Ophthalmology Private Practices in Delaware (17 Verified Groups) | Daniel Aragón
There are 17 physician-owned ophthalmology practices in Delaware, vetted against the NPPES NPI Registry. Hospital-employed, government, and academic positions are excluded.
Before you sign, see what else exists.
Physician-Owned Ophthalmology Groups in Delaware
Before you accept a hospital offer in Delaware, see how many physician-owned ophthalmology groups already exist. The answer is 19, and it changes everything you can ask for in negotiation.
Every year of training came with a script. Apply, interview, rotate, take the exam, advance. The next thing to do was never in question.
Once you can name three independent ophthalmology groups in your target city, every clause in your hospital contract becomes negotiable in a way it was not five minutes ago. The same non-compete, the same productivity formula, the same partnership track suddenly have something to be measured against. The Real Contract course walks you through every clause that matters.
NOT INCLUDED IN THIS DIRECTORY
Hospital-employed, government-operated, and academic positions are excluded. These are not independent private practices:
Hospital systems
ChristianaCare Ophthalmology
Bayhealth Ophthalmology
Beebe Healthcare Ophthalmology
Saint Francis
TidalHealth Nanticoke Ophthalmology
Nemours Children's Health pediatric ophthalmology
Federal facilities
VA Wilmington Ophthalmology
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All 17 physician-owned ophthalmology practices in Delaware, by city
17practices listed
4cities in DE
0PE or corporate flagged
15with a website
17 practices listed
Eye Specialists of Delaware Suite 320
Dover, DE
NPPES Verified
Ophthalmologist
Eye Specialists of Delaware is focused on the care and treatment of our patients. Our mission is to improves the lives of our patients, by providing the highest quality medical and surgical eye care to all. Our surgeons, Dr. David Creech and Dr. Michael Munro specialize in advanced cataract surgery, macular generation, dry eye therapy, refractive vision correction and progressive glaucoma treatments. There are three locations throughout Delaware for your convenience Eden Hill Medical Center in
Eye Specialists of Delaware is focused on the care and treatment of our patients. Our mission is to improves the lives of our patients, by providing the highest quality medical and surgical eye care to all. Our surgeons, Dr. David Creech and Dr. Michael Munro specialize in advanced cataract surgery, macular generation, dry eye therapy, refractive vision correction and progressive glaucoma treatments. There are three locations throughout Delaware for your convenience Eden Hill Medical Center in
Offering ophthalmology services in Milford, Delaware, Karen Rudo MD operates outside of hospital employment. Services extend to eye care and vision health. Reach the office through their website or direct phone line for career-related questions.
Dr. Carl Park maintains a private ophthalmology practice in Newark, Delaware, where clinical decisions remain physician-led. Beyond ophthalmology, the office offers eye care and vision health. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
Eye Care of Delaware delivers ophthalmology medical services in Newark, Delaware under private ownership. Services extend to eye care and vision health. Reach the office through their website or direct phone line for career-related questions.
Offering ophthalmology services in Newark, Delaware, Jeffrey R. Boyd, M.D. operates outside of hospital employment. The practice also provides eye care and vision health. Visit the practice website or call to discuss potential openings.
Offering ophthalmology services in Newark, Delaware, Newman Sund, MD operates outside of hospital employment. The practice also provides eye care and vision health. Visit the practice website or call to discuss potential openings.
Carolyn Glazer-Hockstein, M.D. delivers ophthalmology medical services in Wilmington, Delaware under private ownership. The practice also provides eye care and vision health. Visit the practice website or call to discuss potential openings.
Based in Wilmington, Delaware, Dr. Jonathan H. Salvin, MD runs an independently owned ophthalmology practice focused on direct physician-patient relationships. Services extend to eye care and vision health. Reach out by phone for information about joining this practice.
Practicing ophthalmology in Wilmington, Delaware, Dr. Omesh P. Gupta offers care through an owner-operated medical office. The practice also provides eye care and vision health. Visit the practice website or call to discuss potential openings.
