improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . june 2016 this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . november 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message ratemds.com founded 2004 industry doctor ratings and reviews services healthcare provider and medical facility search service parent verticalscope inc. slogan s doctors you can trust website http www.ratemds.com ratemds.com is a free website allowing users to submit and read reviews of doctors dentists psychologists urgent care centers group practices and hospitals . the site is free to use for both consumers and doctors . the site was originally launched in 2004 and has undergone a number of changes in recent years including a dramatic update in august 2014 . 1 contents 1 history 2 business model 2.1 ratings manager 3 references 4 external links history edit ratemds.com was founded in 2004 by john swapceinski in san jose california . 2 the site has been featured in numerous publications including the wall street journal 3 and buzzfeed . 4 business model edit the site generates revenues through two means ad sales to physicians health care facilities and insurance companies . paid plans . for example any doctor may pay a fee of between us 119 and us 179 per month between us 1 428 and us 2 148 per year for the website s promoted plan . this plan includes a variety of features including the ratings manager . ratings manager edit the site s ratings manager is one of the features available only to doctors who pay a monthly fee . as marketing firm mudbug media puts it physicians who have a paid plan are ... allowed to hide up to 3 ratemds reviews deemed to be suspicious and can select a featured rating to show up at the top of the reviews . 5 references edit ratemds.com . ratemds . ratemds.com . retrieved 26 november 2014 . ratemds.com receives one millionth doctor review . greenatom . prnewswire . retrieved 26 november 2014 . reddy sumathi . doctors check online ratings from patients and make change . wsj.com . the wall street journal . retrieved 26 november 2014 . rossen jake . insult and injury how doctors are losing the war against trolls . www.buzzfeed.com . buzzfeed . retrieved 26 november 2014 . ratemds.com for physicians . p3 inbound . mudbug media inc. 21 january 2016 . retrieved 24 june 2016 . external links edit official website this article about a medical pharmaceutical or biotechnological corporation or company is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e this article about a united states health organization is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ratemds.com & oldid 726813490 categories 2004 establishments in californiacompanies based in san jose californiainternet properties established in 2004internet search enginesmedical websitesmedical company stubsunited states health organization stubshidden categories low linked articles from june 2016all orphaned articlesarticles with a promotional tone from november 2014all articles with a promotional toneall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 24 june 2016 at 15 41 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view