Medical Exit GroupMedical Practice M&A Guides
Plain-English guides on how medical practices are valued, sold and bought: valuation by specialty, private equity and hospital buyers, deal terms like rollover equity and earnouts, and what buyers need to know about financing and due diligence.
For practice owners
Selling a medical practice
How buyers price practices in your specialty, who they are, and the deal terms you will be asked to accept.
Medical Practice Valuation Multiples 2026: Our Annual Report
Every published, free number we could verify on what medical practices sell for, how many deals happened, and what will move prices in 2027.
Read the guide PT practice valuationPhysical Therapy Practice Valuation: How PT Clinics Are Priced
What buyers actually pay for, why two clinics with the same revenue sell for very different prices, and what you can change before you sell.
Read the guide Optometry practice valuationOptometry Practice Valuation: What Your OD Practice Is Worth
Why "a percentage of collections" is only a starting point, and how two practices with the same collections can be worth very different amounts.
Read the guide Dermatology practice valuationDermatology Practice Valuation: What Your Practice Is Worth in 2026
Dermatology is one of the most actively acquired specialties. Here is how buyers set the price, and why size changes the multiple so much.
Read the guide Plastic surgery practice valuationPlastic Surgery Practice Valuation: How Buyers Price Surgical Practices
The biggest risk a buyer sees in a plastic surgery practice is the surgeon's name on the door. Here is how that shapes the price.
Read the guide Private equity and PTPrivate Equity and Physical Therapy Practices: What Owners Should Know
PT has been one of the most active specialties for private equity. Here is how those deals work, and how to tell whether one fits you.
Read the guide Private equity and dermatologyPrivate Equity in Dermatology: How Platform Deals Work
Dermatology was one of the first specialties private equity consolidated. Here is what a platform offer really contains.
Read the guide Private equity and optometryPrivate Equity and Optometry: Should You Sell to a Platform?
Most optometry practices still sell to another optometrist. Here is when a private equity platform is the better buyer, and when it is not.
Read the guide Selling to a hospitalSelling Your Medical Practice to a Hospital or Health System
Hospitals buy practices differently from private equity or another physician. The law shapes what they can pay, and employment terms matter as much as price.
Read the guide Exit and retirement planningMedical Practice Exit Strategy: Planning Your Retirement From Practice
The physicians who get the best outcome usually start two to three years early. Here is what to plan, in what order.
Read the guide Rollover equity and earnoutsRollover Equity and Earnouts: How Private Equity Pays Physicians
In a platform deal, the headline price is paid in pieces. Here is what each piece is worth, and what can go wrong.
Read the guide MSOs and CPOMMSOs and the Corporate Practice of Medicine: How Investors Buy Practices
In many states, investors cannot own a medical practice. Here is the structure they use instead, and what it means for the physicians who sell.
Read the guide Non-competes after a salePhysician Non-Competes After Selling Your Practice: 2026 State Rules
States keep restricting physician non-competes. Most still allow one when you sell your practice, but not all, and the details matter.
Read the guide Telling patients and staffHow to Tell Patients and Staff You Are Selling Your Practice
Tell people too early and you risk the deal. Too late and you break the rules or lose your team. Here is the order most sellers follow.
Read the guide Taxes on a practice saleTaxes on Selling a Medical Practice: What You Actually Keep
Two offers with the same price can leave you with very different amounts after tax. The allocation is where the money is.
Read the guide Conferences 202723 Medical and Healthcare M&A Conferences to Attend in 2027
Where practice owners, administrators and the buyers who acquire practices will be in 2027. Every date checked on the organizer's site.
Read the guideFor physicians and investors
Buying a medical practice
What a practice costs, how buy-ins and financing work, and what to check before you sign.
How Much Does It Cost to Buy a Medical Practice?
The purchase price is only part of it. Here is everything a physician buyer should budget for, and how the price itself is set.
Read the guide Buying into a practiceBuying Into a Medical Practice: How Partnership Buy-Ins Work
For many physicians, becoming a partner is the first practice purchase they ever make. Here is how the price is set and what to ask.
Read the guide Financing a practice purchaseHow Doctors Finance Buying a Medical Practice
Practice lenders look at the practice's cash flow and your own debts. Here is what they check, and how it shapes the price you can pay.
Read the guide Due diligence checklistMedical Practice Due Diligence: A Checklist for Buyers
Most post-closing surprises in medical practice deals come from billing, payer contracts and regulatory issues. Here is what to review before you sign.
Read the guide M&A trends 2026Medical Practice M&A in 2026: Who Is Buying and What They Pay
Private equity, health systems and larger groups keep buying physician practices, but 2026 has been more selective. Here is the data.
Read the guide Investing in a surgery centerInvesting in an Ambulatory Surgery Center: A Guide for Physicians
Many surgeons own part of the surgery center where they operate. Here is how those investments are structured and what federal law requires.
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