Doximity Scribe has an unusually strong price: zero dollars for the eligible verified US clinicians it lists. The free offer is not the catch. The real decision is whether its 29-day note window, copy-to-EHR handoff, and note-focused scope fit your week.
Our verdict is simple. Start with Doximity if you qualify and need a portable clinical note. Pay for something broader only after a real visit exposes a missing job.
Key takeaways
- Doximity currently lists physicians, NPs, PAs, CRNAs, and students in those tracks as eligible, with a verified US account.
- A session can run up to 140 minutes. Notes and transcripts remain available for 29 days.
- Doximity documents a review, edit, and copy workflow into the EHR. That is useful, but it is not proof of native write-back into every chart.
- Its announcement says audio is discarded after note generation. The saved note and transcript have a separate 29-day lifecycle.
- Doximity can be the better choice. A paid tool needs to win on a workflow you will actually use.
The dated Doximity Scribe facts
The table below uses Doximity’s Help Center and product announcement as rechecked on August 11, 2026. It separates what is stated from what still needs a trial.
| Buying question | What Doximity currently states | What that means in practice |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free for listed eligible roles | No subscription crossover calculation is needed |
| Eligibility | Verified US physicians, NPs, PAs, CRNAs, and listed students | Other roles and non-US users need another route |
| Session limit | 140 minutes per session | Test unusually long visits or groups |
| Note types | H&P, progress, consult, dictation, and custom templates | Verify specialty structure on your own notes |
| Language | Non-English or Other visit mode is available | The public page does not list every language pair |
| Audio | Product announcement says audio is discarded after generation | Confirm contractual terms for your organization |
| Note and transcript | Available for 29 days, then permanently deleted | Move the signed record before the deadline |
| EHR handoff | Review, edit, and copy into the EHR | Portable handoff, not universal native write-back |
| Accuracy | Doximity warns that AI can make mistakes | Clinician review is mandatory |
That is a good free product. It also has boundaries you can test.
The 29-day rule matters more than the price
Doximity treats audio, notes, and transcripts differently. Its 2025 announcement says audio is processed and immediately discarded after the note is generated. The current Help Center says notes and transcripts remain accessible for 29 days and are then permanently deleted.
For a solo clinician who copies every reviewed note into the EHR on the same day, that may be ideal. The Doximity inbox is a temporary work queue, not a second record archive.
The risk appears when staff leave notes in that queue. A sick day, vacation, or unresolved correction can push work toward the deletion date. Put a control around it:
- Generate and review the note.
- Copy the approved version into the legal record.
- Confirm the chart contains the correct author, date, and encounter.
- Clear any failed handoff before the 29-day deadline.
Do not use the temporary inbox as your only record.
The 140-minute and language limits need real visits
A 140-minute session ceiling is far above a routine office encounter. It can still matter for long assessments, group work, or a workflow that pauses and resumes for other tasks. Doximity also provides pause and resume controls, but your trial should reproduce the longest event you expect.
The language wording deserves the same care. Doximity’s instructions offer a Non-English or Other mode and say it uses a specialized model. They do not publish an exhaustive language list on that page. Run the exact accent, code-switching pattern, medication names, and specialty vocabulary your patients use. “Supports non-English” is not the same claim as “passed this visit.”
The handoff is copy, not a universal integration promise
Doximity’s Help Center explains how to open, edit, and copy a note into the EHR. That is a clear handoff. It can work with almost any chart that accepts text, and it avoids waiting for a custom interface.
It also leaves work with the clinician or staff member. Test whether headings survive, whether the correct patient is open, whether amendments remain attributable, and whether a copied note brings unwanted transcript text. If a vendor says “EHR-ready,” ask them to show the exact action after you click Copy.
Native write-back can be worth paying for when it reliably chooses the right chart and section. It can also create a larger integration and support project. Judge the observed workflow, not the adjective.
