PlushCare Urgent Care

This is an incredible service. In the past, when I get eye infections I have to put up with emergency doctor visits, waiting rooms, coming in late to work etc.
Using PlushCare, I was able to talk to a doctor and get the right medication in less than 20 minutes… from my bed! I made the appointment 30 minutes in advance, and it was so easy.
Dr. Anegawa was super nice and professional. She gave me very clear instructions on how to take the medicine and what things I should be looking out for that would mean a physical doctor’s visit would be necessary.
This is my absolute go to from now on. 100% completely worth the price.

Absolutely blown away and happy as can be!
After battling a nasty sinus infection for over a week, I caved and tried to get an appointment with my GP. No such luck; I would have had to wait another week for an appointment and pay $ 90 to see the – get this – physician’s assistant. A week’s wait just to see the PA… not even my doctor!
Enough was enough.
Initially I was skeptical and wary about Plushcare, but pain and frustration won out. Now I’m SO happy I tried Plushcare! I went to their website, entered some basic information (name, age, and why I needed to speak with a doctor), booked a phone appointment for 5:00, and Dr. Rudy called EXACTLY at 5:00. He was very friendly, knowledgeable, and caring. We spoke for about ten minutes, covering all sorts of information about sinus infections, home treatments, and various types of medications specifically geared toward my medical profile and needs. We didn’t end the call until Dr. Rudy was totally satisfied that all my questions were answered and I’d gotten everything I’d paid for. The medical profession treating me like a human being? How amazing and wonderful that feels! :)
We decided a course of antibiotics was in order, and twenty minutes later I was picking up my prescription at the pharmacy. Problem solved! Total cost: $ 100 for the consultation (about the same – or even less – than a visit to a doctor’s office) and about $ 25 for the meds, without the usual hassles and long wait times. Plus, you can pay immediately with your debit card right on their site, they don’t take your payment until the consultation is complete, and you can select your preferred pharmacy right there with their easy-​to-​use pharmacy selection tool. A customer service agent even called to confirm my appointment beforehand and to make sure I was totally satisfied. Sweet! :D
No hyperbole: Plushcare is just how healthcare SHOULD be. Fast, efficient, no-​nonsense treatment and care without the hassle or bureaucracy or long wait times, plus knowledgeable and professional doctors who genuinely treat you as a PERSON instead of a number. I absolutely love this service, and I’m definitely going to keep using them for my run-​of-​the-​mill healthcare needs. Best of all, they accept insurance and confirm it right there on the phone – no BS or double-​talk, no up-​selling or service charges, no «just one more thing» attempts to get you to sign up for a credit card. If Plushcare were a woman I’d marry it in a second!
Plushcare might not be your best choice for serious life-​threatening illnesses (you’ll want to visit the ER for severe problems), but for things like sore throats, sinus infections, and other various frustrating and annoying conditions Plushcare is #1 in my book. Thanks SO MUCH to Plushcare and Dr. Rudy, my new favorite doctor!

Totally recommend! I had been fighting a cold for 11 days and I was over being sick and gave in. I went online at 4:30 pm, made appointment for 5 pm. Physician called right at 5. She was very informative asked great questions and really explained things to me — oh and I was driving at the time going to dinner. within an hour of my visit we are dinner, picked up medicine and was at home. Talk about multi-​tasking. They also offer video calls which would be beneficial if I had to show something to the physician.
This was super convenient and from start to finish was 11 minutes. About the same amount of time I would have had face-​to-​face with my PCP but less of my personal time being wasted. I didn’t wait in their office 15 – 30 minutes before sitting in their exam room. A PCP visit can take about an hour in the office for 11 minutes of their time.
Highly recommend!

I discovered while getting information for Urgent Care Facility in my area. Visited the website, got a telephone appointment within 15 minutes and gave symptoms (UTI). I was able to forego the visit (25 miles away) and a prescription was called into our local pharmacy. The charge of $ 99 is worth every penny! Diagnosed right in my home and taken care of with utmost professionalism. I highly recommend!

