There are 20 physician-owned emergency medicine practices in West Virginia, vetted against the NPPES NPI Registry. Hospital-employed, government, and academic positions are excluded.
A vetted list of 29 emergency medicine practices in West Virginia that are still owned by the physicians who built them. Useful when the recruiter says you have no other options.
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Hospital-employed, government-operated, and academic positions are excluded. These are not independent private practices:
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Charleston, WV
Dr. Penny DiVita operates a physician-owned emergency medicine practice in Charleston, West Virginia, offering personalized patient care in a private setting. Beyond emergency medicine, the office offers children's healthcare. Contact by phone to discuss potential employment or buy-in opportunities.
830 Pennsylvania Ave #200, Charleston, WV 25302
Charleston, WV
Dr. Sebastian Francis operates a physician-owned emergency medicine practice in Charleston, West Virginia, offering personalized patient care in a private setting. Contact by phone to discuss potential employment or buy-in opportunities.
3110 MacCorkle Ave SE, Charleston, WV 25304
Charleston, WV
Randall Alan Swain maintains a private emergency medicine practice in Charleston, West Virginia, where clinical decisions remain physician-led. Beyond emergency medicine, the office offers family medicine. Contact by phone to discuss potential employment or buy-in opportunities.
3200 MacCorkle Ave SE 5th Floor, Charleston, WV 25304
Charleston, WV
A privately owned emergency medicine practice, Valley Health - Kanawha City is located in Charleston, West Virginia. Additional capabilities include children's healthcare and walk-in and urgent medical care. Physicians exploring opportunities can reach out through the practice website or by phone.
4407 MacCorkle Ave SE Ste 2, Charleston, WV 25304
Charleston, WV
West Virginia Poison Center provides emergency medicine services to patients in the Charleston, West Virginia area as an independent medical practice. Additional capabilities include walk-in and urgent medical care. Physicians exploring opportunities can reach out through the practice website or by phone.
3110 MacCorkle Ave SE, Charleston, WV 25304
Grafton, WV
Grafton Total Family Care is owned and operated by Peggy Phillips, Certified Family Nurse Practitioner. Peggy has been in the medical field and treating patients for over 20 years. We provide quality patient-centered healthcare services to all ages. The support staff are focused on providing each patient with professional care in a warm and welcoming environment. There is always a provider on-site during our convenient office hours and the waiting time is usually less than 15 minutes. The medi
333 Lincoln St Ext, Grafton, WV 26354
Huntington, WV
A solo emergency medicine practitioner in Huntington, West Virginia, Abrenica Nello S MD provides care under an independent practice model. Reach out by phone for information about joining this practice.
1340 Hal Greer Boulevard, Huntington, WV 25701
Huntington, WV
Located in Huntington, West Virginia, Christopher H. McKeand, MD delivers emergency medicine care through an independently managed medical practice. Services extend to children's healthcare. Reach the office through their website or direct phone line for career-related questions.
3075 US-60 Door D, Huntington, WV 25705
Huntington, WV
Patients seeking emergency medicine care in Huntington, West Virginia can visit Marshall Family Medicine, an independent practice. Beyond emergency medicine, the office offers family medicine and walk-in and urgent medical care. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
1600 Medical Center Dr # 1500, Huntington, WV 25701
Huntington, WV
Marshall Pediatrics - NowCare is a private emergency medicine practice located in Huntington, West Virginia. Beyond emergency medicine, the office offers walk-in and urgent medical care, children's healthcare, and same-day medical visits. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
5170 US-60, Huntington, WV 25705
Huntington, WV
Walk-In Clinic at Marshall Family Medicine provides emergency medicine services to patients in the Huntington, West Virginia area as an independent medical practice. Additional capabilities include same-day medical visits, outpatient medical care, and walk-in and urgent medical care. Call the practice directly to ask about current physician openings or partnership opportunities.
1600 Medical Center Dr, Huntington, WV 25701
Kingwood, WV
Frank Matthew Abraham maintains a private emergency medicine practice in Kingwood, West Virginia, where clinical decisions remain physician-led. Beyond emergency medicine, the office offers internal medicine. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
150 Memorial Dr, Kingwood, WV 26537
Morgantown, WV
A solo emergency medicine practitioner in Morgantown, West Virginia, Erin Setzer provides care under an independent practice model. Reach the office through their website or direct phone line for career-related questions.
1200 J D Anderson Dr, Morgantown, WV 26505
Morgantown, WV
Patients seeking emergency medicine care in Morgantown, West Virginia can visit Mon Health Emergency Room, an independent practice. Beyond emergency medicine, the office offers walk-in and urgent medical care. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
1200 J D Anderson Dr, Morgantown, WV 26505
Morgantown, WV
Patients seeking emergency medicine care in Morgantown, West Virginia can visit Mon Health Wedgewood Primary Care - Cheat Lake, an independent practice. Beyond emergency medicine, the office offers walk-in and urgent medical care. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
1300 Fort Pierpont Dr SUITE 101, Morgantown, WV 26508
Morgantown, WV
In Morgantown, West Virginia, Waterfront Urgent Care offers emergency medicine care as part of the region's private practice scene. The practice also provides walk-in and urgent medical care. Visit the practice website or call to discuss potential openings.
215 Don Knotts Blvd # 130, Morgantown, WV 26501
Oak Hill, WV
Todd Lares sees patients at a private emergency medicine office in Oak Hill, West Virginia, emphasizing physician autonomy in clinical care. Call the practice directly to ask about current physician openings or partnership opportunities.
430 Main St, Oak Hill, WV 25901
Point Pleasant, WV
Based in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, Rivers Health Urgent Care provides emergency medicine services through a private practice model. Services extend to walk-in and urgent medical care. Reach the office through their website or direct phone line for career-related questions.
2520 Valley Dr, Point Pleasant, WV 25550
Summersville, WV
Serving Summersville and surrounding West Virginia communities, Mountain State Urgent Care is a private emergency medicine medical practice. The practice also provides walk-in and urgent medical care and same-day medical visits. Physicians interested in this practice can inquire by phone.
4089 W Webster Rd Suite 3, Summersville, WV 26651
Wheeling, WV
Located in Wheeling, West Virginia, Doctors Urgent Care offers emergency medicine care as an independent practice. The practice also provides walk-in and urgent medical care. Visit the practice website or call to discuss potential openings.
24 Homestead Ave, Wheeling, WV 26003
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.
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.
There are 29 physician-owned emergency medicine practices in West Virginia, spread across 9 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.
The distinction between physician-owned and corporate-owned isn't just a label. It determines how a practice makes decisions about staffing, compensation, patient volume, and reinvestment. This directory exists because no other resource separates physician-owned emergency medicine practices in West Virginia from everything else. Every listing has an active NPI, is independently operated, and represents a real opportunity where a physician sets the clinical direction. Not an MBA. Not an investor. A doctor.
West Virginia's physician-owned emergency medicine directory lists 20 practice locations across 9 cities.
None of the emergency medicine practices listed in West Virginia carry a PE-Backed or Corporate-Acquired flag. All listings in this directory are physician-owned independent practices verified through NPPES.
Practices span 9 cities including Charleston, Grafton, Huntington, and Kingwood.
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Daniel Aragón, MD, MBAThere are 20 physician-owned emergency medicine private practices in West Virginia, 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.
West Virginia doesn't have physician-owned independent emergency medicine practices in this directory. Emergency medicine care here runs through hospital systems like Vandalia Health, and WVU School of Medicine and Marshall University Joan C.
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.
| 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: .
Built by a physician who just walked this path. Daniel Aragón, MD, MBA.
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