🧠 Valuation Insight: The Doctor Isn’t in the Deal

 🩺 Medical practices often report strong earnings—but valuations derail when:

  • The physician-owner is the business
  • Payer mix (insurance vs. private pay) isn’t analyzed
  • Billing staff and systems are underdeveloped
  • Goodwill is personal, not enterprise-level

šŸ“Œ If a buyer can’t bill, operate, or retain patients without the doctor—there’s no transferable value.