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TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

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Considering 94 reviews, most reviewers were somewhat happy with their experience overall. Customers frequently praise the staff, highlighting their professionalism, empathy, and knowledge, which makes them feel heard and supported. Many appreciate the convenience of being seen from home and the ease of scheduling appointments, often finding available slots without long waits. However, some people mentioned significant issues with payment and billing, including being charged incorrectly or for services not rendered, and a lack of transparency regarding costs. There are also concerns about inconsistent service, with some experiencing delays, unhelpful customer support, or providers who do not adequately address their medical needs, sometimes leading to multiple unnecessary appointments.

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Staff

Users describe positive interactions with staff, with many reviewers finding doctors and nurses to be... See more

Service

Clients share ambiguous opinions on service, with many reviewers expressing significant dissatisfaction due... See more

Customer service

Customers had ambiguous experiences with customer service, with many expressing dissatisfaction with the lack... See more

Booking process

Customers consistently note ambiguous experiences with the booking process, with many finding it easy and... See more

Payment

People report negative experiences with payment, citing issues such as being charged for appointments where... See more

Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I needed to get my prescriptions refilled. I don't understand why I had to schedule an appointment to do this. In the past, I simply sent a message to the support staff using the Circle app and re... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Hands down, Circle Medical is IT. Easy scheduling, quick and efficient responses in chat, and providers who genuinely care — making me felt heard, seen, and supported. They helped me navigate a prior... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I had an excellent visit with Michael Elkins, PA. He referred me to the provider I needed and the fee was almost completely covered by my PPO. Elkins was patient, listened to everything I had to say,... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Circle Medical has a fabulous physician, Dr Kellie Aarons. She is very thorough during my appointments. Her availability is great and she’s always on time. I appreciate how kind and caring she is too.... See more

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  2. Doctor
  3. Mental Health Services

About Circle Medical

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Primary care, around you.


Circle Medical

Circle Medical is a primary care clinic that makes it easy to connect with a top-rated, board-certified provider for same-day or next-day video appointments.

More than 50,000 patients per month use Circle to establish an ongoing relationship with a trusted primary care provider for their general physical and mental health, preventive care, medications, referrals and treatment of chronic conditions, as well as any urgent issues that come up.

Circle Medical accepts most PPO insurance plans. No membership fees.


Our services include:
- Full-service primary care
- Annual physicals/wellness exams
- At-home sleep studies
- Gender-affirming hormone therapy
- Chronic disease management
- Sexual health consultations
- Sickness or injury visits
- Blood tests
- Prescriptions and refills, including controlled substance medications
- Referrals
- PrEP
- and much more

Currently available for video appointments in 25+ states and Washington D.C. Physical clinics with in-person appointments in San Francisco, Beverly Hills, Manhattan, and more coming soon.

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We are driven to make access to high-quality healthcare faster and easier than ever, for everyone.
Circle Medical is driven to make high quality healthcare delightful, personal, and accessible to everyone, no matter who you are. Everything we do starts by putting patients first, and ensuring that each decision we make is based on providing the best possible health outcomes.

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TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Dr Kate was on time for the appointment…

Dr Kate was on time for the appointment and was very efficient. She listened to what I said and understood my concerns. I was worried that I would need more than one consultation before a treatment plan would be provided, but she prescribed medication immediately and will review it in a few weeks. I was very impressed.

10 February 2025
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

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I wish I would’ve read these reviews before I booked an appointment. I was looking for a renewal for my birth control pills. Making an appointment was easy Dr. JESSICA KENSER- FNP-C hopped in the video right on time. The first red flag was that she couldn’t give me a years worth of pills as I usually get. She could only do three times a month, “ As per company policy” Since it was company policy, she had no fault in this I thought. After three months, I try to get a renewal for my prescription She had told me I could get via chat. Let me be the first to tell you that’s not gonna be possible. They take forever to respond, and if you don’t respond, they will close the chat and assume it was resolved, Keep in mind they reached back at around 11 PM at night, I was sleeping and did not respond. I had to book a second appointment with her, and I told her about my frustrations. She said that I had to make a new appointment every time I needed to get my prescription renewed, She stated that she needed to make sure my health wasn’t affected, and that there were no secondary effects from the pill. First of all, this is a phone call appointment Explain to me, how is she going to check how my health is? I’ve been on this pill for more than 10 years, There ain’t gonna be any secondary effect at this rate. And I also tell her my insurance is not gonna cover unnecessary doctors appointment for birth-control. For which she told me they will cover this And I shouldn’t need to worry.
She never sent my second prescription, The next day, she finally sent it, But sent the wrong prescription And because of that, the pharmacy didn’t want to give me my medication. It took a total of five days of continuous messaging through the app and constant phone calls to their customer service (Which is complete shit) To get the prescription of birth control, right.
The cherry on top, I checked the company policy and nowhere does it say that she can only give me three months worth of pills and that I needed to make an appointment every time. This is only necessary for controlled substances.
A month later, I receive an invoice for $200 for the appointments. I have sent a message and it seems that they blocked my reply ability And have notified that they will take three days to respond. they are also not picking up the phone at customer service.

