Better Faster Urgent Care

What Better Faster Urgent Care does

Better Faster Urgent Care is a privately held, physician-owned retail urgent care facility operating a single clinic at 630 N Kimball Ave, Southlake, Texas, founded circa 2012. The clinic delivers walk-in and appointment-based acute care services seven days a week with extended evening and weekend hours, targeting local residents in the affluent Dallas-Fort Worth corridor seeking faster and more accessible care than hospital emergency rooms. Core services include illness and injury evaluation and treatment, digital X-rays, on-site laboratory testing, physicals (school, sports, and USCIS immigration physicals Form I-693 as a designated civil surgeon), occupational health (drug screenings and pre-employment physicals), allergy testing, and respiratory treatments, supplemented by a distinct cluster of metabolic and fitness services: Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) testing, VO2 Max testing, Body Composition Scans, and Dexa Scans.

The technology stack is conventional and SaaS-orchestrated rather than proprietary: a ClockWise MD online check-in and appointment reservation system, WebPay MD for patient bill payment, Chargebee for subscription billing automation, and an internal electronic medical record system. The clinic differentiates through in-house procedural capabilities uncommon at typical urgent cares, including IV fluids and antibiotics, mild sedation (inhaled, oral, and IV), laceration repair, fracture care, and dislocation reduction, supported by emergency medicine-experienced physicians.

The business model is hybrid fee-for-service and subscription. Transactional revenue comes from per-visit illness/injury treatment, diagnostics (X-rays, labs, allergy testing, Dexa and body composition scans), occupational health services, and USCIS immigration physicals. Recurring revenue is generated by a $99/month membership subscription (free doctor visits valued at $125 each plus discounted ancillaries, with family packages and annual payment discounts) and monthly or quarterly VO2 Max testing subscriptions with annual payment discounts. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer walk-in with online check-in, supplemented by grassroots community sponsorships, a long-running health-content blog (2012-2026), and local employer occupational health accounts; no paid acquisition channels, app, or telehealth offering is currently in evidence.

Name

Better Faster Urgent Care

Legal name

Better Faster Urgent Care

Website

https://betterfasterurgentcare.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Better Faster Urgent Care is a privately held, physician-owned single-site urgent care clinic in Southlake, Texas, delivering walk-in acute care, diagnostics, immigration physicals, occupational health, and metabolic/fitness testing to local residents and DFW-area employers, with a $99/month membership and VO2 Max subscription offering.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Urgent Care Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111), Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical and Emergency Centers (621493)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

After-Hours & Walk-In Primary Care Clinics (HLAFADAH)

Keywords

• Urgent care services
• Occupational health
• Diagnostic imaging
• Digital x-rays
• Laboratory testing

Headquarters

HQ city

Southlake

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Clinical Services: Fee-for-service revenue from patient visits including illness/injury treatment, physicals, vaccinations, and diagnostic procedures. Services provided on walk-in basis or by appointment.
2. Membership Subscription: Monthly subscription service at $99/month providing free doctor visits (valued at $125 per visit), discounted rates on labs, procedures, and X-rays. Family packages available at discounted rates. Annual payment options with discounted pricing.
3. VO2 Max Testing Subscriptions: Monthly and quarterly VO2 Max testing subscriptions with annual payment discounts. Provides ongoing fitness assessment services to subscribers.
4. Diagnostic Services: Revenue from laboratory tests, X-rays, allergy testing, body composition scans, and Dexa scans provided as standalone or bundled services
5. Immigration Physicals: USCIS-designated civil surgeon services for Form I-693 immigration medical examinations, including vaccination administration and health assessments

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Better Faster Urgent Care operates a single-location, walk-in urgent care clinic in Southlake, TX providing evaluation and treatment of acute illness and injury, digital X-rays, on-site laboratory testing, physicals (including USCIS immigration physicals), occupational health, vaccinations, and specialized metabolic/fitness assessments such as RMR, VO2 Max, body composition, and Dexa scans. The clinic operates seven days a week with extended evening hours and offers a $99/month membership subscription that includes free doctor visits plus discounted ancillary services.

