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Telehealth care in Pahrump, Nevada.
Wade’s Care First sees Pahrump patients by secure video for primary care, mental health, ADHD, weight management, urgent care and more. Labs, imaging and prescriptions go to facilities in and around Pahrump.
Telehealth only. No office in Pahrump: you join from wherever you are in Nevada. Pricing · Insurance Accepted
Services
What Pahrump patients book.
Every service is available statewide by video. Each page explains what can and cannot be handled remotely.
Your ongoing Primary Care ProviderPrimary Care
Acute Care, Routine Care, Preventive Care, and Chronic Care with one provider who knows your history.
Screenings for your age and riskPreventive Care
Screenings, labs and risk checks chosen for your age, history and family history.
Evaluation and treatmentMental Health
Anxiety, depression, panic, PTSD symptoms and more. A full evaluation first, then a plan you help build.
Adults and teensADHD
Evaluation and follow-up for attention, focus and executive-function concerns.
Medication with a plan around itMedical Weight Management
A workup first, then nutrition, lab monitoring and medication when it fits.
Sick visitsUrgent Care
Sinus infections, UTIs, rashes and stomach bugs. Check the scheduler for available appointments, including same-day openings when offered.
Skin concerns by videoDermatology
Acne, eczema, psoriasis, melasma, fungal nails and rashes, evaluated from clear photos and a conversation.
Strains, sprains and flare-upsShort-Term Pain Management
Back and neck pain, sprains, joint flares and headaches over a short course of care.
Hormones, prostate and screeningMen’s Health
ED, testosterone testing, prostate health, PSA and the screenings men tend to skip.
Every stageWomen’s Health
Periods, birth control, perimenopause, menopause and the questions in between.
Ages 5 and upPediatric Care
Video visits for the things that keep a kid home from school.
Older adults and their familiesGeriatric Care
Medication review, chronic conditions and coordination with everyone involved.
Part of your primary careSleep Concerns
Insomnia, snoring, sleep apnea screening and sleep-study coordination.
Pharmacogenomic testingGeneSight® Testing
A cheek swab that adds genetic information to mental-health medication decisions.
Booking & Insurance
Plan your video visit.
Start with the care you need. We’ll guide you through the visit details and available times.
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Select your service and whether you are a new or established patient.
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Find an available time
Confirm where you will be during the visit and your timezone, then review your appointment details.
More Than a Video Visit
How It Works Your care doesn’t end when the video visit ends.
Wade’s Care First is a full medical practice delivered through telehealth. When it is medically appropriate, we order, prescribe, refer and coordinate the services you would expect from a traditional outpatient practice.
- 1VisitSecure video from your phone or laptop
- 2TestingLabs and imaging ordered near you
- 3ResultsReviewed and explained with you
- 4TreatmentPrescriptions and a plan you helped build
- 5ReferralSpecialists and in-person care when needed
- 6Follow-upContinued care with the same provider
Laboratory testing
Blood work, urine tests, hormone and PSA testing, completed at a lab near you.
Diagnostic imaging
X-rays, ultrasounds, CT scans and MRIs ordered through local imaging centers.
Additional testing
Testing matched to your symptoms, history and plan, including sleep studies when indicated.
Equipment and supplies
Orders for durable medical equipment and supplies when medically necessary.
Specialist referrals
Referrals to cardiology, endocrinology, sleep medicine and more, with your care kept connected.
Prescription management
Prescribing and adjusting medications when clinically appropriate and allowed by law.
Results and follow-up
Every result reviewed with you, explained, and turned into a next step.
GeneSight® Testing
Pharmacogenomic information that may help inform mental-health medication decisions.
Care coordination
Orders and referrals sent to facilities near you, with Wade’s Care First staying involved.
Telehealth when appropriate. In-person services when needed. Coordinated care throughout.
Book a VisitHow It WorksOrders go local
Labs, imaging and pharmacies near Pahrump.
Pahrump’s in-town options are limited but real. Quest Diagnostics has a patient service center at 150 S. Highway 160, Suite 10C. Labcorp lists a site at 1420 E. Calvada Blvd., and Desert View Hospital runs a laboratory and radiology department, including grant-funded no-cost mammograms. Desert View Hospital offers local CT, MRI, ultrasound, X-ray, mammography, bone-density testing and nuclear medicine. Confirm the ordered exam, appointment requirements and insurance coverage with the facility; some specialized studies may require another center. Prescriptions go electronically to the pharmacy you choose; Walgreens has a Pahrump store, and grocery and big-box pharmacies also accept e-prescriptions.
