Free DPC calculator
How many DPC members can your schedule support?
Enter your clinic days, visit hours, visit length, and how often members come in. The calculator turns your schedule into annual visit capacity and divides it by visits per member to show the panel size those hours can support, next to the AAFP’s average panel of 504 patients in 2025 across all its survey respondents, 53% of them practicing in DPC.
Panel capacity calculator
The starting numbers are example values, not benchmarks. Replace them with your own schedule.
How it works
The starting inputs are example values to show the math. They are not benchmarks.
Visits per day = hours of visits per day × 60 / average visit length in minutes.
Annual visit capacity = visits per day × clinic days per week × weeks worked per year × (1 − share held open for same-day visits).
Members = annual visit capacity / expected visits per member per year, rounded down.
The AAFP reports an average panel of 504 patients in 2025 across all its survey respondents, 53% of them practicing in DPC. Capacity tells you the ceiling. To find the floor, use the DPC break-even calculator and the break-even panel size guide.
Frequently asked questions
How do you calculate DPC panel capacity?
Multiply visits per day by clinic days per week and weeks worked per year to get annual visit slots, take out the share held open for same-day visits, then divide by the visits each member uses per year.
What is the average DPC panel size?
The AAFP reports an average panel of 504 patients in 2025 across all its survey respondents, 53% of them practicing in DPC. Your own capacity depends on your hours, visit length, and how often members come in, which is what this calculator works out.
Why hold time open for same-day visits?
Same-day access is a large part of what DPC members pay for. Leaving part of each day unbooked keeps room for acute visits, so this calculator sizes the panel on the bookable time and shows the full-use figure separately.
Is panel capacity the same as break-even panel size?
No. Capacity is the most members your hours can serve. Break-even is the fewest members that cover your costs. A workable plan sits between the two, and the break-even calculator gives the lower number.