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A more personal approach to primary care comes to Lake Charles
Published 1:56 pm Thursday, February 26, 2026
Dr. Susan Ieyoub’s new Lake Street practice emphasizes prevention while continuing chronic care
For nearly three decades, Dr. Susan B. Ieyoub has cared for patients across Lake Charles – in exam rooms, during routine checkups and at hospital bedsides.
Many people she sees today are the same individuals she first met years ago, now navigating new seasons of life, from managing chronic conditions to thinking more intentionally about long-term health.
Dr. Ieyoub opens her new practice at 4211 Lake St., Suite 80 March 19, a move she describes as a return to the kind of medicine that first drew her to the profession.
“I believe practicing primary care medicine requires a partnership between doctor and patient,” she says. “I look forward to having the time to develop those relationships with my patients and create individualized care plans to support them in their long-term health goals.”
Born and raised in Lake Charles, Dr. Ieyoub left home for eight years to attend medical school and complete her residency in New Orleans. She returned to practice internal medicine and to raise her family in the community that shaped her, raising her four sons here with her husband.
Personalized care model emphasizes prevention and wellness
In a close-knit community, physicians often care for neighbors, former classmates and longtime friends.
Over time, Dr. Ieyoub says she began thinking more about how to deepen those relationships – and how to place greater emphasis on prevention and wellness while continuing to treat chronic medical conditions.
Her new office will operate under the MDVIP model, a membership-based approach to primary care designed to give doctors and patients more time together.
In her new practice, Dr. Ieyoub will see fewer patients than most primary care doctors – less than 600 – giving her more time for extended visits and convenient appointments.
Patients pay an annual fee of $2,100, which covers advanced, comprehensive testing and a personalized wellness plan not typically paid for by insurance. Patients use insurance for sick visits, hospitalizations and other covered services.
Because the practice size is smaller, she can also offer same- or next-day visits and direct communication by phone or text, including after hours for urgent matters.
“My hope is to provide a more personalized care model with an added emphasis on prevention and wellness, in addition to continuing to treat chronic illnesses,” she says.
Comprehensive medical care built on relationships
Each year, members take part in a comprehensive wellness visit.
The appointment includes advanced screenings and diagnostic testing aimed at early detection of conditions such as heart disease, diabetes and hypertension – areas of particular interest in internal medicine.
During a long follow-up visit, Dr. Ieyoub takes the time to review results in detail and build a tailored health plan.
“As an internal medicine physician with more than 28 years of practice in our community, I have established relationships with many specialists and hospitalists,” she says. “Being in the MDVIP model gives me the tools to better help our community manage and prevent chronic conditions.”
For patients in their 40s, 50s and beyond, the model offers something many say feels increasingly limited in traditional health care settings: time – time to ask questions, understand lab results and discuss strategies for maintaining independence and quality of life in the years ahead.
“I look forward to supporting my patients in their individual health and wellness goals,” Dr. Ieyoub says. “I’m truly grateful for the opportunity to spend more meaningful time with them and to know them not just as patients, but as people.”
Enrollment is open ahead of the March 19 opening. To learn more about Dr. Ieyoub’s new practice at 4211 Lake St., Suite 80, visit mdvip.com/doctors/susanieyoubmd.
