Which Athens dentists are private equity backed?

45 dental practices: 6 PE-backed (13%), 1 corporate-owned and 38 with no known PE ties.

Which Athens eye doctors are private equity backed?

26 eye care practices: 1 PE-backed (4%), 4 corporate-owned and 20 with no known PE ties.

Which Athens vets are private equity backed?

2 locations of the vet chains we track: 2 PE-backed.

Which Athens GI doctors are private equity backed?

2 locations of the GI chains we track: 2 PE-backed.

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Who owns the dentists, eye doctors and vets in Athens, GA?

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

45 dental practices: 6 PE-backed (13%), 1 corporate-owned and 38 with no known PE ties.
26 eye care practices: 1 PE-backed (4%), 4 corporate-owned and 20 with no known PE ties.
2 locations of the vet chains we track: 2 PE-backed.
2 locations of the GI chains we track: 2 PE-backed.

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Athens dentists

PE-backed 6 Not PE, corporate-owned 1 No known PE ties 38

Groups here: Heartland Dental (3) · North American Dental Group (NADG) (1) · The Aspen Group (TAG) (1) · Smile Partners USA (1) · Smile Doctors (1)

Athens eye doctors

PE-backed 1 Not PE, corporate-owned 4 Not confirmed 1 No known PE ties 20

Groups here: National Vision Holdings (1) · EyeSouth Partners (1) · LensCrafters (1) · Now Optics (Stanton Optical, My Eyelab) (1) · Target Optical (1) · Visionworks (1)

Athens vets

PE-backed 2

Groups here: Heartland Veterinary Partners (1) · VetCor (1)

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

Athens GI doctors

PE-backed 2

Groups here: United Digestive (2)

