Healthcare PPC Agency in Raleigh
Google Ads and paid search for healthcare practices in Raleigh, built around booked appointments rather than clicks, inside Google's healthcare advertising policies.
- 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 healthcare PPC for practices in Raleigh.
- Best fit: Practices that want booked appointments from Google search ads, measured by cost per booked visit.
- 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 the North Carolina Medical Board.
- Every practice welcome — retainers from $499/mo. Goals-Driven engagements, with Performance-Linked Payout Models available.
What a qualified lead from paid ads typically costs in Raleigh
Planning ranges for US Google and Meta campaigns, where a qualified lead is a contactable enquiry that matches the practice's criteria. These are estimates for planning, not guaranteed results. We set your actual targets from your own data during benchmarking.
| Specialty | Typical cost per qualified lead (USD) |
|---|---|
| Primary care & family medicine | $40 – $120 |
| Pediatrics | $35 – $100 |
| General & family dentistry | $60 – $180 |
| Dental implants & cosmetic | $150 – $450 |
| Pediatric dentistry | $45 – $130 |
| Med spa & injectables | $50 – $150 |
| Dermatology | $70 – $200 |
| Plastic surgery | $150 – $500 |
| Fertility & IVF | $150 – $450 |
| Functional & integrative (telehealth) | $60 – $180 |
| Behavioral & mental health | $70 – $200 |
Planning estimates for US campaigns (2026). Actual cost varies with market, offer, season, landing page and how quickly leads are followed up.
Who this service is for in Raleigh
Paid search is the fastest way to appear for high-intent searches in Raleigh, such as an emergency dentist on a Saturday or a dermatologist who takes a specific plan. It is also easy to waste. We split campaigns by intent, keep ads and landing pages within Google's healthcare policies, schedule ads for the hours your phones are answered, and judge every keyword by booked visits rather than clicks. For Facebook and Instagram ads, or fees tied to agreed goals, see the pages linked below.
Looking for something else?
- Want part of the fee tied to goals you agree with us? See performance marketing with goal-linked fees (US).
- Selling cash-pay services such as aesthetics or wellness? See Facebook and Instagram ads for practices (US).
- Need your whole website to rank for every service you offer? See healthcare SEO in Raleigh.
- Running several locations or service lines and want one team across every channel? See full-service healthcare marketing in Raleigh.
Google Ads management for Raleigh practices
Campaign structure by intent
Separate campaigns for new patients, specific treatments and emergencies, so budget follows the searches that book.
Call and booking tracking
Every call and online booking tied to the keyword and ad that produced it.
Policy-safe ads
Ads and landing pages built within Google's healthcare and personalized-advertising rules.
Landing pages that convert
Fast, specific pages with insurance, availability and one clear next step.
Negative keywords and waste control
Weekly search-term reviews to stop spend on searches that never book.
HIPAA-aware conversion tracking
Conversion data sent to Google without patient health information.
Searches we build practices around
How we take over a Google Ads account
- Account audit. Search terms, wasted spend, conversion tracking and landing pages reviewed against the bookings they actually produced.
- Rebuild by intent. Separate campaigns for new patients, specific treatments and urgent needs, each with its own landing page and call tracking.
- Weekly waste control. Search-term reviews, negative keywords and ad-schedule changes every week, reported as cost per booked visit.
Raleigh market snapshot
- Campaign geography for Raleigh is set suburb by suburb (Apex, Wake Forest, Holly Springs and Morrisville), with bids and budgets moved toward the areas that actually book.
Raleigh is not yet part of our 20-metro Google Business Profile benchmark, so we do not publish review or rating averages for it. On the free benchmarking call we compare your practice with its named local competitors instead. See the metros we have benchmarked.
The Raleigh area in numbers
- Raleigh had about 500,000 residents in July 2024, inside the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area of 1.6 million (+10.5% since the April 2020 census base).
- From mid-2020 to mid-2024 the metro gained about 80,200 people from other parts of the US and 36,300 from abroad. New arrivals need a new doctor and dentist close to their new home.
- 14.0% of metro residents were 65 or older in 2024 (US: 18.0%) and 22.5% were under 18 (US: 21.5%), a younger population than the US as a whole, which tilts demand toward family, pediatric and elective care.
- About 16,900 babies were born in the metro in the year to July 2024, a steady pipeline of new families choosing pediatricians and family dentists.
North Carolina Medical Board
The North Carolina Medical Board's position statement on advertising and publicity says deceptive, false or misleading advertising is unprofessional conduct, and it counts digital and online communication as advertising. Read our guide to the state's advertising rules →
Sources
- US Census Bureau, Metropolitan and micropolitan population estimates 2020-2024 (Vintage 2024)
- US Census Bureau, County population by age and sex 2020-2024 (Vintage 2024)
- US Census Bureau, City and town population estimates 2020-2024 (Vintage 2024)
- NC Medical Board position statement 8.3.1: Advertising and Publicity
Compliant healthcare PPC in North Carolina
| Area | What applies |
|---|---|
| Licensing board | North Carolina Medical Board (and the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners for dental practices): advertising claims, credentials, specialty terms and testimonials. North Carolina advertising rules guide. |
| 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 makes Raleigh different for healthcare PPC
The Research Triangle around Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill keeps growing, and many residents are new to the area and choosing a doctor or dentist for the first time. They decide by search results, Google reviews and how quickly a practice answers.
Areas we target around Raleigh
Who you would be working with
US healthcare clients
Practices across Texas, Virginia, California and telehealth, served from our Dallas office.
US client team
Your account team works Central Time (CST) hours, with HIPAA compliance training certificates.
With every client
A Business Associate Agreement is signed before any work that touches patient data. Contracts and invoices in USD.
Part of Ichelon Consulting Group: 100+ people, healthcare only. See US case studies →
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.
Healthcare PPC Agency in Raleigh: common questions
How much does healthcare PPC cost in Raleigh?
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 Raleigh?
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 Raleigh 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.
How much should a practice spend on Google Ads?
Enough to reach the searches that book in your area, which varies by specialty and city. We size the budget from your goals and the local search volume, and ad spend is paid directly to Google, never marked up.
Who regulates medical advertising in North Carolina?
Physician advertising is overseen by the North Carolina Medical Board; dentists answer to their own state dental board. The North Carolina Medical Board's position statement on advertising and publicity says deceptive, false or misleading advertising is unprofessional conduct, and it counts digital and online communication as advertising. Federal rules (FTC truth-in-advertising and endorsement rules, HIPAA and the TCPA) apply on top.
Is the Raleigh area growing?
Yes. US Census Bureau estimates put the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro at 1,562,009 people in July 2024, a change of +10.5% from the April 2020 base of 1,413,975. Population change alone understates demand for new providers, because people who move to the area need to find new providers even when as many others move away.
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