How to Remove Negative WebMD Reviews

To report a review on WebMD with the intent to erase the WebMD review, you can follow these steps:

1. Claim Your Profile: If you have not already done so you should claim your physician profile to maximize your ability to remove negative reviews. Simply click “Claim your profile” at the top of the page and follow the steps from there.

2. Login: Login to your physician profile to report reviews and begin the process to delete WebMD reviews.

3. Identify the Review: Locate the specific review you believe should be reported. This can be a review that is written for someone else, written by an employee, contains third-party names, includes sexually explicit content, harasses, threatens, abuses, or harms someone, or is promotional in nature.

4. Click on ‘Report Abuse’: Next to the review in question, click on the “report abuse” link. This action will initiate the review reporting process.

5. Select and Explain: Share why the review should be removed. Remember our earlier discussion about framing it within WebMD’s content guidelines.

2. Escalating WebMD Reviews to WebMD Support for Removal

If reporting a review on WebMD does not yield the desired result, or if you need further assistance, you can contact WebMD directly for a different approach. Here are some steps you can take:

1. Email Support: You can email WebMD’s support team for assistance. You can contact them at [email protected] or [email protected].

2. Contact Form: WebMD has a contact form on their website. This form typically allows you to explain your issue in detail and request further assistance.

3. Phone Support: If WebMD offers phone support, calling their customer service line can be an effective way to discuss your concern directly with a representative. Look for a customer service or help desk phone number on their website.

4. Help or FAQ Section: WebMD’s website has a customer care section at customercare.webmd.com that could provide additional guidance on how to escalate your issue if the standard reporting process doesn’t resolve it.

5. Social Media: Reaching out to WebMD via their social media platforms can sometimes prompt a quicker response, especially if other methods are not yielding results. You can try reaching out to them on Twitter, LinkedIn or Instagram.

6. Physical Mail: In some cases, sending a letter to their corporate office or headquarters, if the address is available, can be a way to formally state your concerns. Their corporate headquarters can be reached at:

   395 Hudson Street
   3rd Floor
   New York, NY 10014

Remember to provide all relevant details about the review and your previous attempts to report it when contacting WebMD. This will help their support team understand your issue more clearly and provide appropriate assistance.

3. Remove Your WebMD Physician Profile Entirely

To request the removal of your entire physician profile from WebMD, follow these step-by-step instructions:

1. Submit a Request: Navigate to this specific page on doctors.webmd.com designed for submitting new requests to add, remove, or edit your physician and/or practice directory listing.

2. Choose Your Issue:

   • From the provided drop-down menu, select “Physician Directory Listing” as your issue of concern.

3. Complete Required Fields:

   • You will encounter approximately 100 fields/radio selectors. Focus on filling out the seven required fields:
     • Email
     • First Name
     • Last Name
     • Subject
     • Comments
     • Indicate whether your request is regarding a Dentist or Dentistry Specialty.
     • Specify what you need to do (in this case, “I Need to Remove my Profile”).

4. Complete Optional Fields:

   • If editing a specific physician, include the Doctor WebMD URL.
   • Include the NPI number to help WebMD confirm the correct physician. Look up the number here if unknown.
   • Utilize the optional fields to provide additional instructions or context, if necessary.

5. Upload Attachments (Optional):

   • If you want to include a specific profile photo in their directory, attach the desired photo. This step is optional and based on your preference.

6. Submit:

   • Once you have completed the form, submit your request. You should see a blue confirmation bar at the top of your browser indicating successful submission.

Your request may require follow up communication with WebMD support and it may not be approved. WebMD’s entire business model is predicated upon physician listings so you may need to provide them with some compelling information about your personal safety, team’s safety, patient safety and privacy, etc.

While attempting to delete a WebMD review, be prepared for follow-up communication with WebMD support. Approval isn’t guaranteed, as WebMD’s business relies on physician listings. Provide compelling reasons related to personal, team, and patient safety and privacy for your request