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Largest sports medicine physician group practices

The changing healthcare landscape is leading more physicians to join physician groups, which allows them to centralize their purchases and offer high-quality care to their patients with the support of a network of experts. For those selling into the healthcare market, targeting a physician group provides a way to reach multiple physicians at once.

However, despite the appeal offered by targeting physician groups, the size and variety of the U.S. physician group market can be overwhelming at first glance. For anyone looking to sell into this market, a sensible first step to narrow down prospects is to refine the market by specialty type and size.

Below is a list of the largest sports medicine physician group practices compiled using PhysicianGroupView and the Atlas Dataset.

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

The Definitive Healthcare database shows that there are 46 active sports medicine physician group practices in the U.S. It’s common for physician groups to operate multiple locations in order to remain competitive, so this number is likely lower than the number of sports medicine practices.

Why target sports medicine physician groups?

Sports medicine specialists prevent, diagnose, treat, and rehabilitate injuries related to sports and physical activity. Their goal is to optimize an athlete’s performance while minimizing their risk of injury and, if injury occurs, helping them return to their prior athletic capability.

In order to accomplish these tasks, sports medicine specialists require the proper technology, equipment, and training to evaluate, diagnose, and treat their patients; if your company has an offering that can help them in this endeavor, they may be a wise target for your marketing. Furthermore, because physician groups centralize their purchasing decisions, targeting physician groups can lead to bulk sales and long-term partnerships without having to market to each physician individually.

Largest sports medicine physician group practices by number of physicians

RankSports medicine physician groupStateDefinitive ID# of physiciansExplore dataset
1Covenant Health WestTN9485588Explore
2Advanced Sports & OrthopedicsUT10418207Explore
3VCOM Sports & Osteopathic MedicineVA10446357Explore
4Bluetail Medical GroupMO6131595Explore
5Flexogenix IncNC7587284Explore
6West Coast Musculoskeletal Institute (AKA WCMI Orthopedics)FL5942984Explore
7RestorePDXOR5913163Explore
8Lakelands Orthopaedic Clinic PASC7158213Explore
9Surfside Non - Surgical OrthopedicsFL8353303Explore
10Montgomery Sports Medicine Center (AKA Eran Kessous MD PC)MD6157793Explore

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

What is the largest sports medicine physician group in the U.S.?

Covenant Health West is the largest sports medicine physician group in the country based on the number of physicians, with eight physicians.

Advanced Sports & Orthopedics and VCOM Sports & Osteopathic Medicine both have the second-highest number of physicians, with both having seven physicians in their networks.

Finally, Bluetail Medical Group is the third-largest sports medicine physician group, with five physicians that use the latest nonsurgical regenerative therapies and rehabilitation treatment options.

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