Upperline Health

What Upperline Health does

Upperline Health is a Nashville-headquartered, private multispecialty healthcare practice operating a growing network of clinics across 13+ U.S. states. The company delivers endocrinology, podiatry, and primary care services, with podiatry — particularly lower-extremity care — as its historical and largest specialty area. According to its own marketing, Upperline is the nation's largest dedicated lower-extremity practice, served roughly 350,000 patients, and maintains a multi-state operating footprint anchored in the Southeast and Midwest with a West Coast cluster in California.

The company's core platform is a value-based specialty care delivery model. The flagship program, Upperline Plus, is positioned as a whole-patient care overlay that wraps care coordination, telehealth, in-home and urgent care access, and interdisciplinary team support around chronic-condition management for high-risk Medicare and ACO REACH patients. Supplementary service lines include chronic care management, wound care and limb salvage, foot and ankle surgery, molecular PCR diagnostics, laser therapies, extracorporeal shock wave therapy, and custom orthotics. Revenue is generated through a mix of risk-bearing value-based contracts with health plans and traditional fee-for-service clinical billings, with an emerging annual subscription-style pricing tier for Upperline Plus.

The technology stack is anchored on athenahealth for patient portal and scheduling, Google Analytics for web telemetry, and a 2024 partnership with Navina that embeds AI-powered clinical decision support at the point of care; the company reports a 97% specialist adoption rate for the Navina tool within its first month of deployment. The business has raised approximately $179 million across multiple institutional rounds between 2018 and 2025, with Silversmith Capital Partners and Crestline Investors as recurring backers, and has recently expanded its executive team to support continued multi-state scaling and value-based contract growth.

Name

Upperline Health

Legal name

Upperline Health, Inc.

Website

https://upperlinehealth.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Upperline Health is a Nashville-based private multispecialty practice operating the largest US clinic network dedicated to lower-extremity care, delivering endocrinology, podiatry, and primary care across 13+ states to roughly 350,000 patients, primarily through value-based care contracts and its Upperline Plus whole-patient program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Healthcare Services

NAICS

Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Offices of Physicians (6211)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Integrated Delivery Networks (IDNs) & Multi-Hospital Systems (HLAFAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Primary Care for Underserved Populations (e.g., migrant, homeless, refugee clinics) (HLAFAGAN), Primary Care & General Medicine Virtual Care (HLALAAAA)

Keywords

• Specialty healthcare
• Value-based care
• Podiatry services
• Endocrinology care
• Chronic care management

Headquarters

HQ city

Nashville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Value-Based Care Contracts: Upperline Health generates revenue through value-based care contracts with health plans, including ACO REACH and Upperline Plus programs. The model focuses on reducing hospitalization costs and managing chronic conditions for high-risk patients, with reimbursement tied to quality outcomes and cost savings.
2. Specialty Care Services: Direct specialty medical services including endocrinology, podiatry, and primary care across a network of clinics, billed through traditional fee-for-service or value-based arrangements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Upperline Health is a multispecialty healthcare practice operating a growing network of clinics and providers delivering endocrinology, podiatry, and primary care services across multiple U.S. states. The company delivers specialty value-based care through direct clinic visits, telehealth, and the Upperline Plus whole-patient care program, with reimbursement tied to outcomes and partnerships with Medicare and health plans.

Product overview

Upperline Health is a multispecialty healthcare practice and the nation's largest practice dedicated to lower extremity care, operating as a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core platform consists of a growing network of specialty clinics offering Endocrinology, Podiatry, and Primary Care services across 13+ states. The flagship program Upperline Plus provides comprehensive whole-patient care as an add-on module, offering care coordination, telehealth, and interdisciplinary team support. Additional value-added modules include Chronic Care Management, Wound Care, Foot and Ankle Surgery, Molecular Nail and Wound Testing (PCR), Laser Treatments for fungus and pain/inflammation, Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy, and Custom Orthotics. The company focuses on value-based specialty care with a 300% year-over-year growth rate.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Upperline Plus: A comprehensive whole-patient care program that establishes a new standard in care by anticipating patient needs, providing interdisciplinary team support, coordinating care across providers and locations, and offering 24/7 access through telehealth, urgent care, and in-home services.

Products and services

• Upperline Plus

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduces hospitalization costs by 30%
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• NavinacoreTechnology or Integration · 2 May 2024AI company partnership to improve specialty value-based care through AI-powered clinical decision support at the point of care. Achieved 97% adoption rate by specialists within first month of implementation.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• P3 Health Partners: Value-based care provider focused on Medicare Advantage populations with chronic conditions. Comparable senior-focused, risk-bearing model with multi-state footprint.
• Aledade: Value-based care enablement platform partnering with independent primary care practices in ACO arrangements. Comparable risk-bearing, value-based care model serving chronic disease populations.
• Agilon Health: Value-based primary care platform partnering with senior-focused physician groups and taking global risk for Medicare patients. Highly comparable to Upperline's value-based specialty care model with Medicare exposure.
• Oak Street Health (CVS Health): Value-based primary care network focused exclusively on Medicare beneficiaries with chronic conditions, now part of CVS Health. Closely comparable patient population, risk-bearing model, and chronic disease management focus.
• VillageMD: Value-based primary care platform owned by Walgreens Boots Alliance with risk-bearing contracts for senior populations. Comparable multispecialty and chronic care model serving Medicare patients.
• ChenMed: Privately-held value-based primary care provider serving low-to-moderate income seniors with chronic conditions through owned clinics. Comparable full-risk model and chronic disease focus on senior populations.
• Cano Health: Value-based primary care provider focused on senior populations including Medicare Advantage and dual-eligible patients. Comparable risk-bearing model with focus on chronic disease management.
• Privia Health: Physician enablement company supporting value-based care across multiple specialties through medical groups and ACO arrangements. Comparable multi-state, multi-specialty network model with risk-bearing contracts.

Broad incumbents

• Amazon One Medical: Membership-based primary care platform acquired by Amazon offering hybrid in-clinic and virtual care. Comparable multispecialty offering and patient engagement model, though broader scope than Upperline's specialty focus.

Regional players

• U.S. Physical Therapy: Specialty outpatient provider network with clinic-based care delivery. Comparable specialty outpatient clinic model, though focused on physical therapy rather than lower extremity/podiatry.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/upperlinehealthnashville
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/upperlinehealth

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds7 records

Investors2 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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