On January 6, 2016, I decided to use my free follow-​up visit within 30 days privilege, as I forgot to request a particular asthma medication prescription to be used in case of emergencies, in case the usual inhalers and medications don’t work as they usually do.
The night before, January 5^th, I called to book my follow-​up visit for January 6, 2016 at 9:00 PM and requested a video consultation. However on January 6, 2016, I called back and requested a reschedule to 9:45 PM. However I made a mistake and forgot to ask for the video consult set-​up.
Tonight, January 6, 2016, Dr. Allan Marks called me at exactly on time 9:45 PM. I was trying hard in vain to connect via video by clicking «Start» and he was trying to do the same. However the company did not set us up for video conference. Other than that, everything else about the phone follow-​up visit with Dr. Allan Marks went exceptionally well!
We had a very good 15 minute follow-​up Appointment. My main reason for calling was because I wanted to refill a particular asthma prescription to be used in case of emergency, as I was thinking about visiting the snow in the Big Bear Lake area. I was really impressed with his very thorough and helpful advice on how to travel safely in the snow with asthma! I spent most of the phone call listening in awe to his huge amount of medical knowledge! He surely is an expert at treating asthma for patients of all ages, since he is primarily a Pediatrician, but also works with Adult Patients like myself. We also discussed my asthma improvements since he first treated me last month on December 15, 2015. He also gave me advice on safely doing my daily aerobics workouts with asthma, and dealing with the occasional pains of side stitches, side rib area pains, that come up when I exercise and breathe too vigorously. So grateful for the free follow up visit! Dr. Allan Marks is an expert and very knowledgeable Doctor, yet he is very polite, gentle, down to earth, and easy to communicate with, unlike some other Doctors that I have personally seen live in the past. Other than not being able to video conference with him, I was very pleased. He ordered a prescription to my local CVS Pharmacy, which I will pick up when I have time, most likely this weekend. Thank God for the great Tele-​Doctor consult tonight!
Next time, I will call instead of booking online my future Appointments, and specifically request video consultations. I think seeing face to face on our computers in real time would make this whole healthcare experience so much better. I have seen online articles on tele-​medicine. But to actually participate in it has been a huge blessing to me and my health. Thank you, Plush Care and Dr. Allan Marks! You all definitely exceeded my expectations with your excellent Patient service, and you are a World-​Class Doctor who truly cares!

This service is freaking awesome. Dr Gattu called exactly on time (doctors are never on time). She was super nice and spent more time talking than I usually get from a dr visit. Why go to a clinic and wait an hour I a waiting room full of sick people to see s doc for 90 seconds only to have them write a simple script and say see you later. I was pretty skeptical at first of not being seen in person but I am a believer. I would not use this service for anything serious, but for my bronchial infection, it was a simple script for antibiotics without the driving and waiting.

Called to get travel vaccinations. So easy and painless, much easier than any other doctor appt I’ve ever had. Will try them again!

When my girlfriend had an urgent problem that could be fixed with some antibiotics on a Saturday night she asked me if I could help make an appointment with somebody to help prescribe something quickly. When I searched for local clinics I found none were open on Sunday. Then I searched for ‘urgent care clinics’ and found a listing for some ‘housecall’ doctors agencies for a pretty high fee, such as $ 400+ on a weekend, I saw a listing for PlushCare. After seeing some of the reviews on Unilocal,I decided to try it. It was going to be under $ 100 (more like $ 70 with an online coupon) for a phone appointment the next morning with a woman doctor, whom my girlfriend preferred for this consultation, Dr. Jamie Nuwer. Dr. Nuwer called a little ahead of time, and left a message, because she had a bit of an opening, but we couldn’t take the message. But she called back precisely at 10:00 AM, and proceeded to listen very carefully to my girlfriend’s problem and requirements and prescribed the exact medications she needed. The prescription was sent electronically to a nearby CVS, and everything was handled with so much professionalism and speed it was quite amazing. My girlfriend and I still cannot get over how convenient this service was. I called it the Über of healthcare, and I believe it’s going to catch on like wildfire and revolutionize the industry. The only thing I would advise is to double-​check the pharmacy that you are going to pick them up, because there are so many pharmacy chains within a particular area (this was San Francisco) that we actually went to a pharmacy which we thought was the one but it was the actually the same chain but a couple of blocks down on the same street. Not a big deal but just be careful of the exact location where the prescription was sent. 2 thumbs up!!!

