Say your LO had an ear infection, and they were put on meds, would your doctor ask that you come back for a follow up?

Typically he will just say if she gets worse or isn't seeming to get better, or we have any concerns, to bring her back...but it's not really required if we don't have concerns. If it's an ongoing issue, or something that needs time to be checked again then we have follow ups. We took LO to urgent care last week and they said to follow up with her primary doctor in a week, but she is perfectly fine so it seems silly. Not sure if it's just what they tell everyone...but I'll probably just take her anyway, since they told me too it just really adds up!