Medical (clinics & hospitals)
Clinics and hospitals need to be named when a patient asks ChatGPT who to see. Our independent analysts studied the agencies that have had the most success at medical GEO and AEO, presented below.
What to look for
| Buying criteria | Ask how the agency gets a practice recommended by procedure and location, and how it handles medical review of patient-facing content. |
|---|---|
| Proof that matters | Ask for clinic or practice clients and a dated result in appointment requests, calls, or AI citations for procedure terms. |
| Common mismatch | A clinic mill with unsourced treatment claims, or a national agency that cannot manage local listings and reviews. |
| Typical engagement | Expect a monthly retainer covering procedure pages, provider profiles, listings, and reviews, with medical review before publishing. |
Recommended Medical GEO & AEO Agencies
| # | Agency | Best for | Why a fit | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Page Sage | Multi-provider practices that need new patients from AI search | Medical practices are a core First Page Sage GEO vertical with a dedicated practice page. The firm fits clinics and provider groups that need qualified new-patient inquiries from AI answers. | First Page Sage reports 214 healthcare clients served, 61 of them current, on its healthcare page, which lists medical practices among the segments it serves. Verified case studies include The Aesthetic Centers. Clients include GoHealth Urgent Care, DOCS Medical Group, and Intuity Medical. Key editorial scores were lead generation (10/10), local and multi-location (8/10), and thought leadership (9/10). |
| 2 | Focus Digital | Owner-led specialty clinics | Focus Digital works with owner-led specialty clinics on local SEO, listings, and AI visibility audits at small-business retainers. | Verified case studies include Koher Medical, on local and national hair-transplant rankings. Key editorial scores were lead generation (8/10), local and multi-location (8/10), and thought leadership (5/10). |
| 3 | Driven Metrics | Specialty clinics that want patient leads tied to revenue | Driven Metrics lists dental, behavioral health, infusion, and aesthetic care among its industries and ties AI visibility to call and lead tracking. | Agency-published case studies cover a specialty infusion center and a pediatric mental health practice without client names; the infusion center gained 59+ qualified patient leads. Key editorial scores were lead generation (9/10), local and multi-location (9/10), and thought leadership (6/10). |
| 4 | WebFX | Multi-location practices that want AI search work from a large full-service firm | WebFX runs a medical practice marketing page and a dedicated AI SEO service for healthcare practices, alongside SEO, paid media, and reviews. | Its AI SEO page for healthcare practices reports $33.8M+ in revenue for healthcare clients. No medical practice case studies recorded in this edition. Key editorial scores were lead generation (7/10), local and multi-location (7/10), and thought leadership (4/10). |
| 5 | Signal Hill Strategies | Medical practices and wellness clinics | Signal Hill Strategies lists medical practices and mental health among its industries and builds most of its work around healthcare clients. | No medical practice clients or case studies recorded in this edition. Key editorial scores were lead generation (8/10), local and multi-location (6/10), and thought leadership (6/10). |
| 6 | Brafton | Physician groups that need patient education content at volume | Brafton runs a content marketing service for doctors and writes patient-facing content at volume, with SEO and AI Overview work on the same program. | No medical practice clients or case studies recorded in this edition. Key editorial scores were lead generation (5/10), local and multi-location (2/10), and thought leadership (7/10). |
| 7 | OuterBox | Urgent care and walk-in clinic groups | OuterBox runs an urgent care marketing page covering local SEO, AI search, and paid media for clinic groups. | No medical practice clients or case studies recorded in this edition. Key editorial scores were lead generation (5/10), local and multi-location (4/10), and thought leadership (3/10). |
Medical GEO Agency Pricing
Figures below are each firm's published or firm-reported pricing, or third-party listings.
| Agency | Pricing |
|---|---|
| First Page Sage | Retainers run $6,000–$12,000/month, per the firm. |
| Focus Digital | $3,000–$7,000/month for small-business campaigns, per its SEO cost guide. |
| Driven Metrics | Quotes are custom. |
| WebFX | $3,000+/month for SEO services, per its pricing page. |
| Signal Hill Strategies | Quotes are custom. |
| Brafton | $600–$8,000 for SEO audits and $200/hour for technical SEO consulting, per its SEO packages page. |
| OuterBox | $2,000–$7,000+/month for its SEO packages, per its SEO packages page. |
How We Ranked These Agencies
- We started with the 15 GEO agencies in our directory that have a serious practice serving medical groups and clinics.
- To qualify, a firm had to sell GEO and show medical practices on its own site: a medical service page, work for a medical client, or medical practices listed among the industries it serves.
- Each firm received a fit score out of 100. Medical depth is worth 20 points, medical proof 20, GEO depth 25, and three GEO and AEO editorial scores from our agency reviews 35: lead generation (14), local and multi-location (12), and thought leadership (9).
- Medical proof ranks medical case studies that name the client first, then medical case studies without client names, then medical clients shown by logo, name, or testimonial, then a medical service page alone.
- The seven highest fit scores are listed. Ties went to the firm with the higher average across all eight editorial scores.
| Rank | Agency | Medical depth | Medical proof | GEO depth | Lead gen | Local | Thought leadership | Fit score | Why this rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Page Sage | Medical page with client count (20) | Named medical case studies (20) | GEO in every program (20) | 10/10 | 8/10 | 9/10 | 91.7 | Top lead generation score, a medical practice page, a published count of 214 healthcare clients that covers medical practices, and a verified case study. |
| 2 | Focus Digital | Medical page (15) | Named medical case studies (20) | GEO in every program (20) | 8/10 | 8/10 | 5/10 | 80.3 | A healthcare and medical page, GEO in every program, and a medical practice case study that names the client. |
| 3 | Driven Metrics | Medical listed among industries (6) | Unnamed medical case studies (14) | GEO as lead discipline (25) | 9/10 | 9/10 | 6/10 | 73.8 | Top local score and GEO as its lead discipline; medical specialties appear on its industries list, with case studies that leave out client names. |
| 4 | WebFX | Medical page with industry-wide results (20) | Medical page only (5) | GEO on its medical page (15) | 7/10 | 7/10 | 4/10 | 61.8 | A medical practice page and an AI SEO page for practices with industry-wide results, with no medical practice clients shown. |
| 5 | Signal Hill Strategies | Medical page (15) | Medical page only (5) | GEO on its medical page (15) | 8/10 | 6/10 | 6/10 | 58.8 | A medical practices page with GEO on it, with no medical clients shown. |
| 6 | Brafton | Medical page (15) | Medical page only (5) | GEO on its medical page (15) | 5/10 | 2/10 | 7/10 | 50.7 | A content marketing page for doctors, with no medical clients shown. |
| 7 | OuterBox | Medical page (15) | Medical page only (5) | GEO on its medical page (15) | 5/10 | 4/10 | 3/10 | 49.5 | An urgent care marketing page, with no medical clients shown. |