What DOCWISE does

DOCWISE GmbH is a Hamburg-headquartered physician staffing and recruitment agency operating exclusively in the German market, founded in 2018 as a subsidiary of House of Healthcare GmbH (HoHc) — itself part of the Belgian House of HR Gruppe and leveraging the 40+ year operating history of the pluss Unternehmensgruppe. The company serves two customer segments: (1) German healthcare facilities (Kliniken/hospitals, MVZs/medical care centers, Praxen/practices, and Reha-Kliniken) seeking physician staffing, and (2) physicians at all career levels (Assistenzarzt, Facharzt, Oberarzt, Chefarzt, and Niedergelassene Ärzte) across all medical specialties seeking flexible employment arrangements. Its service offering spans three core models — Ärztevermittlung (permanent placement fees), Ärzteüberlassung (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung temporary staffing with markup billing), and short-term/project-based employment — supplemented by physician coaching, a referral program ('DOCWISE & Friends'), and a content platform (Medizinermagazin).

The underlying technology stack is entirely commodity: a WordPress-based public website and self-service job board (493 active physician listings), standard SSL encryption, and off-the-shelf MarTech integrations (Google Analytics 4, Google Ads, Meta Pixel, Borlabs Cookies, Google Tag Manager, Zapier, reCAPTCHA). No proprietary platform, matching algorithms, or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed. Distribution is relationship-driven: dedicated recruiting specialists personally contact registered physicians after self-service registration, while healthcare-facility account managers handle B2B staffing requests. The company operates four regional branch offices (Hamburg, Hannover, Berlin, Frankfurt am Main) covering Germany's major healthcare markets. Revenue mechanics are dual-track — placement fees for permanent hires and markup-based hourly/daily/monthly billing for temporary assignments — with physician compensation priced at 2-3x standard TVöD tariff rates (e.g., Assistenzarzt up to €15,570/month gross versus €5,100-6,600 in permanent hospital employment), making physician-side value proposition the primary pull factor.

Name

DOCWISE

Legal name

DOCWISE GmbH

Website

https://docwise.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

DOCWISE is a Hamburg-based German physician staffing agency offering permanent placement, temporary staffing (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung), and short-term assignments to hospitals, MVZs, and practices nationwide, serving physicians at all career levels across every medical specialty.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Physician Staffing Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (6211)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare Clinical & Allied Health Staffing (BPACADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Healthcare Clinical Direct Hire (Nursing/Allied/Physicians) (BPACAFAH)

Keywords

• Physician staffing services
• Medical recruitment agency
• Temporary physician staffing
• Healthcare workforce solutions
• Physician placement services

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (Temporary Staffing): DOCWISE employs physicians directly and lends them to healthcare facilities (clinics, MVZs, practices) for temporary assignments. Physicians receive hourly/daily compensation while DOCWISE charges healthcare facilities a markup rate for the temporary placement services.
2. Ärztevermittlung (Physician Recruitment/Placement): DOCWISE recruits and places physicians in permanent positions at healthcare facilities. The company earns placement fees from healthcare facilities for successful permanent placements of physicians across all hierarchy levels and medical specialties.
3. Kurzfristige & projektbezogene Beschäftigung (Short-term & Project-based Placements): DOCWISE provides physicians for short-term and project-based assignments, including vacation/sickness coverage and temporary staffing for increased patient volumes or staffing gaps in rural areas.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

DOCWISE is a German physician staffing and medical recruitment company that places doctors at hospitals, medical care centers (MVZ), and medical practices. It operates three core employment models: permanent physician recruitment (Ärztevermittlung), temporary physician staffing under Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (Ärzteüberlassung/Zeitarbeit), and short-term or project-based physician engagements. The company serves physicians across all hierarchy levels and all medical specialties throughout Germany, supported by four regional branch offices.

Product overview

DOCWISE is a physician networking and staffing platform operating as a unified service offering three core employment models: physician recruitment (permanent placement), physician leasing (temporary staffing/ANÜ), and short-term/project-based employment. The platform serves all physician hierarchy levels (assistant physicians, specialists, senior physicians, chief physicians) and all medical specialties across Germany. Key platform components include the DOCWISE Job Exchange for vacancy listings, the DOCWISE Medical Magazine for career content, the DOCWISE & Friends referral bonus program, and physician coaching services. The company maintains branch offices in Hamburg, Hanover, Berlin, and Frankfurt am Main and operates within the House of Healthcare GmbH (HoHc) group of companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ärztevermittlung (Physician Recruitment/Permanent Placement)

