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How every match is made

You've already been bounced around enough. Here's exactly what we check, how we check it, and how often — before a single name appears in the table above.

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Insurance Verification

Every provider's insurance panel is re-verified the first of each month by calling the office directly — not scraped from a database that's 18 months stale.

Updated monthly
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Real Availability

We pull scheduling slots directly from each practice's booking system. If it shows March 4th, there is an opening on March 4th. Not a waitlist. Not "call to check."

Live slot sync
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Verified Reviews

Patient quotes come only from people who booked through Catalyst and attended the appointment. No anonymous internet reviews. No paid placements.

Attended-visit only
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Board Certification

Every listed provider holds current board certification in Rheumatology through the American Board of Internal Medicine, cross-checked against the ABIM registry.

ABIM registry checked

Patient Outcomes

What finding the right doctor actually changes

These are real patients, real conditions, real timelines. Not marketing copy.

I had a referral slip and fifty names on a list. Catalyst told me which three actually accepted my Cigna plan and had openings this month. I booked Dr. Reyes-Moreno in eight minutes.

Before14 months between symptom onset and first rheumatology appointment
AfterFirst visit booked in 8 minutes
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Natalie Osei

SLE diagnosis, Chicago

Every GP told me my joint pain was stress. Catalyst let me filter by doctors who specialize in seronegative RA. First visit, Dr. Webb ordered the right imaging. I finally have a diagnosis.

BeforeDismissed by 4 GPs over 2 years
AfterCorrect diagnosis at first rheumatology visit
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Jennifer Callahan

Seronegative RA, Oak Park

The patient quotes under each doctor are real. Not "5 stars, great doctor." Actual descriptions of what the visit was like. That's what helped me choose.

BeforeSpent 3 weekends researching providers on Zocdoc and Healthgrades
AfterDecision made in one session on Catalyst
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Preethi Ramachandran

Sjögren's syndrome, Evanston

47days

Average time from referral to first visit through Catalyst

94%

Of patients confirmed insurance was accepted at first visit

2 hrs

Average time to booking confirmation from office

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47 board-certified rheumatologists near Chicago, IL are taking new patients right now. No calls. No waitlists. No login.