Primary Care Clinic

Nurse Practitioner managed primary care clinic delivering exceptional care and learning experiences for patients and students.

• Extended appointments to give you quality time with your provider
• Nurse-managed, personalized care for primary care and behavioral health issues
• Quality and committed customer service
• Convenient location and hours
• Most major insurances accepted

Mission and Values
Our mission: Partner with and empower you in a Nurse Practitioner directed environment where holistic clinical practice, education and research intersect to help achieve your health care goals.

Our Values: Accountability, Care, Collaboration, Commitment, Dignity, Integrity, Quality, Respect

Why Nurse-Managed Primary Care?
As healthcare continues to evolve, individuals and families may face challenges accessing high quality and affordable primary care. For nearly half a century now, nurse practitioners have been able to change the face of primary care delivery within our community. Our Advanced Practice Nurses are highly-educated practitioners with years of experience working to increase affordable health care access in the Pikes Peak Region. These clinicians strive to provide personalized care that addresses each patient's individual needs.

Here at the UCCS HealthCircle Primary Care Clinic, we are committed to listening, engaging, collaborating and empowering our patients. We strive to help our patients navigate an intimidating health care system and meet their individual health goals. Our providers will partner with clinics within our facility as well as outside providers to tailor your health care. Through partnerships with your health care team, you will be given guidance to achieve your specific health goals.

Why an Academic Environment Matters
Academic health centers have long been recognized as providing the very best in health care. The UCCS HealthCircle Primary Care Clinic encompasses teaching, research, and patient care. We are developing the next generation of providers and will be helping fill the expanding need for primary care providers in our community. Research within the academic health sciences center will allow us to implement and evaluate our innovations in health and wellness.

Research Mission
The primary care clinic nurse practitioners and staff will work with the Lane Center research team to implement and evaluate integrated models of health care and wellness to improve our patients' quality of life and their health care experiences.

We are a Nurse Practitioner managed primary care clinic delivering exceptional care and learning experiences for patients and students.

Services Offered at the HealthCircle Primary Care Clinic:

Acute Illnesses Treatment
Abdominal pain
Allergic reactions
Asthma
Earaches
Eye Pain/discharge
Fever
Flu and flu shots
Gynecological infections
Headaches
Nausea and vomiting
Rashes
Sinusitis
Skin infections
Sore throats
Upper respiratory illnesses/cough
Urinary tract/kidney infections
And more..

Mental Health Care
Psychiatric medication management
Behavioral Health Counseling
Diagnosis and treatment of
Depression
Anxiety
Bipolar Disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Personality Disorders
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Other mental health conditions

Acute Injury Treatment
Animal and insect bites
Back pain
Minor burns
Minor sprains/strains

Preventive Care
Annual Physicals
Sports Physicals
Vaccinations: Tetanus or flu shot 
Tuberculosis (TB) skin test 

Health & Wellness Promotion 
Dietary Care
Exercise
Stress management
Weight loss
Smoking cessation
Family planning

Ancillary Services
Routine blood draws
Oxygen administration
Pulse oximetry
Rapid strep/mono/flu tests
Urine analysis
12 lead EKG
Nebulizer treatment

Chronic Disease Management 
Asthma
Congestive heart failure 
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Diabetes
Emphysema
High blood pressure
High cholesterol 
Hypothyroidism
Metabolic syndrome 

Women's Health
Well woman visit
Contraception
Preconception 
Sexually transmitted infection (STI)

Men's Health
Erectile dysfunction (ED) 
Enlarged prostate 
Sexually transmitted infection (STI)

Transgender Health
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
Gender affirming hormone therapy (GHRT)

Providers

Maureen Storch, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC
Deb Tuffield, DNP, APRN, FNP-C
Kristen Vandenberg, DNP, PMHNP-BC, FNP
Mary Claire Wahl, DNP, APRN, CNM
Natalie Erb, DNP, MSW, PMHNP-BC, LCSW
Leah Derksen, DNP, APRN, FNP-C
Jen Powell, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Elizabeth Mottram, LCSW
Erin Lackey, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC

Medical Assistants

Ana
Jen
Kenia

Medical Administrative Assistant

Charlie
Amy

Clinic Practice Manager

Lisa Smith

Insurance Accepted 

Please check with your insurance carrier that we are in network with your particular plan.

• Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Sheild
• Kaiser
• Medicaid
• Medicare (not Medicare Advantage Plans)
• United Healthcare
• UMR
• Tri-Care Select
• Cigna

Other Payment Options

Low-cost self-pay options are available to qualified individuals.

Fee Schedule rev 03.13.2025

Please call 719-255-8001, option 1 to schedule an appointment at the UCCS HealthCircle Primary Care Clinic.

Please check-in at the front desk of our clinic during the following hours to get labs drawn. We will then schedule your follow-up appointment at that time as well.

  
Monday – Thursday 7:30 am – 11:30 am & 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm 
Friday 7:30 am – 11:30 am & 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm 
 

Note: We are closed the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 8:00 am – 9:00 am, and 3rd Thursday of each month from 3:15 pm – 4:30 pm for staff meetings.  
 

Please check-in at the UCCS HealthCircle front desk to get labs drawn.  

*If you are getting labs drawn that require fasting, please fast 10-12 hours prior to your labs being drawn.  You may drink water and coffee/tea (NO sweetener or cream).