Adult ADHD care for Oakland residents.

Telehealth-first care from Dr. D for California adults in Oakland: one doctor, secure texting with the practice, pharmacy support, and follow-up between visits.

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Local Context

Care that fits Oakland

Oakland is an East Bay city where commute schedules, hybrid work, and an active small-business and creative economy stretch attention in every direction. Adult ADHD care that meets you in your week, not in a downtown office, is the whole point.

Care is built for adults already managing the important things in their lives in Oakland: working in or near the city, parenting, freelancing, running small operations, finishing graduate work, or putting energy back into routines that ADHD has been getting in the way of.

Local Note

What Oakland weeks actually look like

A practical detail, not a marketing line.

An Oakland-to-SF commute can turn a 30-minute clinic visit into a half-day off the calendar once you count BART or the Bay Bridge in each direction. Care that lives in secure messaging and short, scheduled calls keeps the appointment from taking over the day.

The team coordinates with pharmacies near home or near work, whichever is easier to reach on a given week. East Bay stock and substitution options get worked on the patient's behalf, not pushed back through a portal.

Telehealth Fit

Why telehealth, carefully

Old-school private practice judgment. New-tech access.

Telehealth through Spruce means you do not lose half a workday to a clinic visit in Pill Hill or San Francisco. Dr. D sees you on a secure call. The team handles pharmacy work and authorizations between visits so care does not stall the next time you cross a bridge.

One doctor, one team, one standard of care. Dr. D follows you closely and stays involved between visits. No telehealth call center, no rotating providers, no investor playbook.

NorCal ADHD is telehealth-first. No walk-in clinic. Scheduled in-person care can be arranged in select Northern California locations when clinically needed. California residents only. See what this practice is not.

What's Included

How care actually works

A first appointment, then ongoing care through Spruce.

24/7 secure texting with the practice. Guaranteed reply within 24 hours. Real proactive follow-up from Dr. D after care begins. Not an emergency service.

Pharmacy red tape handled. Stock checks, substitution options, prior authorizations, and dose or formulation options when appropriate.

First-in-class treatment when appropriate. Dr. D follows you closely and helps keep care safe, informed, and optimized.

One doctor, one team, one standard of care. No rotating providers, no investor playbook.

Intake

Six steps from Oakland

Start at the first appointment. Continue through Spruce if care begins.

Step 01 Choose a first appointment.

Step 02 Pay $50 to reserve.

Step 03 Share pre-visit history in Spruce.

Step 04 Meet with Dr. D on a secure call.

Step 05 Begin care if appropriate.

Step 06 Continue through Spruce.

Cost

Simple private-pay pricing

Four numbers. Superbills provided.

$50 to reserve your first appointment.

$199 charged after the appointment if care begins.

$249 total start-of-care cost, including the first appointment, activation, and first 4 weeks of care.

$99 every 4 weeks for ongoing care after that.

NorCal ADHD is an out-of-network private practice. Patients pay directly. Superbills are provided for possible reimbursement. Insurance is required. NorCal ADHD does not bill insurance directly.

See /pricing/ for the full breakdown and insurance and superbills.