There are 13 physician-owned neurological surgery practices in Maine, vetted against the NPPES NPI Registry. Hospital-employed, government, and academic positions are excluded.
23 neurological surgery groups in Maine that physicians still own. No hospital systems, no private equity, no academic posts. Just the map nobody else built.
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Hospital-employed, government-operated, and academic positions are excluded. These are not independent private practices:
Hospital systems
Bangor, ME
Located in Bangor, Maine, Joanna Swartzbaugh, MD delivers neurological surgery care through an independently managed medical practice. Reach the office through their website or direct phone line for career-related questions.
360 Broadway suite 102, Bangor, ME 04401
Bangor, ME
Michael A. Cohen, MD provides neurological surgery services from a privately held practice in Bangor, Maine. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
417 State St, Bangor, ME 04401
Bangor, ME
Northern Light Neurosurgery and Spine provides outpatient neurological surgery care from its office in Bangor, Maine. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
Webber Medical Building, East, 417 State St suite 221, Bangor, ME 04401
Bridgton, ME
Bridgton General Surgery delivers neurological surgery medical services in Bridgton, Maine under private ownership. Reach the office through their website or direct phone line for career-related questions.
25 Hospital Dr, Bridgton, ME 04009
Lewiston, ME
Central Maine Neurosurgery operates a neurological surgery medical office in Lewiston, Maine, outside of hospital employment. Call the practice directly to ask about current physician openings or partnership opportunities.
12 High St Suite 401, Lewiston, ME 04240
Lewiston, ME
Daniel Lacerte, MD brings neurological surgery expertise to patients in Lewiston, Maine through a physician-owned practice. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
12 High St Suite 401, Lewiston, ME 04240
Lewiston, ME
Tarek A. Radwan, M.D. provides neurological surgery services from a privately held practice in Lewiston, Maine. Beyond neurological surgery, the office offers brain and nervous system care. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
12 High St Suite 401, Lewiston, ME 04240
Pittsfield, ME
In Pittsfield, Maine, Northern Light Neurosurgery and Spine offers neurological surgery care as part of the region's private practice scene. Reach the office through their website or direct phone line for career-related questions.
447 N Main St, Pittsfield, ME 04967
Portland, ME
A solo neurological surgery practitioner in Portland, Maine, Dr. Nicolas Arredondo MD provides care under an independent practice model. Reach the office through their website or direct phone line for career-related questions.
195 Fore River Pkwy Suite #440, Portland, ME 04102
Portland, ME
Based in Portland, Maine, John Wahlig runs an independently owned neurological surgery practice focused on direct physician-patient relationships. Reach the office through their website or direct phone line for career-related questions.
195 Fore River Pkwy Suite #440, Portland, ME 04102
Portland, ME
Based in Portland, Maine, Northern Light Mercy Spine Surgery provides neurological surgery services through a private practice model. Reach the office through their website or direct phone line for career-related questions.
195 Fore River Pkwy Suite #440, Portland, ME 04102
Scarborough, ME
James Wilson, MD, internal medicine physician, is proud to provide primary care services to the Fort Walton Beach community.
92 Campus Dr Suite A, Scarborough, ME 04074
Scarborough, ME
Based in Scarborough, Maine, Joseph Alexander, M.D. runs an independently owned neurological surgery practice focused on direct physician-patient relationships. Reach out by phone for information about joining this practice.
92 Campus Dr Suite A, Scarborough, ME 04074
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.
What this directory does is hand you the page you were missing. Every physician-owned neurological surgery group in Maine, in one place, so the first contract you sign is not the only contract you ever saw.
There are 23 neurological surgery practices in Maine on this page, and every single one is physician-owned. I built the list from the NPPES NPI Registry, then layered on business data from DataForSEO for practice websites, phone numbers, and descriptions. Hospital-system practices, government clinics, academic positions, and corporate-acquired groups didn't make the cut. The listings cover 6 cities across Maine.
The reason this matters is that job boards don't distinguish between an independent neurological surgery practice and a corporate medical group. They list them side by side, identical formatting, identical apply buttons. But the compensation model, the call schedule, the equity path, and the long-term upside are completely different depending on who owns the practice. This page separates the two. You can work through the list, contact practices directly, and skip the recruiter entirely.
Maine's physician-owned neurological surgery directory lists 13 practice locations across 5 cities. The largest group is Northern Light Neurosurgery and Spine (2 locations).
None of the neurological surgery practices listed in Maine 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 Bangor, Bridgton, Lewiston, Portland, and Scarborough.
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Daniel Aragón, MD, MBAThere are 13 physician-owned neurological surgery private practices in Maine, verified against the NPPES NPI Registry. All are independently operated. Hospital-employed, government, corporate, and academic positions are excluded.
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.
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.
Maine doesn't have physician-owned independent neurological surgery practices in this directory. Most neurological surgery positions are hospital-employed or part of larger health systems.
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.
Yes, in markets with sufficient case volume and favorable payer mix. Neurosurgery private practice requires a group of sufficient size to share call and operating costs, direct commercial payer contracts above Medicare rates, and ideally ASC or spine surgery center ownership to capture facility fees. Malpractice premiums in neurosurgery are among the highest in medicine ($100,000-$300,000+ annually), confirm whether the practice covers this cost or whether it is deducted from physician compensation before evaluating the net income.
| 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 |
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. Last updated: .
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