US Orthopedic Partners

What US Orthopedic Partners does

US Orthopedic Partners (USOP) is a physician-led and physician-owned orthopedic Management Services Organization founded in October 2020 by FFL Partners with Mississippi Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center as its founding practice. The platform provides the full back-office, clinical infrastructure, and capital stack to affiliated orthopedic practices, enabling them to maintain clinical autonomy while accessing economies of scale on compliance, IT, revenue cycle, group purchasing, and ambulatory surgery center development. USOP operates across the Southeastern United States with 10 partner practices, 23 clinics, 55+ total locations, 10 hospital relationships, and 300+ providers, spanning Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana.

The company's technology backbone is an integrated stack built on ModMed's AI-Powered Practice enterprise EMR (completed across all 10 practices in April 2025), supplemented by USOP's own proprietary PRISM business intelligence platform for cross-practice benchmarking, and Adonis for AI-driven revenue cycle management. On the clinical side, USOP has a strategic vendor agreement with Johnson & Johnson DePuy Synthes for total joint products including access to the VELYS robotic-assisted surgical platform. The company is actively building four new ambulatory surgery centers targeted to open between 2026 and 2028, and three USOP-affiliated ASCs (Bienville Surgery Center, North Mississippi Surgery Center, and the MSMOC ASC) were named High Performing by U.S. News & World Report in the 2026 rankings, representing two of only 911 ASCs recognized out of 4,421 evaluated.

USOP's revenue model is a managed services organization fee structure applied to affiliated practices, augmented by ambulatory surgery center operations revenue (the platform reports 65-81% of procedures performed at partner ASCs), value-based care and bundle payment contracting participation, and group purchasing economics. Distribution is exclusively B2B, driven by direct executive-led outreach, M&A transactions, and physician-to-physician referrals targeting growth-oriented orthopedic groups across the Southeast. Governance is through a Physician Board with one representative per member practice, and ownership combines physician equity with FFL Partners private equity capital. The company is currently led by Co-CEOs Graham Young and Allen Anderson following the May 2026 leadership transition.

Name

US Orthopedic Partners

Legal name

U.S. Orthopaedic Partners

Website

https://us-orthopartners.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

US Orthopedic Partners is a physician-led orthopedic Management Services Organization that provides back-office, EMR, revenue cycle, and ASC development services to 10 affiliated orthopedic practices across Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana, serving 300+ providers from a corporate base in Alpharetta, GA.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Orthopedic Practice Management Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (62111)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Orthopedic & Spine Surgery Centers (HLAFAIAG)

Keywords

• Orthopedic practice management
• Ambulatory surgery centers
• Revenue cycle management
• Physician practice partnership
• Musculoskeletal care platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Jackson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Management Services / MSO Fees: USOP operates as a Management Services Organization (MSO) providing administrative, operational, and back-office services to partner orthopedic practices. Revenue is generated through management fees charged to affiliated practices, shared savings arrangements, and value-based care contracting. The platform enables practices to maintain clinical autonomy while benefiting from economies of scale, compliance infrastructure, group purchasing power, and revenue cycle optimization.
2. ASC Operations Revenue: Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) operations represent a significant revenue driver. USOP develops, acquires, and optimizes ASCs for partner practices, capturing revenue through surgical facility fees, increased revenue capture, and participation in bundle payment programs. ASCs are 45-60% more cost-effective than hospital settings, driving payor and patient preference for outpatient orthopedic procedures.
3. Value-Based Care & Contracting: USOP actively manages clinical outcomes through its Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO) program and leverages economies of scale to reduce cost of care while providing contracting experience and expertise. The platform enables participation in value-based care arrangements and bundle payment programs through its network of integrated practices and ASCs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

US Orthopedic Partners (USOP) is a physician-led, physician-owned orthopedic Management Services Organization (MSO) that partners with growth-oriented orthopedic practices across the Southeastern U.S. It provides integrated back-office and clinical infrastructure services—including compliance, IT/cybersecurity, HR, revenue cycle management, EMR integration via ModMed, ASC development and operations, and proprietary business intelligence (PRISM)—enabling affiliated practices to maintain clinical autonomy while accessing economies of scale, capital for ASC development, and group purchasing power.

