Telehealth · 1099 · Maine

Registered dietitians in Maine: keep more of every visit

See patients by video on your own schedule, as an independent 1099 dietitian. You keep $98 of every $140 self-pay visit and half of what insurers reimburse, 60% if you are one of our founding dietitians. We handle credentialing, billing and the technology.

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What dietitians earn in Maine, and what you keep here

Median wage in ME

$31.06

an hour, employed (BLS, May 2025)

Mean annual wage

$72,160

across 510 dietitians in Maine

You keep here

$98

of each $140 self-pay visit

These are not the same thing, and we would rather say so than let the numbers flatter us. The BLS figure is an employee wage, usually with benefits and steady hours. Ours is 1099 income per visit: no benefits, no guaranteed hours, and you cover your own malpractice insurance. On insurance visits you keep 50% of what the payer reimburses, 60% if you are one of our first 100 founding dietitians. Put your own numbers into the earnings calculator.

How Maine regulates dietitians

CDR’s summary of state statutes describes Maine as: “Licensure of dietitian, DTR”. In practice that means you need the state’s licence before you see patients located in Maine.

Maine was not among the compact’s member states we could confirm on 2026-09-20; membership is changing quickly, so check the official map. No state’s membership lets anyone practise under the compact yet: CDR expects the first compact privileges to be issued in 2027.

This is a summary to orient you, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with Maine’s licensing agency before you see a patient there. We check your authority to practise in each state during onboarding.

What we take off your plate

Payer credentialing

We file, track and chase every application. The payer sets the clock; you see exactly where each one stands.

Claims and billing

Eligibility, claims and patient payments run through the platform. You are paid your share; you do not chase invoices.

Your practice site

A site under your name inside the platform, with booking, payments and video visits built in. Nothing to buy or maintain.

The clinical tools

Our own video visits, scheduling, secure messaging, and notes with an AI scribe. All included.

Patients in Maine

Our patient page for Maine is a waitlist today, because nobody on the platform can practise there yet. The first dietitian who can turns it into a booking page.

See the Maine patient page

Questions people ask

How much do dietitians make in Maine?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) reports a median wage of $31.06 an hour and a mean annual wage of $72,160 for the 510 dietitians and nutritionists employed in Maine. That is an employee wage, usually with benefits. On CognitiveMind.ai you are a 1099 contractor and keep $98 of each $140 self-pay visit, and 50% of insurance reimbursement (60% for founding dietitians), with no benefits and no guaranteed hours.
Do I need a Maine licence to see patients there by telehealth?
CDR’s summary of state statutes describes Maine as: “Licensure of dietitian, DTR”. In practice that means you need the state’s licence before you see patients located in Maine. What generally counts is where the patient is located during the visit. This is a summary, not legal advice: confirm with the state’s licensing agency before you practise.
Is this a job or contract work?
Contract work. You are an independent 1099 provider: you set your own hours, there are no minimums, and there is no non-compete, ever. You can keep your current job, another platform, or your own practice. You carry your own malpractice cover.
Who supplies the patients?
Both of us. The platform routes patients to your calendar, and you can bring your own. We also build you a practice site inside the platform with booking, payments and video included. We are early, so we do not promise a number of patients or hours; most dietitians start with a few hours a week alongside what they already do.
When do insurance visits start?
When each payer approves your credentialing. We file, track and chase every application for you, but the payer sets the timeline, typically weeks to months. Self-pay visits work from day one.

Sources

Figures last checked 2026-09-20.

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