Physician-Owned Private Practices in the United States
53,000+ physician-owned practices. 51 jurisdictions. 28 specialties. Every listing vetted against the NPPES NPI Registry, so you can see what is actually out there before you sign your first contract.
For 15 years you had a map. Then the map ran out.
Pre-med. Med school. Match. Step 1. Step 2. Boards. Every year there was a next page, and someone always handed it to you.
Then PGY-Final hits, and the page is blank. A recruiter calls. A contract lands in your inbox with a 50-mile non-compete, an opaque productivity model, and a signing bonus you do not understand the strings on. Nobody is telling you what other practices exist in your specialty, what the contract really says, or which lawyer to call. The senior people in your program signed without reading because they had no guide either.
The Practice Directory is the first page of the map. Before you compare salary numbers, see how many physician-owned groups actually exist in your specialty and state. Then negotiate from leverage instead of from gratitude.
A physician who can see that there are 40 physician-owned cardiology groups within 50 miles walks into a contract negotiation with completely different leverage than one who assumes the hospital is the only option. Non-compete radius, buy-in terms, tail coverage, all of it becomes more negotiable once you actually know what is around you.
Ready to read the contract itself? The Real Contract course walks you through every clause that matters.
Pick the state you are training in, signing in, or moving to. You will see every specialty with physician-owned practices in that jurisdiction.
Three checks. If a practice fails any one of them, it does not appear in this directory.
Every practice must have an active NPI in the NPPES database maintained by CMS. This confirms it is a registered medical entity in the United States.
Cross-referenced against state medical board records to confirm physician ownership. Hospital-employed groups, corporate medical organizations, and private equity-backed practices are excluded.
Each listed practice must have a live, independently operated website. This gives you a real point of contact and confirms the group is actively operating.
Once you have the map, here is what to do with it.
The Directory is step one. The course teaches you what the contract actually says. The lawyer makes sure you sign the right one.
See what is around you
Browse 53,000+ physician-owned practices across your state and specialty. You are already here.
Browse the Directory →Read your contract
The Real Contract walks you through every clause that matters: non-compete, productivity model, tail coverage, partnership track.
The Real Contract →Hire the right lawyer
A vetted directory of physician-contract attorneys, organized by state, so the person on your side is one who actually does this work.
Find a Lawyer →You are about to make the biggest business decision of your career.
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"You are not behind. You were never given the next page." Daniel Aragón, MD, MBA
What is the Private Practice Directory?
A vetted, NPPES-verified directory of physician-owned private practices across 51 US jurisdictions and 28 medical specialties. Every listing is independently operated. Hospital-employed, government, corporate, and academic positions are excluded by design.
How are practices verified?
Every practice is cross-referenced against the NPPES NPI Registry (the federal database maintained by CMS), state medical board records, and the practice's own website. Only practices with an active NPI record and an independently operated website are included.
What specialties are covered?
28 specialties: Allergy Immunology, Anesthesiology, Cardiology, Dermatology, Emergency Medicine, Endocrinology, ENT, Family Medicine, Gastroenterology, General Surgery, Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine, Nephrology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, OBGYN, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedic Surgery, Pediatrics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMR), Plastic Surgery, Psychiatry, Pulmonology, Radiology, Rheumatology, Urology, and Vascular Surgery.
Why does this matter before I sign a contract?
Most PGY-Final-Year physicians sign their first contract without knowing what else exists. A physician who can see that there are 40 independent groups in their specialty within 50 miles negotiates with completely different leverage than one who assumes the hospital is the only option. Non-compete radius, buy-in terms, and tail coverage all become more negotiable once you actually know what is around you.
What does NPPES Verified mean?
NPPES stands for the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System, a federal database maintained by CMS. Every practice in this directory has an active NPI (National Provider Identifier) record in NPPES, which confirms it is a registered medical practice in the United States with an identifiable tax ID and business address.
How often is the directory updated?
The directory was fully verified in May 2026. Listings are cross-referenced against the NPPES NPI Registry, state medical board databases, and individual practice websites. Periodic re-sweeps capture new practices, flag ownership changes, and remove closed practices.
Are [na] states included?
Some states have no physician-owned practices in a given specialty, typically the smallest-population states for rare specialties. These are listed as [na] (not applicable) rather than left empty, so the absence of listings is explicit and documented rather than ambiguous.
About this directory: The Practice Directory is maintained by Daniel Aragón, MD, MBA, a physician who just walked this path. Data is sourced from the NPPES NPI Registry, state medical board databases, and individual practice websites. This directory is not affiliated with CMS, NPPES, or any state medical board. For corrections, reach out via danielaragon.me.
Built by Daniel Aragón, MD, MBA, a physician who just walked this path.