Clint Flanagan, MD, is a board-certified family physician, Principal Investigator, and founder and CEO of Nextera Healthcare and North Vista Medical Center. Nextera Healthcare, established in 2009, was Colorado’s first direct primary care program and has grown into a network of more than 70 clinics across multiple states and the Washington, DC, area.
Dr. Flanagan has 35+ years in medicine and has experience conducting 15+ clinical trials. His background includes 15 years as an emergency physician in underserved communities throughout Colorado and as far away as Iraq, where he served as an officer in the U.S. Army Medical Corps.
A recognized direct primary care leader, Dr. Flanagan was named to the Top 20 Who’s Who in Direct Primary Care in the U.S. and was invited in 2019 to be a founding committee member of the Direct Primary Care Mastermind Initiative focused on employer-based care models. He has testified on direct primary care legislation and contributed to policy discussions at the state and federal levels.
Dr. Flanagan earned his medical degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and completed residency training at St. Mary’s Family Medicine Program in Grand Junction, Colorado. His combination of clinical practice, operational leadership, policy experience, and military service supports research programs that need engaged physician oversight and community access.
Outside his professional work, Dr. Flanagan spends his free time with family and enjoying outdoor fitness pursuits in the Colorado Rockies.