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DR. ZAC WATKINSFunctional medicine practice growth

Practitioner. Mentor. Practice builder.

You built the practice.
Let’s make it work
for you.

I’m Dr. Zac Watkins. After 18 years running a cash pay functional medicine practice, I now help practitioners bring clarity to their time, offers, and systems.

Take the Practice Growth Diagnostic

A clearer picture of your practice. A practical place to start.

18

Years running a functional medicine practice.
Experience behind the guidance.

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Dr. Zac WatkinsThe experience. The perspective. The person.

The Nexus Method™

Connect the care you provide with the practice behind it.

TimeOfferSystems

Meet Dr. Zac

I know the clinical side.
And the weight of running the practice.

Caring for your patients and building a business can pull you in different directions. I know that tension firsthand.

My experience as a functional medicine practitioner shaped the work I do today: helping practice owners connect their clinical expertise with clearer programs, thoughtful pricing, and patient systems their teams can use.

Through The Nexus Method™, we look at the decisions and processes behind your practice, with your patients, your goals, and the life you want to lead in mind.

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Practitioner first. Mentor by experience.
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Three places to look

Where is your practice
feeling the strain?

Start by understanding the areas that shape your day and the patient experience.

Select a card to explore a familiar practice challenge.

01

Does everything depend on you?

Look at where your attention goes, what stays on your plate, and which responsibilities could be supported by a clearer process.

02

Is the value of your care clear?

Bring your programs, pricing, and patient communication into focus so people can understand the care you offer and their next step.

03

What happens between visits?

Examine follow-up, enrollment, and ongoing engagement to see where a more consistent patient journey could help.

Time · A practice scenario

The clinic is growing.
Your evenings are disappearing.

Your schedule is full. Between visits, your team needs answers about scheduling, patient follow-up, and the next step in each care plan. Even routine questions keep coming back to you.

You finish patient emails after dinner. A day away feels difficult because the practice still relies on you to keep things moving.

When your attention is pulled into nearly every decision, Time deserves a closer look. Start by understanding what needs your expertise, what could be shared, and where a clearer process could give your team the confidence to move forward.

Does this feel familiar in your practice?

A practice scenario for reflection.

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Offer · A practice scenario

Patients value the conversation.
Then they hesitate.

You put thoughtful care into every consultation. Patients leave encouraged, but when you introduce your program, you often hear, “I need some time to think about it.”

Your website lists appointments, testing, and services. You know how the pieces fit together, but patients may still be unsure about the care pathway, what is included, or what happens next.

That hesitation can be a reason to examine your Offer. Looking at your program structure, pricing, and patient communication can help you see where the value of your care needs to be clearer.

Is your offer as clear to patients as it is to you?

A practice scenario for reflection.

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Systems · A practice scenario

Good care in the room.
Loose ends between visits.

You run a functional medicine practice with a team that cares about patients. Follow-up, however, lives across inboxes, handwritten notes, and individual memory.

One patient receives a reminder. Another waits for someone to reach out. At your weekly meeting, you spend time figuring out who needs what and who owns the next step.

When the next step depends on someone remembering, your Systems may need attention. Mapping the patient journey can help you identify where enrollment, follow-up, and team handoffs need a more consistent process.

Where does your patient journey need a clearer process?

A practice scenario for reflection.

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The Nexus Method™

A program by Vitality Nexus Group, led by Dr. Zac Watkins

The Growth Model

Connect patient progress, practice profit, and practitioner freedom.

Time, Offer, and Systems are the practical areas we examine. Together, they support the three outcomes at the heart of The Nexus Method™: Care, Profit, and Freedom.

The Nexus Method growth model Three overlapping circles connect Care, clear patient progress; Profit, stronger practice margins; and Freedom, less dependence on you. At their center is a thriving practice. The model is built through our 90-day program: Foundation, Construction, and Activation. CARE Clear patientprogress PROFIT Stronger practicemargins FREEDOM Less dependenceon you A THRIVINGPRACTICE

Care: make the patient journey clear.

A well-defined offer helps patients understand their care plan. Consistent systems support enrollment, follow-up, and continuity between visits. Protecting clinical time helps you give attention where it matters.

Choose Care, Profit, or Freedom above to see how the pieces connect.

Built through our 90-day program

Foundation Construction Activation

Your starting point

Before you add more,
see what needs
your attention.

The Practice Growth Diagnostic helps you look at your practice through Time, Offer, and Systems, so you can approach your next decision with more clarity.

Take the Practice Growth Diagnostic

Start with your practice. Receive your results by email.

A clearer path forward

  1. Complete the diagnostic

    Share a picture of how your practice is working today.

  2. Review your results

    See which area of your practice may need a closer look.

  3. Take a practical next step

    Use your results and Dr. Zac’s guidance to consider where to focus.

For medical representatives

Know a practitioner
who is ready to grow?

You hear it in practice visits: a doctor wants to grow functional medicine, but their schedule is full, their care programs are hard to explain, or patient follow-up keeps slipping.

Dr. Zac helps practitioners work through those business challenges. Request a one-page introduction to understand who he helps, recognize a potential fit, and introduce his work to a practice you support.

Request the Rep Overview

Contact Us

Let’s connect.

Have a question about The Nexus Method™ or working with Dr. Zac? Reach out to our team.

Email[email protected] Phone(515) 305-2331

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