Vascular Surgery Private Practices in Maine (16 Verified Groups) | Daniel Aragón
There are 16 physician-owned vascular surgery practices in Maine, vetted against the NPPES NPI Registry. Hospital-employed, government, and academic positions are excluded.
Independent practice. All of it.
Physician-Owned Vascular Surgery Practices in Maine
24 physician-owned vascular surgery practices in Maine. Every listing vetted against the NPPES NPI Registry. See what is actually out there before you sign your first contract.
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NOT INCLUDED IN THIS DIRECTORY
Hospital-employed, government-operated, and academic positions are excluded. These are not independent private practices:
Hospital systems
Northern Light Vascular Center Bangor
Central Maine Medical Center Lewiston
MaineGeneral Medical Center Augusta
York Hospital and Mount Desert Island Hospital
Northern Light Mercy Hospital Portland
Wabanaki Confederacy tribal-health programs
Academic programs
MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Federal facilities
Togus VA Medical Center vascular-surgery-overlap general-surgery
VA Maine Healthcare System
VA Medical Center near Augusta
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All 16 physician-owned vascular surgery practices in Maine, by city
16practices listed
9cities in ME
0PE or corporate flagged
9with a website
16 practices listed
Richard E. Morand, MD
Augusta, ME
NPPES Verified
Health ConsultantVascular Surgeon
Based in Augusta, Maine, Richard E. Morand, MD runs an independently owned vascular surgery practice focused on direct physician-patient relationships. The practice also provides vascular and circulatory surgery. Physicians interested in this practice can inquire by phone.
A solo vascular surgery practitioner in Biddeford, Maine, Michael Southworth provides care under an independent practice model. The practice also provides vascular and circulatory surgery. Physicians interested in this practice can inquire by phone.
Central Maine Cardiovascular Surgery provides outpatient vascular surgery care from its office in Lewiston, Maine. Additional capabilities include outpatient medical care, heart and cardiovascular care, and vascular and circulatory surgery. Physicians exploring opportunities can reach out through the practice website or by phone.
Located in Lewiston, Maine, Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute offers vascular surgery care outside of hospital system employment. Additional capabilities include heart and cardiovascular care and vascular and circulatory surgery. Physicians exploring opportunities can reach out through the practice website or by phone.
Edward A McGillicuddy, M.D. brings vascular surgery expertise to patients in Lewiston, Maine through a physician-owned practice. Beyond vascular surgery, the office offers vascular and circulatory surgery. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
A solo vascular surgery practitioner in Lewiston, Maine, Michael A. Ricci provides care under an independent practice model. Services extend to surgical procedures and vascular and circulatory surgery. Reach out by phone for information about joining this practice.
Christopher T. Healey maintains a private vascular surgery practice in Portland, Maine, where clinical decisions remain physician-led. Additional capabilities include vascular and circulatory surgery. Call the practice directly to ask about current physician openings or partnership opportunities.
Based in Portland, Maine, Jens Eldrup-Jorgensen, M.D. provides vascular surgery services through a private practice model. Services extend to surgical procedures and vascular and circulatory surgery. Reach out by phone for information about joining this practice.
Nathan Aranson, M.D. provides vascular surgery services from a privately held practice in Scarborough, Maine. Additional capabilities include vascular and circulatory surgery and surgical procedures. Physicians exploring opportunities can reach out through the practice website or by phone.
Based in Scarborough, Maine, Paul H.S. Bloch, M.D. provides vascular surgery services through a private practice model. The practice also provides surgical procedures and vascular and circulatory surgery. Physicians interested in this practice can inquire by phone.
Offering vascular surgery services in Scarborough, Maine, Robert E. Hawkins, M.D. operates outside of hospital employment. Services extend to surgical procedures and vascular and circulatory surgery. Reach out by phone for information about joining this practice.
Offering vascular surgery services in South Portland, Maine, Christopher T. Healey, MD operates outside of hospital employment. Services extend to vascular and circulatory surgery. Reach the office through their website or direct phone line for career-related questions.
400 Southborough Dr Suite 400-102, South Portland, ME 04106
Patients in South Portland, Maine can receive vascular surgery care at The Vascular Care Group - Portland, a private medical practice. Beyond vascular surgery, the office offers vascular and circulatory surgery. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
400 Southborough Dr Suite 400-102, South Portland, ME 04106
Edward A McGillicuddy, M.D. brings vascular surgery expertise to patients in Topsham, Maine through a physician-owned practice. Additional capabilities include vascular and circulatory surgery. Physicians exploring opportunities can reach out through the practice website or by phone.
