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A Strategic Partner for
High Performing Orthopedic Practices

Partner with like-minded colleagues to
ensure your practice’s long-term success.

A Strategic Partner for
High Performing Orthopedic Practices

Partner with like-minded colleagues to
ensure your practice’s long-term success.

what we do

About Us

Orthopedic Care Partners (OCP) has successfully completed more orthopedic practice affiliations than any other private equity-backed platform.

OCP practices retain their own unique identities and brands while maintaining clinical autonomy. We seek partners that share our values and goals, focusing on outstanding clinical quality, superior patient experience, and interests aligned to achieve smart, robust growth.

4

States

120

Physicians

11

Practices

33

Locations

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history of success

Growth Timeline

OCP is one of the largest private equity-backed orthopedic practices in the United States, growing rapidly via multiple paths including: adding physicians (via practice affiliations and recruiting), adding & expanding locations, renegotiating managed care contracts, increasing ancillary services, and growing value-based care.

November 2017

April 2019

April 2019

May 2019

May 2019

October 2019

November 2019

September 2020

May 2021

July 2021

Choose the best for your practice

Why OCP?

OCP was formed in 2017 with our initial practice partner, The Orthopaedic Institute. Since Varsity Healthcare Partners’ initial investment, the OCP platform has grown to include 11 practices, 120 physicians, 33 locations, and 4 states.

OCP has successfully completed more orthopedic practice affiliations than any other private equity-backed platform. All OCP practices retain their own unique identities and brands and maintain clinical autonomy. While select systems and back-office functions are centralized for efficiency, OCP’s focus is on providing additional resources to help support and grow its partner practices.

Having achieved meaningful scale through multiple paths: physician recruitment & practice affiliations, adding & expanding locations, renegotiating contracts, increasing ancillary services, and growing value-based care.

OCP seeks partners that share our values and goals, while others want to be big for the sake of being big.

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Stronger together

Practice Partners

The Steadman Clinic, acquired in November of 2019, is a sports medicine and orthopaedic practice with locations in Aspen, Basalt, Edwards, Frisco, and Vail, Colorado consisting of 21 total physicians.
The Orthopaedic Institute is a private practice group of specialty physicians providing the complete spectrum of musculoskeletal care. The Orthopaedic Institute is home to 41 physicians and features 10 state-of-the-art clinic locations and 4 Express Ortho locations.
James B. Duke, MD is an Orthopedic Surgery Specialist in Ocala, FL. Since 1991, Dr. Duke’s practice has assisted thousands of patients with orthopedic needs. Dr. Duke has earned worldwide acclaim for his expertise in orthopedic care, providing the latest technologies and comprehensive services for patients.
Ocala Orthopaedic Care is an orthopaedic practice located in Ocala, FL with a 12-year history. Ocala Orthopaedic Care specializes in Emergency Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, and Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine.
Citrus Orthopaedic & Joint Institute is a private practice group of 8 orthopaedic physicians providing the complete spectrum of musculoskeletal care in Citrus County, FL. Citrus Orthopaedic & Joint Institute has had over 250,000+ patient visits and performed over 40,000 orthopaedic procedures.
Scott Goldstein, DPM is a Podiatric Foot & Ankle Surgery Specialist who practices in Ocala, FL. He is board-certified in Reconstructive Rearfoot/Ankle Surgery and Foot Surgery. 
Florida Spine and Pain was founded in 2016 by Dr. Babu to serve the residents of Lake, Sumter, Marion, and the surrounding counties in Central Florida. Dr. Babu is an Interventional Pain Anesthesiologist that focuses on minimally-invasive pain solutions.
OrthoAspen is an orthopedic practice that aims to deliver a full complement of world-class orthopaedic care services for the Aspen and Roaring Fork Valley communities. Currently, OrthoAspen has 7 practicing physicians in five specialties: Emergency Medicine, Foot and Ankle Orthopedics, Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Spine Surgery, and Sports Medicine.
Founded in 2013, Motion Orthopaedics provides world-class, comprehensive care for musculoskeletal-related injuries. The practice currently has 10 physicians with over 100 years of combined experience in the St. Louis market. Its surgeons specialize in sports medicine and the treatment of shoulder, elbow, hip, and knee injuries.
Since 1994, the Board-certified physicians of Tucson Orthopaedic Institute have been setting the highest standard for orthopaedic care in Southern Arizona. Currently, Tucson Orthopaedic Institute has 34 practicing physicians working across 8 locations growning into the largest and most comprehensive, private orthopaedic practice in the Tucson area.

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Our Process

Step 1
Initial Contact
  • Get to know the OCP family of practices.
  • Share our story and what we have to offer our physician partners.
  • Discuss how a typical deal works and what it means to join forces with OCP.
Step 2
Evaluation
  • Develop together the financial picture of your practice.
  • Assess your local market and the dynamics influencing your group.
  • Understand opportunities for growth. Recruiting physicians, expanding ancillaries, new locations, etc.
Step 3
Due Diligence
  • Confirm the key information shaping our offer.
  • Ensure a culture of regulatory compliance.
  • Finalize the economic terms of a deal.
Step 4
Agreements & Closings
  • Document the agreed-upon economic and partnership terms.
  • Develop a plan for integration. You maintain your brand and clinical autonomy.
  • Transfer cash and equity proceeds to new physician partners.

INDUSTRY EXPERTISE

Our Team

Executive Leadership

Rich Gilbert, M.D.

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

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Mike Rzendzian, CPA, MBA

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

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Grady Wilson

CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

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Lyle Luedeman

CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICER

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Dan Drawbaugh

PRESIDENT, OCP MOUNTAIN WEST DIVISION

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Paula R. Hecht

PRESIDENT, OCP SOUTHWEST DIVISION

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Joe Tribout

PRESIDENT, OCP CENTRAL DIVISION

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Jim Needham

PRESIDENT, OCP SOUTHEAST DIVISION

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Ed Mackay

VICE PRESIDENT, PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT

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Keri Rimes

Director of Quality and Value-based Care

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Physician Leadership

Marc J. Philippon, M.D.

CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER

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David King, M.D.

CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER

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Edward M. Jaffe, M.D.

CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER

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Steven C. Zeiller, M.D.

CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER

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Zakariah S. Mahmood, M.D.

CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER

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Raymond H. Kim, M.D.

BOARD MEMBER

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