Product overview

USOP operates as a physician-led orthopedic Management Services Organization (MSO) providing integrated practice management services to affiliated orthopedic practices across the Southeast. The organization does not offer a discrete software product but rather delivers a suite of operational services including practice management support, ambulatory surgery center (ASC) development and optimization, EMR integration via ModMed, revenue cycle management, compliance support, and business intelligence through its proprietary PRISM analytics platform. USOP's affiliated practices maintain clinical autonomy while leveraging centralized resources, shared best practices, and economies of scale. The platform spans 10 orthopedic practices, 23 clinics, and 10 hospital relationships across multiple states.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Orthopedic Management Services Organization (MSO) Partnership
• Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Development and Operations
• PRISM Business Intelligence Platform
• Revenue Cycle Management Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 30,000 staff hours saved through ModMed AI-Powered Practice enterprise deployment
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• ModMedcoreTechnology or Integration · 4 June 2026ModMed deployed its AI-Powered Practice platform enterprise-wide at USOP, covering 55+ locations and 300+ providers. The rollout consolidated 9 disparate legacy EMR systems into a single unified platform, yielding estimated 30,000 staff hours in savings and cutting billing collection times below 30 days. ModMed's AI-native platform positions USOP for easier network expansion and clinic onboarding.
• Johnson & Johnson (DePuy Synthes)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 October 2025USOP announced a strategic agreement with Johnson & Johnson making it the official vendor for total joint products across the platform. The agreement was physician-led — the USOP Physician Board evaluated products through head-to-head clinical reviews and outcomes benchmarking. Includes access to Johnson & Johnson's VELYS Robotic-Assisted Solution. Expected to free up millions annually for reinvestment in technology and patient care.
• AdonissecondaryTechnology or Integration · 17 July 2025USOP partnered with Adonis, a revenue cycle AI technology provider, to maximize bandwidth, reduce claim denials, and increase collections through AI agents and intelligence. This partnership supports USOP's revenue cycle optimization strategy and complements the ModMed EMR deployment.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Healthcare Outcomes Performance Company (HOPCo): PE-backed orthopedic and musculoskeletal practice management platform operating across multiple U.S. states. Direct competitor for orthopedic MSO partnerships and ASC development, with a similar physician-aligned value proposition.
• U.S. Anesthesia Partners: PE-backed physician services MSO founded on the same physician-led partnership model as USOP, though in anesthesia. Highly comparable business architecture, GTM motion, and PE-backed governance structure.
• Envision Healthcare: PE-backed physician services platform spanning multiple specialties. Operates a similar physician practice management and MSO model, with comparable exposure to reimbursement, labor, and PE-sponsor dynamics.
• TeamHealth: PE-backed physician services company providing outsourced clinical staffing across multiple specialties. Former employer of USOP's ex-CEO Steve Holtzclaw; mirrors the PE-backed multi-state physician services platform model.
• U.S. Physical Therapy: Public PE-influenced operator of outpatient physical and occupational therapy clinics. Comparable as a physician-adjacent MSO with a partnership-driven, clinic-level acquisition strategy in musculoskeletal care.

Broad incumbents

• Surgery Partners: Public ASC operator and surgical facilities platform (NASDAQ: SGRY) with significant orthopedic exposure. Comparable on the ASC development and facility management side, though broader in specialty mix and not physician-led in the same manner.
• Tenet Healthcare / United Surgical Partners International (USPI): Tenet's USPI segment is one of the largest ASC operators in the U.S. A broad incumbent competing for the same outpatient surgical migration tailwind, though at much larger scale and not physician-led.
• HCA Healthcare: Nation's largest hospital operator with growing ASC footprint. Represents the dominant incumbent alternative USOP competes against when orthopedic groups weigh hospital system acquisition versus MSO partnership.
• Encompass Health: Largest operator of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals with significant orthopedic patient flows. Adjacent incumbent in the post-acute and orthopedic care continuum, relevant for downstream referral economics.

Emerging players

• Ardent Health Partners: PE-backed regional hospital and outpatient platform operating in similar Southeastern U.S. geographies. Represents an alternative consolidator model (hospital-led) competing for the same physician practice partnerships.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/us-ortho-partners

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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

M&A3 records

Investments

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

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