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MDLIVE Reviews Summary

MDLIVE has a rating of 1.1 stars from 38 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with MDLIVE most frequently mention customer service and sinus infection. MDLIVE ranks 10th among Telemedicine sites.

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29
value
27
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11
returns
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quality
25

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California
1 review
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Scammers
February 26, 2025

This company is only here to scam people. They take your money and then send you to real doctors. They care more about quantity then quality services! If you need help do not go to them! Waste of time and money. Healthcare companies should really research their 3rd party companies better.

Date of experience: February 24, 2025
Florida
1 review
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Don't waste your money
December 26, 2024

The doctor I talked to was very condescending. I have a sinus infection that has progressively gotten worse over the last 4 days. To the point that my sinuses were throbbing and I was so dizzy I could barely function. I called in to MD Live and the doctor said he could not give me antibiotics unless I had symptoms for more than ten days. I explained to him how sick I was and he said that was the rules. I told him I was going to have to go to my doctor and he said no doctor is going to give you antibiotics. It was crazy! I ended up at urgent care and the doctor looked in my ears felt my sinuses and said you have an acute sinus infection and he gave me antibiotics and steroids. I used MD Live to save money but ended up paying them and for an urgent care visit. Total waste of money stay away.

Date of experience: December 26, 2024
Colorado
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Paid $40 for a telehealth dermatologist visit which ended up with no visit just a review of uploaded images. No contact with a doctor at all, just messages, will NOT repeat that mistake!

Date of experience: September 23, 2024
Texas
1 review
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Caution!
July 17, 2024

CAUTION! I used this app because it's included with my insurance. However, I will never use it again. I saw a provider and was prescribed the wrong prescription, when I went to message the provider I found out that you're not able to. I contacted customer support and was told that "the doctor must contact you first" and I have to wait for the nurses to set up a dialogue with the Doctor. This is dangerous and unacceptable. I will never use this app and warn everyone not to use it.

Date of experience: July 17, 2024
Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Did 3 way call with insurance and MD live. Health service specialist did not provided an explanation of why I had to pay for the entire bill. My thought - the specific doctor may not have been in network.MD live is listed on the back of my insurance card as well- this shouldn't have been an issue. Never the less I will never find out because their specialists are left in the dark with regards to billing issues.

Date of experience: July 15, 2024
Illinois
1 review
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I have used MDLIVE several times to get refills. The doctor I see on here is great, but after several YEARS of seeing him MDLIVE charged me full price (over $200) and did not charge the insurance I've been using for all of those years. I called and was told I needed to wait a minimum of 45 days for a refund. That is unacceptable, considering they had my insurance on file.

Date of experience: June 14, 2024
Colorado
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Ear pain
March 22, 2024

I had an ear infection and called to hopefully get an antibiotic to tide me over until I could find a specialist. I paid $63 to be told I can't be given a prescription without seeing the ear. Why allow a call in then. My conversation lasted 3 minutes

Date of experience: March 21, 2024
Florida
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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Was completely MISDIAGNOSED! I have a history of upper-respiratory infections. Provided history and explained I needed antibiotics. You would think that I was asking for HEROIN! First doctor refused antibiotics, and 3 days later the second doctor would not treat on phone - referred me to an in-person physician for an x-ray...TOTAL SCAM, MDLIVE was paid by insurance and I am fighting for MDLIVE to reimburse insurance for MISDIAGNOSIS!

Date of experience: March 13, 2024
Washington
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I had a scheduled video call with Dr. Laura Wade at 11am. By the time I had logged in to join the meeting she had cancelled it at 11:02 am! I guess as a doctor she really care at all about her patients.

I called customer service and was informed that she is not supposed to do that until 10 minutes have passed.

My call would have taken 10 minutes of her time tops, a simple request for a prescription refill. 1-star to the app for not disallowing doctor's to cancel within 10 minutes. 1-star to the doctor for obvious reasons… what a waste of my time… will never use this service again.

Date of experience: March 12, 2024
Missouri
1 review
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Appointments
March 11, 2024

Was receiving therapy and felt like it was really making a difference but on 3rd visit therapist needs to hang up and call back, that was ok. But something happened to phone (theirs) and then next thing I know, she canceled and blamed me. I tried to call them but was told too late and I would need to schedule another appointment for another time. I needed her today, if she can't take responsibility for something that happened and her fault and not be there when I need them, well you can kiss my.

