SECURE PATIENT PORTAL THROUGH NEXTMD
Desert Ridge Family Physicians is now offering a Secure Patient Portal for the convenience of our patients. Through the Secure Patient Portal, patients will be able to:
COMMUNICATION
Exchange secure email with their physician and other staff members
RECEIVE MESSAGES
Receive messages from their physician
ONLINE RENEWALS
Request medication renewals online
SPECIALIST
Request a referral to a specialist
MEDICAL REFERENCE CENTER
Access the Medical Reference Center
TO CREATE YOUR ACCOUNT
To access the patient portal, a Desert Ridge Family Physicians staff member must provide you with a security token, which is used to initially create the account. Once you have a security token, click on the Initial Enrollment button.
FAQs
HOW QUICKLY CAN I EXPECT A RESPONSE TO MY EMAIL?
Patients should allow at least one business day to receive a response to their email. However, it is common for our physicians and staff to reply more promptly.
I HAVE FORGOTTEN MY PASSWORD, HOW CAN I RETRIEVE IT?
Go to www.nextmd.com and click on “don’t remember your user name or password”. Enter your user name and then you will be able to reset your password.
I HAVE BEEN LOCKED OUT OF MY ACCOUNT, HOW CAN I UNLOCK IT?
Accounts can become locked after three unsuccessful login attempts but will automatically unlock after 20 minutes. If your account fails to unlock, please call our office at (480) 607-0060 and we will be able to unlock your account.
MY DOCTOR SAID SHE SENT ME AN EMAIL, BUT I NEVER RECEIVED IT. WHAT SHOULD I DO?
The email notification was likely lost in your Spam filter. Search your Spam folder and correct the filter to prevent it from identifying these notifications as Spam. Even if the notification was lost, any emails that were sent in NextMD can be retrieved by logging into NextMD and reviewing your inbox.
I HAVE FORGOTTEN MY USER NAME, HOW CAN I RETRIEVE IT?
Go to www.nextmd.com and click on “don’t remember your user name or password”. Enter your email address and your user name will be emailed to you.
MY USER NAME OR PASSWORD IS NOT WORKING. WHAT DO I DO?
For the fastest resolution, go to www.NextMD.com and click on “don’t remember your user name or password”. Enter your email address and your user name will be emailed to you. Please use this user name, including any capitalization, when entering your user name. If your password isn’t working try to reset your password. If this fails to work, call our office at (480) 607-0060 and we will be able to reset your account.
I HAVE A NEW EMAIL ADDRESS, HOW CAN I CHANGE IT?
Login to NextMD and click on the “My Account Tab”. Go to “My Information” and then scroll down to email addresses, where you can make the change. If you encounter any problems, you can also call our office at (480) 607-0060 and a staff member can assist you with the update.