The Economics of Multi-Location Group Practice

Purchasing a Practice:

Example:
Practice/Collections/Month	$100,000
Practice Operating Net per month (at 36%)	$ 36,000
Dr. Production per month (2/3 of $100,000)
Non-Owner Dr. Compensation	$ 66,000
(30% after lab and write offs)	$ 19,800
Practice Sale Price (36,000x12x1.75)
Debt Service/Mo. on Practice	$756,000
($756,000 x 8 years x 8%)	$ 10,687
The Pay Off:
Practice “Operating Net” per mo.	$ 36,000
Doctor Compensation	$-19,800
Debt Service	$-10,687
Operating Profit/mo.	$ 5,513
Annualized:
Operating Profit	$ 432,000
Doctor Compensation	$-237,600
Debt Service	$-128,244
Operating Profit Per Year	$ 66,156

The Bottom Line:

For an outlay of $128,000 a year in debt service, the owner(s) receives $194,000, a 50% Return on Investment. Where else can you get that kind of R.O.I?? So what seems to be on the surface a sort of slim net of about 5%-6% on collections per month when leveraged really adds up over the course of the year. Now add to that some solid management for practice profitability and growth and the numbers really pop.