Who owns the dentists, eye doctors and vets in Jacksonville, FL?

Which Jacksonville practices are private equity backed, corporate-owned or owned by their own clinicians, with the group and a source for each label.

• 439 dental practices: 66 PE-backed or lender-controlled (15%), 10 corporate-owned and 351 with no known PE ties.
• 207 eye care practices: 21 PE-backed (10%), 21 corporate-owned and 157 with no known PE ties.
• 33 locations of the vet chains we track: 16 PE-backed and 15 corporate-owned.
• 9 locations of the dermatology chains we track: 9 PE-backed.
• 14 locations of the GI chains we track: 3 corporate-owned.

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Jacksonville dentists

PE-backed 52 PE-backed, now lender-controlled 14 Not PE, corporate-owned 10 Not confirmed 12 No known PE ties 351

15% of Jacksonville’s dental practices are PE-backed or lender-controlled: above Florida as a whole (12%) and the US (7%).

The largest group is Heartland Dental, backed by KKR and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, with 24 of the 439 dental practices here.

Keeping a local name but affiliated with a PE-backed group: Baptiste Orthodontics (Rock Dental Brands); Jacksonville Children's Surgery Center (Blue Cloud Pediatric Surgery Centers); Jacksonville Dental Specialists (SGA Dental Partners (incl. former Gen4 Dental Partners)); Oakleaf Family Dentistry (Heartland Dental); Southpoint Dental Care (Great Expressions Dental Centers).

Groups here: Heartland Dental (24) · Great Expressions Dental Centers (16) · Dental Care Alliance (DCA) (7) · Affordable Care (ACI) (7) · Sage Dental (7) · The Aspen Group (TAG) (6) · PDS Health (formerly Pacific Dental Services) (6) · North American Dental Group (NADG) (4) · Beacon Oral Specialists (3) · Rock Dental Brands (2) · Coast Dental (2) · Specialty1 Partners (1)

Jacksonville eye doctors

PE-backed 21 Not PE, corporate-owned 21 Not confirmed 8 No known PE ties 157

10% of Jacksonville’s eye care practices are PE-backed or lender-controlled: above Florida as a whole (6%) and the US (6%).

The largest group is MyEyeDr. (Capital Vision Services), backed by Goldman Sachs Alternatives and Charlesbank Capital Partners, with 11 of the 207 eye care practices here.

Keeping a local name but affiliated with a PE-backed group: Dr. Carvell and Associates (AEG Vision (formerly Acuity Eyecare Group)); Eyes on Oakleaf, P a (MyEyeDr. (Capital Vision Services)); Rowe Family Eyecare (AEG Vision (formerly Acuity Eyecare Group)).

Groups here: MyEyeDr. (Capital Vision Services) (11) · National Vision Holdings (7) · Pearle Vision (6) · AEG Vision (formerly Acuity Eyecare Group) (4) · LensCrafters (4) · Target Optical (4) · Visionworks (4) · Eye Health America (EHA) (3) · Now Optics (Stanton Optical, My Eyelab) (3) · InFocus Eyecare (3) · Walmart Health (3) · EyeSouth Partners (2)

Jacksonville vets

PE-backed 16 Not PE, corporate-owned 15 VC-backed, not PE 2

The largest group is Banfield Pet Hospital, owned by Mars Veterinary Health rather than a PE firm, with 8 of the 33 chain locations here.

Keeping a local name but affiliated with a PE-backed group: Animal Eye Clinic – Jacksonville (Animal Outpatient Specialty Network (AOSN)); Capital Veterinary Specialists, Jax (Thrive Pet Healthcare); Kings Trail Animal Hospital (Western Veterinary Partners); Miramar Animal Hospital (VetCor); Pet Doctors of America (PetVet Care Centers); San Juan Animal Hospital (Community Veterinary Partners (CVP)); Southside Animal Clinic (American Veterinary Group (AVG)).

Groups here: Banfield Pet Hospital (8) · VetCor (4) · Mission Pet Health (3) · NewDay Veterinary Care / Pet Paradise (3) · Animal Outpatient Specialty Network (AOSN) (1) · BluePearl Pet Hospital (1) · Thrive Pet Healthcare (1) · CareVet (1) · Chewy Vet Care (incl. Modern Animal) (1) · Western Veterinary Partners (1) · Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice (1) · PetVet Care Centers (1)

We track the vet chains and groups, not every independent practice, so a practice not listed here hasn’t been checked.

Jacksonville dermatologists

PE-backed 9

The largest group is Advanced Dermatology & Cosmetic Surgery (ADCS), backed by Harvest Partners and Audax Private Equity, with 3 of the 9 chain locations here.

Groups here: Advanced Dermatology & Cosmetic Surgery (ADCS) (3) · AQUA Dermatology (3) · Platinum Dermatology Partners (2) · DermCare Management (1)

We track the dermatology chains and groups, not every independent practice, so a practice not listed here hasn’t been checked.

Jacksonville GI doctors

Not PE, corporate-owned 3 Not confirmed 11

The largest group is GI Alliance, owned by The Specialty Alliance (Cardinal Health) rather than a PE firm, with 3 of the 14 chain locations here.

Groups here: Borland Groover (11) · GI Alliance (3)

We track the GI chains and groups, not every independent practice, so a practice not listed here hasn’t been checked.

Every listed practice in Jacksonville

† From an individual dentist’s or doctor’s NPI record; it may not be an open office.

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