Quantifiable outcome

• Physicians can earn up to €15,570/month as Assistenzarzt (vs. €5,100-6,600 standard), €16,000-18,000 as Facharzt (vs. €6,700-9,100 standard), and €18,000-20,000 as Oberarzt (vs. €8,300-11,200 standard) through temporary staffing arrangements
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• pluss Unternehmensgruppe (pluss Corporate Group)coreOthersDOCWISE GmbH is a subsidiary of the pluss corporate group, a German staffing and personnel services company operating since the 1980s. The pluss group provides infrastructure, systems, compliance frameworks (ISO 9001, AÜG licensing), and shared services including data management through pluss Personalmanagement GmbH at Frankenstraße 7, 20097 Hamburg. DOCWISE operates as the healthcare-specialized brand within the pluss portfolio.
• House of Healthcare GmbH (HoHc Group)coreOthersDOCWISE GmbH is listed as a subsidiary of House of Healthcare GmbH (Mühlenstieg 17, 22041 Hamburg), the parent holding company for multiple healthcare staffing subsidiaries. The HoHc group manages DOCWISE along with other healthcare staffing brands including avanti GmbH, CAREWORKER Medical GmbH, LOCUMCARE GmbH, and others. HoHc is part of the Belgian House of HR Gruppe.
• House of HR Gruppe (Belgium)minorOthersHouse of Healthcare GmbH (HoHc) is affiliated with the Belgian House of HR Gruppe, a European HR services conglomerate. The relationship enables cross-border recruitment capabilities and access to international HR best practices within the staffing industry.
• career people - Personalvermittlung in Medizin & PflegeminorOthersRelated staffing company within the broader healthcare recruitment ecosystem. Listed as a linked partner on DOCWISE website footer, suggesting collaborative or affiliated relationship within the medical and nursing staffing space.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• DIS AG: Major German staffing and recruitment firm with dedicated healthcare practice placing physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals across Germany. Directly comparable service offerings (temp, perm, project-based) to German healthcare facilities, though serving multiple industries beyond healthcare.
• Randstad Deutschland: German arm of the global Randstad staffing group with a dedicated healthcare division providing physician and nursing staffing to German hospitals and clinics. Comparable customer base (clinics, hospitals) and staffing models (temporary and permanent), though operating as a broad incumbent rather than a physician-pure-play.
• TimePartner Personalmanagement: German general staffing and HR services company with healthcare vertical operations including physician and nursing placements. Comparable AÜG-licensed temp staffing model and German facility customer base, though serving broader industries beyond healthcare.
• Adecco Germany: German subsidiary of global staffing leader Adecco Group with established healthcare staffing operations in Germany, including physician and allied health placements. Competes for the same healthcare facility customers and physician candidate pool, though as part of a broad multi-vertical staffing portfolio.
• Persona Service AG: Major German staffing and HR services company with healthcare vertical staffing offerings, including physician and nursing placements. Comparable because it serves the same German healthcare facility customer base and recruits medical professionals, but operates as a much broader multi-vertical staffing incumbent rather than physician-specialized.

Direct peers

• pluss Personalmanagement: Sister company within the pluss Unternehmensgruppe (DOCWISE's direct corporate parent group) providing general staffing including healthcare, social, and technical verticals across Germany. Shares compliance infrastructure, headquarters, and group-level resources with DOCWISE, with significant overlap in healthcare facility client base.
• avanti GmbH: Direct sister company under House of Healthcare GmbH (HoHc) that also provides physician and healthcare professional staffing in Germany. Operates in the same parent portfolio, serves overlapping customer segments (clinics, MVZs, practices), and competes for both physician candidates and facility clients.
• career people Personalvermittlung: Affiliated medical and nursing recruitment firm linked via DOCWISE's website footer network. Specializes in physician and nursing permanent placement (Personalvermittlung) across Germany, directly competing for the same physician talent pool and healthcare facility clients.
• CAREWORKER Medical GmbH: Sister company within the HoHc group focused on medical and nursing staffing in Germany. Closely related healthcare staffing business serving similar facility clients (clinics, MVZs) and operating under the same group compliance infrastructure, though focused more on nursing/allied rather than physicians specifically.
• LOCUMCARE GmbH: Sister company within the HoHc/House of HR group specializing in locum tenens (Vertretungsärzte) placements for physicians across Germany. Directly comparable offering — temporary physician staffing with similar AÜG-licensed model, customer segments, and physician-facing value proposition.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@docwise
• Facebookfacebook.com/docwise.de
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/docwise-das-medizinernetzwerk
• Instagraminstagram.com/docwise.de

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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