Lincoln, Nebraska
Medication Management in Lincoln
Lincoln stacks three populations who quietly avoid care: UNL students hitting the exact age of first episodes with a counseling center booked out, state employees who worry a record could follow their career, and a working city that treats endurance as the local virtue. The big system waitlists make avoidance easy, months out is its own argument for not bothering. That's what unmanaged medication looks like, and it's fixable. shrinkMD delivers real medication stewardship to Lincoln: board certified clinicians, measured follow up, and visits that fit your actual schedule.
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 Lincoln
We remove the wait and the visibility at once: board certified evaluation within days, by video from a dorm, an office near the Capitol, or a kitchen in the Highlands, with zero insurance involvement and records that move only with your signature.
Students keep their clinician through summers anywhere in Nebraska and across our other states after graduation. State workers get the structural privacy no network clinic can offer.
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 Lincoln
Frequently asked questions
Good questions, clear answers
I work for the state. Will this ever appear anywhere?
No. No claims, no databases, no employer reporting. Your treatment is yours.
How fast is the first appointment, honestly?
Days, not months, for evaluations across Lincoln and Lancaster County. That speed is the entire point of our model.
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.
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.
About Lincoln
Lincoln is home to about 295,000 residents, the second-largest city in Nebraska. It's the state capital and home to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Our patients here range across state government workers, university students and staff, healthcare workers, and families.
Serving Lincoln
Care should reach every corner of Lincoln. As Nebraska's capital and home to the University of Nebraska, Lincoln stretches from downtown, the Near South neighborhood, and the University area, 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 Lincoln residents, by secure video from home.
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