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Largest ophthalmology physician group practices

When planning your marketing efforts for a product, software, or service, physician groups can be appealing targets. Physician groups often combine multiple physicians under one specialty into a single network that centralizes purchasing decisions, making them attractive for bulk sales and long-term partnerships.

However, broad targeting of physician groups isn’t sufficient. A precise, strategic approach is key to maximizing efficiency and sales impact. Focusing on physician groups most likely to benefit from your offerings is critical to avoid wasted time and resources.

For those looking to narrow down their target list, physician group size and specialty are two useful metrics to leverage. For instance, if one physician in an ophthalmology physician group can benefit from your offerings, it is likely others within the group will, too. Thus, the larger the ophthalmology physician group, the greater the potential reach and value of your offerings.

How many ophthalmology physician group practices are there in the U.S.?

Our database has identified 3,733 active ophthalmology physician group practices in the U.S. However, it’s common for physician groups to have several different locations—this allows them to access more patients and remain competitive. Knowing this, the number of physician group practices does not reflect the number of ophthalmology practices in the United States.

Why target ophthalmology physician groups?

When you target a private practice doctor versus a hospital or health system, it can be easier for you to reach their executives and decision-makers. However, the medical landscape is shifting, and many physicians are joining physician groups to take advantage of the group benefits. Knowing this, physician groups should be a key target for your marketing efforts.

As for ophthalmology physician groups, they specialize in treating eye diseases. To perform the necessary surgeries and services, ophthalmologists require the proper equipment, technology, and staff training. For them to improve their patients’ health outcomes and quality of life, they must have all three of these needs met.

Largest ophthalmology physician group practices by number of physicians

Rank Ophthalmology physician group State Definitive ID # of physicians Explore dataset 
Seoul Medical Group CA 551964 811 Explore
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Associates LLC MA 664563 271 Explore
MEDRVA Healthcare (FKA Medarva Healthcare) VA 702295 188 Explore
Commonwealth Radiology Associates MA 1063048 130 Explore
Cincinnati Eye Institute OH 552699 118 Explore
OCLI Vision (AKA Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island) NY 730470 116 Explore
Charlotte Eye Ear Nose & Throat Associates PA NC 957597 86 Explore
NJ Retina NJ 638735 83 Explore
Laser & Surgery Center of the Palm Beaches FL 1059787 78 Explore
10 Nvision Eye Centers CA 635411 77 Explore
11 WNY Medical NY 752656 68 Explore
12 The Retina Group of Washington MD 551741 60 Explore
13 Acuity Eye Group (FKA Retina Institute) CA 667560 59 Explore
14 Valley Ambulatory Surgery Center IL 591853 57 Explore
15 SightMD NY 956711 57 Explore
16 Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston MA 552955 53 Explore
17 Florida Pediatric Associates LLC FL 772026 52 Explore
18 Houston Eye Associates TX 956301 49 Explore
19 Chesapeake Eye Care and Laser Center MD 634855 48 Explore
20 ReFocus Eye Health (FKA Eye Center of Southern Connecticut PC) CT 702830 47 Explore

Fig. 1. Data is from the Definitive Healthcare PhysicianGroupView product. The number of practices represents only those listed as “active” in our database as of August 2024. Data accessed August 2024.

What is the largest ophthalmology physician group in the U.S.?

Seoul Medical Group is the largest ophthalmology physician group in the country based on number of physicians, with 811 physicians.

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Associates LLC has the second-largest number of physicians, with 271 physicians.

Finally, MEDRVA Healthcare has the third largest number of physicians, with 188 physicians.

The more physicians that an ophthalmology group has, the more patients that they can serve. By targeting large physician groups, you position your product, technology, or service to make a larger impact within the healthcare system.

Tips for targeting ophthalmology physician groups

To see the greatest success with your sales and marketing efforts, it’s crucial that you focus on  the unique needs of each ophthalmology physician group. By analyzing the physician group’s data, such as claims, Medicare charges, and tech install information, you can gain essential insights that will help you frame your outreach.

Take the time to personalize the advantages of working with you to the challenges they have—find which challenge is most pressing for the physician group, such as improving patient outcomes, optimizing operations, or enhancing diagnostic capabilities, and emphasize how your product or service can help in this regard.

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