A naturopathic clinic can add a wellness referral revenue line by sharing a QR code or personal link that sends interested clients to a separate licensed telehealth platform, then earning a fixed monthly marketing fee for each referred person who signs up and stays active. The clinic does none of the clinical work: an independent licensed provider reviews and prescribes when appropriate, and a licensed pharmacy fulfills, ships, and refills.
How the referral line works for a naturopathic clinic
Naturopathic clinics already spend real time on metabolic health, nutrition, and lifestyle. Some clients ask about telehealth options the clinic does not offer in house. Instead of turning that interest away, the clinic can point it toward a licensed telehealth pathway and get credited for the introduction.
MedStands gives your clinic a QR code and a personal link. You can print the code for the front desk, add it to a follow-up email, or include it in client resources. When a client scans or clicks and creates an account, they are attributed to your clinic automatically. That attribution stays tied to the account, so you do not log anything by hand or re-refer anyone.
From there the platform takes over. The client completes their own online intake, a licensed provider reviews the request, and if approved, a licensed pharmacy handles the medication, refills, and shipping. Every request is reviewed by a licensed provider, and not everyone qualifies, so you are offering a door to care, not promising an outcome. For a broader view of how a wellness business earns this way, see how businesses make money in the GLP-1 boom without selling medication.
The separation between the clinic and the licensed telehealth provider
This is the part that keeps a naturopathic clinic comfortable. The clinic and the licensed telehealth provider are separate. Your clinic makes the introduction. The independent licensed provider evaluates the person and decides on treatment. The licensed pharmacy dispenses and ships.
MedStands is LegitScript-certified and is not a medical practice. It does not prescribe. The clinical judgment sits entirely with the licensed provider, and you cannot influence who is approved. That separation is deliberate: it lets you stay on the marketing side while the licensed parties carry the clinical and dispensing responsibility. If you want the fuller version of this, read how to offer weight loss without becoming a medical practice.
What the clinic never does
The reason this fits a naturopathic clinic is the list of things it does not require. You are adding a referral line, not a medical service. Specifically, your clinic never:
- Prescribes, recommends, or suggests a specific medication or dose
- Stocks, handles, or ships any medication
- Manages intakes, refills, or fulfillment
- Gives medical advice about the telehealth treatment
- Decides who qualifies or who gets approved
Your role begins and ends with the introduction. There is no vial to store, no shipment to track, and no prescription to process. Because the licensed telehealth provider and pharmacy own everything clinical, the referral adds no dispensing or prescribing burden to your staff.
Why the fee is fixed and set in advance
Partners earn a fixed monthly marketing fee for each referred client who stays active on the platform. It is paid to your bank every month for as long as that person keeps using the service.
This is a marketing fee, not a commission. It is not a percentage of sales, not a cut of what anyone spends, and not a share of prescription revenue. You know the arrangement up front, which makes it easy to plan around. Because attribution is tracked for the life of each account, a single introduction can keep contributing month after month rather than paying out once. That is what turns referrals into a steady line alongside your existing services.
Launching for free
It is $0 to join. There is no setup fee, no monthly fee, and nothing to buy. You are not licensing software, stocking a product, or committing to a minimum. The only things you add are a QR code and a link, so a slow month carries no cost.
That combination of zero cost and recurring, qualitative upside is what makes this practical for a naturopathic clinic to try. To see how the same model fits other practices, browse partner programs by industry, or start with the partner program overview.