Robert M. Carroll, MD is a board-certified, fellowship-trained retina specialist. He focuses on the evaluation and treatment of patients with medical retinal disease such as diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, retinal vascular occlusion, and posterior uveitis. He also performs retinal surgery to treat retinal detachment, macular holes and puckers, complications from diabetes, and secondary intraocular lenses.
Harry Lebowitz MD operates a physician-owned ophthalmology practice in Wilmington, Delaware, offering personalized patient care in a private setting. Additional capabilities include eye care and vision health and surgical procedures. Physicians exploring opportunities can reach out through the practice website or by phone.
Neil Vadhar, MD provides ophthalmology services from a privately held practice in Wilmington, Delaware. Additional capabilities include eye care and vision health. Physicians exploring opportunities can reach out through the practice website or by phone.
Based in Wilmington, Delaware, Nemours Senior Care provides ophthalmology services through a private practice model. Services extend to eye care and vision health. Reach the office through their website or direct phone line for career-related questions.
Olurin Pecos T MD operates a physician-owned ophthalmology practice in Wilmington, Delaware, offering personalized patient care in a private setting. Additional capabilities include eye care and vision health and internal medicine. Physicians exploring opportunities can reach out through the practice website or by phone.
Practicing ophthalmology in Wilmington, Delaware, Scott J. Fudemberg offers care through an owner-operated medical office. The practice also provides eye care and vision health. Visit the practice website or call to discuss potential openings.
Vincent Michael B MD brings ophthalmology expertise to patients in Wilmington, Delaware through a physician-owned practice. Beyond ophthalmology, the office offers eye care and vision health. Contact by phone to discuss potential employment or buy-in opportunities.
About this directory and the Delaware ophthalmology market
Step 1. Step 2. Match. Boards. Then what?
Then PGY-Final arrives. Suddenly there is no syllabus, no advisor telling you which clause to push back on, no upperclassman who has done this before. There is only a contract and a clock.
The senior residents signed their first contracts without reading every clause. Not because they did not care, but because nobody had handed them a map of what else existed. So they took the first offer. This directory exists so you do not have to.
What other resources point to in Delaware
There are 19 physician-owned ophthalmology practices in Delaware, spread across 4 cities. I pulled every one of them from the NPPES NPI Registry, which is the federal database that CMS maintains for active providers. Then I filtered out anything that isn't independently operated. Hospital-employed positions, academic faculty roles, locum agencies, government clinics, they're all excluded. What's left is a clean list of practices where physicians hold actual ownership and make their own clinical decisions.
Most physicians looking for ophthalmology opportunities in Delaware start with a recruiter or a job board. Both of those sources mix hospital-employed roles with genuine private practice opportunities, and they rarely disclose ownership structure upfront. This page does one thing differently: it filters for physician ownership using the federal NPPES registry. That's it. The result is 17 practices you can contact directly, without a middleman deciding what you're allowed to see.
The Delaware ophthalmology market in detail
Delaware's physician-owned ophthalmology directory lists 17 practice locations across 4 cities.
None of the ophthalmology practices listed in Delaware carry a PE-Backed or Corporate-Acquired flag. All listings in this directory are physician-owned independent practices verified through NPPES.
Practices are located in Dover, Milford, Newark, and Wilmington.
The PGY-Final-Year Path
Stop being recruited. Start choosing.
Three steps. Skip any one of them and you are back to signing the first thing handed to you.
1
See what is around you
You are already here. 17 physician-owned ophthalmology groups in Delaware, vetted against NPPES.
2
Read your contract
The Real Contract walks you through every clause that matters: non-compete, productivity, tail coverage, partnership track.
3
Hire the right lawyer
A vetted directory of physician-contract attorneys in Delaware. The person on your side should be one who actually does this work.
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Frequently asked questions about ophthalmology in Delaware
How many Ophthalmology private practices are in Delaware?
There are 17 physician-owned ophthalmology private practices in Delaware, verified against the NPPES NPI Registry. All are independently operated. Hospital-employed, government, corporate, and academic positions are excluded.
What does physician-owned mean?
A physician-owned practice is one where licensed physicians hold controlling ownership of the business entity. This is distinct from hospital employment, corporate medical groups, or private equity-backed practices where non-physician entities control the business.
What does the Corporate-Acquired or MSO-Affiliated flag mean?
