Heritage Urgent & Primary Care Centers

Patient Centered Medical Home
Wake Forest & Raleigh Locations

Heritage Urgent & Primary Care

Emily Parrella, MS, PA-C

Emily Parrella, MS, PA-C

Physician Assistant with a Focus on Integrative Medicine, Nutrition, and Fitness

Emily Parrella, MS, PA-C, has always been passionate about health, movement, and helping others thrive. Her journey into healthcare was inspired by a lifelong interest in the human body and performance—shaped early on by her experience as a competitive soccer player and swimmer. That passion for wellness only deepened as she worked as a lifeguard, swim coach, caregiver for children with special needs, and certified nursing assistant.

Emily earned her bachelor’s degree in Human Biology with a minor in Nutrition from NC State, followed by a master’s in Physician Assistant Studies from East Carolina University. She began her career in internal medicine in Wilson, NC, where she practiced for five years before joining the team at Heritage Urgent & Primary Care.

Her clinical focus bridges integrative and functional medicine with a deep understanding of nutrition, fitness, and preventative care. Emily works closely with patients to address concerns like fatigue, brain fog, hormone imbalances, menopausal symptoms, gut dysregulation, chronic pain, mental health, sleep disturbances, and stress. She has a particular interest in body composition and guides patients through weight loss while maintaining lean muscle mass—using tailored plans that incorporate macronutrient tracking, supplementation, and exercise programming.

Emily believes optimal health begins with foundational habits: nutrient-dense eating, physical activity, restorative sleep, stress management, and gut health. She’s also a strong advocate for integrative therapies like bioidentical hormone replacement and peptide therapy, which she has seen significantly improve patient outcomes and quality of life.

Outside of the clinic, Emily leads by example—staying active through boxing, yoga, Pilates, running, weightlifting, and walks with her huskies, Opie and Fenrir. She also loves cooking Italian food, spending time with her family, and traveling to New York to visit her in-laws.

Wake Forest, NC Location

620 Dr Calvin Jones Hwy, #212
Wake Forest, NC 27587
Phone (919) 761-5678
Fax (919) 761-5680

Monday - Friday
Saturday

Raleigh, NC Location

13271 Strickland Rd. #120
Raleigh, NC 27613
Phone (919) 741-4677
Fax (919) 741-6349

Monday - Friday
Saturday

Walk-in availability
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Two Convenient Walk-In Clinics

time efficient primary & Urgent Care care

Your Time Matters. Choose Heritage.

We offer a range of services, including management of chronic disease, ongoing illness follow-up care, and if necessary, referral coordination to high value specialists. Our clinic offers same day primary care appointments and immediate walk-in availability and can provide you and your family with a range of health services, including urgent, acute, immediate, and walk in health care needs. We also provide services during early morning hours and after hours and during the weekend. To ensure you receive high quality care, our office utilizes state of the art facilities and equipment, including a large procedural room for performing procedures such as orthopedic splinting and/or wound repairs. Our clinic can also take on-site digital x-rays and work with local imaging centers to perform a wide array of diagnostic exams, including CT scans and/or ultrasound. We also perform a broad range of laboratory services for onsite and send out labs, and can perform gynecologic testing and exams, pregnancy tests, urinalysis, vaccines, rapid flu tests, and strep tests.

Advanced Primary & Urgent Care

Comprehensive Services.Choose Heritage.

We offer healthcare services for a wide range of issues, including diabetes, asthma, hypertension, and much more. For additional information about offered services, which range from health and wellness screenings, chronic disease management, and acute care management, please refer to the following, or call or visit our office.

time efficient primary & Urgent Care care

Two Convenient Locations. Visit Heritage.

At Heritage Urgent & Primary Care, your health and quality of life are important to us, and we are committed to providing you with the care you need. To ensure you receive necessary care, we offer weekend, extended, and walk in flexibility, as well as 24-hour phone coverage for established Primary Care patients. Every effort will be made to attend to walk-in Urgent Care patients within 24 hours.

If you would like to learn more about our clinic, schedule an appointment, or if you require emergency care, please refer to our office and contact information provided below. We do encourage patients to schedule appointments ahead of time if possible, and for walk-in patients to call in advance if possible.