3 February 2025
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Reply from Circle Medical

Hi Carolina, thank you for your review and for taking the time to voice your concerns. We sorry to hear your experience so far has not been a positive one. We do apologize for the wait times, as our support team has been receiving a high volume of requests recently, but we would like to look into this further for you and investigate what happened. If you haven't done so already, please reach out to us again via our secure, HIPAA-compliant chat in our app and we would be happy to help any way we can

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible Support – No Help at All

I’ve been in an ongoing chat with Circle Medical’s Billing team since November 2024 about an overcharge, and they’ve been completely unhelpful, slow, and evasive. Despite confirming with my insurance that the claim has already been processed and paid, the rep ignores my questions and the information I’ve provided and keeps responding with the same generic line that “the claim is still processing.” It takes days or even weeks to get a reply.

I asked for the number of this claim that’s “processing” so I could verify it with my insurance, and it turned out to be an invalid claim number. When I told the rep that my insurance confirmed the claim number was invalid, he completely ignored everything I said and just repeated that my claim is still processing!

This whole experience has been beyond frustrating, and it feels impossible to get real help from them. If you’re in California, local pharmacies will not accept telehealth orders for controlled substances. Mail-order pharmacies worked for me (but with delays and miscounting issues), but dealing with Circle Medical's billing team has been nothing but a nightmare. Stay away from this place.

5 February 2025
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Reply from Circle Medical

Hi Connie, thank you for your review and we're sorry to hear about your experience. We take all feedback very seriously as we use it to reflect on our processes and ensure we are continuously improving the overall patient experience. We would like to investigate and look into this further for you. If you can, please reach out via the chat system in our secure, HIPAA-compliant app and request to speak with the Patient Relations team so your message is flagged to us right away. We will be happy to help any way we can.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Machelle is amazing

Machelle Dotson has helped me and my daughter through this medical journey, she immediately makes you feel comfortable and at ease to talk about your medical needs. I highly recommend her.

5 February 2025
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This place should be called circle jerk…

This place should be called circle jerk medical. It sucks. The drs. Suck, there’s no support staff just a bot that never goes anywhere. You’re better off with anyone else. Anyone.

1 January 2025
Unprompted review
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Reply from Circle Medical

Thank you for reaching out. We are sorry to hear your experience with us was not a positive one, and we would love the chance to better understand what happened and make sure we do everything we can to make it right. If you can, please ask to speak to the Patient Relations team via your secure HIPAA-complaint chat, and we’ll be able to assist you directly from there.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Scam

After meeting for initial appointment, the doctor did not show up to the follow up and then following appointments were cancelled by the company.

6 February 2025
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Reply from Circle Medical

Thank you for taking the time to reach out and share your concerns. At Circle Medical we understand the value of our patient's time, and we take situations like these seriously. If any of our providers are unable to attend an appointment for any reason, our Patient Care team is happy to assist in rescheduling these appointments.

If you are able, please reach out via our secure, HIPAA-compliant chat system in our app and ask to speak with the Patient Relations team. We would be happy to investigate further and determine any actions we can take to make this right. 

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

You will get charged and get nothing

First they should say on your website not to bother with trying to get an Adderall prescription if you take any kind of mood drugs, like klonopin.I called and was told this, I hung up and called back because I only needed a recommendation to give to my doctor. So I did talk to a therapist and she gave me a recommendation, and she said she would see that I was not charged the $50.00 for the first call. I was charged $50.00 and $114.65 and $64.35, which totals $229.00. And, my psychiatric group said her recommendation was no good. So, I got a total charged of $229.00 for NOTHING. I did finally find a good doctor who actually Listens to their patients, But I do not recommend this group to give you anything but a big charge.

10 December 2024
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Reply from Circle Medical

Hello Sharon. Thank you for taking the time to reach out, and share your feedback. We take these types of concerns very seriously, and we want to assure you this does not meet our standards of patient care. We would love to look into this issue further to better understand what happened and make sure that no fees were charged for services not received. If you are able, please reach out via our secure, HIPAA-compliant chat and ask to speak to the Patient Relations team so we can investigate this situation further.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Daniella Ibarra was so kind and professional

Daniella Ibarra was kind, professional personable and extremely thorough. She asked appropriate questions to get the best history and actually listened to my answers! ( not always my experience with healthcare providers). I am so glad i picked her as my primary and I look forward to continuing to work with her.

3 February 2025
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Therapist was great

Therapist was great! However it would be equally as great to not have to go through the app on a mobile device. My phone will not log into the app.

31 January 2025
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

So clear and helped a lot

The setup process was straightforward, Ellen Allen was clear and concise with what I needed to know and how I could proceed. I will be coming back!

30 January 2025
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

App is very poorly designed and…

App is very poorly designed and unreliable. Had to call them multiple times to resolve. Looking at other reviews online it seems many people have issues (for example uploading thier insurance details etc). Would not recommend.

30 January 2025
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Reply from Circle Medical

Hello Ricardo. Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback, we truly appreciate it. We would love the opportunity to better understand what happened, do what we can to make it right, and collect any other feedback you may have. If you are able, please reach out via our secure, HIPAA-compliant chat and ask to speak to the Patient Relations team so we can investigate this situation further.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Circle Medical was a great clinic

Circle Medical was a great clinic! The PA I saw was helpful and knowledgable, and the entire staff was friendly and professional. I would gladly go to this practice again.

29 January 2025

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