The Corporate-Acquired flag means the practice was historically physician-owned but has since been acquired by a corporate entity such as Optum. The MSO-Affiliated flag means the practice uses a Management Services Organization for billing and administration while physicians retain practice-level ownership.
ASC Ownership for Ophthalmologists in Delaware
Delaware has 5 physician-owned ophthalmology practices in this directory, including Eye Physicians & Surgeons of Delaware, P.A. - Wilmington (Wilmington), Eye Physicians & Surgeons of Delaware, P.A. - Newark (Newark), and Eye Physicians & Surgeons of Delaware, P.A. - Dover (Dover...
What is an NPPES-verified practice?
NPPES is the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System, a federal database maintained by CMS. Every practice in this directory has an active NPI record in NPPES, confirming it is a registered U.S. medical practice.
How much additional income does ASC ownership generate for ophthalmologists in Delaware?
An ophthalmologist performing cataract surgery at a physician-owned ASC in Delaware captures the facility fee (roughly $1,000-$2,500 per case under commercial insurance) in addition to the professional fee. A surgeon doing 300 cataract cases per year at a group-owned ASC with a 30% ownership share could receive $100,000-$200,000+ in additional annual ASC distributions, depending on the payer mix and overhead. Request 3 years of ASC financials before committing to any buy-in.
How Physician-Owned Practices Compare
Physician-Owned
Hospital-Employed
Corporate / PE-Backed
Who controls the practice
Physicians
Health system
Non-physician entity
Non-compete scope
Narrower, negotiable
Broad
Very broad
Partnership / buy-in path
Common
Rare
Rare
Call schedule flexibility
Higher
Variable
Lower
Productivity bonus upside
High
Moderate
Moderate
Included in this directory
Yes
No
Flagged
Key Terms in Physician Contracts
Non-Compete Clause
A contract provision that restricts a physician from practicing within a defined geographic area and time period after leaving an employer. Enforceability varies significantly by state. Some states cap the radius or duration; others allow broad enforcement. Courts in some states narrow overly broad clauses rather than voiding them entirely.
Tail Insurance (Extended Reporting Endorsement)
A malpractice coverage add-on that pays for claims filed after a claims-made policy ends, for incidents that occurred while the policy was active. Tail premiums typically run 1.5 to 2 times the annual malpractice premium and are paid as a one-time lump sum at departure. Occurrence-based policies do not require a tail.
RVU (Relative Value Unit)
A standardized measure of physician productivity used by Medicare and most commercial payers to determine reimbursement. Each CPT code carries a work RVU, practice expense RVU, and malpractice RVU. Many physician contracts tie compensation to RVU production thresholds, with bonuses above a defined baseline.
Compensation Formula
The contractual method used to calculate physician pay. Common models include guaranteed salary, eat-what-you-kill (collections-based), salary plus production bonus (RVU or collections above a threshold), and equal-share partnership distributions. The formula directly affects income stability, upside potential, and alignment with practice goals.
Partnership Buy-In
The purchase of an ownership stake in a physician practice entity, typically offered after an associate track of 2 to 5 years. The buy-in price is calculated using business valuation, a multiple of earnings, or a formula tied to practice receivables. True equity buy-ins include voting rights and profit distributions.
Cataract Surgery Facility Fee
The charge billed by the ambulatory surgery center for the facility resources used during cataract surgery (OR time, nursing, equipment, supplies). Separate from the surgeon's professional fee. Under Medicare, the ASC facility fee for cataract surgery is approximately $900-$1,100; commercial rates are typically higher.
Premium IOL
A premium intraocular lens (toric, multifocal, extended depth of focus) implanted during cataract surgery to correct astigmatism or presbyopia. Medicare and most insurers cover only the standard monofocal lens; patients pay an out-of-pocket upgrade fee for premium IOLs. This cash-pay component adds significant revenue in ophthalmology private practice.
This directory is maintained by Daniel Aragón, MD, MBA, a physician who just walked this path.
All listings are pulled from the NPPES NPI Registry (CMS.gov),
the federal database of all U.S. medical providers. Hospital-employed, corporate, and government-operated positions are excluded.
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