Physicians Angels
Physician-founded virtual scribes and medical office VAs from $12-16/hour
Solo practitioners and small-to-mid medical, dental, or veterinary practices that want an affordable, office-based (not home-based) virtual scribe or virtual assistant with US-based account management, and no long-term contract.
At a glance.
- Support model
- Dedicated virtual scribes and VAs from company-owned offices
- Commitment
- No long-term commitments; 30-day paid trial
- Starting price
- $12.00
- Price basis
- Company pricing page
- Talent geography
- India (five company-owned offices); US leadership and customer service
What stands out, and what still needs checking.
Longest tenure in the virtual scribe category: operating since 2007; the company describes its 2007 launch as the industry's first virtual scribe service (agency-stated claim, though the longevity itself is verifiable). · Physician-founded and physician-directed: founder and Chief Medical Officer Afser Shariff, MD, a board-certified otolaryngologist, remains involved in the company. · Transparent, simple pricing: $12-16/hour with no hidden costs (agency FAQ), a 30-day paid trial, and no long-term commitments · rare clarity in this category. · Office-based offshore model: virtual staff work from five offices the company owns and operates in India, with quality control teams · a control posture home-based VA agencies do not match. · Third-party association evidence: participant in the American Alliance of Orthopaedic Executives (AAOE) Peer Review Program, with 88% of surveyed members agreeing the service exceeds expectations.
No qualifying independent review-platform star rating found (no Trustpilot, Clutch, G2, or Google Business record with usable volume) as of 2026-09-17. · The AAOE peer review is a favorable signal but is survey-based and association-run; it is not a public review-platform rating. · Pricing is hourly only; no published monthly bundles, so full-time cost must be computed directly with the company. · "Industry's first" and "oldest and most trusted" claims are agency-stated and should stay attributed. · India-based staffing means time-zone and accent-fit questions should be asked directly.
Exact hourly rate for your role within the $12-16 band; scribe training and EHR experience for your platform; time-zone coverage and scheduling; HIPAA safeguards and BAA terms (FAQ claims HIPAA compliance but publishes no detail); replacement handling; current references in your specialty.
What we found and where it came from.
6 claims
$12-16/hour depending on service level; 30-day trial at the same hourly rate, cancel anytime during the trial; full-time and part-time plans after the trial; no hidden costs.
Founded 2007; describes launching the industry's first virtual scribe service; now serves hundreds of medical, dental, and veterinary practices across the US.
Virtual team works from five company-owned and operated offices across India; leadership and customer service are US-based; privately owned by physicians.
Founder & CMO Afser Shariff, MD, board-certified otolaryngologist based in Toledo, Ohio.
AAOE Peer Review Program participant; 88% of surveyed members strongly agree or agree the virtual staffing solution exceeds expectations.
FAQ claims HIPAA compliance and superior security track record; no published safeguard or BAA detail.
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