Your Health. Your Doctor. Uncompromising Care.
Your Health.
Your Doctor.
Uncompromising
Care.
At Ponte Vedra Concierge Medicine, you and your family matter most. Elevate your healthcare experience with personalized primary care, preventative care, and urgent care services designed around your needs. Our limited membership model ensures you receive undivided attention, same or next-day appointments, direct access to your doctor, and the convenience you deserve.
Meet the Doctor
Dr. Richard Townsend
Dr. Richard Townsend, founder of Ponte Vedra Concierge Medicine, is a board-certified family medicine physician with extensive experience in primary care, sports medicine, and cosmetics. With over 20 years of serving Jacksonville families, Dr. Townsend delivers what large insurance-driven practices cannot: dedicated, personalized, direct patient care that matches the excellence he experts.
Michelle Jaggers
Office Manager and Clinical Coordinator
Born and raised in Jacksonville, Michelle graduated from Sandalwood High School in 1995 and The University of North Florida in 1997. While she enjoys spending time outdoors with family and friends, Michelle is also dedicated to her career. She began her healthcare career with Baptist Health Center 1997–2002. Michelle then took several years to raise her two children, returning to healthcare in 2018 with Baptist Primary Care where she met Dr. Townsend. Michelle and Dr. Townsend share a desire to provide a compassionate, intimate and personal healthcare experience for each patient which they feel is lacking in the corporate healthcare system.
Michelle looks forward to caring for you at Ponte Vedra Concierge Medicine.
Our Vision, Your Wellness
“After over 20 years of practice, I’ve come to understand that people deeply value having control over their health and time. Unfortunately, in large insurance-driven practices, that personal touch often gets lost. I believe that a closer, more personal relationship with your doctor leads to better and more convenient care.
My vision for Ponte Vedra Concierge Medicine is to challenge the impersonal nature of today’s large healthcare systems. I want to return to the core reason I became a doctor: to truly see, hear, and care for my patients.
By adopting the Concierge Medicine and Direct Primary Care model, I can maintain a small patient base. This allows me to focus on providing the best service and care possible. Here, your needs are met, and you are always a priority.”
– Dr. Richard Townsend
More About Dr. Townsend
More About Dr. Townsend
His journey in medicine began with a solid foundation at St. Johns Country Day School and continued with honors at Wake Forest University. He then earned his medical degree from the University of South Florida on a Navy scholarship, finishing at the top of his class.
Dr. Townsend’s career is marked by distinguished service in the U.S. Navy, where he trained in Aerospace Medicine and served as a flight surgeon, earning the AIRLANT Flight Surgeon of the Year award. He completed deployments to Sicily, Puerto Rico, and Iceland and supported NASA shuttle launches. After leaving the Navy in 2001, he completed his Family Medicine Residency at the Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, and then spent 19 years as the lead physician at Baptist Primary Care on County Road 210.
Dr. Townsend has held various leadership roles, including serving on the Quality Assurance committee and as the Physician Champion for electronic medical records. He also founded Spa Me, a premier medical spa in Ponte Vedra, and served as the Ambulatory Chief Medical Informatics Officer at Flagler Health.
He lives in Ponte Vedra with his wife, Tina, and their two daughters, Tatum and Wimberly. Outside of his practice, Dr. Townsend enjoys golfing, tennis, and fishing, and he encourages his patients to lead active, healthy lives.
At Ponte Vedra Concierge Medicine, Dr. Townsend looks forward to building lasting relationships and helping patients achieve their best health.
