Nextera Healthcare – Falls Church
Nextera Healthcare’s direct primary care membership for individuals, families and businesses provides a convenient, cost-effective solution for those looking to get more out of their primary care coverage.
Nextera Healthcare providers offer year-round, comprehensive adult and family primary care services, including but not limited to:
- Acute care and chronic disease management
- Allergy evaluation and management
- Dermatology
- Mental health, including treatment for depression, anxiety and other mood disorders
- School, sports and workplace physicals
- Sleep hygiene assessments and support
- Stress management
- Treatment of sprains, lacerations and broken bones
- Weight management and health risk assessment
- Women’s health
- Well checks for infants and children
- Preventive health care
Please call 911 in the event of a medical emergency.
Nextera Healthcare membership provides primary care, at your convenience. We offer patients:
- Same or next business day appointments
- After-hours care for more urgent medical needs (non-life threatening emergencies)
- 24/7 access to your physician via phone, email or mobile app if you are busy or traveling
- No deductibles or copays
- Deeply discounted imaging and laboratory services
Office visits and annual exams are included in your membership, which means no co-pays or out-of-pocket visit costs.
* The list of medical services offered may be subject to change
Our Providers
Patricia Leighton, NP-C
Falls Church, Ashburn
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Patricia Leighton, NP-C
Falls Church, Ashburn
With roots in Northern Virginia and most of her life spent in the Washington, D.C. Are, Pat is a dedicated Nurse Practitioner educated at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia and Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Bringing a wealth of experience from pediatric critical care, oncology, hematology, general pediatrics, Pat has served both the traditional and underserved populations with compassion and expertise.
A strong advocate for healthy lifestyles to support both physical and mental well-being, Pat believes deeply in the power of listening to patients and recognizing the significant role anxiety can play in overall health.
Outside of the practice, Pat enjoys spending quality time with friends and family, hiking, swimming, biking, reading, listening to music, snow skiing and exploring new destinations - especially the beaches of North Carolina.
Sarah Oelke, NP
Falls Church
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Falls Church
Sarah has been a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner since 2012. Her nursing career began in critical care, with experience in the ICU, step-down units and labor & delivery. As a nurse practitioner, she has worked in gynecology, oncology, pediatric surgery, and pediatric urgent care. For the past nine years, she has focused on pediatric primary care, providing comprehensive healthcare to children and their families. At Nextera Healthcare, Sarah looks forward to treating patients of all ages and is committed to delivering compassionate, evidence-based care across the lifespan.
Sarah is passionate about building strong patient-provider relationships and strives to create a welcoming environment where individuals feel heard and valued. She believes in a collaborative approach to healthcare, ensuring patients leave each visit feeling informed and empowered rather than lectured.
She completed her undergraduate studies in biomedical zoology at the University of Oklahoma before earning her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Oklahoma City University, where she was a member of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. She went on to earn her Master of Science in Nursing as a Family Nurse Practitioner from Saint Louis University.
Outside of work, Sarah enjoys spending time with her husband and their two sons, ages 10 and 12. Their family also includes a beloved giant doodle dog named Gander. She trains in taekwondo, is an avid OU Sooners football fan, enjoys outdoor activities, and loves to travel.