Which Hickory dentists are private equity backed?

60 dental practices: 4 PE-backed or lender-controlled (7%) and 56 with no known PE ties.

Which Hickory eye doctors are private equity backed?

18 eye care practices: 0 PE-backed (0%), 2 corporate-owned and 15 with no known PE ties.

Which Hickory vets are private equity backed?

6 locations of the vet chains we track: 5 PE-backed and 1 corporate-owned.

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Who owns the dentists, eye doctors and vets in Hickory, NC?

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

60 dental practices: 4 PE-backed or lender-controlled (7%) and 56 with no known PE ties.
18 eye care practices: 0 PE-backed (0%), 2 corporate-owned and 15 with no known PE ties.
6 locations of the vet chains we track: 5 PE-backed and 1 corporate-owned.

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Hickory dentists

PE-backed 2 PE-backed, now lender-controlled 2 No known PE ties 56

Groups here: Sonrava Health (1) · The Aspen Group (TAG) (1) · Mid-Atlantic Dental Partners (MADP) (1) · Specialized Dental Partners (1)

Hickory eye doctors

Not PE, corporate-owned 2 Not confirmed 1 No known PE ties 15

Groups here: Eyemart Express (1) · LensCrafters (1) · Now Optics (Stanton Optical, My Eyelab) (1)

Hickory vets

PE-backed 5 Not PE, corporate-owned 1

Groups here: Animal Dermatology Group (ADG) (1) · VetCor (1) · Banfield Pet Hospital (1) · Innovetive Petcare (1) · Heartland Veterinary Partners (1) · National Veterinary Associates (NVA) (1)

