howdy
Est. 2026 · California

A real doctor.
Every weekday morning.

Five minutes on the phone with Dr. D — or a quick text check-in from the same man. Two plans, one doctor. Start on the text plan and the first week of calls is on the house.

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What this is.

A real person checks in with you every weekday morning. His name is Dr. D. He's been a doctor in California for over thirty years. There are two plans — a daily text or a daily five-minute call — and you can switch between them or stop whenever you want, by text.

Start on the text plan. The first week of calls is included so you actually know the person on the other end before the texts begin.

Built for people who already know what to do — and just need someone to expect it from them.

Five minutes looks like this.

Four mornings. Four people. Same doctor.

Call · Tue 7:48 AM
4m 23s

Dr. D.

Dr. D.
Primary Care · California · 30+ yrs

Dr. D has been a primary-care physician in California for more than thirty years. He has seen what sticks and what doesn't — mostly in people who already knew what they needed to do.

On Howdy he isn't your prescriber and he isn't your therapist. That's a different conversation, and it happens somewhere else. Here he's just the person who expects you in the morning.

Pick one. Switch anytime.

Same doctor either way. No app, no portal, no upsells. If you want to change plans or stop, you text and tell him.

Call Plan
Daily call · weekdays
$49 / month

A five-minute phone call with Dr. D every weekday morning. Same time. Same man. Every day.

Or start here directly if you
already know it's the phone you need.
No contract · Cancel by text · Monthly

What it isn't.

  • This isn't therapy.
  • This isn't an AI.
  • This isn't a treatment for anything.
  • This isn't medical care.

If you're here looking for medical care — for anything — that's a different conversation, somewhere else, not this site. Dr. D will tell you where to look.

A few answers.

Q.What if I miss a check-in?
Dr. D follows up. Not aggressively — but he notices, and he'll say something. That's most of the point.
Q.What time is the call?
You pick the slot when you sign up. Weekday mornings, between 6 and 10 AM Pacific.
Q.Phone or video?
Phone. If video matters to you, ask.
Q.What's the difference between the two plans?
The Text Plan is $25 a month — a short text from Dr. D on weekday mornings, and the first week is phone calls on the house. The Call Plan is $49 a month — a five-minute phone call every weekday, for as long as you keep it. Same person either way. Swap or cancel by text whenever you want.
Q.Can I do this if I have ADHD?
Yes. But Howdy isn't treatment for ADHD or anything else. If you want a diagnosis or a prescriber, Dr. D will point you somewhere.
Q.Are my conversations private?
Yes. Encrypted, professional-grade infrastructure. Your conversations stay between you and Dr. D.

Tomorrow morning,
someone expects you.

Five minutes. A real doctor. Every weekday. Start on the text plan — the first week of calls is on the house.