Certain embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for mobile, location-based access to healthcare provider information. A mobile healthcare information system includes a healthcare provider module transmitting healthcare provider information within a certain range of the healthcare provider module, the provider information identifying a type and a location of a healthcare provider. The system also includes a user module providing access to available healthcare provider information within a certain range of a location of the user module. The user module receives the healthcare provider information for query and output to a user. The user module is a portable module providing location-based healthcare provider information to the user.