Dr. Saúde

What Dr. Saúde does

Dr. Saúde (legal entity Dr. Saúde Clínica Médica Ltda) is a direct-to-consumer outpatient medical center founded in 2017 and headquartered in Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, Brazil. The company operates a single physical clinic that delivers more than 25 medical specialties and over 2,000 types of diagnostic and imaging exams to individual patients on a walk-in and appointment basis.

The service offering is structurally multidisciplinary: consultations, laboratory tests, and imaging exams are all conducted in-house under the supervision of Technical Director Dr. Lucas Patez Figueiredo. Patient access is provided through multiple channels — in-person visits, telephone, WhatsApp, and an online booking flow integrated with Feegow, a third-party clinic management platform that supplies the patient portal, scheduling, and electronic medical record backbone. There is no proprietary technology stack or in-house software disclosed.

Dr. Saúde monetizes entirely on a pay-per-service basis with no monthly fees, subscriptions, or membership programs. Published prices range from R$90 to R$204 for medical consultations and from R$250 to R$1,330 for imaging exams, with laboratory tests priced per procedure. Customers are exclusively individual patients (B2C); no B2B contracts, corporate accounts, or health-plan partnerships are documented. The organization employs 65 people as of the latest available data.

Name

Dr. Saúde

Legal name

DR. SAUDE CLINICA MEDICA LTDA

Website

https://drsaudees.com.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Dr. Saúde is a direct-to-consumer outpatient medical center in Vila Velha, Brazil, offering 25+ specialties and 2,000+ diagnostic exams under a pay-per-service model for individual patients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Outpatient Healthcare Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111), Diagnostic Imaging Centers (621512)

SIC

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

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAFAGAC

Retail & Walk-In Primary Care Clinics

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Primary Care & Community Health Providers

Keywords

• Medical consultations
• Diagnostic imaging services
• Laboratory testing services
• Outpatient healthcare services
• Specialty medical care

Headquarters

HQ city

Vila Velha

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Medical Consultation Fees: Revenue generated from patient payments for medical consultations across 25+ specialties. Pricing varies by specialty, with consultations ranging from R$90 to R$204. The company offers installment payments (up to 12x without interest on credit, debit or PIX) and cash discounts.
2. Diagnostic Imaging Exams: Revenue from various imaging exams including tomography, magnetic resonance, ultrasonography, and angiotomography. Exam prices range from R$250 to R$1,330 (with cash discounts).
3. Laboratory Tests: Revenue from laboratory tests performed at the facility.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Dr. Saúde operates a single-location outpatient medical center in Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, Brazil, providing medical consultations across more than 25 specialties (including Cardiology, Dermatology, Gynecology, Pediatrics, Ophthalmology, and Plastic Surgery), on-site diagnostic imaging exams (CT, MRI, ultrasound, X-ray, echocardiogram, Doppler, angiotomography, and videonasolaringoscopy), laboratory testing, and preventive check-ups. Services are delivered on a pay-per-visit basis with no monthly fees or health insurance requirement, and appointments can be scheduled via website, phone, WhatsApp, or in-person.

Product overview

Dr. Saúde is a comprehensive medical center offering a unified healthcare platform that combines medical consultations, diagnostic imaging, and laboratory services. The core offering consists of over 25 medical specialties for consultations (starting at R$90), extensive image diagnostics (CT, MRI, ultrasound, X-ray), and laboratory testing services. The platform operates on a pay-per-service model without monthly fees, allowing patients to access services only when needed. Additional features include online scheduling, WhatsApp/phone booking, and an online portal for viewing exam results. The company differentiates through same-day appointment availability and integrated healthcare delivery in a single location.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• FeegowcoreTechnology or IntegrationFeegow provides the patient interface technology powering Dr. Saúde's online booking system and patient portal. The integration enables online appointment scheduling, patient login access, and the Feegow agenda online booking system.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Amil: Brazilian health insurer with proprietary outpatient clinic network. Comparable outpatient service delivery, but anchored to insurance products rather than direct-to-consumer pricing.
• Hapvida: Major Brazilian healthcare operator with integrated clinics, hospitals, and diagnostic services. Comparable outpatient ambulatory delivery, but at vastly larger scale with an insurance-backed model rather than pure pay-per-service.
• Hermes Pardini: Brazilian diagnostic lab and outpatient services provider, owned by Grupo Fleury. Comparable on the lab and imaging exam lines but lacks Dr. Saúde's walk-in multi-specialty consultation model.
• Fleury: Brazilian diagnostics and outpatient clinic network with imaging, lab, and consultations. Comparable on diagnostic imaging and lab services breadth; competes on quality positioning rather than discount pay-per-service.
• Unimed: Brazilian cooperative healthcare system with member clinics and outpatient services across the country. Comparable in delivering physician-led outpatient services, but operates through insurance/cooperative model rather than pure pay-per-service.
• Dasa: Brazil's largest diagnostics and outpatient services network, including imaging and lab. Overlaps with Dr. Saúde's diagnostic imaging and lab offerings, but operates as a national incumbent rather than a single-site community clinic.
• NotreDame Intermedica: Brazilian healthcare operator offering outpatient consultations, imaging, and lab services. Comparable service mix but integrated with insurance/health-plan products rather than pure out-of-pocket pricing.

Direct peers

• Dr. Consulta: Brazilian walk-in multi-specialty clinic chain offering affordable consultations, exams, and lab services on a pay-per-visit basis without health insurance. Closely comparable business model, customer segment (uninsured/underinsured), and value proposition.

Regional players

• Clinipam: Brazilian outpatient clinic and health plan operator, with strong regional presence. Comparable integrated outpatient services model, but anchored to regional health-plan subscribers rather than nationwide pay-per-service.
• São José Hospitals: Brazilian regional hospital and outpatient network. Comparable outpatient and diagnostic service breadth, but hospital-anchored and concentrated in specific regional markets rather than single-site retail clinic.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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