TeleMed2U

What TeleMed2U does

TeleMed2U Inc. is a multispecialty telemedicine company headquartered in Roseville, California, that delivers virtual specialist care to patients, health plans, hospitals, and referring providers across all 50 U.S. states. The company operates a HIPAA- and HITECH-compliant platform connecting patients via secure video visits to a network of 500+ board-certified physicians across 20+ medical specialties, including cardiology, dermatology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, neurology, psychiatry, rheumatology, and urology. Same-day or next-day appointment availability is positioned as the core access differentiator versus traditional in-person specialty care.

The product portfolio spans episodic specialty consultations, subscription-based mental health services (ADHD, depression, anxiety, PTSD, bipolar disorder), a $99/month Diabetes Care Program that integrates continuous glucose monitoring with an AI-powered coach branded "Aria," and structured virtual therapy across multiple modalities. TeleMed2U bills through a mix of per-visit fees (ranging from $75 self-pay to $240 initial psychiatric visits), recurring $99/month subscriptions that bundle unlimited messaging and prescription management, in-network insurance billing with major commercial and government payers, and enterprise contracts. Its flagship commercial relationship is the Virtual Blue program with Blue Shield of California (alongside Accolade), which covers 150,000+ plan members and has documented $468 per-member-per-year savings and 10%+ ER visit reductions.

The company operates a hybrid go-to-market combining enterprise health plan partnerships and insurance network participation with a self-serve direct-to-consumer booking flow, and is consolidating consumer-facing subscriptions under its Medzino digital health brand while migrating clinical systems to the AdvancedMD EMR. TeleMed2U Inc. is the parent of wholly-owned subsidiaries including Inland Endocrine, Specialty Clinic of Austin, Medzino, and BioBehavioral Research Austin. The company is privately held with no disclosed institutional capital beyond an early 2015 Moneta Ventures funding round, employs 251-500 people, and is led by CEO AJ Patel with co-founder and CMO Dr. Javeed Siddiqui.

Name

TeleMed2U

Legal name

TeleMed2U Inc.

Website

https://telemed2u.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

TeleMed2U is a multispecialty telemedicine company connecting patients in all 50 U.S. states with 500+ board-certified specialists across 20+ medical specialties via secure video visits. It serves individual patients, health plans (notably Blue Shield of California's 150,000+ member Virtual Blue program), hospitals, and referring providers through subscriptions, per-visit fees, and enterprise contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Telehealth and Virtual Specialty Care

NAICS

Outpatient Care Centers (6214)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Endocrinology & Diabetes Telemedicine Platforms (HLALAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cardiology Telemedicine Platforms (HLALAGAB), Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Telemedicine Platforms (HLALAGAO), Pulmonology & Sleep Medicine Telemedicine Platforms (HLALAGAF)

Keywords

• Telehealth services
• Virtual specialty care
• Telemedicine platform
• Mental health subscriptions
• Chronic disease management

Headquarters

HQ city

Roseville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription Plans: Monthly subscription programs for mental health ($99/month) and diabetes care ($99/month with first month free). Includes regular check-ins, unlimited messaging, prescription management. Lower than typical insurance co-pays.
2. Per-Visit Fees: Fee-for-service model for individual visits. Pricing varies by specialty: Psychiatry $240 initial/$120 follow-up, Dermatology $105/$75, Nutrition $129/$89. As low as $75 without insurance. Insurance accepted for most plans.
3. Insurance Billing: Bills insurance for covered visits. Accepts most major insurance plans including Aetna, Anthem, Blue Shield, Cigna, United Healthcare, Kaiser, Medicare, and many others. Patient pays only co-pay.
4. Enterprise Health Plan Contracts: Partnership with Blue Shield of California providing virtual-first care to 150,000+ plan members through Virtual Blue program. Demonstrated $468 cost savings per member per year.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

TeleMed2U is a multispecialty telemedicine platform that connects patients with board-certified physicians across 20+ specialties via secure video consultations, covering behavioral health, endocrinology (including diabetes care with AI coaching and CGM monitoring), dermatology, cardiology, and other medical specialties. The company offers both subscription-based ongoing care programs and per-visit consults, billed through insurance or self-pay, and serves individual patients, health plans, hospitals, and referring providers across all 50 U.S. states.

Product overview

TeleMed2U operates as a multispecialty telemedicine platform offering a comprehensive portfolio of virtual healthcare services. The core TeleMed2U platform enables video consultations with board-certified specialists across 20+ medical specialties. The product suite includes subscription-based mental health services (treating ADHD, depression, anxiety, PTSD, and bipolar disorder), a Diabetes Care Program with AI-powered coaching, virtual therapy across multiple modalities, and specialty medical consultations. Services are delivered via the TeleMed2U platform with patient intake transitioning to the Medzino digital health brand. Pricing includes both insurance-accepted visits and self-pay options, with subscription programs offering unlimited messaging and regular check-ins.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Medzino: Digital health brand used for subscription services and appointment intake, particularly for mental health and diabetes care programs.

