Nampa, ID

Psychiatric care in Nampa

Tyler Patten, APRN, PMHNP-BC — board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner, licensed in Idaho

Cash-pay telehealth psychiatry for adults in Canyon County — a published price and no insurance in the middle.

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$175New patient, 60 min
$65Follow-up, 20 min
DaysNot months, to be seen
NoneReferral needed

Psychiatric care in Nampa at a glance

New patient visit
$175 for a 60-minute evaluation.
Follow-up visit
$65 for 20 minutes.
Insurance
Not accepted. This is a cash-pay practice. Payment is collected after the appointment, not at booking.
Wait to be seen
Most new patients in Nampa are seen within one week. No referral is required.
Provider
Tyler Patten, APRN, PMHNP-BC, a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner.
Licensed in
Utah, Idaho, Nevada and Florida. Adults 18 and over only.
Appointments
Telehealth only, by secure video. There is no physical office in Nampa.
Not prescribed
Controlled substances. No stimulants for ADHD and no benzodiazepines.
A farmhouse and green field under an orange and blue evening sky
Evening over Canyon County

Canyon County has the people. Ada County has the prescribers.

Nampa is one of the largest cities in Idaho and most of the region’s psychiatric prescribers are twenty miles east. That gap is why so many people here are managed on antidepressants by a primary care provider who has fifteen minutes and no specialist to refer to.

Cost compounds it. In a county where a lot of work is hourly and high-deductible plans are common, an in-network psychiatric evaluation still frequently costs $250 to $500 out of pocket before the deductible is met. The insurance card doesn’t make it affordable; it makes it unpredictable.

I’m Tyler Patten, a board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner licensed in Idaho. $175 for a full hour, $65 for follow-ups, by video, usually within the week.

What psychiatric care costs in Nampa without insurance

Compare this against what your plan actually pays before the deductible is met — not after.

VisitPrice
New patient evaluation — 60 minutes with Tyler$175
Follow-up visit — 20 minutes$65
Typical Nampa-area private psychiatrist, first visit, out of pocket$250–$500
Typical follow-up, out of pocket$100–$250

Payment is collected after your appointment, not when you book. A valid card is kept securely on file and charged once the visit is complete. No insurance is billed, so there is no deductible to meet and no surprise bill weeks later.

Taking over prescribing properly

If you’ve been getting an antidepressant refilled at a primary care visit for years without anyone reassessing it, that reassessment is the appointment. Sometimes the answer is to change nothing, and that’s a real answer.

I don’t prescribe controlled substances — no stimulants, no benzodiazepines. It’s a fixed policy, and better read here than discovered in your appointment.

Antidepressants, mood stabilizers, non-stimulant ADHD medication and non-habit-forming options for anxiety and sleep, followed over time by the same provider.

DepressionAnxietyPanic attacksOCDMood disordersAdult ADHD (non-stimulant)Medication reviewsAntidepressant tapering

Psychiatry in Nampa — common questions

Is this cheaper than using my insurance?
Frequently, yes. Before a deductible is met, an in-network evaluation is often billed at $250–$500 out of pocket. Here it’s a flat $175 with no claim and no later bill.
Do I have to go to Boise?
No. Appointments are by video from Nampa, Caldwell, Middleton or anywhere else in Idaho.
Can you take over my current prescription?
Yes. Bring the name and dose — or the bottle — to the first visit. Never stop a psychiatric medication abruptly on your own.
How soon can I be seen?
Usually within a week, no referral needed.
Do you prescribe controlled substances?
No, none.
How much does a psychiatrist cost in Nampa without insurance?
At a private practice in the Nampa area, a first psychiatric evaluation paid out of pocket commonly runs $250 to $500, and follow-ups $100 to $250. At Affordable Psych it is a flat $175 for the 60-minute first visit and $65 for each 20-minute follow-up, with no insurance billed and nothing charged at the time of booking.

Also serving the rest of Idaho

Canyon County and the rest of Idaho:

See the full Idaho page for statewide pricing, licensing and FAQs.

A price you can plan around

$175 for the first hour, $65 after, from anywhere in Nampa.

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