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Google Ads for Doctors and Medical Practices

Search campaigns built around booked appointments, not clicks. Set up to follow Google’s healthcare ad policies and protect patient privacy.

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Built for booked appointments

What it is

How Google Ads Work for a Practice

Google Ads for doctors put your practice at the top of search results when patients look for the care you offer. You pay when someone clicks, so every campaign should be built to turn clicks into calls and booked visits.

The difference between wasted spend and new patients is in the setup: the right keywords, the right locations, ads that match the search and landing pages that make booking easy.

We build and manage campaigns for practices, and we report on calls and form requests, not just clicks. That is how medical PPC should be measured: by booked appointments, not clicks.

Search campaigns by service and location
Call tracking and form tracking
Negative keywords to cut wasted spend
Landing page recommendations
Healthcare policy compliance
Monthly reporting on leads and cost
Keywords

Keywords, Match Types and Negative Keywords

The keywords you choose decide who sees your ads. For a practice, the best ones show clear intent to book, such as a service plus a city.

  • Phrase and exact match keep ads close to what patients actually type
  • Broad match can find new searches, but only with strong conversion data behind it
  • Negative keywords block searches that waste money, such as jobs, salary, free or school

We review the search terms report every week in the first months. Searches that do not fit become negative keywords. Searches that book appointments get their own ad groups and budget.

What’s included

Healthcare PPC Services

Our healthcare PPC services cover the full campaign, from research to reporting.

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Keyword research

Find the searches patients use for your services in your area.

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Campaign structure

Separate campaigns by service and location so budget goes where it works.

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Ad copy

Clear ads that match the search and follow healthcare ad policies.

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Conversion tracking

Calls and form requests tracked, set up so no patient health data is shared.

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Bid and budget management

Budgets moved toward the campaigns that bring booked visits.

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Reporting

Monthly reports on leads, cost per lead and next steps.

Policy

Google Ads for Medical Practices: Policy and Privacy

Google Ads for medical practices come with extra rules. Google restricts some healthcare ad content, and it does not allow personalized ad targeting based on sensitive health information.

  • No sensitive remarketing. We do not build audiences from patients’ health conditions.
  • Privacy-safe tracking. Conversion tracking records that a call or form happened, not the patient’s health details.
  • Accurate ads. Ad text makes no promises about outcomes and follows Google’s healthcare policies.

Policies change, so we review campaigns against current Google Ads healthcare rules.

Budget

What Drives Your Ad Budget

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Ad costs depend on your specialty, your city and how many other practices bid on the same searches. A cosmetic procedure in a large city costs more per click than a primary care visit in a smaller town.

We start with a budget you are comfortable with, track results closely and shift spend toward what brings booked visits. Management is quoted after a free review.

After the click

Landing Pages That Turn Clicks Into Appointments

An ad only works if the page behind it does. Sending every click to your home page makes patients hunt for what they searched.

  • One page per service, matching the words in the ad
  • Your phone number at the top, tappable on a phone
  • A short form or a link to your booking tool
  • Location, hours and insurance details on the page
  • Real photos and a few words about the provider

If your site does not have pages like these, we can build them with our website team so every campaign has a matching page.

How it works

How We Run Your Campaigns

Clear steps, steady improvement.

1

Research

Services, locations, competitors and search volume.

2

Build

Campaigns, ads, keywords and tracking set up.

3

Launch and watch

Early data reviewed closely to cut waste fast.

4

Improve and report

Monthly changes and a report on leads and cost.

Measurement

Tracking Calls and Forms Without Patient Data

We measure booked calls and form requests, not just clicks. That data must never include patient health information.

HHS has warned covered entities that tracking tools can expose protected health information. A 2024 court ruling narrowed part of that guidance, but the safe path has not changed. We track that a conversion happened, not who the patient is or why they called, and we keep tracking codes off patient portal and booking pages that collect health details.

Source: HHS, Use of Online Tracking Technologies.

Getting started

How to Get Started With Google Ads Management

Five simple steps from the first call to measurable results.

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1

Book a free consultation

Tell us about your practice, your goals and the patients you want more of.

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2

Review what you have now

We look at your current ad account and show what is holding you back.

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3

Agree on a plan

You get a clear plan, timeline and price before any work starts.

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4

Launch

We set up and launch your campaigns, following healthcare privacy and ad rules.

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5

Track the results

Monthly reports show calls, bookings and what we will improve next.

FAQ

Google Ads Questions

Prefer to talk?

Call our Austin team directly.

It depends on your specialty, location and goals. We recommend a starting budget after a free review and adjust based on results.

Google limits personalized ads based on sensitive health information, so we do not build remarketing audiences from health conditions.

Ads can show within days of launch. It usually takes a few weeks of data to tune campaigns for the best cost per lead.

Yes. Our Austin team supports practices in all 50 states.

Often, yes. Patients who search your name are already looking for you, and these clicks usually cost little. A brand campaign keeps competitors from taking that spot above your listing. We test it first and stop it if your organic listing already captures those patients well.

It helps a lot. A page that matches the ad, with your phone number, location and a short form, converts better than a general home page. If you do not have these pages yet, our website team can build them to match each campaign.

Each month you get a short report with spend, calls, form requests and cost per lead for each campaign. We explain what changed and what we plan next in plain words. You can also ask for a call to walk through the numbers with your team.

Yes. Each campaign can target the area around one office, with its own budget, ads and landing page. Groups with several locations often split campaigns by office so each one gets the right budget and its own results in the monthly report.

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