Hillsborough & Pinellas · Florida telehealth

Online telehealth in Tampa, Florida — $45 flat

For Tampa Bay residents across Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco counties — Tampa, St. Pete, Clearwater, Brandon, Wesley Chapel, Riverview — licensed Florida telehealth for UTIs, BV, yeast, ED, hair loss, and chronic medication bridge refills. $45 flat, same-day e-prescriptions to any Tampa-area pharmacy. No insurance, no subscription.

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Conditions we treat in Tampa Bay

Same $45 flat fee for every visit. Pick the intake that matches your situation.

UTI treatmentNitrofurantoin, Bactrim, fosfomycin BV treatmentMetronidazole or clindamycin Yeast infectionFluconazole, topical antifungals ED treatmentSildenafil or tadalafil Hair lossFinasteride or minoxidil Bridge refill90-day supply, non-controlled meds

Tampa-specific notes

The Tampa–St. Pete–Clearwater metro is one market, not three. For pharmacy routing and our clinical service, we treat Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco as a single Tampa Bay service area. Census-designated places like Brandon, Riverview, Carrollwood, Wesley Chapel, Lutz, and Town 'N' Country all have the same pharmacy access and same $45 flat pricing. If you live in Dunedin, Tarpon Springs, or Palm Harbor, the St. Pete–Clearwater coastal Publix and CVS network serves you the same way as downtown Tampa.

Publix is king in Tampa. More than any other Florida metro, Tampa Bay shoppers rely on Publix Pharmacy — it's often the default for chronic medication refills because the same store handles groceries. Publix runs a free antibiotic program for certain common generics (currently: amoxicillin, ampicillin, cephalexin, ciprofloxacin, sulfamethoxazole-TMP), and many of these are first-line options for UTI or skin infection treatment. Ask at the counter when you pick up your Bidwell-sent prescription — if your medication qualifies, the free-antibiotic program can bring your out-of-pocket medication cost to zero. If your UTI prescription is a non-free-list drug like nitrofurantoin or fosfomycin, cash price runs roughly $8–25 at Publix depending on quantity.

MacDill AFB and military families. MacDill Air Force Base in South Tampa (home of CENTCOM and SOCOM) anchors a significant military community. Active-duty service members typically receive primary care on-base or through TRICARE Prime, and we are not a TRICARE-contracted provider — so the $45 is out-of-pocket with no insurance reimbursement path. That said, many military spouses, retirees, and dependents use us as a faster alternative when TRICARE wait times stretch a week or more. Our $45 flat cash-pay service often compares favorably to a same-week TRICARE co-pay experience for uncomplicated UTI, yeast, or BV visits.

Major Tampa hospital systems. Three academic and specialty systems dominate local care: Tampa General Hospital (USF-affiliated academic medical center on Davis Islands), Moffitt Cancer Center (NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center near USF), and AdventHealth Tampa (formerly Florida Hospital Tampa). BayCare Health System runs a large network of community hospitals across the metro including Morton Plant in Clearwater and St. Joseph's in Tampa. For our scope, none of these systems are directly relevant — we handle uncomplicated outpatient conditions that don't require imaging, labs, or inpatient admission — but they're the right referral destinations if your case requires more than what async telehealth can safely deliver.

Growing tech sector, growing telehealth adoption. Tampa has emerged as a top-20 U.S. metro for tech employment growth over the past several years, with a younger-than-average professional population. Telehealth adoption among this demographic is high — cash-pay services like ours fit the pattern of "I don't want to take half a day off work for an urgent care visit for a UTI." Our median Tampa visit completes start-to-finish in under 3 hours from "Start Visit" click to prescription pickup at Publix.

Local pharmacy pickup in Tampa Bay

We e-prescribe to any licensed Florida pharmacy. What Tampa Bay patients use most:

How it works from Tampa

1Pick the intake for your symptom or medication
25-minute form, $45 via Stripe
3Florida APRN reviews, usually under 2 hours
4Rx sent to your Tampa Bay pharmacy

If your symptoms are out of scope for async telehealth, you're refunded automatically and referred to appropriate in-person care.

When to see someone in person in Tampa

Any of these warrant a visit to urgent care, the ER, or a specialist — not async telehealth:

For walk-in urgent care (UTI with fever, injury, respiratory infection), BayCare Urgent Care and AdventHealth Centra Care have locations across the metro; typical out-of-pocket $150–250.

Tampa telehealth FAQ

Does Bidwell Health cover all of Tampa–St. Pete–Clearwater?

Yes. Our Florida licensure covers all of Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco counties — Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Brandon, Riverview, Wesley Chapel, Tarpon Springs, and everywhere between. Same $45 flat fee, same same-day prescriptions.

Can MacDill AFB military families use Bidwell Health?

Active-duty should generally use military treatment facilities or TRICARE network. Retirees, spouses, and dependents can use us as a cash-pay option when TRICARE wait times are long. We are not TRICARE-credentialed — the $45 is out-of-pocket and not reimbursable.

Is Publix the cheapest pharmacy for my Tampa prescription?

Often yes, especially for generics. Publix's free antibiotic program covers amoxicillin, ampicillin, cephalexin, ciprofloxacin, and SMX-TMP — several of these are first-line UTI options, so your medication cost at Publix may be $0. For non-free-list generics, compare Publix to Costco/Sam's Club cash prices.

Does Moffitt or Tampa General refer to Bidwell Health?

No formal referral relationship. For uncomplicated outpatient conditions (UTI, BV, yeast, ED, hair loss, bridge refills), async telehealth works well. Active oncology patients at Moffitt or complex chronic care patients should work with their established care team.

Fastest route for a Tampa UTI: ER, urgent care, or telehealth?

For uncomplicated UTI in a healthy adult, telehealth. $45 vs $150–250 at BayCare or AdventHealth urgent care, and under 2 hours vs 1–3 hours in the waiting room. If symptoms include fever, back pain, or vomiting — go to urgent care or the ER.

Is Bidwell Health licensed to treat Hillsborough and Pinellas residents?

Yes. Active autonomous-practice APRN licensure through the Florida Board of Nursing covers all 67 Florida counties including Hillsborough (Tampa, Brandon, Plant City) and Pinellas (St. Pete, Clearwater, Largo).

Authority references. IDSA uncomplicated UTI guidelines, CDC treatment guidelines, Publix free antibiotic program, Florida Board of Nursing autonomous practice.
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By Bidwell Cranage, APRN, FNP-C, AANP board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner licensed in Florida · Clinically reviewed · Published April 20, 2026
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