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— Founded 2023

We started Element MD because real care shouldn't be this hard to get.

One stubborn idea — that the medications people actually want should be one good visit away, not a six-week referral.

— Founder's note
"My mom waited eleven weeks for a follow-up. The care she needed could have been a fifteen-minute video visit. We built Element MD so no one else has to wait."

Co-founder & CEO

— 01

Care is a relationship.

Every patient is matched with a clinician licensed in their state. Same care team for follow-ups — not whoever is on shift.

— 02

Real prescriptions.

Every medication is dispensed by a US pharmacy accredited in your state. You'll see the prescribing clinician's name and the pharmacy's address on every order.

— 03

Available everywhere.

All states. Async visits on your schedule. Transparent pricing, no surprise bills.

— 04

Plain language.

If a clinician can't explain it without jargon, it isn't ready for a patient. We translate every diagnosis, every plan, every line on your label.

There's a quiet problem in healthcare — the medications people actually want are gatekept by everything except their effectiveness.

Want to try a GLP-1? Six-week wait, in-person visit, insurance denial, prior authorization, pharmacy backorder. Want to talk about longevity or weight loss? Good luck finding a primary-care doctor who's done the reading.

So patients improvise. They piece together advice from forums, buy from grey-market sites, dose themselves without a clinician they can reach. We've spent years watching smart people make uninformed decisions because the legitimate path was too slow, too expensive, or just unavailable where they live.

That's the gap Element MD exists to close. Real US-licensed clinicians, accredited US pharmacies, async visits that respect your time, follow-ups that actually follow up. Care for the conditions people are quietly Googling at midnight — weight, longevity.

None of this is heroic. It's the boring baseline modern healthcare should clear. The fact that meeting it is differentiating tells you more about the system than about us.

So: this page is the long answer to "why telehealth, and why now?" The short answer is in every visit, every prescription, signed.

EMD
Co-founder & CEO
— How we got here

Three years, twelve thousand patients, fifty states.

May 2023

The visit that started it all.

CEO's mother waited eleven weeks for a follow-up that should have taken fifteen minutes. He and co-founder — then a clinical pharmacist — sketched the company on a napkin that night.

The beginning
Sep 2023

First patient visit.

Async consultation, clinician review, prescription dispensed within 48 hours. We still have the thank-you note framed in the office.

First patient
Feb 2024

Coverage in all states.

Cleared the last state licensing hurdle. Element MD clinicians can now treat patients from Anchorage to Key West — same care, same pricing.

Nationwide
Jan 2025

Care team grows.

Fifteen US-licensed clinicians on staff. Average follow-up response: under three hours. We stopped outsourcing telehealth visits entirely.

In-house care
Jun 2025

Pharmacy network live.

Accredited US compounding pharmacy, regional shipping, cold-chain on every order. Most prescriptions arrive in 1–2 business days.

Logistics
Apr 2026

Numerous patients.

2 care areas, the same clinician from prescription through follow-up. Net Promoter Score of 84, from post-visit patient surveys.

Today
— Regulatory stance

What Element MD does and what it doesn't.

We are aggressively unambiguous about how telehealth works here — so you know exactly what you're getting before you start a visit.

What Element MD is

A licensed telehealth practice.

  • US-licensed clinicians. MDs, DOs, NPs, and PAs licensed in your state. The clinician who prescribes is the clinician who follows up.

  • Real prescriptions, real pharmacies. Every medication is dispensed by an accredited US pharmacy. You get the prescribing clinician's name and the pharmacy's address.

  • Available in US. Async visits, in-app messaging with your care team, follow-ups on your schedule.

What Element MD isn't

Not an emergency service or a research vendor.

  • Not for emergencies. If you're having a medical emergency, call 911 or go to an ER. Telehealth is not the right channel for acute crises.

  • Not a research-chemical reseller. Everything we prescribe is for patient use, by a licensed clinician, through a US pharmacy. No grey market, no "research only" labels.

  • Not a replacement for your primary care. We treat what we treat, well. We coordinate with your PCP when relevant and refer out when telehealth isn't the right fit.

  • Not promising outcomes. Medicine is individual. We use the best evidence and clinician judgment to design your plan — we don't sell guarantees.

— Inside a visit

Five steps. One care team. Real prescriptions at the end.

Every Element MD visit follows the same path — transparent, traceable, and built so your clinician knows your history before they pick up the chart.

— Step 01

Intake

Async health questionnaire, ID verification, photos if relevant. Twenty minutes, on your phone, on your schedule.

— Step 02

Clinician review

A clinician licensed in your state reviews your intake within 24 hours and messages you with a plan or follow-up questions.

— Step 03

Prescription

If treatment is appropriate, your clinician writes the prescription and sends it to one of our partner US pharmacies.

— Step 04

Delivery

Pharmacy dispenses and ships discreetly to your door, usually within 1–2 business days. Cold-chain when required, tracked end to end.

— Step 05

Follow-up

Same clinician, in-app messaging, scheduled check-ins. Side effects, dose adjustments, refills — all in one thread.

3
Years operating

Founded May 2023. Same three founders. Same mission.

US
States covered

Every Element MD clinician is licensed in the state of the patient they treat.

12,400+
Patients treated

Since launch. NPS of 84, from post-visit patient surveys

<3hr
Avg follow-up response

From your care team, in app. Most patients hear back the same morning.

— KEEP GOING

Ready when you are.

Start a visit in under twenty minutes. If it's not the right fit, your clinician will tell you — and you won't be charged.