Blood work
Quest Diagnostics patient service center at 150 S. Highway 160, Suite 10C . Labcorp lists one Pahrump site at 1420 E. Calvada Blvd. Desert View Hospital provides laboratory services.
Imaging
Desert View Hospital radiology offers CT, MRI, ultrasound, X-ray, mammography, bone-density testing and nuclear medicine. Confirm the ordered exam and appointment requirements directly.
Pharmacies
Walgreens (Pahrump store).
Before you go, confirm the requested test, outside-order acceptance, insurance, collection fees and hours with the facility. These resources are examples, not a complete directory. Quest Location Finder · Labcorp Location Finder.
Patient Questions
All Patient Questions Pahrump questions.
Does Wade’s Care First have an office in Pahrump?
No. Wade’s Care First is a telehealth practice. You join your visit by secure video from home, work or anywhere in Nevada, and Charles Wade, FNP-BC is licensed to treat you while you are in the state. Anything that needs hands-on care is coordinated with facilities in and around Pahrump, such as Desert View Hospital (operated by a UHS subsidiary), 360 S. Lola Ln., Pahrump, 25-bed critical access hospital, the only hospital in Nye County; 24-hour emergency care, laboratory and radiology; interfacility transfers to Las Vegas are common by ground and helicopter and Las Vegas hospitals roughly an hour away (UMC Level I trauma, Sunrise, Spring Valley, Southern Hills, St. Rose San Martin) for trauma, specialty and pediatric inpatient care.
Where will I go for blood work if I live in Pahrump?
Quest Diagnostics patient service center at 150 S. Highway 160, Suite 10C . Labcorp lists one Pahrump site at 1420 E. Calvada Blvd. Desert View Hospital provides laboratory services. We send the order electronically to a location that is convenient for you or in your insurance network. Results come back to us for review with you.
Which Pahrump hospitals have an emergency department?
Desert View Hospital (operated by a UHS subsidiary), 360 S. Lola Ln., Pahrump, 25-bed critical access hospital, the only hospital in Nye County; 24-hour emergency care, laboratory and radiology; interfacility transfers to Las Vegas are common by ground and helicopter and Las Vegas hospitals roughly an hour away (UMC Level I trauma, Sunrise, Spring Valley, Southern Hills, St. Rose San Martin) for trauma, specialty and pediatric inpatient care. For chest pain, trouble breathing, stroke symptoms, severe bleeding, a major injury or thoughts of harming yourself, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department rather than booking a video visit.
Are there community health centers in Pahrump for in-person care?
Nevada Health Centers, Pahrump Family Health Center, 1430 E. Calvada Blvd and Nevada Health Centers, Amargosa Valley Medical Clinic, 1690 E. Amargosa Farm Rd. (about 30 miles north) serve the area with in-person primary care on a sliding scale. Many patients pair that kind of local clinic with telehealth for follow-ups, medication management and specialist coordination.
Can I use Nevada Medicaid or other insurance for a telehealth visit from Pahrump?
Nevada Medicaid plans are not on the participating list right now. Plans accepted in Nevada: BCBS / Anthem PPO, UnitedHealthcare PPO, UMR (PPO), Aetna PPO, Cigna PPO, Humana PPO, Ambetter PPO, TRICARE. Benefits are verified before your visit, and self-pay pricing is posted if your plan is not accepted.
Is Pahrump a health professional shortage area?
Nye County is a federally designated mental health HPSA (as are all rural and frontier Nevada counties) and is among the rural counties designated as single-county primary care HPSAs per UNR Med’s 2025 summary of HRSA data; confirm a specific address on HRSA HPSA Find. Telehealth can complement local clinicians by offering another way to access primary care, mental health and medication follow-up while you keep your local relationships.
Can orders be sent to a laboratory or imaging facility near me?
When clinically appropriate, we can send orders to a laboratory or imaging facility you choose. Confirm that the location performs the requested test, accepts the order and participates in your insurance network. Availability and travel distance vary by community.
More answers
Questions Pahrump patients ask about urgent care, primary care and geriatric care.
- Can a sore throat be assessed without an in-person examination?
- How do you decide if sinus symptoms need antibiotics?
- How can home blood pressure readings be used during a virtual visit?
- Can primary care help when I have several symptoms that may be connected?
- Why is a complete medication list particularly important for older adults?
- Can dizziness or falls be discussed during a virtual visit?
