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Doctors on Demand review
Doctors on Demand is the longest-running telehealth in this cohort (active since 2016) and the most credible claim to genuine 24/7 coverage — public holidays included. Their pricing model is partly opaque: repeat scripts ($29.90) and smokin…
ABN 54 163 312 570 · Founded 2016 · Owner: Independent (not publicly disclosed)
Pricing
| Service | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Repeat prescription | $29.90 | all hours |
| Smoking cessation consult | $19.90 | |
| Standard consult | Pricing displayed at booking | homepage shows {service.price} placeholders only |
Services offered
- Online doctor consultations
- New + repeat prescriptions
- Medical certificates
- Specialist referrals
- Pathology requests
- Mental Health Care Plans (Medicare-funded)
- Weight management
Medicare position
Private. The 12-month face-to-face rule applies — Medicare rebates on standard telehealth consults are only available where you've had an in-person consult with this provider (or another GP at the same clinic) within the past year. Pure-telehealth-only services like Doctors on Demand typically can't bulk-bill standard consults because they don't operate in-person clinics. Mental Health Care Plans (MHCPs) are an exception where eligible.
Doctors
Named clinician: none on the public site
Stated '200+ AHPRA-registered with minimum 3 years experience'; no individual doctors named on public site.
You can verify any individual Australian doctor's AHPRA registration at ahpra.gov.au/search.
Third-party signals
No public third-party reviews aggregated yet.
Pros
- Genuinely 24/7 — operational on public holidays too, not just nominally
- Repeat prescriptions at $29.90 — competitive vs $19 (InstantScripts) and $44+ (HelloGP)
- Established 2016 — longest-running operator in this cohort
- Offers Medicare-funded Mental Health Care Plans for eligible patients
Watch-outs
- Standard consult pricing not displayed pre-booking — opaque vs InstantScripts
- No individual doctors named on the public site beyond '200+ AHPRA-registered'
- Parent company / ownership not disclosed
Best for
After-hours and public-holiday access for repeat scripts and medical certificates.
Editorial verdict
Doctors on Demand is the longest-running telehealth in this cohort (active since 2016) and the most credible claim to genuine 24/7 coverage — public holidays included. Their pricing model is partly opaque: repeat scripts ($29.90) and smoking-cessation consults ($19.90) are clearly displayed, but the standard-consult price isn't visible until you start the booking flow. That makes price comparison against InstantScripts ($49 fixed) harder than it should be. Doctor disclosure follows the Australian telehealth norm — '200+ AHPRA-registered, minimum 3 years experience' — but without individual names. For users prioritising after-hours availability and repeat-script affordability, Doctors on Demand sits at the top of the cohort. For users who want a fixed up-front price before clicking, InstantScripts is the cleaner choice.
Compare against
Last updated 2026-05-20. Source URLs: https://doctorsondemand.com.au/.