What MGMA does

MGMA (Medical Group Management Association) is a nonprofit professional membership association founded in 1926 and headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, with a Government Affairs office in Washington, DC. It serves approximately 60,000 medical practice administrators, executives, and leaders drawn from over 15,000 group medical practices representing more than 350,000 physicians across the United States. Its scope spans small independent practices through large national health systems, and its primary customer segments are medical group practices (business units) and the practice administrators and executives who run them (persona), with healthcare policy stakeholders as a secondary audience served through advocacy.

MGMA's product portfolio is built around a data-and-benchmarking core (DataDive, MGMA Data Suite, MGMA Analytics, MGMA Stat polling, and the Physician Fee Schedule Tool), supplemented by ACMPE Board Certification and Fellowship administered through its wholly owned subsidiary, the American College of Medical Practice Executives; the Ed Plus education subscription; MGMA Consulting; playbooks, fillable formbooks, and the Career Center; MGMA Connection magazine; and flagship Annual and Operations conferences. The technology layer is content, benchmarking data, and a data subscription platform rather than a core software product; no patents, APIs, or SDKs are disclosed.

MGMA monetizes through a diversified, largely recurring revenue mix: annual membership dues (individual, organizational, state, and corporate tiers), subscription-based data products (DataDive), recurring education subscriptions (Ed Plus) and certification programs, professional services fees for consulting, and conference registration, sponsorship, and exhibit revenue. Distribution runs through direct website enrollment, an online store, direct sales for consulting and data products, and conferences, with multi-channel content marketing (articles, podcasts, webinars, Stat polls, social, email) supporting acquisition and retention across a U.S.-only footprint.

Name

MGMA

Legal name

Medical Group Management Association

Website

https://mgma.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1926

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

MGMA is a nonprofit professional membership association serving approximately 60,000 medical practice administrators and leaders across 15,000+ U.S. group practices, offering benchmarking data, ACMPE certification, education, consulting, conferences, and advocacy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Practice Management Association Services

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE/EHS) Publishing (MPAJACAF), Data Sharing & Data Marketplace Governance (HDAEADAK)

Keywords

• Medical practice management
• Healthcare benchmarking data
• Medical practice education
• Medical practice certification
• Healthcare practice advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Englewood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees for individual practice administrators, executives, leaders, and organizational/corporate members. Includes access to resources, networking, certifications, and member benefits.
2. Data Products and Benchmarking: MGMA DataDive subscription products providing benchmarking data on provider compensation, financial operations, and procedural profiles. These are premium data products sold to practices and healthcare organizations.
3. Education and Certifications: Revenue from online courses, books, conferences, and ACMPE certification programs (Board Certification, Fellowship, Certificates). Members can earn continuing education credits.
4. Consulting Services: MGMA consulting services provided to medical practices seeking guidance on organizational challenges.
5. Conferences and Events: Revenue from MGMA Annual Conference, Operations Conference, and other events including registration fees, sponsorships, and exhibit opportunities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

MGMA is a professional membership association that sells membership access, benchmarking data subscriptions (DataDive, MGMA Data Suite, MGMA Analytics, MGMA Stat), professional certification programs (ACMPE Board Certification and Fellowship), online education subscriptions (Ed Plus), consulting services, and conferences/events to medical practice administrators and leaders. The organization also generates revenue through publication of MGMA Connection Magazine and operational resources such as Playbooks, Fillable Formbooks, and the Physician Fee Schedule Tool.