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 Athens

Practice	Address	Industry	Label	Group
Aspen Dental - Athens, GA	1805 Epps Bridge Pkwy, Ste 101	Dentists	PE-backed	The Aspen Group (TAG)
Athens Smiles	1289 Cedar Shoals Drive	Dentists	PE-backed	Smile Partners USA
Athens – Daniells Bridge	2470 Daniels Bridge Rd	Dentists	PE-backed	Smile Doctors
Gaines View Dental Care	1075 Gaines School Rd	Dentists	PE-backed	Heartland Dental
Timothy Road Dental Care	2065 Timothy Rd	Dentists	PE-backed	Heartland Dental
Turkey Creek Dental Care	5435 Jefferson Rd Ste 400	Dentists	PE-backed	Heartland Dental
Advanced Dentistry of Athens	1155 Cedar Shoals Dr.	Dentists	Not PE, corporate-owned	North American Dental Group (NADG)
4 dentists at 600 Oglethorpe Ave †	600 Oglethorpe Ave, Suite 2	Dentists	No known PE ties
4 dentists at 910 Highway 29 N †	910 Highway 29 N	Dentists	No known PE ties
5 dentists at 855 Sunset Dr Ste 10 †	855 Sunset Dr Ste 10	Dentists	No known PE ties
7 dentists at 1010 Prince Ave †	1010 Prince Ave, Suite 286	Dentists	No known PE ties
Allan Hixon, D.D.S. †	117 Orion Pl	Dentists	No known PE ties
Alyson White, DMD †	1171 Mitchell Bridge Rd	Dentists	No known PE ties
Athens Dental Design	175 Hawthorne Park	Dentists	No known PE ties
Athens Family Dental Center	3380 Old Jefferson Rd	Dentists	No known PE ties
Barron Simmons, DDS †	847 South Milledge Avenue	Dentists	No known PE ties
Chanda Bennett, DMD †	1165 Mitchell Bridge Rd Ste A	Dentists	No known PE ties
Claude Dubose, DDS †	348 Oak St	Dentists	No known PE ties
Cosmetic and Restorative Dentistry	1175 Oglethorpe Ave	Dentists	No known PE ties
David H Hulsey DDS PC	1761 S Lumpkin St	Dentists	No known PE ties
Elder & Elder (dental practice) †	2300 Prince Ave	Dentists	No known PE ties
F Pylant, DMD †	375 Hawthorne Lane	Dentists	No known PE ties
Gary Jones, D.M.D. †	705 Oglethorpe Ave, Suite A	Dentists	No known PE ties
Glenn Alex, D.M.D. †	140 Trinity Pl, Building A	Dentists	No known PE ties
James Powell, D.M.D †	1720 Epps Bridge Pkwy, Suite 110	Dentists	No known PE ties
Jamesbmoncrief,ddspc	700 Oglethorpe Ave	Dentists	No known PE ties
Jeffrey Carter, DDS †	355 Jennings Mill Pkwy	Dentists	No known PE ties
Leffert & Finger (dental practice) †	55 Carlton St	Dentists	No known PE ties
Life Point Dental Athens LLC	598 Prince Ave	Dentists	No known PE ties
Loiy Alshami, DDS †	910 Us-29 N	Dentists	No known PE ties
Mark H. Blankenship, D.m.d.,pc	1020 Hawthorne Ave	Dentists	No known PE ties
Matthew McRae, D.m.d.,pc.	995 Baxter St	Dentists	No known PE ties
Merissa Nelms, DDS †	870 Gaines School Rd	Dentists	No known PE ties
Mitchell Bridge Dental Association	1171a Mitchell Bridge Rd	Dentists	No known PE ties
N. Athens Implant & Family Dentistry	485 Newton Bridge Rd	Dentists	No known PE ties
Nail & Newman (dental practice) †	595 N Milledge Ave	Dentists	No known PE ties
Professional Dental Alliance of Athens, LLC	1155 Cedar Shoals Dr	Dentists	No known PE ties
Qirrat Aamir, DMD †	402 McKinley Dr	Dentists	No known PE ties
Robert B Ward Jr DDS PC	1500 Oglethorpe Ave, Suite 2300	Dentists	No known PE ties
Robert Lowry, D.D.S. †	1000 Hawthorne Ave, Suite R	Dentists	No known PE ties
Sleep Athens LLC	2470 Daniells Bridge Rd Ste 131	Dentists	No known PE ties
Thomas M. Henson, DDS, PA	700 Oglethorpe Ave, Suite A-5	Dentists	No known PE ties
W Emory Linder Jr DDS PA	1060 Gaines School Road, Suite B-1	Dentists	No known PE ties
William Rice, D.D.S. †	140 Hawthorne Park	Dentists	No known PE ties
Wolanda Hardy, DDS †	10 Huntington Rd, Suite A2	Dentists	No known PE ties
Georgia Center for Sight	651 S Milledge Ave	Eye care	PE-backed	EyeSouth Partners
America's Best - The Markets at Epps Bridge	1850 Epps Bridge Parkway, Suite 329	Eye care	Not PE, corporate-owned	National Vision Holdings
LensCrafters - Athens	3654 Atlanta Hwy	Eye care	Not PE, corporate-owned	LensCrafters
Target Optical - Athens	3065 Atlanta Hwy	Eye care	Not PE, corporate-owned	Target Optical
Visionworks - Athens	1805 Epps Bridge Parkway	Eye care	Not PE, corporate-owned	Visionworks
Stanton Optical - Athens	1021 Dowdy Rd, #103	Eye care	Not confirmed	Now Optics (Stanton Optical, My Eyelab)
Andrea Harron, O.D. †	4375 Lexington Rd	Eye care	No known PE ties
Athens Eye Care	1137 Cedar Shoals Dr	Eye care	No known PE ties
Athens Eye Consultants LLC	700 Sunset Dr Ste 503	Eye care	No known PE ties
Athens Family Vision Clinic	270 Hawthorne Ave	Eye care	No known PE ties
Athens Retina Center PC	2705 Jefferson Rd	Eye care	No known PE ties
East Athens Family Vision, LLC	850 Gaines School Rd	Eye care	No known PE ties
Ellerman & Atkinson (dental practice) †	55 Carlton St	Eye care	No known PE ties
Five Points Eye Care Center	698 S Milledge Ave	Eye care	No known PE ties
Georgia Eye	1620 Prince Ave	Eye care	No known PE ties
Harron Eyecare	1911 Epps Bridge Pkwy	Eye care	No known PE ties
James Dillard, OD †	511 Gaines School Rd	Eye care	No known PE ties
Jenkins Vision Care	850 Prince Ave Ste B	Eye care	No known PE ties
Keller, Crymes, & Demarco LLC	105 Trinity Pl.	Eye care	No known PE ties
Oconee Medical Group	1440 N Chase St	Eye care	No known PE ties
Pearle Vision	3700 Atlanta Highway 141 Georgia Square Mall	Eye care	No known PE ties
Thomas Edward Arey	957 Baxter St	Eye care	No known PE ties
Thomas Eye Center	1077 Baxter St Ste 100, Suite 100	Eye care	No known PE ties
Veritas Eye Care LLC	5550 Parkway Blvd Veritas Eye Care, Costco Optical	Eye care	No known PE ties
Victor Crosby, M.D. †	140 Trinity Pl, Bldg B	Eye care	No known PE ties
Victor Thao, OD †	1805 Epps Bridge Pkwy Ste 105	Eye care	No known PE ties
Gaines Shoal Animal Clinic	1860 Barnett Shoals Rd, Suite 108	Veterinarians	PE-backed	Heartland Veterinary Partners
Good Hands Veterinary Hospital	2391 Daniels Bridge Road	Veterinarians	PE-backed	VetCor
Athens-Clarke County Endoscopy	340 North Milledge Avenue, Suite A	Gastroenterology (GI)	PE-backed	United Digestive
Gastroenterology Associates of Athens – Athens	340 North Milledge Avenue, Suite B	Gastroenterology (GI)	PE-backed	United Digestive

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

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