Adult ADHD care for Berkeley residents.

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

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Local Context

Care that fits Berkeley

Berkeley is a university town. Many adults here are students, postdocs, faculty, researchers, or working alongside an academic schedule that does not respect a 9-to-5 clinic calendar. Adult ADHD care that adapts to the actual week is the point.

Care is built for adults in Berkeley who want a doctor who reads, listens, and follows up. Dr. D is an Autodidact Polymath, MD, and Stanford MBA who treats ADHD as care, not as a prescription decision.

Local Note

What Berkeley weeks actually look like

A practical detail, not a marketing line.

An academic calendar is a hard place to fit clinic visits: midterms, conferences, lab time, teaching loads, qualifying exams. Telehealth visits scheduled around the actual semester, with between-visit care that does not require a campus drop-in, make it possible to start ADHD care without losing the week it is most needed.

Telehealth Fit

Why telehealth, carefully

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

Telehealth through Spruce means appointments fit between teaching loads, lab time, or coursework. Dr. D sees you on a secure call. The team handles pharmacy work and authorizations in the background.

Insurance is required, but NorCal ADHD does not bill it directly. Superbills are provided for possible out-of-network reimbursement. Care is private-pay, transparent, and consistent.

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 Berkeley

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

Step 01Choose a first appointment.

Step 02Pay $50 to reserve.

Step 03Share pre-visit history in Spruce.

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

Step 05Begin care if appropriate.

Step 06Continue through Spruce.

Cost

Simple private-pay pricing

Four numbers. Superbills provided.

$50to reserve your first appointment.

$199charged after the appointment if care begins.

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

$99every 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.