Patients in York, Maine can receive vascular surgery care at The Vascular Care Group - York, a private medical practice. Beyond vascular surgery, the office offers vascular and circulatory surgery. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
About this directory and the Maine vascular surgery market
Every other milestone came with a checklist. This one did not.
Then training ends and the page goes blank. The first contract lands in your inbox with terms you have never seen, written by people who do this for a living against someone who has done it exactly never.
The map of independent vascular surgery in Maine was never compiled. So we compiled it. 24 practices, all physician-owned, all in one place. Now you can see what is around you before you sign into one corner of it.
What other resources point to in Maine
Here's what this page is: 24 vascular surgery practices in Maine that are physician-owned. Not hospital jobs. Not corporate medical groups. Not locum postings. Every listing was pulled from the federal NPPES database and verified for active NPI status. I've supplemented each one with contact info, websites, and Google Maps links from DataForSEO. The practices span 9 cities across the state.
What makes this useful is specificity. Instead of scrolling through a job board where hospital positions, locum postings, and real private practice opportunities all look the same, you get a focused list of physician-owned vascular surgery practices in Maine. Every one has been verified through the federal NPI registry. Contact information and websites are included so you can start your research without a recruiter standing between you and the practice.
The Maine vascular surgery market in detail
Maine's physician-owned vascular surgery directory lists 16 practice locations across 8 cities. The largest group is Edward A McGillicuddy, M.D. (2 locations).
None of the vascular 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 span 8 cities including Augusta, Biddeford, Lewiston, and Pittsfield.
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Frequently asked questions about vascular surgery in Maine
How many Vascular Surgery private practices are in Maine?
There are 16 physician-owned vascular surgery private practices in Maine, 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.
Vascular Lab Ownership for Private Practice Surgeons in Maine
Maine doesn't have physician-owned independent vascular surgery practices in this directory. Most vascular surgery positions are hospital-employed or part of larger health systems.
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 does vascular lab ownership affect income for surgeons in private vascular practice in Maine?
When a vascular surgery practice owns its vascular ultrasound equipment and employs its own vascular technologist, the practice bills and collects the technical component of duplex ultrasound studies (carotid, lower extremity arterial/venous, ABI, AAA) separately from the physician's interpretation. The technical component is typically 2-3x the interpretation fee. For a surgeon generating 10 studies per week, that adds substantial annual revenue over and above professional fee income. IAC accreditation (InterSocietal Accreditation Commission) is required by most payers for technical component billing of vascular ultrasound.
How Physician-Owned Practices Compare
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Key Terms in Physician Contracts
PLLC (Professional Limited Liability Company)
A hybrid entity combining LLC flexibility with professional licensing requirements. PLLCs are common for physician-owned practices in states that permit them. They offer pass-through taxation and personal liability protection for non-malpractice claims.
MSO (Management Services Organization)
A non-physician entity that provides administrative infrastructure (billing, coding, EHR support, payer contracting) to physician-owned practices. MSO arrangements let physicians retain clinical and practice ownership while outsourcing back-office operations. Private equity commonly uses MSO structures to influence practice operations without technically owning the medical entity.
NPI (National Provider Identifier)
A unique 10-digit number assigned to every U.S. healthcare provider and organization by CMS. Individual physicians receive a Type 1 NPI; practice entities receive a Type 2 NPI. The NPI is used across all payers for billing and credentialing.
Restrictive Covenant
Any contractual clause that limits a physician's professional activities after leaving an employer. Non-compete clauses are the most common restrictive covenant, but the category also includes non-solicitation clauses (prohibiting contact with former patients or staff) and non-disparagement clauses.
Fair Market Value
The price at which a willing buyer and willing seller would agree to transact, with both parties having reasonable knowledge of the relevant facts. Physician compensation must meet fair market value to comply with federal anti-kickback and Stark Law requirements. Independent valuations are used for buy-in pricing, compensation benchmarking, and practice sales.
Vascular Ultrasound Technical Component
The portion of a duplex ultrasound billing code attributed to the equipment, technologist time, and overhead required to perform the scan. Billable separately from the physician's interpretation (professional component). When the physician practice owns the equipment and employs the technologist, the technical component revenue accrues to the practice.
Accreditation program for vascular testing laboratories that verifies staff credentials, equipment standards, and quality control. Most commercial payers and Medicare require IAC accreditation for full technical component reimbursement of vascular duplex ultrasound studies. Accreditation review typically takes 6-12 months.
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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