Excellent! Prompt, thorough, and within 45 min, had my consult AND picked up my RX!

I was so sick with flu like symptoms but throat was raw too and a cough started. 2 days in bed then decide enough of this. Went to emergency there were 20 people waiting, then to urgent care no parking it was full. I was so sick didn’t want to sit with sick people. Came back home my poor daughter was kind enough to take me. I got on line and found Plush Care I could pay 99 dollars which I would have paid 100 anyways. I booked appt on line for 1200pm which was ½ hour away. I got Dr. Bindal and she was great. She asked me several questions and then called in prescription to my pharmacy. In 30 minutes I had medicine and the start to being out of pain. I can’t Thank them enough.

I found out about this through a medical question I asked online. It almost sounded too good to be true, but for $ 99 and to not have to leave my house in the pain I was in was amazing. As a veteran, I’m typically treated by the VA hospital which can take months for appointments and takes me an hour and a half to drive to. So needless to say, an appointment with a doctor over the phone sounded perfect.
My appointment was with Dr. Jamie Nuwer and she couldn’t have been more amazing. She sounded caring (unlike the majority of the VA doctors), she was extremely knowledgable (she offered a few suggestions based on my symptoms), and the entire conversation was so smooth and easy that I almost didn’t believe it.
The only setback was the prescriptions. I looked at the website where they listed on a map the available pharmacies in my area. I set the closest one as my pharmacy which is in the next town over. Dr. Nuwer sent the prescription over and I began heading that way. When I got there, I found out that grocery store had no pharmacy. I called to verify the address it was sent to and I was in the right place. I explained that this grocery store has no pharmacy (so where did my prescription go???) and as far as I know, this brand doesn’t have pharmacies at any location. I was told the grocery stores themselves would have to update their website/​listing and it would be updated with Plush. Confused, I gave the person the information for the pharmacy I usually use and they sent the prescription there (this pharmacy was not on their interactive map but the brand logo was at the bottom of the page). The prescription was called in and I had the medications about an hour later.
Overall, I would definitely recommend this service, however, I would also recommend some updates on the website so people like me aren’t driving from city to city looking for where our prescriptions went. Pay the $ 99, and just verify the pharmacy ahead of time.

I can recommend this service. Very fast and responsive, caring staff.

I was thoroughly impressed. Totally professional and easy to use. I will never wait in an urgent care waiting room again!!! Thank you Dr. Nuwer.

Awesome and wonderful. I don’t have much spare time and I was able to speak to a Doctor on Sunday within a half hour. Super nice and listened to my concerns, sent a prescription to my pharmacy within minutes, it was ready by the time I drove over just a few miles away. I will follow up with my doctor on my next visit (don’t have a regular doctor just a OB/​GYN I see every couple of years). I think this is standard for most healthy females, we just don’t have a primary care physician because we see a doctor for our female exams every year or two. It’s a good time to go over the basics but it is so nice to be able to book an online appointment and talk to a Dr. within minutes. Great, great, service. I will follow up but it always takes 3 – 4 months to book an appointment and I have a PPO. This was great for an in-​between visit.

Hands down the absolute best Dr. Experience ever! I was apprehensive about this, but after reading reviews and checking them out with the BBB, I decided lets give it a go! Dr. Marks was thorough in his questions, didnt make me feel rushed, and I felt as though we truly had his undivided attention! I suspected my son had strep throat, so I took a video of his throat and uploaded it. Im a nursing student so im a bit squirrely when dealing with strep as to avoid complications. Dr. Marks confirmed that indeed it looked like a bacterial infection rather than a viral, and promptly called into my local pharmacy a zpack script AND even txt me a coupon rx code to further save my family $$$! I highly recommend this service!!! 10 stars!!! BRAVO!

