What is the best AI scribe for dietitians?
By Javier Alvarez · Updated · 3 min read
Disclosure: Duo Practice is one of the options on this page, and we wrote it. What each other tool does comes from its own public pages, checked October 26, 2026. If a vendor has added a feature since, its page wins over ours.
The best AI scribe depends on how you get paid
Every scribe on this page writes a note from the visit. The difference is what happens next. A cash-pay practice is done once the note is signed. A practice that bills insurance still has a claim to build: the code, the units from the minutes, the diagnoses in the payer's order, the place of service and a clearinghouse to send it. Pick the scribe for the work that's left after the note.
| As of October 26, 2026 | Best for | Writes the note | Codes | Builds and sends the claim | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duo Practice | Dietitians who bill insurance | Yes, MNT note in ADIME form | Drafts CPT, units, ICD-10, modifier, POS | Yes: you approve, filed through your Claim.MD account | Free chart and notes; 3.9% of what the insurer pays |
| Freed | Many specialties, notes into an EHR | Yes, specialty templates | ICD-10 and CPT on Premier | Not described | Starter $39, Core $79, Premier $119 monthly or $104 annually |
| Healthie AI Charting | Practices already on Healthie | Yes | Not described | You build it; sent through Healthie's Claim.MD integration | $35/mo for 40 hours, Plus plan and up |
| Heidi | Free notes, many specialties | Yes | Limited on Free; ICD-10-CM and CPT code sets on paid plans | Not described | Free $0; Clinician $110/mo annually or $150 monthly |
| Practice Better AI Charting Assistant | Practices already on Practice Better | Yes | Not described | You build it; sent through your own Claim.MD account | From $10/mo for 20 hours, Professional and up |
| SimplePractice Note Taker | Practices already on SimplePractice | Yes | Not described | You build it; sent from SimplePractice | $35/mo list |
Duo Practice is listed first because we make it; the rest are alphabetical. It is not a ranking. "Not described" means the vendor's public pages we checked don't mention it; ask in a demo.
If you bill insurance: a scribe that files the claim
Duo Practice writes the MNT note from the recording, then drafts the claim from the note: 97802 or 97803, units from how long the session ran, ICD-10 codes and pointers, modifier and place of service. It checks the claim against payer rules it knows, you approve, and it files under your NPI through your own Claim.MD account. When the ERA comes back, it matches the payment and explains any denial.
In one 37-minute visit we recorded and timed, the chart and claim draft were ready to review in 1 minute 56 seconds. It is one visit, so read it as a demo and not a benchmark: watch it with a full transcript.
Duo doesn't do prior authorizations, appeals or credentialing, and it has no programs or client app. Billing needs your own Claim.MD account.
If your clients pay cash: a general-purpose scribe
- Heidi is the lowest-cost start: its Free plan lists unlimited ambient documentation at $0, with limited evidence answers. Heidi vs Duo Practice has the details.
- Freed is a strong pick if you work across disciplines or want notes pushed into a browser-based EHR, which is on Premier. Freed vs Duo Practice compares them.
Neither describes building or submitting a claim on the pages we checked, and for a cash-pay practice that doesn't matter. We review Heidi and Twofold as note-takers in best AI scribes for dietitians.
If you already run your practice in an EHR
Practice Better, Healthie and SimplePractice sell AI notes as add-ons inside the platform you already use, so the note lands in the right chart. All three can send claims, and in all three you choose the codes and count the units yourself. If the claims are what takes your evenings, Duo can sit next to Practice Better: it imports your clients and their insurance one way and writes nothing back. See Practice Better vs Duo Practice and Healthie vs Duo Practice.
How to test a scribe before you trust it
Record three real visits (with consent and a signed BAA), then check each note against what was said: the facts, the minutes, the PES statement and anything the scribe invented. Our AI scribe checklist for dietitians has the 20-minute version, and AI scribe for medical nutrition therapy lists what an MNT note needs for the claim to hold up.
Duo Practice is the AI scribe that files the claim: note and claim from one visit, filed through your own Claim.MD account once you approve. Try Duo Practice free
| Bill insurance (MNT) | Duo Practice: note and claim from one visit, you approve, filed through your Claim.MD account |
|---|---|
| Cash-pay, lowest cost | Heidi Free ($0, unlimited ambient documentation) |
| Many specialties, notes into your EHR | Freed Premier ($119/mo monthly, $104/mo annually), one-click push to browser-based EHRs |
| Already on an EHR | Practice Better AI Charting Assistant from $10/mo; Healthie AI Charting $35/mo; SimplePractice Note Taker $35/mo list |
| Checked | October 26, 2026, on each vendor's own pages |
Duo Practice, in short
- What it is
- Duo Practice is a free EHR with insurance billing built in. It drafts the note and the claim from the visit, files the claim under your NPI once you approve it, matches the payment and explains denials.
- Who it's for
- Independent registered dietitians who bill insurance.
- Price
- The chart is free. Billing is 3.9% of what the insurer pays on each claim, with no monthly fee, so a claim paid $0 costs $0. You pay Claim.MD directly for your own clearinghouse plan.
- How it differs
- Practice Better, Healthie and SimplePractice give you claim tools and leave the claim work to you. Duo Practice does that work, and it can run on top of the EHR you already use.