Products and services

• TeleMed2U Multispecialty Telemedicine Platform A HIPAA- and HITECH-compliant telemedicine platform enabling patients to consult board-certified physicians across 20+ medical specialties (including cardiology, dermatology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, neurology, psychiatry, rheumatology, and more) via secure video visits. Designed for individual patients, health plans, hospitals/health systems, and referring providers.
• Mental Health Subscription Subscription-based virtual mental health service providing adult and pediatric psychiatric care, ongoing therapy, prescription management, ADHD testing, and monthly check-ins with unlimited provider messaging. Covers ADHD, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and PTSD treatment. ADHD treatment currently limited to California and Texas.
• Diabetes Care Program Virtual diabetes management program providing endocrinology consultations, continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) integration, AI-powered coaching via the Aria assistant, clinical diabetes specialist support, prescription management, and personalized treatment plans for patients with diabetes.
• Virtual Therapy Video-based psychotherapy service delivered by licensed therapists, offering cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), and supportive psychotherapy.
• Psychiatry Services Adult and pediatric psychiatric care via telehealth, including psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and ongoing treatment for mental health conditions.
• Medical Specialty Consultations Virtual specialist consultations across 20+ medical specialties including allergy and immunology, cardiology, dermatology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, hepatology, infectious diseases, nephrology, neurology, nutritional services, orthopedics, otolaryngology (ENT), physical medicine and rehabilitation, physical therapy, pulmonology, rheumatology, and urology.

Quantifiable outcome

• 150,000+ members served through Blue Shield Virtual Blue partnership
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Blue Shield of CaliforniaflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Strategic partnership to power Blue Shield's Virtual Blue virtual-first care program. TeleMed2U provides specialty care services including 20+ specialties to 150,000+ plan members. Program demonstrates $468 cost savings per member per year and 10% reduction in ER visits. Blue Shield is expanding the program to additional plan offerings including Trio HMO for individual marketplace members across California.
• AccoladecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Healthcare navigation and advocacy company partnered with Blue Shield and TeleMed2U for the Virtual Blue virtual-first care program. Accolade provides member support and care coordination services integrated with TeleMed2U's specialty care delivery.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Done: DTC telehealth platform focused exclusively on ADHD diagnosis and medication management via subscription. Directly comparable to TeleMed2U's ADHD Diagnosis and Medication Service, with overlapping target patient and prescribing model.

Direct peers

• Ro: DTC telehealth platform offering subscription-based care across men's health, women's health, mental health, and chronic conditions. Comparable subscription model and direct-to-patient GTM, though more vertically integrated into pharmacy.
• Doctor On Demand / Included Health: Multispecialty virtual care platform offering urgent, behavioral, and specialty care to consumers and employers. Directly comparable in offering breadth, payer/employer GTM motion, and national provider network model.
• Talkspace: Virtual behavioral health platform providing therapy and psychiatry via subscription to consumers, payers, and employers. Directly comparable to TeleMed2U's behavioral health subscription products and B2B2C payer relationships.
• Sesame: DTC telehealth marketplace offering affordable specialty and primary care visits with transparent self-pay pricing. Comparable to TeleMed2U's no-surprise-billing, self-pay-friendly approach and specialty breadth, with similar competitive pressure on price.
• Hims & Hers Health: DTC subscription telehealth platform focused on mental health, dermatology, and primary care. Closely mirrors TeleMed2U's $99/month mental health subscription model and condition-specific branding, though scaled much larger and publicly traded.

Others

• Accolade: Healthcare navigation and advocacy partner that collaborates with TeleMed2U inside the Blue Shield Virtual Blue program. Comparable enterprise health-plan GTM motion, though operating as a care-navigation layer rather than direct care delivery.

Broad incumbents

• Teladoc Health: Public telehealth leader providing virtual primary care, mental health, and specialty care to insurers, employers, and consumers. Overlaps with TeleMed2U across virtually every specialty and segment, but operates at significantly larger scale and with a broader portfolio.
• Amwell: Enterprise telehealth platform serving health plans, health systems, and employers with urgent, behavioral, and specialty virtual care. Directly comparable B2B2C payer GTM motion and multispecialty positioning, though at a much larger scale.
• MDLive (Evernorth / Cigna): Multispecialty virtual care platform owned by Cigna's Evernorth, serving health plan members nationwide with urgent, behavioral, dermatology, and primary care. Comparable multispecialty B2B2C model, with the structural advantage of captive Cigna payer demand.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/telemed2u
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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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