dr.consulta

What dr.consulta does

dr.consulta is a Brazilian outpatient healthcare platform founded in 2011 in Heliópolis, São Paulo, that operates an integrated network of owned medical centers offering consultations, laboratory and imaging exams, dental services, surgeries, check-up packages, and chronic-disease management programs to Brazil's uninsured and under-insured population. The company has grown to 31+ medical centers concentrated in São Paulo with a 2026 expansion into Rio de Janeiro (Tijuca, Copacabana, Botafogo), supported by a telemedicine video-consultation service available nationally through iOS and Android apps and a web portal. Integrated electronic health records across all owned clinics, same-day appointment availability, 60+ medical specialties, 3,500+ exam types, and 4,000+ clinical professionals underpin the service; the company has served 12 million cumulative patients since inception.

The technology layer consists of a self-service booking stack (web, mobile app, WhatsApp) feeding an in-clinic operations platform, with telemedicine delivered through the dr.consulta app and a back-end lab partnership with Grupo Fleury for diagnostic analysis. No public APIs, SDKs, MCP integrations, or AI/ML modalities are disclosed; the stack is functionally a vertically integrated clinic operations platform rather than a data or AI product.

The business model combines (a) per-consultation unit pricing ranging from roughly R$45 to R$249, (b) a four-tier consumer subscription (dr.consulta Online at R$9.90/month, Dental Only at R$14.90, Standard at R$34.90, and com Odonto at R$39.80) covering up to four dependents with discounts on services and free return consultations within 30 days, (c) per-procedure and per-exam pricing with installment support, and (d) a B2B corporate subscription (Assinatura para Empresas) starting at R$29 per employee per month for companies with 6+ employees. Go-to-market is hybrid: product-led, self-serve digital acquisition for B2C augmented by content marketing, SEO, and social, combined with an enterprise field-sales motion targeting HR buyers. A R$170 million Series D in August 2022 (led by Kamaroopin with Lightrock and Madrone Capital) and a 2022 strategic partnership with cuidar.me are funding a push into proprietary health insurance plans, representing a regulated-product extension of the existing out-of-pocket care model.

Name

dr.consulta

Legal name

Dr.consulta Centro Médico Ltda

Website

https://drconsulta.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Subscription Plans (Assinatura): Monthly subscription plans offering discounts on consultations and exams. Plans include options with or without dental coverage, with ability to add up to 4 dependents. Billing is annual (12x monthly).
2. Per-Consultation Fees: Individual consultations charged per visit with prices varying by specialty. Prices range from R$125 to R$249 depending on the specialty. Payment can be split in installments.
3. Laboratory and Imaging Exams: Over 3,500 types of exams offered at varying price points. Examples include Hemogram from R$30, Cholesterol from R$71, TSH from R$63.
4. Surgical Procedures: Small to medium surgeries performed through partner hospitals with facilitated payment options. Over 18,000 surgeries performed to date.
5. Corporate Plans: B2B subscription plans for companies with employee health benefits, starting from R$29 per employee/month

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

dr.consulta operates a network of 31+ owned medical centers in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro delivering outpatient healthcare: 60+ medical specialties for in-person consultations, 3,500+ laboratory and imaging exams, dental services, partner-hospital surgical procedures, preventive check-up packages, and telemedicine video consultations. The offering is accessible without private health insurance via per-visit unit pricing or monthly subscription plans (Assinatura dr.consulta) covering individuals, families with up to 4 dependents, and corporate employees.