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Good to know
Services, screening recommendations, testing, treatment options, referrals and prescribing may vary with your age, medical history, symptoms, where you are physically located at the time of the visit, state and federal requirements, insurance requirements, and whether your condition can be safely managed by telehealth. Conditions and services listed here are examples. An appointment does not guarantee a particular diagnosis, a prescription, a controlled medication, hormone therapy, a lab order, an imaging study, a sleep study, a specialist referral, an accommodation letter or a particular treatment. Treatment decisions follow a clinical evaluation and the provider’s judgment.
Sources
Practice provider: Charles Wade, FNP-BC. Information updated October 25, 2026.
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A local landmark
Historic water wagon at Pahrump Valley Museum
A historic water wagon displayed at the Pahrump Valley Museum in Pahrump, Nevada.
Photo: Gillfoto / Wikimedia Commons · Source · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized for display.
Rural community · Nye County
Getting care in Pahrump
An unincorporated desert exurb about 50 to 60 miles west of Las Vegas, home to most of Nye County’s residents, with one small hospital for a county of more than 18,000 square miles.
Desert View Hospital provides local emergency, laboratory and imaging services in Pahrump. Some specialty care may require travel outside town. Many residents already drive an hour into Las Vegas for a specialist. A video visit with Wade’s Care First lets you handle routine primary care, blood pressure and diabetes follow-up, mental health and ADHD treatment, skin concerns, weight management and sleep problems from home, without the trip over Mountain Springs.
The practice is telehealth only and has no Pahrump office. When you need a blood draw, an X-ray or a prescription, the order is sent to Desert View Hospital, the Quest or Labcorp site in town, or your local pharmacy, so you only travel for what truly requires it.
Access in Nye County
Nye County’s 2022 quarterly health report to the State Board of Health describes Desert View as the single hospital for a county of more than 18,000 square miles, a 25-bed critical access facility with limited services, operating at capacity with ongoing staffing challenges, with local clinics offering limited services and hours and frequent transfers to Las Vegas by Pahrump Fire Rescue or helicopter. Nevada’s 14 rural and frontier counties together have 244 active physicians, 3 psychiatrists and 4 dermatologists; 12 of 14 are single-county primary care HPSAs and 100 percent of rural residents live in a mental health HPSA.
Nevada’s 2025 UNR Med physician workforce report finds the state would need 2,303 more physicians to reach the national per-capita average, including 251 family medicine doctors, 411 pediatricians and 105 psychiatrists; in 35 of 37 AMA specialty areas Nevada is below the national rate, and psychiatrists number 8.7 per 100,000 versus 12.2 nationally. UNR Med reporting has placed Nevada 45th among states for active physicians and 48th for primary care physicians per capita.
About 64.9 percent of Nevadans live in a federally designated primary care HPSA and 91.3 percent live in a mental health HPSA (15 of 17 counties are single-county mental health HPSAs). The state Primary Care Office notes all 17 counties carry some shortage designation; in cities a key driver is that many providers do not accept Medicaid, and in rural and frontier areas travel time to a provider can be several hours. Nevada’s uninsured rate was 11.4 percent in 2024 (47th of 50 states; US 8.2 percent).
Who this helps most in Pahrump
Telehealth fits Pahrump residents who want steady management of several medications without a Las Vegas drive, adults who cannot find a local psychiatrist or dermatologist, workers commuting to the valley on long shifts, parents needing a pediatric visit for a child five or older, and people in Amargosa Valley or other outlying areas even farther from care. If you are uninsured, pricing is clear up front.
Know when video is not enough. Chest pain, stroke symptoms, severe breathing trouble, serious injury, heat stroke or a mental health crisis need 911 or Desert View Hospital’s 24-hour emergency department, which can arrange transfer to Las Vegas if needed. For in-person sliding-fee care, contact Nevada Health Centers’ Pahrump Family Health Center at 1430 E. Calvada Blvd., Suite 200, about appointments and sliding-fee eligibility.
Local health considerations
- One small hospital for a vast county: Desert View is a 25-bed critical access hospital operating at capacity with staffing challenges, and interfacility transfers to Las Vegas are routine, so chronic conditions are best kept stable before they become emergencies.
- Distance: Pahrump is about 50 to 60 miles from Las Vegas over Highway 160 and the Mountain Springs pass, and some specialty services may require travel outside town.
- Extreme heat at low desert elevation (about 2,700 feet): NWS Las Vegas HeatRisk forecasts cover Pahrump; dehydration and heat illness are risks for outdoor workers and for older adults on diuretics or psychiatric medications.
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