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

Every listed practice in Hickory

Practice	Address	Industry	Label	Group
Aspen Dental - Hickory, NC	2290 US Hwy 70 SE	Dentists	PE-backed	The Aspen Group (TAG)
KOS Endodontics	1320 4th Street Drive Northwest	Dentists	PE-backed	Specialized Dental Partners
A. K. Richardson and Associates, P.A.	2535 Us Highway 70 Se, St 112	Dentists	PE-backed, now lender-controlled	Sonrava Health
Dentalworks	2535 Highway 70 Se, Suite #112	Dentists	PE-backed, now lender-controlled	Mid-Atlantic Dental Partners (MADP)
4 dentists at 3070 11Th Avenue Dr Se †	3070 11th Avenue Dr Se	Dentists	No known PE ties
Aiken & Martin & Pardue (dental practice) †	245 11th Avenue Ne	Dentists	No known PE ties
Bethlehem Dental Care	1231 Shiloh Church Rd	Dentists	No known PE ties
Coke S Gunter DDS PA	221 13th Ave Place Nw, Ste 102	Dentists	No known PE ties
Comfort and Care Dentistry of Hickory	1624 Tate Blvd Se	Dentists	No known PE ties
Compass Dental, PA	231 13th Avenue Pl Nw	Dentists	No known PE ties
Covington Dental Clinic PA	360 9th Avenue Dr Ne	Dentists	No known PE ties
Delores L. Hammer, DDS	518 4th St Sw	Dentists	No known PE ties
Dr Bee Lay Yang DDS PA	951 11th Avenue Blvd Se	Dentists	No known PE ties
Dr Dale E Spencer DDS	1170 Fairgrove Church Rd	Dentists	No known PE ties
Dr. David C. Hamilton	322 10th Avenue Dr Ne	Dentists	No known PE ties
Dr. David C. Hamilton, Jr. DDS, MS, PA	322 10th Avenue Dr Ne	Dentists	No known PE ties
Dr. William Straka	848 2nd St Ne	Dentists	No known PE ties
Dwight Hastings, DDS †	300 29th Ave Ne	Dentists	No known PE ties
Fresh Dental Hickory	1085 Lenoir Rhyne Blvd Se	Dentists	No known PE ties
George W. Clay III, D.d.s., P.A.	2388 Springs Rd Ne	Dentists	No known PE ties
Gordon & Scheller, DDS, PLLC	2708 Nc-127 South	Dentists	No known PE ties
Gragg Orthodontics Hickory	2235 South Center Street Suite 100	Dentists	No known PE ties
Graham and McKinney PLLC	1235 4th Street Dr Nw	Dentists	No known PE ties
Gunter and Graham, D.d.s., P.A.	221 13th Avenue Place Northwest,, Suite 102	Dentists	No known PE ties
Hamren Scheller & Associates PLLC	2782 2nd St Ne	Dentists	No known PE ties
Herring & Yoder (dental practice) †	1930 Woodridge Dr	Dentists	No known PE ties
J Mark Helton DDS PA	1934 16th Street Ne	Dentists	No known PE ties
James King, DDS †	1930 Woodridge Drive	Dentists	No known PE ties
Jason T Herring Dds,ms,pllc	322 10th Avenue Dr Ne	Dentists	No known PE ties
Jessica Mooney, DDS †	1330 4th Street Dr Nw	Dentists	No known PE ties
Jessica Tomberlin, D.M.D. †	1781 Tate Blvd Se, Suite 204	Dentists	No known PE ties
John L Hyatt DDS PA	935 4th Street Dr Ne	Dentists	No known PE ties
John McAllister, DDS, PA	1235 4th Street Dr Nw	Dentists	No known PE ties
John S McAllister DDS PA	1316 2nd Street Ne, Suite 6	Dentists	No known PE ties
Kutuza Alexander Safonovich PLLC	935 4th Street Dr Ne	Dentists	No known PE ties
Madison Acuna, DMD †	915 Tate Blvd Se Ste 178	Dentists	No known PE ties
Marty Heesch, DDS †	1093 13th Street, Se	Dentists	No known PE ties
Matthew Leach, DDS †	530 7th Ave Sw	Dentists	No known PE ties
Mckinney & Eldridge (dental practice) †	407 2nd St Nw	Dentists	No known PE ties
McKinney & Graham Dental Arts	221 13th Avenue Pl Nw	Dentists	No known PE ties
Michael Cordora, DDS †	236 9th Avenue Dr Ne	Dentists	No known PE ties
Richard M. Garlitz, DDS, PA	382 10th Avenue Dr Ne	Dentists	No known PE ties
Richard Troutman, D.D.S. †	1985 Tate Blvd Se, Suite 757	Dentists	No known PE ties
Rick Hensley DMD II PA Dba Mt View Family Dentistry	3055 S Nc 127 Hwy	Dentists	No known PE ties
Robert Scott Nance, DDS, MS, PA	1331 4th Street Dr Nw, Suite F	Dentists	No known PE ties
Robert Verhelle, D.D.S. †	1420 Old Lenoir Rd Ste A	Dentists	No known PE ties
Robinette & Associates, PLLC	1850 Clement Blvd Nw	Dentists	No known PE ties
Rominger & Peterson (dental practice) †	318 3rd Ave Nw	Dentists	No known PE ties
Sleep Well Carolina	221 13th Avenue Pl Nw Ste 101	Dentists	No known PE ties
Small and Piers LLP	382 10th Avenue Dr Ne	Dentists	No known PE ties
Smilestarters	655 Lenoir Rhyne Blvd Se	Dentists	No known PE ties
Steven Frye, DDS †	352 2nd Street Northwest	Dentists	No known PE ties
Thomas E Rider DDS	1231 Shiloh Church Road	Dentists	No known PE ties
Thomas V Carnaggio DMD MS PA,	3055 S Nc 127 Hwy	Dentists	No known PE ties
Tracey Horton, DDS †	126 2nd Ave Ne	Dentists	No known PE ties
Valley Hills Dentistry	1624 Tate Blvd Se	Dentists	No known PE ties
Viewmont Family Dentistry	2782 2nd St Ne	Dentists	No known PE ties
Viewmont Family Dentristry	2782 2nd St Ne	Dentists	No known PE ties
William M Kopp DMD PA	935 4th Street Dr Ne	Dentists	No known PE ties
Yeoman & Pate (dental practice) †	2315 Catawba Valley Blvd Se # 5th	Dentists	No known PE ties
Eyemart Express - Hickory NC	2266 US Highway 70 SE	Eye care	Not PE, corporate-owned	Eyemart Express
LensCrafters - Hickory	1960 US Highway 70 SE	Eye care	Not PE, corporate-owned	LensCrafters
Stanton Optical - Hickory	2115 US Hwy 70 SE	Eye care	Not confirmed	Now Optics (Stanton Optical, My Eyelab)
Alicia Carroll MD Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Center	2660 Tate Blvd Se, Suite 200	Eye care	No known PE ties
Catawba Valley Ophthalmology	810 Fairgrove Church Rd	Eye care	No known PE ties
Cos Eye Care, O.d., P.A.	2435 Us Highway 70 Se	Eye care	No known PE ties
Elite Family Eye Care	2339 Us Highway 70 Se	Eye care	No known PE ties
Graystone Eye	2424 Century Pl Se	Eye care	No known PE ties
Graystone Retina Center	2415 Century Pl Se Ste B	Eye care	No known PE ties
Jody Dale Papazekos OD	27 13th Ave Ne	Eye care	No known PE ties
Kevin Mercado, O.D. †	2440 Century Pl Se, Vamc Outpatient Clinic	Eye care	No known PE ties
Kiser Eye Care	1960 Us Highway 70 Se	Eye care	No known PE ties
Mountain View Eye Center	3038 Nc Highway 127 S	Eye care	No known PE ties
Peak Eye Care	1060 Lenoir Rhyne Blvd Se	Eye care	No known PE ties
Viewmont Eye Associates	336 10th Ave Ne	Eye care	No known PE ties
Viewmont Eye Associates PLLC	336 10th Ave Ne	Eye care	No known PE ties
Viewmont Optometry PLLC	336 10th Avenue Ne	Eye care	No known PE ties
Vision First Optometry PLLC	2063 15th Avenue Pl Se	Eye care	No known PE ties
Animal Dermatology Clinic - Hickory	1050 Us Hwy 321 Nw	Veterinarians	PE-backed	Animal Dermatology Group (ADG)
Animal Hospital North	27 13th Ave NE	Veterinarians	PE-backed	VetCor
Carolina Animal Specialty & Emergency	1050 US Highway 321 NW	Veterinarians	PE-backed	Innovetive Petcare
Heartland Veterinary Partners	1261 Shiloh Church Rd	Veterinarians	PE-backed	Heartland Veterinary Partners
Viewmont Animal Hospital	2870 2nd St NE	Veterinarians	PE-backed	National Veterinary Associates (NVA)
Banfield Pet Hospital - Hickory	1610 8th Street Dr SE	Veterinarians	Not PE, corporate-owned	Banfield Pet Hospital

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

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