Who owns the dentists, eye doctors and vets in Merritt Island, FL?
Which Merritt Island practices are private equity backed, corporate-owned or owned by their own clinicians, with the group and a source for each label.
- 33 dental practices: 4 PE-backed or lender-controlled (12%) and 28 with no known PE ties.
- 14 eye care practices: 0 PE-backed (0%), 2 corporate-owned and 12 with no known PE ties.
- 1 location of the vet chains we track: 1 PE-backed.
- 1 location of the dermatology chains we track: 1 PE-backed.
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Merritt Island dentists
PE-backed 3 PE-backed, now lender-controlled 1 Not confirmed 1 No known PE ties 28
12% of Merritt Island’s dental practices are PE-backed or lender-controlled: about the same as Florida as a whole (12%) and above the US (7%).
The largest group is The Aspen Group (TAG), backed by Leonard Green & Partners and Ares Management, with 2 of the 33 dental practices here.
Keeping a local name but affiliated with a PE-backed group: Cornerstone Dentistry (The Aspen Group (TAG)).
Groups here: The Aspen Group (TAG) (2) · Heartland Dental (1) · Coast Dental (1) · Sonrava Health (1)
Merritt Island eye doctors
Not PE, corporate-owned 2 No known PE ties 12
The largest group is National Vision Holdings, owned by public shareholders (NASDAQ: EYE) rather than a PE firm, with 2 of the 14 eye care practices here.
Groups here: National Vision Holdings (2)
Merritt Island vets
PE-backed 1
Keeping a local name but affiliated with a PE-backed group: Courtenay Animal Hospital (American Veterinary Group (AVG)).
Groups here: American Veterinary Group (AVG) (1)
We track the vet chains and groups, not every independent practice, so a practice not listed here hasn’t been checked.
Merritt Island dermatologists
PE-backed 1
Groups here: Water's Edge Dermatology (1)
We track the dermatology chains and groups, not every independent practice, so a practice not listed here hasn’t been checked.
Every listed practice in Merritt Island
| Practice | Address | Industry | Label | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspen Dental - Merritt Island, FL | 800 E Merritt Is Cswy, Ste 105 | Dentists | PE-backed | The Aspen Group (TAG) |
| Christie Dental of Merritt Island | 775 E Merritt Island Cswy Ste 220 | Dentists | PE-backed | Heartland Dental |
| Cornerstone Dentistry | 800 E Merritt Island Cswy, 105 | Dentists | PE-backed | The Aspen Group (TAG) |
| Dynamic Dental Health Associates of Florida PA | 190 S Sykes Creek Pkwy Ste 2 | Dentists | PE-backed, now lender-controlled | Sonrava Health |
| Coast Dental-Merritt Island | 229 Crockett Blvd | Dentists | Not confirmed | Coast Dental |
| Anytime Dental Centers, LLC | 2235 N Courtenay Pkwy | Dentists | No known PE ties | |
| Chandandeep Wilkhu, DMD † | 231 McLeod St | Dentists | No known PE ties | |
| Cornerstone Dentistry Holdings PLLC | 800 E Merritt Island Cswy Ste 105 | Dentists | No known PE ties | |
| Dental Practice Group of Florida | 8586 Eden Isles Ln | Dentists | No known PE ties | |
| Dental Specialists of Central Florida | 455 Magnolia Ave | Dentists | No known PE ties | |
| Duongvannak Keo, DMD | 295 S. Plumosa | Dentists | No known PE ties | |
| Florida Prosthodontics PA | 2180 N Courtenay Pkwy | Dentists | No known PE ties | |
| Frederick H. Waggener DDS PA | 115 Parnell St | Dentists | No known PE ties | |
| Gentle Care Dentistry | 400 E Merritt Ave, Suite B | Dentists | No known PE ties | |
