# Beluga Health

> Beluga Health is the physician-led clinical infrastructure behind hundreds of digital health brands across all 50 U.S. states plus DC. Telehealth companies plug into Beluga's doctor network, EMR, clinical protocols, compliance program, and pharmacy routing instead of building their own — while keeping their brand, marketing, merchant relationship, and customer relationship. No merchant lock-in, no forced pharmacy, no revenue cut.

Beluga is a physician-and-engineer family business, founded in 2020. It provides 70+ visit types across 11 clinical categories, with physicians credentialed in all 50 states plus DC. Brands integrate either by direct API (with their own dev team) or through a platform partner (no dev team required); most partners are live within 14–60 days depending on the path. Pricing is per-visit with pass-through pharmacy and lab costs and a flat monthly platform access fee — Beluga does not take a percentage of customer revenue.

Beluga serves three buyer types: (1) direct-to-consumer telehealth brands launching or switching providers, (2) established telehealth operators needing overflow clinical capacity or specialty coverage, and (3) health plans and payer programs (HEDIS gap closure, CCM, RPM) billed per visit rather than per member per month.

## Core pages

- [Home](https://belugahealth.com/): What Beluga is — the physician-led clinical engine behind hundreds of digital health brands.
- [Start here](https://belugahealth.com/start-here): Orientation for first-time founders — what a clinical infrastructure provider is and the three paths to launch.
- [Platform](https://belugahealth.com/platform): Technical brief — direct API integration, the platform-partner path, becoming a platform yourself, plus insurance/payer billing and compliance.
- [Protocols](https://belugahealth.com/protocols): The full catalog of 70+ visit types across 11 clinical categories.
- [AutoRx](https://belugahealth.com/protocols/autorx): Physician-led GLP-1 weight-loss protocol: after an initial physician evaluation, a physician may authorize up to six months of treatment, with a month-three clinical check-in.
- [Pricing](https://belugahealth.com/pricing): Per-visit pricing, pass-through pharmacy and labs, flat monthly platform access, no revenue cut.
- [Pharmacy & labs](https://belugahealth.com/pharmacy-labs): Bring your own pharmacy, use Beluga's partner pharmacies, or mix; lab collection methods with pass-through cost visibility.
- [About](https://belugahealth.com/about): Founded 2020 by a physician and an engineer (a family business).

## Solutions by buyer type

- [Solutions overview](https://belugahealth.com/solutions): Which path fits — DTC brands, operators, or payers.
- [DTC brands](https://belugahealth.com/solutions/dtc): For performance-marketing direct-to-consumer telehealth brands.
- [Operators](https://belugahealth.com/solutions/operators): For established telehealth operators needing clinical capacity or specialty coverage.
- [Payers](https://belugahealth.com/solutions/payers): For health plans and value-based programs — HEDIS, CCM, RPM, per-visit billing.
- [Switching providers](https://belugahealth.com/solutions/switching): How migrating from another clinical infrastructure provider works, with continuity of care.

## Contact

- [Partner with Beluga](https://belugahealth.com/contact): Scope an integration with the partnerships team.

## Key facts

- Founded 2020. Physician-and-engineer family business.
- Physician licensure: all 50 U.S. states plus DC. Service availability varies by state; TRT and other controlled-substance therapies are available only where permitted through telehealth.
- Scale: hundreds of partner brands; 70+ visit types; 11 clinical categories.
- Differentiators: no merchant lock-in, no forced pharmacy, no revenue cut — the brand owns its marketing and customer relationship.
- Integration time: typically 14–60 days depending on the path (platform partner at the fast end, direct API longer).
- Pricing model: per-visit, with pass-through pharmacy and lab costs and a flat monthly platform access fee; no percentage of customer revenue.
- Compliance and certifications: HIPAA and LegitScript certified.