Medical Exit GroupSell Your Optometry Practice
Medical Exit Group is an optometry practice broker and M&A advisor for optometrist owners across the United States. We value your practice, help you choose between another OD, a regional group or a private equity platform, and sell it confidentially, from a free valuation through closing.
- We represent sellers only
- Buyers sign an NDA first
- Single offices to multi-location groups
How an optometry sale works
How do I sell my optometry practice?
To sell an optometry practice, get a confidential valuation, organize your collections, exam volume, optical sales, vision and medical insurance mix and doctor schedule, plan how your patients, staff and insurance panels will move to the new owner, market the practice to qualified buyers under NDA, compare letters of intent, then manage diligence through closing.
Value the practice
A free, confidential valuation built on your collections, exam volume, optical sales and what the practice earns after a market OD salary.
Plan the handoff
We map how your patients, staff, vision plans and medical insurance panels move to a new owner before buyers ask.
Reach the right buyers
Associate ODs, regional groups and private equity platforms sign an NDA before they learn your name.
Compare LOIs
We compare letters of intent on price, cash at closing, your role after the sale and any equity, then run diligence to closing.
What buyers look at
What do buyers look for in an optometry practice?
Optometry buyers look hardest at exam volume and patient retention, optical capture, the balance of medical eye care and routine vision, insurance mix, doctor continuity and how much of the work depends on you.
Exam volume
Steady comprehensive exams and patients who return every year are the core of what a buyer is paying for.
Optical sales
How many patients buy eyewear and contacts from you, and at what margin, has a large effect on earnings.
Medical eye care
Treating dry eye, glaucoma and other conditions under medical insurance adds steadier, higher-value visits.
Insurance mix
Vision plan reimbursement is often low, so the balance of vision plans, medical insurance and private pay matters.
Doctor continuity
Associate ODs likely to stay keep patients in place, so buyers look closely at the team.
Your role after the sale
If you see most patients yourself, buyers want a plan for staying on or handing patients to another OD.
Optometry practice valuation
How is an optometry practice valued?
Optometry practices are often talked about as a share of annual collections, but the price that holds up is based on what the practice earns after paying an optometrist a market salary. Two practices with the same collections can be worth very different amounts. Larger groups sold to private equity are priced on adjusted EBITDA. Optometry practice valuation guide →
Sold to another optometrist
Collections as a starting point, earnings as the test
What a buyer can pay depends on the cash left after a market OD salary, and on how much financing a lender will offer against the practice.
Sold to a group or platform
A multiple of adjusted EBITDA
Earnings are restated with OD pay at market rates. Several doctors, strong optical sales and medical eye care push the multiple up.
Your number depends on your practice. A free valuation looks at your collections, exams, optical sales and insurance mix, and gives you a realistic range before you talk to any buyer.
Get Your Free Optometry ValuationThe buyer pool
Who buys optometry practices?
Optometry practices are bought by associate and other optometrists, regional optometry groups, private equity-backed eye care platforms, and ophthalmology groups adding optometry.
Associate and other ODs
Optometrists ready to own a practice, often the most common buyer for a single office.
Regional groups
Established optometry groups adding offices, doctors and patients in nearby markets.
Eye care platforms
Private equity-backed networks building regional or national optometry groups, usually with a role for you after closing.
Ophthalmology groups
Eye surgery and ophthalmology practices adding optometry for primary eye care and referrals.
Private equity or another OD
Should I sell my optometry practice to private equity or another optometrist?
It depends on your size and goals: a private equity platform may pay more for a larger practice but usually asks you to stay and pays part of the price in equity, while selling to an associate or another OD is often simpler and keeps the practice independent.
- Financing shapes OD offersAnother optometrist usually buys with a practice loan, so what a lender will finance matters to the price.
- Your patients come firstWe weigh how each buyer will care for your patients and staff, not just the headline number.
- We compare every pathOffers are put side by side so you can choose with the full picture.
Questions
Selling an optometry practice: common questions
How do I sell my optometry practice?
Get a confidential valuation, organize your collections, exams, optical sales and insurance data, plan how your patients, staff and insurance panels move to the new owner, market the practice to qualified buyers under NDA, compare letters of intent, then manage diligence through closing.
Who buys optometry practices?
Associate and other optometrists, regional optometry groups, private equity-backed eye care platforms, and ophthalmology groups.
How does optical revenue affect an optometry practice sale?
It matters a lot. Eyewear and contact lens sales are a large share of revenue in most practices, so buyers look at how many patients buy from you and at what margin.
Is an optometry practice worth a percentage of collections?
Collections are a common starting point, but the price that holds up depends on what the practice earns after paying an optometrist a market salary. A free valuation gives you a range for yours.
How long does it take to sell an optometry practice?
Most sales take 4 to 9 months from the first valuation to closing, sometimes less and sometimes more, depending on preparation, the buyer and any lender or payer approvals.
How much does an optometry practice broker cost?
Medical Exit Group works on commission only, so we are paid when your practice sells.
Free and confidential
Find out what your optometry practice could sell for
A free optometry practice valuation, with no obligation to sell. Nothing is shared with anyone.
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