Product overview

dr.consulta is a healthcare platform offering a unified ecosystem of medical services through multiple integrated modules. The core offering centers on Consultas (medical consultations in 60+ specialties) and Exames (3,500+ diagnostic tests), supplemented by Odontologia (dental services), Cirurgias (partner hospital network), and Check-ups (preventive packages). Telemedicina provides online video consultations as a parallel channel. The Assinatura subscription model unlocks discounted pricing across services with tiers for individuals (dr.consulta, dr.consulta com odonto, dr.consulta online) and businesses (Assinatura para Empresas). Programas de Saúde delivers chronic disease management and specialty health monitoring as add-on care programs. The platform operates 31+ owned medical centers alongside the digital services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Consultas (Medical Consultations) In-person medical consultations across 60+ specialties at dr.consulta's owned medical centers, with same-day availability and unit pricing starting from R$45 for general practice; serves individual patients, families, and corporate subscribers.
• Exames (Medical Exams) Comprehensive diagnostic testing offering 3,500+ types of laboratory and imaging exams (e.g., Hemogram R$30, Cholesterol R$71, TSH R$63, Vitamin D R$120, Fasting glucose R$23) performed with modern equipment at owned clinics and partner labs; available to patients with or without a subscription.
• Odontologia (Dentistry) Dental care service offering 150+ oral health services including evaluations, endodontics, implants, prosthetics, periodontal treatment, surgery, laser treatment, aesthetic dentistry, and radiographs; available to individual patients and corporate subscribers.
• Cirurgias (Surgeries) Surgical procedures for minor and medium-complexity cases in ophthalmology, plastic surgery, general surgery, gynecology, urology, pediatrics, vascular, orthopedics, and ENT, delivered via dr.consulta's network of partner hospitals with facilitated installment payment options.
• Check-ups Pre-packaged preventive health assessments including routine check-ups, cardiac evaluations, male and female health packages, pediatric packages, psychology session bundles, and expanded routine packages (e.g., Routine Check-up R$590, Cardiac Check-up R$690, Female Check-up 40+ R$890), offered with installment payment options.
• Telemedicina (Telemedicine) Online video consultation service available through the dr.consulta mobile app and website, offering medical appointments in 25+ specialties with same-day availability, prescription delivery, and free return consultations within 30 days; provides national reach beyond the physical clinic network.
• Programas de Saúde (Health Programs) Continuous care programs for chronic disease management (diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol) with nursing support, plus Women's Health, Pregnancy, and Mental Health programs, delivered through telemedicine follow-up alongside in-person consultations.
• Assinatura dr.consulta (Subscription Plans for Individuals and Families) Monthly subscription membership offering discounts on consultations and exams, with tiers covering 1 user (Online at R$9.90/month), 1 user + 4 dependents (Standard at R$34.90/month), with dental coverage (com Odonto at R$39.80/month), or dental services only (R$14.90/month); billed annually.
• Assinatura dr.consulta para Empresas (Corporate Subscription) Business health subscription providing employee healthcare benefits including discounts up to 70% on consultations, exams, and check-ups, free dependent inclusion, access to chronic care and mental health programs, and an HR management platform with dedicated consultant support; priced from R$29 per employee/month.

Quantifiable outcome

• 12 million patients served since 2011
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• cuidar.mecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership for developing proprietary health insurance plans (planos de saúde próprios). Aims to expand healthcare ecosystem offerings.
• Grupo FleurymajorTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for clinical analysis services. Grupo Fleury performs laboratory tests for dr.consulta ensuring quality and reliability of results.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hapvida NotreDame Intermedica: Brazil's largest vertically integrated healthcare operator combining health plans with owned clinic and hospital networks. Directly comparable business model (owned provider network + subscription/plan revenue) and overlapping target customer base of value-conscious Brazilian consumers.
• Amil: Major Brazilian health insurance and care provider (part of UnitedHealth Group) with its own clinic and hospital network. Comparable as a payer-provider hybrid serving similar B2C and corporate customers in Brazil.
• Prevent Senior: Brazilian healthcare operator offering health plans integrated with owned clinics and hospitals, focused on affordable, accessible care. Directly comparable vertical model and demographic focus in the Brazilian market.

Emerging players

• One Medical (Amazon One Medical): US-based subscription primary care platform with owned clinics and integrated digital tools. Highly comparable subscription + multi-specialty owned-clinic model, though operating in a different geography and at smaller scale before Amazon acquisition.
• ChenMed: US-based family-owned, subscription-style primary care provider for seniors using owned clinics and value-based contracts. Comparable member-funded, clinic-based care delivery model targeting underserved populations.
• Conexa Saúde: Brazilian telehealth and integrated corporate health platform serving B2B clients. Comparable digital care delivery layer in Brazil, though asset-light rather than clinic-owned; competes for similar employer-sponsored health budgets.
• Memed: Brazilian digital health platform for prescriptions and clinical decision support with growing patient-facing services. Comparable Brazilian healthtech overlap and shared mission to digitize healthcare access.

Broad incumbents

• SulAmérica: Major Brazilian health insurer with growing own-provider capabilities. Comparable payer-side and provider-side offerings for both individuals and corporate clients, though insurance-led rather than clinic-led.
• Oak Street Health: US value-based primary care clinic operator serving Medicare patients via owned centers (now part of CVS Health). Comparable owned-clinic, multi-specialty, value-based care model for underserved populations, though geographic and demographic focus differ.

Others

• Hermes Pardini: Brazilian diagnostics network (part of Dasa). Comparable as an adjacent healthcare services operator and a competitor/alternative lab partner for dr.consulta's diagnostic exam business.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/drconsulta
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/DrConsulta
• Facebookfacebook.com/doutorconsulta
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/drconsulta
• Instagraminstagram.com/drconsulta
• TikToktiktok.com/@dr.consulta

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds9 records

Investors11 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments1 record

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