other published prices

Delivery Fee

$800

Employee spouse/partner

$100 per spouse/partner

Employee plan, 1 Child

age 0-17

$75 for 1 Child

Employee plan, 2 or more Children

age 0-17

$150 for 2 or more Children

Annual comprehensive wellness visit

$0

School, Sports, or Work Physical

$0

Health coaching in behavioral health, exercise, and nutrition

$0

Chronic disease management

$0

Same-day or next-day acute or sick appointments

$0

Texting with the Lantern Health team

$0

Phone visit

$0

Video visit

$0

Virtual visit

$0

Cervical wet prep

$0

Glucose

$0

Hemoglobin A1c

$0

Rapid flu

$0

Rapid strep

$0

Urinalysis

$0

Urine pregnancy test

$0

Complete blood count (CBC)

$3

Comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP)

$4

C-reactive protein (CRP)

$5

Hepatitis C

$9

Lipid panel

$4

TSH + reflex T4

$8

Urine culture

$8

Urine microalbumin

$8

Fecal occult blood test

$20

PAP smear

$0 (if uninsured)

PAP smear + HPV

$0 (if uninsured)

STD (HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia)

$50

Basic x-ray

$100

Influenza vaccination

$22

Tetanus vaccination

$30

Tdap vaccination

$25

Callus shaving/removal

$0

Cryotherapy/freezing of lesions

$0

Ear lavage

$0

EKG

$0

Fluorescein eye exam

$0

Hearing screen

$0

Incision and drainage

$0

Joint injection

$75

Nail avulsion/removal

$0

Nebulizer breathing treatments

$0

Pulmonary function testing

$0

Simple wound cleaning and repair, including basic suturing

$0

Skin tag or skin lesion removal (not including biopsy)

$0

Skin biopsy

$50

Vasectomy

$450

Who it serves

patients of all ages

Insurance

No insurance for membership pricing.

Employer plans

Employer plans are offered for employees, spouses/partners, and children.

Enroll on the practice’s site

Services

  • Complete wellness & physical assessments
  • Health coaching in behavioral health, exercise & nutrition
  • Chronic disease management
  • Acute visits and care for the occasional sick days
  • Prenatal & pregnancy care (Prenatal Plan only)
  • Unlimited in-person, phone, text, and video visits
  • Point-of-care lab tests
  • Comprehensive lab testing with wholesale prices
  • In-office procedures
  • Virtual specialist e-consultation through Thea Health
  • Physician-facilitated care coordination
  • Wholesale-priced medications through Sona Pharmacy
  • Wholesale-priced imaging and vaccinations
  • Vasectomy
  • Sports Medicine services

In-office labs

Point-of-care lab tests are included; comprehensive and specialty testing is available at wholesale prices.

Imaging

Access to x-ray, CT, MRI, and ultrasound at wholesale prices.

Dispensary

Members have access to over 300 medications at wholesale pricing through Sona Pharmacy.

Telehealth, text and phone

Unlimited phone, text, and video visits, with 24/7 availability through Spruce.

Hours

Monday-FridayOffice Hours: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. M-F

Providers

  • Ben Aiken, MD, MSPH, DipABLM

    Family Physician · Family Medicine Physician

    NPI 1801232269

  • Rachel Hines, MD, MPH

    Family Physician · Family Medicine Physician

    NPI 1477999472 · Opted out of Medicare, effective January 1, 2021

  • Kate Rasche, MD

    Family Physician

  • Heidi Knoll, MD

    Family Physician, OB Provider · Family Medicine Physician

    NPI 1497040711 · Opted out of Medicare, effective October 1, 2022

  • Andrea Preston, MD

    Family Physician · Family Medicine Physician

    NPI 1386670289 · Opted out of Medicare, effective November 22, 2021

About Lantern Health - Asheville Downtown

Lantern Health - Asheville Downtown is a Pure DPC practice in Asheville, North Carolina. The practice was founded in 2018. It serves patients of all ages. Additional services include in-office procedures, virtual specialist e-consultation through Thea Health, physician-facilitated care coordination, and vasectomy. Unlimited phone, text, and video visits are available around the clock through Spruce. Point-of-care lab tests are included. Employer plans are offered for employees, spouses or partners, and children. Ben Aiken and Rachel Hines are listed as providers and family physicians. Kate Rasche, Heidi Knoll, and Andrea Preston are listed as providers and family physicians. The practice is located at 390 South French Broad Avenue, Suite 20, in Buncombe County. Its phone number is (828) 552-5757.

Area

Buncombe County, North Carolina

The practice’s location is in a federally designated primary care Health Professional Shortage Area: LI-Buncombe Asheville Arden (HRSA score 17 of 25, designated August 26, 2026).

Sources

Each fact is shown only while it is recent: prices and hours for 180 days after the check, new-patient status for 60, everything else for a year.

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