Primary Care
Lucas Tonies, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, CCRN, provides primary care by video to patients across California and eight other states, drawing on 17 years of critical care nursing experience to catch problems before they become hospital stays.
Schedule Your VisitPrimary care telehealth covers the same ground as an in-person primary care visit — annual exams, chronic condition management, sick visits, and preventive screening — conducted entirely by secure video. Lucas reviews your history, orders labs or imaging locally when needed, and manages ongoing care over time rather than treating each visit as an isolated event.
Primary care telehealth fits patients managing an ongoing condition like hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, or thyroid disease, and anyone who wants a consistent provider for annual checkups and everyday health concerns without a waiting room. It works well if you travel between states Lucas is licensed in, or simply prefer not to take time off for a drive to an office that doesn't exist here.
Your first visit covers a full history and current concerns, typically 30–45 minutes. Lucas asks detailed questions, orders any needed labs through a lab near you, and builds a plan you both agree on. Follow-up visits review results, adjust the plan, and handle anything new that's come up.
A single provider who knows your history, instead of a different face at every visit.
Seventeen years of critical care experience shapes what gets flagged early.
Every visit happens from wherever you are in one of nine licensed states.
Lucas spent his career at institutions including Cleveland Clinic, Mayo Clinic, Stanford, and Kaiser Permanente before becoming a nurse practitioner. He built Tonies Health around the lesson from those years: careful listening and early action prevent the hospital stays that bedside nursing is built to manage.
Yes. Lucas Tonies, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, CCRN, manages chronic conditions through regular video visits, home blood pressure or glucose readings you report, and labs drawn at a local lab near you. Seventeen years in critical care nursing inform how closely these conditions are monitored.
Most routine prescription refills can be handled during a video visit once your condition has been evaluated and your history is on file. Controlled substances have additional legal requirements that may limit what can be prescribed through telehealth alone, depending on your state and the specific medication involved.
Lucas orders labs or imaging through a facility near you, and you complete that testing locally at your convenience. Results are reviewed together on a follow-up video visit, so the entire relationship stays virtual while still relying on real diagnostic data rather than guesswork.
No. Telehealth primary care is appropriate for non-emergency concerns, chronic disease management, and preventive care. For a medical emergency, such as chest pain or difficulty breathing, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room rather than waiting for a scheduled video visit.
Book a video visit with Lucas Tonies, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, CCRN, from anywhere in California or one of eight other licensed states.
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