Product overview

Better Faster Urgent Care operates as a single-location urgent care facility offering a unified suite of medical services centered on acute illness and injury evaluation and treatment. The core offering is supplemented by diagnostic imaging (Digital X-Rays), on-site laboratory testing, allergy testing, occupational health, and vaccination services. A distinct cluster of metabolic and body composition services—Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) testing, VO2 Max testing, Body Composition Scans, and Dexa Scans—targets fitness and健康管理 consumers seeking personalized nutrition and exercise planning. The facility also provides immigration physicals (Form I-693) as a USCIS-designated civil surgeon. A membership subscription program offers free doctor visits and discounted ancillary services for $99/month. All services are delivered at one Southlake, TX location with extended evening and weekend hours, supported by an electronic medical record system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Illness & Injury Evaluation & Treatment Core walk-in urgent care service evaluating and treating acute illness and injury, including laceration repair, abscess incision and drainage, fracture care, reduction of dislocations, and foreign body removal, delivered by emergency medicine-trained providers.
• Digital X-Rays On-site digital X-ray imaging for diagnosis of broken bones, abdominal pain, and minimal risk chest pain, integrated with laboratory and procedural capabilities.
• Physicals & Screenings Comprehensive physical examination services including school physicals, sports physicals, and USCIS immigration physicals (Form I-693).
• Immigration Physicals (Form I-693) USCIS-required immigration medical examination (Form I-693) for U.S. permanent residency applicants, including physical/mental health assessment, disease screening, and vaccination administration, performed by a designated civil surgeon.
• School Physicals Pre-participation physical examinations required for school enrollment and youth sports activities.
• Occupational Health Occupational health services for employers and employees including pre-employment physicals, drug screenings, and workplace injury treatment.
• Laboratory Tests On-site laboratory testing providing diagnostics for a broad range of conditions, including COVID-19 testing.
• Body Composition Scans Body composition analysis scan used in conjunction with fitness and metabolic health assessment.
• Dexa Scans Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scanning for bone density measurement and body composition analysis.
• Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) Metabolic testing using a metabolic cart to measure oxygen intake and carbon dioxide output at rest, providing personalized calorie needs for fitness and nutrition planning.
• VO2 Max Testing Cardiovascular fitness assessment measuring maximal oxygen consumption during exercise via exhaled gas analysis and heart rate monitoring, used to determine fuel metabolism and exercise prescription.
• Flu Shots Seasonal influenza vaccination service available to walk-in patients.
• Allergy Testing Skin prick allergy testing service covering tree, grass, weed, mold, dust mite, cockroach, and animal allergens using small pinpricks to inject allergen proteins under the skin.
• Urgent Care Membership Subscription Subscription membership program priced at $99/month offering free doctor visits (valued at $125), discounted rates on labs, procedures, and X-rays, and access to extended-hours urgent care services; family packages available at discounted rates.

Quantifiable outcome

• Treatment completion in 30-45 minutes reported by patients for X-ray and follow-up visits
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Southlake Chamber of CommerceminorOthersActive member of the Southlake Chamber of Commerce, participating in local business community activities and networking.
• Carroll Independent School District (CISD) We CareminorOthersWe Care sponsor supporting CISD school health and wellness initiatives.
• Dragon Band BoostersminorOthersDragon Band Sponsor providing financial support for Carroll High School band program.
• Carroll TheatreminorOthersTheatre sponsor supporting performing arts at the Carroll Dragon Drama program.
• Gateway Summer MusicalsminorOthersSponsor of Gateway Performing Arts summer musical productions.
• XO ConferenceminorOthersEvent sponsor for XO Marriage Conference supporting marriage and family wellness education.
• Swim4EliseminorOthersSponsor and event medical provider for Swim4Elise, a charitable organization.
• Christ's Haven for ChildrenminorOthersChrist's Haven sponsor supporting local children's charitable organization.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• GoHealth Urgent Care: Multi-state urgent care operator with hospital-system joint ventures and a tech-forward consumer experience (online check-in, virtual visits). Closely comparable to Better Faster on walk-in model and ClockWise MD-style online scheduling, but at materially greater scale and capital backing.
• Concentra Urgent Care: Select Medical-owned occupational health and urgent care operator with DFW locations. Strong overlap on occupational health and workplace injury services—an explicit Better Faster customer segment—but with a national network and employer-contracting scale that dwarfs a single-site operator.
• NextCare Urgent Care: National urgent care chain with locations across Texas including DFW. Operates a walk-in urgent care model with similar core services (X-rays, labs, physicals, occupational health) under a much larger multi-state footprint and broader brand recognition.
• CareNow Urgent Care: HCA-owned urgent care chain with significant DFW presence. Operates the same walk-in urgent care model (illness/injury, X-rays, labs, physicals, occupational health) under a much larger corporate umbrella, with brand and capital advantages that make it the dominant local competitor to Better Faster's positioning.
• CVS MinuteClinic: Retail-clinic walk-in care inside CVS Pharmacy locations with national scale. Competes for low-acuity visits, physicals, vaccinations, and allergy/testing services that overlap with Better Faster's retail-adjacent demand, but is embedded in a national pharmacy footprint.
• Texas Health Breeze Urgent Care: Hospital-system-branded urgent care from Texas Health Resources with multiple locations across the DFW metroplex, including Southlake-adjacent sites. Comparable walk-in urgent care model with hospital-system referral integration and broader operating hours.
• AFC Urgent Care: Franchise-model urgent care network with Texas locations. Operates the same walk-in urgent care service mix (X-rays, labs, physicals, occupational health) under a multi-state franchise system, illustrating a potential franchise-vs-de-novo expansion pathway for an independent operator.
• FastMed Urgent Care: Private equity–backed national urgent care operator with Texas locations. Offers a comparable walk-in urgent care service suite (illness/injury, X-rays, labs, physicals, occupational health) at much greater scale, representing both a competitive threat and a potential acquirer template.

Direct peers

• CityDoc Urgent Care: DFW-based urgent care chain with multiple locations in the metroplex. Directly comparable walk-in urgent care model serving the same regional patient population, with overlapping services (X-rays, labs, occupational health, physicals). Most directly comparable peer given shared DFW geography and similar independent/private positioning.

Regional players

• Urgent Care for Kids: DFW-based pediatric-specialized urgent care chain. Comparable DFW walk-in urgent care footprint and pediatric urgent care / school physicals offering—directly overlapping with Better Faster's Students & Families segment—but narrower population focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/betterfasterurgentcare

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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