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1. What Is Healthgrades?
2. 5 Ways To Remove Negative Reviews from Healthgrades
3. How to Delete Your Entire Healthgrades Profile
4. Dealing with Fake Reviews on Healthgrades
5. FAQ
6. Take Control of Healthgrades

What Is Healthgrades?

Healthgrades is one of the most influential medical review platforms on the internet. Founded in 1998, it was among the first sites to provide a doctor rating database. Today, it aggregates publicly available healthcare data and combines it with patient-submitted reviews, offering consumers a way to evaluate physicians, dentists, and medical specialists before making an appointment.

With nearly 90% of patients using online reviews to choose healthcare providers, Healthgrades profiles often appear on the first page of Google.

This means one negative or fake review can severely impact a provider’s ability to attract new patients and maintain a strong professional reputation.

Unfortunately, most doctors never asked to be listed on the site—profiles are created without consent using public records.

Unlike other platforms, Healthgrades is seen as authoritative by search engines like Google, which is why these profiles tend to rank highly—even above your official website or LinkedIn profile.

And while the intention is to offer transparency, Healthgrades can become a liability for physicians who have been targeted unfairly.

Types of Medical Professionals On Healthgrades

Bad ratings can affect all sorts of medical professionals.

Here’s a list of the top  most-affected professions we work with:

5 Ways To Remove Negative Reviews from Healthgrades

Removing a negative review from Healthgrades is not always easy—but it’s possible.

Based on our years of experience helping medical professionals clean up their reputations, here are the five most effective strategies:

#1 Identify Violations of Healthgrades’ Community Guidelines

The first and most straightforward way to remove a negative review is to determine if it violates Healthgrades’ content policies.

Reviews may be eligible for removal if they contain:

• Defamatory, harassing, or threatening language
• Profanity or obscene content
• Misleading or fraudulent statements
• Personal information like names, phone numbers, or email addresses
• Impersonation or false representation
• Mentions of legal matters or specific drug brands

If a review contains any of the above, you can report it by clicking the Flag icon in the upper-right corner of the review.

You can also email: reviews@healthgrades.com.

When flagging a review, use precise language that mirrors their Terms of Use.

This increases the likelihood of successful removal.

 

You might also like: Remove Negative WebMD Reviews

 

#2 Encourage Positive Reviews to Push Down the Negative

Even if a review can’t be removed, it can be buried.

Since Healthgrades displays reviews by “most recent,” one way to neutralize a damaging post is to collect fresh, positive feedback from your satisfied patients.

Not only will this push the negative review down, but it will also boost your overall star rating.

I recommend putting a system in place with your front office staff, to easily request and acquire positive reviews.

You could use a QR code, a follow up email, a text, or review software to automate the process.

#3 Suppress the Healthgrades Link on Google

If your Healthgrades profile ranks high on Google page one and contains damaging content, we can suppress it.

This involves creating new, positive online properties—such as personal websites, media articles, and business profiles—that outrank the Healthgrades link.

This method doesn’t delete the profile but makes it nearly invisible by pushing it to page 2 or beyond in search results.

Plus, if you suffer from bad reviews on other physician websites (such as WebMD), suppression will help with that, too.

It’s a proven long-term solution that strengthens your reputation across all search engines.

#4 Legal Action (Not Always Recommended)

While lawsuits are technically possible, they are rarely recommended due to the high cost, risk of public exposure, and uncertain outcomes.

If a review is blatantly defamatory and Healthgrades refuses to act, legal action may be a last resort.

Contact a defamation attorney who can assess the situation and take appropriate steps.

#5 Hire A Professional Reputation Management Company

This is where we come in.

Our Healthgrades review removal service is fully guaranteed, fast, and affordable.

In the video, we discuss our process, timeline, and costs.

We also address the strategy for pushing down a Healthgrades profile, in the event that the profile is severely damaged by multiple fake, false, or defamatory reviews.

How to Delete Your Entire Healthgrades Profile

Here’s the unfortunate truth: If you are actively practicing medicine, Healthgrades will not allow you to delete your profile.

Their official policy states:

“If you are a practicing provider and the published information regarding you or your practice is publicly available and of interest to the general public, Healthgrades’ policies prohibit complete removal of this information from Healthgrades.com.”

In other words, unless you’ve retired or no longer offer services, Healthgrades will not honor removal requests.

However, if you are no longer practicing, they will typically remove your profile upon request.

If you’re retired, email their support team directly (reviews@healthgrades.com) with a formal request for deletion, and include proof of retirement or deactivation of your medical license.

If you’re still practicing, suppression (as discussed above) is currently the only effective alternative to eliminate visibility, aside from retaining Affordable Reputation Management to delete individual bad reviews.

Dealing with Fake Reviews on Healthgrades

Fake reviews are a growing problem on all review platforms—including Healthgrades.

These reviews may be submitted by disgruntled employees, competitors, or individuals who were never patients.

The damage can be severe, undermining trust in your practice and deterring potential new patients.

How to Spot a Fake Healthgrades Review

Here are signs that a review might be fake:

• Reviewer uses a vague or generic name like “John S.”
• The profile was created the same day as the review
• No record of the reviewer exists in your patient files
• The language is overly aggressive, vague, or promotional of a competitor
• The review appears in the middle of the night or from an unusual location
• It’s one of many sudden, coordinated negative reviews

If you suspect a review is fake,  take a screenshot, in case you need to pursue legal options later.

Be sure to put the date and time on the screenshot.

What To Do About Fake Reviews

Do Not Respond Publicly

Under HIPAA, you cannot confirm the reviewer was a patient or reveal any protected information—even if the review is false.

Responding publicly can put you at legal risk.

Flag the Review Immediately

Use the flagging system or email Healthgrades directly with a concise explanation of the issue.

Report Privately with Supporting Evidence

Include relevant policy violations and politely request removal. Do not share patient data.

FAQ

What is Healthgrades?

Healthgrades is a doctor review platform that publishes provider profiles and patient reviews using publicly available data.

Can I delete my Healthgrades profile?

Only if you are retired or no longer practicing—active providers cannot remove their profiles.

Can I remove a negative review from Healthgrades?

Yes, if it violates Healthgrades’ community guidelines or through suppression and legal strategies.

What should I do if I get a fake Healthgrades review?

Document the review, flag it for removal, and avoid responding publicly to stay HIPAA-compliant.

Why is my Healthgrades profile ranking so high on Google?

Healthgrades has high domain authority and patient clicks push it to the top of search results.

Can I sue Healthgrades for a false review?

No, but you can sue the reviewer directly if the content is defamatory and causes harm.

Can doctors remove reviews on healthgrades?

The only way a doctor can remove a review is to flag it for removal as a violation of Healthgrades terms of service.

Take Control of Healthgrades

Negative or fake Healthgrades reviews don’t have to define your career.

Whether you’re dealing with a misleading post, a profile you didn’t create, or an unjust review that’s hurting your practice, you do have options.

At Affordable Reputation Management, we specialize in helping doctors, dentists, and healthcare professionals take back control.

We offer:

• Guaranteed review removal (pay only if we succeed)
• Suppression services to clean up Google search results

Contact us for a free consultation.

We’ll evaluate your situation and provide a quote to repair your online presence—quickly, ethically, and effectively.