| Price shown | "One flat $34.99 fee , no insurance, no copays, no hidden charges." / "A flat $34.99." (https://swiftcaremd.com/, seen 2026-09-23); "Doctors Note , $34.99, No Insurance Required" (https://swiftcaremd.com/pricing); "from $34.99" (https://swiftcaremd.com/doctors-note) source | "$29.99 flat pricing" / "The price is a flat $29.99" (https://www.sickslip.co/, seen 2026-09-23); "$29.99" (https://www.sickslip.co/doctors-note-for-work and https://www.sickslip.co/real-doctors-note) source |
| How the visit works | "Fill out a simple form." "No appointment. No video call." "A licensed physician reviews your case asynchronously (no video call required)" (homepage, how-it-works). Terms: "Asynchronous telehealth consultations for the purpose of evaluating patients and, when medically appropriate, issuing medical absence documentation". | "Complete a short health intake , your symptoms, the dates affected, and who the note is for. Two minutes from your phone." "No video call: the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services counts secure messaging with your provider as telehealth." (https://www.sickslip.co/how-it-works). Terms: a "documentation-focused digital platform designed to facilitate licensed clinician review of absence-related medical documentation". source |
| Promised turnaround | "delivered to your inbox the same day" / "Most patients receive their signed doctors note same-day." (homepage, FAQ). | "same-day delivery" / "delivered the same day" (homepage, how-it-works); "Most notes are reviewed and delivered the same day, often within hours" (doctors-note-for-work); page title "Ready in Minutes". |
| Physician named on the site | No physician named on the pages read | Yes: Adam Z. Kawalek, MD (Board-Certified Internal Medicine) source |
| NPI shown, and what the federal registry returns | Not shown | Shown: 1326223306 (homepage, how-it-works, about, about/dr-adam-kawalek). Federal registry returns: 1326223306, ADAM KAWALEK, M.D., Hospitalist (primary, CA A98208); Internal Medicine (OR CP209872, MD D92157), Active. NPPES lists only three state licenses (CA, OR, MD); the site's 29-state list is not verifiable from NPPES alone. source |
| States claimed | "SwiftCareMD provides multi-state coverage through our network of licensed U.S. physicians." (homepage); FAQ and how-it-works list all 50 states / "Available nationwide". | 29 states listed by name on the homepage FAQ, how-it-works and the physician page (AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, MD, MA, MI, MS, MO, NE, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI). The federal NPI registry lists three of those licenses (CA, OR, MD); the rest are state medical board records. source |
| Refund policy | Terms: "Refunds may be issued in the following circumstances: Your consultation is declined by our physician (full refund); Your employer or school rejects the note, and you provide written documentation of the rejection within 14 days (full refund); A technical error on our part prevents delivery of your note (full refund)" (https://swiftcaremd.com/terms-of-service). source | Homepage: "if a note can't be issued, you receive a full refund". Terms: refunds when requests are denied before clinician review, on technical failure, or if an employer rejects documentation; no refund if documentation was issued as submitted and accepted, or if fraudulent information was provided (https://www.sickslip.co/terms). source |
| Guarantee claims | "You're only charged after a physician approves your note." / "If your case isn't appropriate for an absence note, you are not charged." (homepage, FAQ); "Free corrections if needed" (how-it-works) | "No Note, No Charge" / "100% refund if we can't issue your note" (homepage, doctors-note-for-work, real-doctors-note) , no employer-acceptance guarantee text |
| Patient-count claims | Not shown | "7,300+ notes issued" (homepage and about page, corrected 2026-09-23 to the production count of 7,334 approved notes) source |
| Trustpilot | 22 reviews, score 4.5; claimed profile; (read 2026-09-23) source | 66 reviews, score 4.8; claimed profile; The site itself says: "4.8 on Trustpilot" (homepage, about, doctors-note-for-work, real-doctors-note); (read 2026-09-24) source |
| Better Business Bureau | No BBB profile found | No BBB profile found |
| Domain registered | 2025-12-15, registrar NameCheap, Inc., registrant hidden | 2024-02-21, registrar GoDaddy.com, LLC, registrant hidden |
| Company named in the terms | Not stated as an entity. Terms: governed by "the laws of the State of Florida"; address "SwiftCareMD, Attn: Legal, 100 S. Ashley Drive, Suite 600, Tampa, FL 33602" (terms, privacy). No LLC/Inc/PA name or physician entity on any fetched page. | "© 2026 SickSlip, Inc" (footer). Terms and privacy: "SickSlip, Inc., a Delaware corporation"; "Clinical review and issuance of documentation are provided exclusively through SickSlip P.A., a Florida professional association." Address "8605 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 227120 West Hollywood, CA 90069" (footer shows "8605 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90069"); phone (877) 861-4165. |
| How an employer verifies a note | "Employers can confirm authenticity by emailing support@swiftcaremd.com or calling our verification line listed on the note." (homepage, FAQ); /verification page: "verification QR code" and a "contact email so HR can confirm authenticity directly with our office"; physician credentials verifiable via "CMS NPI registry and the relevant state medical board". No phone number printed on the page. | "Scan the QR code" or "call our verification line at (877) 861-4165" (homepage); /verify: "Enter the Document ID from the physician's note to verify its authenticity" plus phone (877) 861-4165 and an AI-assistant connector option; how-it-works: verifier sees document ID, issue date, absence period, return date, certifying physician and NPI, "Patient name and condition are never shown to employers". |
| What the sample note shows | No sample image found on /doctors-note. How-it-works: PDF contains "physician's full name, credentials, license number, NPI, and verification contact"; /verification page mentions a "verification QR code". | Sample notes on the landing pages show the physician name, NPI, the state medical license line, dates, a document ID and a verification link. Earlier in 2026 the mock printed placeholder DEA and license strings; removed 2026-09-23. The real PDF prints NPI and the state license number, no DEA number. source |
