Providence Surgery Centers

What Providence Surgery Centers does

Providence Surgery Center is a single-facility, physician- and hospital-investor-owned ambulatory surgery center (ASC) located at 902 N Orange St, Missoula, Montana, established in 1997. The facility is licensed by the State of Montana and certified by Medicare, and operates Monday through Friday from 6:00 AM to 5:00 PM. It provides non-emergent outpatient surgical and pain management procedures across five specialty verticals: Pain Management, Orthopedics, ENT, Pediatric Dentistry, and Podiatry, with case types spanning interventional pain procedures to outpatient total joint replacement.

The center's patient acquisition model is exclusively physician referral-based; affiliated practices—including Providence Spine and Pain Center, Northern Rockies Orthopaedics, Rocky Mountain ENT Center, Missoula Foot and Ankle, Missoula Pediatric Dentistry, Alpine Foot, and Missoula Anesthesiology—simultaneously hold equity stakes and act as the primary referral channels. Providence St. Patrick Hospital is a co-founding institutional investor. Anesthesia services are provided on-site by Missoula Anesthesiology, which bills separately.

Revenue is generated on a transactional fee-for-service basis through insurance claim submission and patient responsibility collection (co-pay, co-insurance, deductible) at the time of service, in compliance with the No Surprise Billing Act. Pricing is plan-dependent and not publicly disclosed. The company is privately held, has no disclosed equity funding since 2016, has no app, API, or proprietary technology platform, and shows no AI/ML capability. Its competitive moat is grounded in regulatory licensure, a 25+ year referral network, and structural physician-investor alignment rather than technology or scale.

Name

Providence Surgery Centers

Legal name

Providence Surgery Center LLC

Website

https://providencesurgery.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Providence Surgery Center is a physician- and hospital-investor-owned ambulatory surgery center in Missoula, Montana, providing non-emergent outpatient surgical and pain management procedures across five specialties via a physician referral model, in operation since 1997.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Missoula

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Insurance Claim Submission: Providence Surgery Center submits claims directly to patients' insurance companies. After insurance processing, the balance is due within 30 days. The facility accepts multiple payment methods including credit cards, cash, check, and online bill pay.
2. Patient Responsibility (Co-pay, Co-insurance, Deductible): Patients are responsible for co-payments, co-insurance amounts, and deductibles as determined by their insurance plans. To comply with the No Surprise Billing Act, the center provides cost estimates via email and/or text message and collects patient responsibility portions at time of service.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Providence Surgery Centers operates a single-facility ambulatory surgery center in Missoula, Montana, providing non-emergent outpatient surgical and pain management procedures across specialties including Pain Management, Orthopedics, ENT, Pediatric Dentistry, and Podiatry. Established in 1997 by local physicians and medical establishments, the center offers procedures such as outpatient total joint replacement and serves patients from a large geographic radius. The facility is licensed by the State of Montana, certified by Medicare, and accepts commercial insurance plans.

Product overview

Providence Surgery Center is a single-facility outpatient surgery center (established 1997) that provides non-emergent surgical and pain management procedures. The center offers a wide range of procedures including outpatient total joint replacement, with medical staff specializing in Pain Management, Orthopedics, ENT, Pediatric Dentistry, and Podiatry. The facility operates Monday–Friday, 6AM–5PM, and is licensed by the State of Montana and certified by Medicare.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Providence Surgery Center - Outpatient Surgical Services Single-facility ambulatory surgery center offering non-emergent outpatient surgical and pain management procedures to adult and pediatric patients referred by affiliated physicians; licensed by the State of Montana and certified by Medicare.
• Pain Management Procedures Outpatient interventional pain management procedures including injections, nerve blocks, and related treatments performed by affiliated pain management physicians for patients referred by pain clinics.
• Orthopedic Outpatient Surgery Outpatient orthopedic surgical procedures including total joint replacement, performed by affiliated orthopedic surgeons for patients referred from Northern Rockies Orthopaedics.
• Pediatric Surgery and Pediatric Dentistry Outpatient surgical and pediatric dental procedures for children under 18, performed under general anesthesia with parental involvement and child-appropriate recovery protocols.
• ENT Outpatient Surgery Outpatient ear, nose, and throat surgical procedures performed by affiliated ENT specialists for referred patients.
• Podiatric Outpatient Surgery Outpatient foot and ankle surgical procedures performed by affiliated podiatrists for patients referred from podiatric practices.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Providence Spine and Pain Center – MontanacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1997Affiliated pain management practice operated by Christopher Caldwell DO, O. Glenn Heyman DO, and Bryan Davis MD. These physicians serve as both investors and key referral sources, providing pain management procedures at the surgery center.
• Northern Rockies Orthopaedics | Missoula, MontanacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrthopedic practice including Daniel Whiting MD and Jeffrey Frandsen MD, who serve as investors and refer patients for outpatient orthopedic procedures including joint replacements.
• Missoula AnesthesiologycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides anesthesia services during surgical procedures at the facility. Anesthesia is billed separately by Missoula Anesthesiology, which maintains an office at the surgery center location.
• Missoula Pediatric DentistryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPediatric dental practice led by Susan Tiede DDS (investor) providing pediatric dental surgery services at the center.
• Missoula Foot and AnkleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPodiatric practice led by Michael Reed DPM and Brian Schenavar DPM providing foot and ankle surgical procedures.
• Rocky Mountain ENT CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerENT specialty practice led by Phillip Gardner MD providing ear, nose, and throat surgical procedures at the center.
• Alpine FootminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPodiatric practice led by Gregg Neibauer DPM providing additional foot and ankle surgical services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Surgery Partners: Public multi-specialty ASC operator running short-stay surgical facilities across the U.S. - same fundamental model as Providence (multi-specialty outpatient surgery, insurance reimbursement, physician-aligned ownership), differing only by scale and geography.
• Surgical Care Affiliates: Optum-owned ASC operator with a network of multi-specialty surgical facilities. Built on physician-hospital partnership models analogous to Providence's Providence St. Patrick Hospital-backed structure.
• AMSURG: Former standalone public ASC operator (now part of Envision) running hundreds of multi-specialty ambulatory surgery centers - directly comparable operating model to Providence's physician-owned ASC.
• SurgCenter Development: Developer and operator of physician-owned ASCs, frequently partnering with specialists and hospitals to launch de novo facilities - directly mirrors Providence's physician-investor, hospital-backed ASC model.
• Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America (ASCOA): ASC operator partnering with physicians and hospitals to develop and manage multi-specialty outpatient surgical facilities - functionally analogous business model to Providence's center.
• United Surgical Partners International (USPI): Largest U.S. ASC platform (Tenet subsidiary) operating multi-specialty outpatient surgical facilities - directly comparable to Providence's operating model, partnerships with health systems, and physician joint-venture structure.
• Regent Surgical Health: ASC management and development company specializing in physician-hospital joint-venture surgery centers - directly comparable operating model and ownership structure to Providence's center.
• Medical Facilities Corporation: Public company operating surgical specialty hospitals and ASCs, with multi-specialty facilities serving similar outpatient procedure mix - directly comparable business and revenue model.

Broad incumbents

• Tenet Healthcare: Major hospital system whose USPI subsidiary is the largest U.S. ASC operator; competes broadly with independent ASCs for outpatient surgical volume and hospital-aligned partnership opportunities.
• HCA Healthcare: Nation's largest hospital operator with growing ASC platform; competes with regional ASCs like Providence for outpatient surgical cases and physician alignment across markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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