About MedGrid

A verified, transparent supply chain for independent medicine.

Independent practices deserve to know exactly what they're buying, who they're buying it from, and whether it's appropriate for their license and their state. MedGrid is the marketplace built to make all three the default — not the exception.

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01 / Why MedGrid exists

Built by the people who supply independent practices.

MedGrid is built by Skydell Holdings, a company that has spent years supplying independent physicians the old way — phone calls, faxes, spreadsheets, and sales reps. That experience taught us where medical purchasing actually breaks: not at the loading dock, but at trust.

Clinicians can rarely verify a vendor's claims before ordering. Vendors can rarely verify that a buyer is a licensed clinician at all. And the rules that govern what may be sold, to whom, and where are scattered across dozens of regulators — so everyone quietly hopes someone else checked.

A marketplace where both sides are verified shouldn't be remarkable. In medicine, it still is.

So we built the marketplace we wished existed: manufacturers, distributors, and clinicians on one platform, with identity and credentials verified on both sides of every transaction, and the catalog gated by what each buyer is actually permitted to purchase.

Where we are today: MedGrid is live with the Skydell Holdings catalog, and we're onboarding additional verified vendors now. New vendors, categories, and features ship release by release — we'd rather tell you what's live than what's planned.

02 / The marketplace

Three sides of the supply chain, one verified platform.

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Manufacturers

List products with full sourcing and regulatory context, and reach verified clinicians directly — without losing visibility into where products end up.

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Distributors

Fulfill orders through a structured storefront with vendor tooling for catalog, inventory, and order management — every counterparty credential-checked.

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Clinicians

Order from vendors that have been through onboarding diligence, in a catalog filtered to what your credentials and jurisdiction actually permit.

03 / What we hold ourselves to

Four principles, applied to every decision.

These aren't poster values. They decide what gets built, which vendors get listed, and what we say no to.

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Trust

Both sides of every transaction are verified. Clinicians prove their credentials; vendors go through onboarding diligence before a single product lists.

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Transparency

Who the vendor is, what the product is, and what it costs — stated plainly on the listing. If we can't present a product honestly, it doesn't go in the catalog.

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Compliance

Regulation is a design input, not an afterthought. Federal, state, and international rules differ — the platform is built to respect each layer, not paper over them.

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Clinician-first

Built around how independent practices actually buy. Solo physicians use MedGrid free; the platform earns its keep from teams and vendors, not from gating clinicians.

04 / Trust & compliance

Our compliance posture, stated honestly.

Medical commerce is regulated by many authorities at once, and the rules genuinely differ by product, credential, and location. Here is how MedGrid handles that — without pretending it's simpler than it is.

Step one
Credential verification

Every clinician account is verified before it can transact. We confirm who you are and what you're licensed to do — and the marketplace behaves accordingly.

  • NPI — checked against the federal NPPES registry
  • State medical license — verified for your practice state
  • DEA registration — where applicable, for product categories that require it

No DEA registration? You can still join — your catalog simply won't include categories that require one.

Step two
Category-gated access

The catalog isn't one-size-fits-all. Product categories unlock based on the credentials you've verified and the jurisdiction you practice in.

  • You only see — and can only order — what your credentials permit
  • Restricted categories stay locked until the relevant credential is verified
  • Vendors complete onboarding diligence before their products list at all

Gating happens at the platform level, so neither side has to rely on the other's paperwork.

Three layers of regulation — because there is no single rulebook.

US federal law, individual US state rules, and international jurisdictions each regulate medical purchasing differently. They overlap, they conflict, and state law is often stricter than federal. MedGrid never assumes one uniform regime — the platform surfaces what applies to your location and your credentials.

Layer 1
US federal

The nationwide baseline: HIPAA, the Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act, the Controlled Substances Act, FDA device and compounding rules. Necessary — but never sufficient on its own.

Layer 2
State-by-state

Fifty different sets of medical board, pharmacy board, and telehealth rules, plus state controlled-substance schedules and privacy laws. What's routine in one state can be prohibited in the next.

Layer 3
International

Outside the US, an entirely separate stack applies — national licensing, import, prescribing, and privacy regimes such as GDPR or PIPEDA. US rules don't transfer, and we don't pretend they do.

What this means in practice: MedGrid surfaces the rules that apply to a clinician's verified location and credentials, and gates the catalog accordingly. It does not — and cannot — replace a clinician's own obligation to practice within their license, or a vendor's obligation to sell within theirs. We'd rather state that plainly than imply the platform makes regulation disappear.
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