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About

Making healthcare data accessible for developers

We started MedRef because we were tired of the status quo. Healthcare developers spend weeks parsing government flat files, maintaining update pipelines, and dealing with inconsistent formats. We knew there had to be a better way.

MedRef provides instant access to clean, normalized healthcare reference data through a modern API. One integration, always up-to-date, so developers can focus on building products that improve healthcare.

500M+
API requests/month
1,200+
Companies
99.99%
Uptime
50ms
Avg response time

Our Values

Developer Experience First

We obsess over API design, documentation, and tooling. If it's not delightful to use, we haven't finished.

Data Integrity

Healthcare data must be accurate. We validate against authoritative sources and maintain rigorous quality controls.

Reliability at Scale

Healthcare never stops. We engineer for five-nines availability and performance under any load.

Compliance by Default

Security and compliance are built into everything we do, not bolted on as an afterthought.

Leadership

Sarah Chen

Co-founder & CEO

Former healthcare data lead at Epic Systems. Stanford CS.

Michael Torres

Co-founder & CTO

Previously engineering at Stripe. MIT EECS.

Emily Rodriguez

VP Engineering

Former tech lead at Athenahealth. 15 years in healthcare tech.

David Kim

VP Product

Previously PM at Veeva Systems. Product at scale.

Backed by

We're backed by leading investors in healthcare and developer tools.

a]6z
Sequoia
General Catalyst
Box Group

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We're building the infrastructure for healthcare data. Come help us make it happen.

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