AI Search (AEO) Agency for Healthcare in the USA
Answer engine optimization for healthcare practices in the US: get your practice cited in Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Gemini and other AI assistant answers.
- Dallas, Texas LLC
- 10-person US client team · Central Time (CST)
- 25+ US healthcare clients
- BAA signed with every client
- HIPAA compliance training across client and delivery teams
- Contracts and invoices in USD
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- Ichelon Consulting US is a Dallas-headquartered, healthcare-only marketing agency offering AI search optimization for practices in the US.
- Best fit: Practices that want to be named when patients ask ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews or other AI assistants for a provider.
- Live US clients in Texas, California and Virginia, plus a nationwide telehealth practice. See the case studies.
- Compliance built in: HIPAA-aware tracking, TCPA, ADA (WCAG 2.2 AA), FTC endorsement rules and state medical and dental board rules.
- Every practice welcome — retainers from $499/mo. Goals-Driven engagements, with Performance-Linked Payout Models available.
Who this service is for
Answer engine optimization is about being named in the answer, not ranked in a list. When a patient asks an AI assistant for a provider in the US, the assistant draws on what it can find and trust: your website, your Google profile, directories and third-party mentions. We test the questions patients actually ask, record who gets named, and then fix what the AI systems see about your practice. Classic website rankings are covered by our healthcare SEO page, linked below.
Looking for something else?
- Need your whole website to rank for every service you offer? See healthcare SEO (US).
- Want AI to speed up lead response, reporting and content? See AI marketing and automation (US).
- Want more calls from Google Maps for each location? See local SEO and Google Maps for practices (US).
- Need clinician-reviewed patient-education content? See healthcare content marketing (US).
How we measure AI visibility
- AI answer test. We ask AI assistants the questions the US patients ask about your specialty and record every practice named, including yours.
- Fix what AI can read. Answer-first pages, structured data and consistent descriptions of your practice, doctors and services across the web.
- Monthly re-test. The same questions asked again each month, so you can see when and where your practice starts being cited.
AI search optimization services for the US practices
AI visibility audit
We test the questions patients ask AI assistants in the US and record who gets named, including your practice.
Answer-first content
Short, direct answers to patient and buyer questions, followed by depth, the format AI systems quote.
Structured data
FAQ, medical business and person schema that helps AI systems understand who you are and what you offer.
Entity consistency
Your practice, doctors and services described the same way across your site, listings and profiles.
Third-party mentions
Coverage and listings on the sources AI assistants rely on.
Ongoing measurement
Monthly re-tests of AI answers so you can see citations grow.
Searches we build practices around
What US practices need from AI search optimization
US healthcare marketing is local even when the agency is national: patients choose providers close to home, state medical and dental boards set advertising rules, and insurance networks shape who can book. We work with practices in any state from our Dallas office, with live clients in Texas, California and Virginia and a telehealth practice that sees patients nationwide.
States we work in
Compliant AI search optimization across the US
| Area | What applies |
|---|---|
| Licensing board | The medical and dental board in each state where you practice: advertising claims, credentials, specialty terms and testimonials. |
| Patient privacy | HIPAA, including HHS guidance on tracking technologies. No patient information to ad or analytics platforms. |
| Calls and texts | TCPA consent for reminders and follow-up; opt-outs honored across every system. |
| Reviews and endorsements | FTC endorsement guides and the FTC rule on consumer reviews: no fake or incentivized reviews. |
| Website accessibility | ADA, built to WCAG 2.2 AA. |
What the work looks like in numbers
Calls in two months
A US family-care practice: calls from its Google Business Profile rose 42% in two months.
Calls a month
A US dental practice: more than 340 calls in a month from its Google Business Profile.
National page-one topics
A US physician-led practice on page one of Google nationally for more than five patient-education topics.
Anonymised. We never publish a named client's figures.
Every practice welcome — Goals-Driven engagements from $499/mo
We benchmark your last 90 days, agree monthly goals with you, and track them live on Ichelon Agency OS with a report every Monday. Performance-Linked Payout Models are available.
AI Search (AEO) Agency for Healthcare in the USA: common questions
How much does AI search optimization cost in the US?
Every practice is welcome. Ichelon Consulting US retainers start from $499/mo for a website SEO base package. Larger programs are scoped after a benchmarking call, with Goals-Driven engagements and Performance-Linked Payout Models available. Ad spend is paid directly to Google or Meta and never marked up.
What does a qualified lead cost for a practice in the US?
It depends on specialty, offer and competition. As a planning guide, US campaigns typically run from about $35–$120 per qualified lead for primary care and pediatrics up to $150–$500 for plastic surgery and fertility. We set real targets from your own data during benchmarking.
Do you work with practices in the US from Dallas?
Yes. Websites, search, ads and reporting are delivered remotely, strategy calls run in US business hours, and our US leadership is based in Dallas. We work with live clients in Texas, California and Virginia and a telehealth practice that sees patients nationwide.
Is your marketing HIPAA-compliant?
Engagements are HIPAA-aware by design: forms, booking and tracking are configured so protected health information is not sent to ad or analytics platforms, and we sign a Business Associate Agreement with every US client before work starts. Our client-facing and delivery teams hold HIPAA compliance training certificates. We also work within TCPA, CAN-SPAM, ADA (WCAG 2.2 AA) and FTC endorsement rules.
Is AI search optimization different from SEO?
It builds on the same foundations (a fast, well-structured site with authoritative content) but adds answer-first writing, structured data and third-party mentions that AI systems draw on when they name providers.
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Guides and research
See where your practice's biggest gains are
A free 30-minute benchmarking call with our US team. We review your website, Google Business Profile and search visibility and tell you what we'd fix first.
