About Direct
Primary Care

Meet Our Providers

Rachel Huerta, APRN

National Board Certified in Family Practice

Rachel Huerta is a National Board Certified Nurse Practitioner. Rachel began her career as a registered nurse in one of the nation’s leading hospitals. She is a south Florida native. Rachel earned her degree as a Nurse Practitioner from Florida Atlantic University. Today, Rachel is privileged to practice in her hometown of Boca Raton.

Rachel believes that spending time and giving individualized attention to each patient is the key to keeping them healthy and avoiding unnecessary visits to a specialist or a hospital.

As a leader in Boca Raton, Rachel advocates for her patients and believes that everyone deserves access to quality healthcare. Through the Direct Primary Care model, patients receive excellent care at a significantly reduced cost by removing the middle man, the insurance company.

Rachel looks forward to getting to know you and your family. To become a member of Direct Primary Care.

Rachel was recently an nominee and won the Healthcare Woman of Distinction award at the 2017 Soroptomist Woman of Distinction Breakfast. This prestigious award, presented to only one healthcare provider annually, was in recognition of her leadership and volunteerism both locally and abroad.

Rachel has been on several medical mission trips to Tanzania and spearheaded the raising funds for UHAI Baptist Clinic who was in dire need of medical supplies and medications. Locally, Rachel is the Immediate Past President of The Rotary Club of Boca Raton and she and her husband, Jody, advocate on behalf of those in foster care as foster parents since 2014. In 2016, Jody and Rachel were awarded, Foster Parents of the Year in Palm Beach County.

Taina Jean-Pierre MSN, APRN, FNP-C, CCRN

Taina Jean-Pierre was born and raised in Queens, NY, and relocated to Boca Raton, FL, in 2014. She holds two Baccalaureate degrees in Respiratory Care and Nursing. Her medical career began as a Respiratory Therapist after graduating from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, later returning and earning her second degree in Nursing in 2004. Upon graduating, her passion for pediatrics paved the way for her to start her nursing career at the prestigious New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center, where she spent ten years in a level four Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.

Since 2014, she has worked in leading hospitals, including Jackson Memorial, Jo Dimaggio, and Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, in the Pediatric and Neonatal ICU and the Adult Post Anesthesia Care Unit. During this time, Taina shifted from solely pediatrics to adult nursing. She obtained her Master of Science in Nursing from South University with High Honors and is a National Board-certified Nurse Practitioner.

As a family nurse practitioner, her vast experience as a registered nurse for 19 years makes her comfortable diagnosing and treating patients from infancy to the advanced population. She is passionate about educating her patients about maintaining a balance for optimal health. She is eager to join DPC Boca to offer individualized time while striving to ensure all her patients receive the highest quality care that addresses physical and emotional needs.

In her free time, Taina enjoys riding her bike, relaxing at the beach, and spending time with her loving husband of 14 years, their two boys active in soccer, and Lucie, her mini golden doodle. She also enjoys dancing, cooking, and traveling. She is fluent in Haitian Creole, intermediate Spanish and understands French.