Tyler Patten, APRN, PMHNP-BC — board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner, licensed in Florida
Cash-pay telehealth psychiatry for adults in Marion County — without driving to Gainesville or Orlando.
Ocala sits roughly forty minutes from Gainesville and ninety from Orlando, which in practice means specialty referrals point outward in both directions. For psychiatric care specifically, local capacity is thin relative to a county of this size, and the fallback is an hour in the car.
Marion County also has a substantial retired population and a substantial agricultural and equine workforce — two groups with very different schedules and very different coverage, both poorly served by weekday-afternoon appointments an hour away.
I’m Tyler Patten, a board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner licensed in Florida. Appointments are by video: $175 for a full first hour, $65 for follow-ups, usually within the week.
Published, flat, cash-pay pricing — no insurance and no Medicare billing.
| Visit | Price |
|---|---|
| New patient evaluation — 60 minutes with Tyler | $175 |
| Follow-up visit — 20 minutes | $65 |
| Typical Ocala-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.
Pick a time that works. No referral, no waitlist, no phone tag — most new patients are seen within a week.
A full 60 minutes with Tyler, from anywhere in Ocala with a private space and a connection. Click a link; nothing to install.
Prescriptions go electronically to your Ocala pharmacy the same day. Follow-ups are $65 and always with the same provider.
Antidepressants, mood stabilizers, non-stimulant ADHD medication and non-habit-forming options for anxiety and sleep, managed continuously rather than reset each time a referral falls through.
I don’t prescribe controlled substances — no stimulants, no benzodiazepines. Florida has a great many telehealth practices built around exactly that; this isn’t one of them.
For anyone on a list of medications that grew across several providers, the first visit is a full hour spent examining that list rather than adding to it.
North central Florida and the rest of the state:
See the full Florida page for statewide pricing, licensing and FAQs.
A full hour for $175, from anywhere in Ocala.
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