The doctor will see you now… literally.
The MOST pleasant healthcare experience I’ve had. Opposed to waiting for hours in an urgent care waiting room with rude staff, you’re tended to via phone or Skype! Dr. Rudy was extremely attentive and he asked many questions just to make sure everything was clear. He didn’t such me at all and called right at my appointment time. He also let me know that any follow up calls after the initial appointment would be free, and to just make the appointment through the call center instead :) This is so incredibly awesome, and instead of going to an urgent care, PlushCare will be my go to. Plus — it’s super convenient with the online booking as well. Thank you PlushCare and Dr. Rudy!

First off this review is for San Diego–
I’m a mom to three kids, wife, busy lady in general. When I got handed a fever, sore throat, and chills I knew it was strep.
Having Tricare (Military Ins) I had a few options. Wait 4 hours at urgent care or wait 3 days for an appointment, spend $ 99 for the CVS minute clinic and wait 2 hrs. None of those seemed appealing.
I was nervous. Calling some 800 number to to see a doctor, errr talk to a doctor.
As my pre teen says, YOLO so I call.
I had my ‘appointment’ in 20 mins. Sent in pics of my throat, talked to the very nice doctor and he called in my RX.
Ins covered my co-​pay, so all I spent was $ 49 and never left my couch. That is priceless.
I would recommend them again! So easy.

This is the best medical service I have ever solicited. Hands down and without question.
I had been concerned about an inner ear infection that I had gotten during allergy season and after a week of having it without improvement, I decided that I needed to see a doctor. From the moment I DECIDED that I would get medical treatment from PlushCare, to the moment I had medication to treat my infrection… ONE HOUR.
That’s right. It took me all of one hour to make the appointment, meet with Dr. Rudy online, go to the pharmacy, fill the prescription, and take the medicine. ONE HOUR.
I used to work in the health care field as a case manager for people with mental illness, and I have had my fair share of experiences with primary care physicians and urgent care. Recalling that experience, I have no doubt that clinics like PlushCare are going to reshape the culture of medicine in the United States. If I had money to invest, I would be pouring it into this company right now.
That said, I am young, lower middle-​class, and broke as a joke. So the icing on the cake of all of this… the price! The appointment and the cost of the medicine prescribed to me ended up costing less than $ 60.00. That is about equal to an insurance with affordable premiums copay for a physician’s appointment. All without the hassle of booking an appointment weeks out, waiting in a clinic lobby and sterilized treatment room, and being seen by a doctor that is going to tell you what you likely already know.
Oh, by the way… if my ear infection doesn’t clear up in a week, I can call back in and get a FREE follow up appointment with the doctor.
This service is AMAZING!

I stumbled upon PlushCare when searching for «Alameda urgent care», per a suspected case of pinkeye. As I work full-​time, I was dreading having to take an hour or so out of my busy day to drive to an urgent care facility and wait around in a germy waiting room. PlushCare solved this problem, and I was given the option for appointments starting as early as 20 minutes from when I got to the site.
I just concluded my video appointment, got my diagnosis and have a prescription waiting for me already. This service is AMAZING and I will use it again and again.

Excellent! I work full time and I don’t have a lot of time to wait around in a waiting room at an urgent care facility or a doctor’s office when I begin getting familiar symptoms out of nowhere! I dread waiting around with irritating symptoms for days, trying to coordinate my work schedule with a doctor’s availability and taking time out of my work day when all I need is a prescription.
Yesterday I woke up with the early signs of a UTI. The first thing I thought of was «Great! I will have to take 3 hours out of my day to wait in the Planned Parenthood waiting room JUST for them to prescribe me a pill» I wished there was a way to just have a doctor call in a script! Well, now there is!
Dr. Rudy was kind, compassionate and thorough. He listened to me, he asked all the same questions my primary care doctor would ask and he wrote two prescriptions, 1. a antibiotic for the UTI 2. Diflucan for in case the antibiotic gives me a yeast infection! Score! The prescriptions are E-​Prescriptions, sent directly to your pharmacy and ready immediately. I did all this on a 5 min phone call and I was back to work in no time at all. I will leave at lunch to get my meds and go about my normal, everyday routine. Thanks PlushCare!
I believe this is the way to go for reoccurring issues. People with anything more than the common cold or common issues should most likely visit a doctor in person. However, I will definitely call PlushCare if my 3 year old daughter gets something obvious like Pink Eye. Sometimes there is no time to waste.