Kearney, Nebraska
Medication Management in Kearney
Kearney sits between two realities: a UNK campus full of students at prime first episode age, and ranch country where the nearest psychiatrist has always been a long drive and a longer wait. Both share the local instinct to handle it yourself, which works right up until it does not. Psychiatric medication deserves an owner, not an autopilot. shrinkMD provides board certified medication management to Kearney by secure video, with follow up that happens on schedule and decisions driven by measured results.
Medically reviewed by Shariq Refai, MD, MBA, FAPA, board certified psychiatrist · Published June 7, 2026 · Last reviewed July 7, 2026 · Editorial policy
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Why shrinkMD
Made to fit life in Kearney
Students are seen within days and keep their clinician through summers anywhere in Nebraska, and in our other states when home is farther. Nothing touches campus systems or family insurance.
Ranch and farm families get care at the kitchen table, scheduled around calving, harvest, and the drive that no longer needs driving. Phone backup covers thin connections, and records stay entirely yours.
What's included
From handoff to dialed in
Many patients arrive mid treatment, a prescriber retired, moved, or simply stopped paying attention. After an evaluation and records review we can usually continue your non controlled medications without missing a refill, then begin actually optimizing: one change at a time, tracked with validated scores until the numbers and your life agree.
Visits run 15 to 30 minutes by video on a cadence your treatment sets, every two to four weeks while tuning, stretching to quarterly once stable. Side effects, interactions, and the question of whether you still need each medication all stay on the table at every visit. Labs are coordinated locally when needed, and nothing here ever touches an insurance database.
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Care and next steps in Kearney
Frequently asked questions
Good questions, clear answers
We are forty five minutes from town. Does that matter anymore?
Not at all. The appointment is identical from a ranch kitchen or a Kearney living room, and weather cancels nothing.
What if I have never talked to anyone about this stuff?
Then you are our most common patient. The first visit is a structured conversation, not a confession, and most people leave saying it was easier than they feared.
Do you prescribe stimulants or benzodiazepines?
No, anywhere. We're upfront about it before you book, and skilled with the non controlled options the evidence supports.
How do labs work with a telehealth practice?
We coordinate orders through your local clinic or lab, lithium levels, metabolic panels, thyroid checks, and review results together. Telehealth changes the visit, not the monitoring standard.
Can you take over prescriptions from my previous provider?
Usually yes, for non controlled medications, after an evaluation and records review. Switching shouldn't mean starting over or missing a refill.
About Kearney
Kearney is home to about 34,000 residents, the fifth-largest city in Nebraska. It's a regional hub for central Nebraska and home to the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Our patients here range across college students and university staff, farming and ranching families, hospital workers, and commuters.
Serving Kearney
Care should reach every corner of Kearney. As a Platte River Valley city in central Nebraska, Kearney stretches from the Museum of Nebraska Art, the Platte River, and the Kearney Water Trail, and shrinkMD brings board-certified telepsychiatry to all of it by secure video, with the same psychiatrist over time.
What it costs
Transparent, published pricing
Our self-pay prices are the same in every state where we practice. No insurance billing, and no surprise statement later.
| Service | Self-pay price | What's included |
|---|---|---|
| Initial evaluation | From $295 | A full 50 to 60 minute evaluation, diagnosis, and written plan. |
| Follow-up visits | $110 to $215 | Per visit, depending on length and complexity. Member rates are lower. |
| Membership (optional) | $49 per month | Priority scheduling, member rates, and the Unstuck and QuitScrolling apps. First month free. |
Your care team
Who you will see
Your care is delivered by shrinkMD clinicians, and you keep the same one over time. You meet by secure video with a clinician licensed in your state.
- Shariq Refai, MD, MBA, FAPA, founder and board certified psychiatrist (ABPN), dual board certified in psychiatry and in sports and performance psychiatry.
- Matthew George, PMHNP-BC, ANP-BC, dual board certified psychiatric nurse practitioner with more than two decades of clinical experience.
Learn more
More from a trusted source: Mental health medications - MedlinePlus.
Nearby areas
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Call 1-877-747-4656 now, appointments are available as soon as availability allows for Kearney residents, by secure video from home.
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