Date of experience: March 11, 2024
North Carolina
1 review
1 helpful vote
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POOR SERVICE
March 1, 2024

MD was unable to help. Charged me for nothing. Ask for a refund was informed it would take 3 month. Really. Do not use them

Date of experience: March 1, 2024
Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Not Happy
February 23, 2024

Dr was great, last rep I spoke to in customer service was great but it is difficult to navigate their site and the intake person had wrong birthday on my chart. Long wait time on hold. I prefer teledoc

Date of experience: February 23, 2024
Kentucky
1 review
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Bad service bad doctors!
February 16, 2024

Wouldn't prescribe my daughter with antibiotics that has strep throat. Says she doesn't have strep but I'm the mama and I know what my daughter has. Refused antibiotics and hung up the phone on me. Been using them for years and will never use them again! There all horrible!

Date of experience: February 16, 2024
New York
1 review
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Incompetent "doctors"
February 7, 2024

My son, who is at college with no car to get to an urgent care used MDLIVE to try to get help. His girlfriend, who he was with all weekend, tested positive for the flu. He then developed a fever. He called to try to get tamiflu prescribed and the woman said tamiflu doesn't work with kids his age (he's 19) and the only prescribe it to the elderly, which is a complete lie. He is now sicker than a dog and missing his classes and work for many days in a row. They literally did nothing for him.

Date of experience: February 6, 2024
Wisconsin
1 review
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No service provided
January 24, 2024

In my opinion this is a joke. Got told couldn't help me and I needed to go to the emergency room. The whole time there was a dog barking in the back ground and I couldn't understand half the things she was saying. I paid 50 dollars for nothing. So no service 50 dollars and a er visit. What a waste.

Date of experience: January 24, 2024
Indiana
1 review
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Had an appointment and told the doc online that I had had the worst sore throat that I've ever had and couldn't swallow at all.

The doctor asked me a series of questions, and then told me what I had was "definitely viral", and the only thing he could do is prescribe something for my cough and advise me to gargle with salt water, and I would be fine in a few days.

3 days later I ended up in the er, with peritonsillar abscesses in my throat due to the strep advancing... So unfortunately it was definitely bacterial.

There was no follow-up from MD live, and when I did talk to someone about my terrible experience with the misdiagnosis all they could say was I'm sorry you had a bad time, please make sure you take care of your copay because it's still outstanding.

Date of experience: December 28, 2023
Texas
1 review
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See a real doctor
December 17, 2023

In my opinion these people seem to do nothing but complete a checklist, and only seem to want to prescribe whatever they're pushing at the time. I've had to do two separate visits with two different people because I'm still sick another week later. Both ignored me when I told them what is known to work for MY upper respiratory infections and would only prescribe what they suggested. This has resulted in an extra week of being sick and not being able to work. They talk as fast as they can and when I told them I couldn't follow what they were saying they didn't acknowledge that, nor did they seem concerned enough to take the time to let me understand their words. It is sad that they are getting away with this kind of behavior.

Date of experience: December 16, 2023
Washington
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
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MDlive is GARBAGE! Assigned an incompetent doc, as noted in EVERY review! Called customer service. The gal would not give her name, rude, NOT helpful! I will NEVER EVER use the joke of a service! Waste of time and money!

Date of experience: September 25, 2023
New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Waste of time!
September 16, 2023

If I could give zero stars I would. I had my FIRST initial appointment today for psychiatry. When the session began she didn't introduce herself. She started off with what could I do for you? What a way to build a relationship with your patient! Very unprofessional. Literally was in the video session for 5 minutes. Like other reviews said they are only out for your money! All the years I had psychiatrists this is the first time I ran into such an unpleasant experience. NEVER will I use MDLIVE again! If I'm able to disclose the name of the provider, if you wanna call her that, her name is Angela Jacob's. I am giving her name so nobody else has to experience what I have. I am waiting for a supervisor to call me back as well. I will go back to using MINDFUL CARE! Such caring and professional people. (Had to use MDLIVE because my DR wasn't available.)

Date of experience: September 16, 2023
Arkansas
1 review
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Poor provider support
September 10, 2023

I served 5 years with the platform and ultimately was treated very poorly by one of the medical directors. MDLive is pretty awful to providers overall.

Date of experience: September 10, 2023