Doximity versus Patient Square on the jobs that differ
This is not a contest over who can draft a note. Both products can do that. The decision turns on eligibility, adjacent output, and whether you want a broader practice bundle.
| Decision row | Doximity Scribe | Patient Square Practice Copilot |
|---|---|---|
| Public entry price | Free for listed eligible verified US roles | Assist is $99 monthly or $79 monthly equivalent annually |
| Core output | Editable clinical note with listed and custom templates | Structured SOAP note |
| Coding support | Not established on the reviewed Help Center page | ICD-10 suggestions for clinician review |
| Prescription workflow | Not established on the reviewed Help Center page | Prescription draft for review; no pharmacy transmission |
| Session ceiling | 140 minutes per session | No public comparable ceiling stated |
| Saved-note window | 29 days in Doximity | Verify retention and deletion terms for your account |
| Handoff | Review, edit, and copy to EHR | EHR-ready export (PDF · HL7 · FHIR); not universal native write-back |
| Adjacent modules | Doximity ecosystem, including Dialer and Ask | Scheduling on Assist; AI Copilot EHR and WhatsApp on Copilot |
Patient Square’s public price is per clinician. It includes unlimited visits and notes, but a paid plan still has to beat free on your actual workflow. ICD-10 suggestions and a prescription draft are not independent clinical decisions. The clinician remains responsible for review and sign-off.
For a paid comparison, use the complete public ladder. Assist is $99 month-to-month or $79 per clinician per month as an annual monthly equivalent. Copilot is $149 month-to-month or $119 annual monthly equivalent and adds the bundled AI Copilot EHR plus WhatsApp messaging. Autopilot is $249 month-to-month or $199 annual monthly equivalent. The tier names do not change the free-versus-paid test: only buy a paid path when its added work is work the clinic needs.
The switch decision, without the false upgrade story
A paid scribe is not an upgrade merely because it has a price. Doximity is the better first choice when its eligibility, note types, 140-minute ceiling, 29-day work queue, and copy step fit the clinic. That covers a meaningful number of clinicians. There is no budget prize for replacing a free tool that already reaches a complete reviewed chart.
The case changes when a missing job is visible in the trial. That might be a clinician who needs ICD-10 suggestions beside a structured SOAP note, a prescription draft to review, practice scheduling, or the option to use a bundled AI Copilot EHR. It might also be a practice that cannot use Doximity because its users are outside the listed eligible roles. Those are reasons to compare a paid tool. They are not reasons to assume one is safer or more accurate without observed results.
Keep the comparison narrow. Doximity’s documented copy step is a sensible portable handoff. Patient Square’s EHR-ready export (PDF · HL7 · FHIR) is also a portability claim. Neither statement establishes automatic filing into a named external chart. If native write-back is the deciding requirement, ask the vendor that claims it to show the entire correction path with your own record system.
The honest better-fit verdict
Choose Doximity first when all of these are true:
- your role is eligible and your account is verified;
- the note and custom-template workflow covers the job;
- copying reviewed text into the chart is acceptable;
- your team can close the loop well inside 29 days;
- you do not need a paid product’s adjacent modules.
Patient Square becomes a credible finalist when the note needs ICD-10 suggestions or a prescription draft for review, when scheduling or the bundled EHR is part of the purchase, or when Doximity eligibility excludes the user. Even then, compare the drafts. A longer feature list cannot rescue a worse note.
Another vendor may win if native write-back into a named EHR is non-negotiable. Patient Square’s export wording does not promise that, and Doximity’s reviewed instructions describe copy-to-EHR.
A five-visit test that settles the choice
Use one routine follow-up, one new patient, one medication-heavy visit, one non-English or code-switched visit, and the longest session you reasonably expect. For each tool, record:
| Measure | Doximity | Paid finalist |
|---|---|---|
| Minutes from visit end to signed chart | ||
| Material omissions | ||
| Wrong medications, doses, or negatives | ||
| Formatting repairs after handoff | ||
| Failed patient or section selection | ||
| Unresolved note at end of day |
Stop the trial if either product creates an unsafe draft pattern. Otherwise, choose the cheaper workflow that reaches a complete, reviewed chart with fewer corrections. For many eligible clinicians, that will be Doximity.
The exercise also prevents a common procurement error: comparing a paid tool’s polished output to an imagined version of the free tool. Use the same clinicians, visit types, consent practice, correction standard, and handoff target for both. If a staff member normally completes the chart, include that person. The right choice may be free, paid, or a decision to keep the current workflow for now. The record of the test is more valuable than a generic feature score.
The best AI medical scribes comparison supplies a broader scorecard. The any-EHR export guide explains why copy, files, extensions, and write-back should be evaluated separately. Start your 7-day free trial if the paid workflow wins the same five visits.
Patient Square and your existing record system
Practice Copilot can use the bundled AI Copilot EHR from the Copilot tier, or work alongside an existing EHR. Neither route promises automatic filing or write-back into a named third-party EHR.