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Doximity

Doximity

Healthcare Professional (HCP) Marketing & Medical Networkingdoximity.com

Doximity provides pharmaceutical and healthcare marketers with direct, verified access to over 80% of U.S. physicians through a trusted professional network, enabling precise specialty-level targeting with HIPAA-compliant tools.

Last updated Jun 23, 2026 by ATDb automated enrichment

Founded
2010
HQ
San Francisco, California, United States
Connections
6

At a glance

Employees
1001-5000
Funding
IPO (raised ~$500M in June 2021 IPO)
Revenue
$400M–$500M annually
Stock
DOCS
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About

Dominant leader in U.S. physician professional networking and pharmaceutical digital advertising, with unmatched verified HCP reach

Doximity is a digital platform purpose-built for U.S. healthcare professionals, functioning as a LinkedIn-equivalent for physicians, nurses, and other clinicians. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company has grown to connect more than 2 million verified medical professionals, representing over 80% of U.S. physicians. Its core offerings include secure HIPAA-compliant messaging, a medical news feed, telehealth tools, and career resources tailored to clinicians. In the AdTech and pharmaceutical marketing space, Doximity operates a highly valuable point-of-care and professional advertising platform. Pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, and healthcare organizations use Doximity's Pharma Solutions to reach verified, credentialed physicians with targeted content, sponsored posts, and digital campaigns. The platform's verified identity data and specialty-level targeting make it uniquely powerful for healthcare marketing compared to general digital advertising channels. Doximity went public on the NYSE in June 2021 under the ticker DOCS and has consistently reported strong revenue growth and profitability, making it one of the few AdTech-adjacent companies to achieve significant scale and public market success. Its combination of a trusted professional community, verified HCP (healthcare professional) data, and HIPAA-compliant infrastructure gives it a defensible competitive moat in the healthcare marketing ecosystem.

Business model

SaaS / Advertising Platform

Target market

Enterprise

What they offer

  • Pharma Solutions

    Targeted digital advertising platform allowing pharmaceutical and healthcare companies to reach verified physicians by specialty, geography, and prescribing behavior.

  • Doximity Dialer

    HIPAA-compliant telehealth and voice/video calling tool that allows physicians to contact patients without revealing their personal phone numbers.

  • Secure Messaging

    HIPAA-compliant messaging system enabling clinicians to communicate securely about patient care and collaborate across institutions.

  • Medical News Feed

    Personalized clinical news and research feed curated for physicians based on specialty and interests, also used as a native advertising channel.

  • Career Center

    Job board and career tools specifically for physicians and healthcare professionals, including residency applications and job matching.

  • Doximity Residency Navigator

    Tool for medical students and residents to research and compare residency programs using peer-sourced data and rankings.

Key features

Verified physician identity and credentialingHIPAA-compliant secure messaging and telehealthSpecialty and NPI-level audience targeting for advertisersNative advertising within a trusted clinical news feedTelehealth video and audio calling via Doximity DialerPharmaceutical campaign analytics and ROI measurementIntegration with EHR workflowsResidency and career tools for medical professionals

Use cases

Pharmaceutical brand promotion to targeted physician specialtiesMedical device awareness campaigns among relevant HCPsPhysician-to-physician secure clinical communicationTelehealth patient consultations via Doximity DialerHealthcare system recruitment and physician hiringMedical education and CME content distributionClinical trial recruitment targeting specific specialist audiencesPoint-of-care messaging for formulary and prescribing decisions

Customer segments

Pharmaceutical companiesMedical device manufacturersHealth systems and hospitalsMedical staffing and recruiting firmsHealth insurance companiesMedical education providersClinical research organizations (CROs)Physicians and clinicians (end users)

Tech & specs

Technology stack

Ruby on RailsReactPostgreSQLAWS (Amazon Web Services)ElasticsearchRedisKafkaPython (data science/ML)

Security & compliance

HIPAASOC 2CCPAGDPR (limited)

Deployment

Cloud

API

Limited

Corporate history
  1. 2010 · Founded
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