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Kareo

Cloud-based EHR and billing for small practices

As of 30 August 2026, Kareo starts at $99/month. Kareo is a cloud-based electronic health record and billing solution designed specifically for small medical practices and clinics, offering integrated EHR, sch. Softwr lists it under Healthcare. Kareo is made by Kareo Inc, launched in 2010, available on Web, iOS, Android.

Overview

What Kareo does

Kareo is a cloud-based electronic health record and billing solution designed specifically for small medical practices and clinics, offering integrated EHR, scheduling, and payment processing.

What people use it for

  • Practice management, scheduling and billing for independent medical practices
  • Electronic health records and e-prescribing for small clinics
  • Insurance claim submission and patient payment collection

The honest half

Where it falls short

Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Kareo.

  • Kareo is now part of Tebra and sold under the Tebra brand rather than as a standalone product
  • Tebra publishes no rate: pricing varies with provider count, features and implementation requirements and is quoted during a demo
  • Billing counts clinical providers such as MDs, DOs, NPs and PAs, so adding a prescriber raises the bill even though non clinical staff are free
  • Electronic prescribing of controlled substances setup costs about $75 per provider as a one time fee
  • PDMP integration costs $500 one time per facility plus about $50 per user per year

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Pricing

What Kareo costs

Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.

Starter

$99 /mo

  • EHR
  • Scheduling
  • Patient Portal

Professional

$199 /mo

  • Everything in Starter
  • Billing
  • Reporting

Capabilities

Features

  • Electronic Health Records

  • Scheduling

  • Patient Portal

  • Medical Billing

  • Payment Processing

  • Labs

    Integration with Labs

  • Pharmacies

    Integration with Pharmacies

  • Clearinghouses

    Integration with Clearinghouses

  • HIPAA

    HIPAA security feature

  • SOC2

    SOC2 security feature

  • Cloud deployment

    Supports cloud deployment

  • Web support

    Available on web

Answered, with sources

Questions people ask

Each answer names the page it came from, so you can check it rather than take our word for it.

Does Kareo publish its pricing?

No. Kareo (now rebranded as Tebra) uses custom per-practice pricing that varies based on the number of providers, features needed, and implementation requirements. Pricing is determined during a demo with the sales team.

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Are there discounts for adding multiple modules?

Yes. Tebra states that many practices qualify for bundled pricing or volume incentives when adopting multiple modules like EHR, billing, and patient experience tools together.

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What are the additional costs for controlled substance prescribing?

For providers who prescribe controlled substances, EPCS setup costs approximately $75 per provider as a one-time fee, and PDMP integration costs $500 one-time per facility plus around $50 per user per year.

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Does Kareo offer a free trial?

Kareo's website does not mention a free trial option. Access to pricing and trial arrangements requires contacting the sales team to request a demo.

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Behind it

Who makes Kareo

Company
Kareo Inc
Based in
San Diego, CA
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