| Hardik Patel DDS PA | 1127 N Courtenay Pkwy # 5514 | Dentists | No known PE ties | |
| Hardik Patel, DDS † | 125 E Merritt Island Causewaysuite 127 | Dentists | No known PE ties | |
| Herbeck & Herbeck (dental practice) † | 1355 N Courtenay Pkwy Ste K | Dentists | No known PE ties | |
| Hibiscus Dental | 446 Magnolia Ave | Dentists | No known PE ties | |
| Jeffrey Barlow, D.D.S. † | 105 N Grove St | Dentists | No known PE ties | |
| John C Beaty DDS, Family Dentistry | 113 N Banana River Dr | Dentists | No known PE ties | |
| John Panzek, dds † | 1205 N Courtenay Pkwy | Dentists | No known PE ties | |
| Mark Moffitt, D.M.D. † | 150 N Sykes Creek Pkwy, Suite 101 | Dentists | No known PE ties | |
| Martin A. Megregian D.d.s. & Associates | 4245 N Courtenay Pkwy | Dentists | No known PE ties | |
| Merritt Island Smiles | 225 S Plumosa St | Dentists | No known PE ties | |
| Michelle Dorsey, D.M.D., M.A.G.D. † | 325 E Merritt Island Cswy Ste M | Dentists | No known PE ties | |
| N.rao Kopuri, Bds.,ms.,pa. | 780 E Merritt Island Cswy, Suite 6 C | Dentists | No known PE ties | |
| Nicole Stevens, D.D.S. † | 1395 N Courtenay Pkwy, Suite 105 | Dentists | No known PE ties | |
| Richard Baratta, DDS † | 150 N Banana River Dr | Dentists | No known PE ties | |
| Richard Conforti, DMD † | 195 S Courtenay Pkwy, Suite A | Dentists | No known PE ties | |
| Robert Matthews, DMD † | 3345 N Courtenay Parkway, Suite 105 | Dentists | No known PE ties | |
| Rutsis & Lowe (dental practice) † | 100 Fortenberry Rd | Dentists | No known PE ties | |
| Ryan Caudill, DMD, MSD, PA † | 270 N Sykes Creek Pkwy, Suite 104 | Dentists | No known PE ties | |
| Yaciel F Ferrera DMD PLLC | 295 S Plumosa St | Dentists | No known PE ties | |
| America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses | 1450 N Courtenay Pkwy Ste 23&24 | Eye care | Not PE, corporate-owned | National Vision Holdings |
| Eyeglass World - Merritt Island | 100 N Plumosa Street | Eye care | Not PE, corporate-owned | National Vision Holdings |
| 4 dentists at 280 N Sykes Creek Pkwy Ste B † | 280 N Sykes Creek Pkwy Ste B | Eye care | No known PE ties | |
| Daniel Cowling | 495 N Courtenay Pkwy | Eye care | No known PE ties | |
| David Strunk, O.D. † | 250 N Courtenay Pkwy | Eye care | No known PE ties | |
| Dr Bill Shaw Eye MD | 1353 N Courtenay Pkwy Ste T | Eye care | No known PE ties | |
| Eye Clinic | 1045 N Courtenay Pkwy | Eye care | No known PE ties | |
| Family Vision Center | 195 S Courtenay Pkwy Ste B | Eye care | No known PE ties | |
| Googly Eyes, Inc | 777 E Merritt Island Cswy, Ste 221 | Eye care | No known PE ties | |
| Jonathan E Gordon OD PA | 777 E Merritt Island Cswy, #221 | Eye care | No known PE ties | |
| Lizeth Delgado, OD † | 1500 E Merritt Island Cswy | Eye care | No known PE ties | |
| Melissa Agramonte, O.D. † | 230 E Lauren Ct | Eye care | No known PE ties | |
| Peter Santisi, OD † | 950 N Courtenay Pkwy, Suite 12 | Eye care | No known PE ties | |
| Russell Cooke, OD Doctor of Optomet † | 100 Plumosa Street, Eyeglass World | Eye care | No known PE ties | |
| Courtenay Animal Hospital | 2265 N Courtenay Pkwy. | Veterinarians | PE-backed | American Veterinary Group (AVG) |
| Water's Edge Dermatology | 1730 E Merritt Island Causeway | Dermatology | PE-backed | Water's Edge Dermatology |
† From an individual dentist’s or doctor’s NPI record; it may not be an open office.
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