Product overview

MGMA is a professional association offering a comprehensive suite of products and services for medical practice management. The portfolio centers on the MGMA Data Suite and DataDive platform for industry benchmarking data (provider compensation, operations, financials), complemented by the MGMA Stat polling service and MGMA Analytics for insights. Additional offerings include ACMPE professional certification (Board Certification and Fellowship), the Ed Plus education subscription, MGMA Consulting services, Career Center, Playbooks, and Fillable Formbooks for practice resources. The organization also hosts major conferences (Annual Conference and Operations Conference) and publishes MGMA Connection Magazine. MGMA operates as a platform-plus-modules architecture with data and benchmarking as core offerings, supported by education, certification, consulting, events, and career services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DataDive A subscription-based benchmarking data platform providing provider compensation, management and staff compensation, financials and operations, and procedural profile data for medical practices. Used by medical group practice administrators and healthcare organizations for performance benchmarking.
• MGMA Data Suite Comprehensive industry benchmarking data and analysis tools for medical group practices, supporting operational, financial, and compensation decision-making.
• MGMA Analytics Data analysis tools providing insights into medical practice performance, enabling subscribers to query and analyze benchmarking data.
• MGMA Stat Weekly member polling service providing real-time intelligence and industry insights on medical practice operational and financial trends, delivered to members and subscribers.
• ACMPE Board Certification Professional board certification program offered through MGMA's wholly-owned subsidiary ACMPE (American College of Medical Practice Executives) for medical practice executives demonstrating expertise in healthcare management.
• ACMPE Fellowship Advanced professional designation (FACME) recognizing outstanding achievements in medical practice management, awarded through MGMA's ACMPE subsidiary.
• Ed Plus Subscription Online education subscription service providing courses, training, and continuing education credits for healthcare professionals, particularly medical practice administrators and leaders.
• MGMA Consulting Professional consulting services delivered by MGMA consultants to medical practices seeking guidance on organizational, operational, and financial challenges.
• MGMA Annual Conference MGMA's flagship annual event bringing together medical practice leaders for education, networking, vendor exhibits, and industry insights. Generates revenue from registration fees, sponsorships, and exhibit opportunities.
• MGMA Operations Conference Specialized conference focused on operational excellence and management best practices for medical group practices, with registration, sponsorships, and exhibit opportunities.
• MGMA Connection Magazine Industry publication delivering insights, trends, and best practices for medical practice management, available to members and subscribers.
• Career Center Job board and career resource platform connecting healthcare professionals with employment opportunities in medical practices; also enables practices to post job openings.
• Physician Fee Schedule Tool Standalone tool helping medical practices navigate and analyze Medicare Physician Fee Schedule information for reimbursement planning.
• MGMA Membership Recurring annual membership program for medical practice administrators, executives, and leaders, offered in individual, organizational, state, and corporate tiers, providing access to resources, data, education, networking, certifications, advocacy, and career services.

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% of surveyed practices report increased regulatory burden over three years (MGMA regulatory burden report)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Jackson Physician SearchminorGTM or Marketing PartnerExecutive partner featured on MGMA website. Jackson Physician Search is a healthcare recruitment firm that partners with MGMA to reach medical practice members for recruitment solutions.
• CareCreditminorGTM or Marketing PartnerExecutive partner featured on MGMA website. CareCredit provides healthcare financing solutions and partners with MGMA to offer financial options for medical practices and patients.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• American Medical Group Association (AMGA): AMGA is the closest peer to MGMA - a membership association serving medical groups and other organized systems of care, providing benchmarking data, advocacy, education, and consulting. Overlaps directly with MGMA on DataDive-style data products, annual conferences, and government affairs aimed at medical group practices.
• Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA): HFMA operates the same association model as MGMA - individual/organizational membership, professional certification (CRCR/FHFMA), benchmarking and best-practice publications, plus a major annual conference. Comparable B2B revenue mix of dues, education, certifications, and conferences for healthcare management professionals.
• American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE): ACHE is a professional society for healthcare executives with membership, board certification (FACHE), continuing education, and congressional advocacy - structurally analogous to MGMA's ACMPE track but aimed at C-suite rather than practice administrators.
• American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA): AHIMA uses the same membership-plus-certification model for health information professionals (RHIA, CCS), offers benchmarking data, annual conferences, publications, and advocacy - a near-template structural peer to MGMA.
• AAPC (American Academy of Professional Coders): AAPC is a direct peer with the same professional-association playbook: membership dues, certifications (CPC, COC), training subscriptions (Practicode), conferences, and local chapter structure serving medical practice billing/coding professionals.
• National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ): NAHQ mirrors MGMA's structure at smaller scale - healthcare-quality membership association offering CPHQ certification, content, advocacy, and an annual conference for professionals serving the same medical group buyers.

Broad incumbents

• Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS): HIMSS is a larger, broader-scope association serving health IT professionals with membership, content, conferences (HIMSS Global), certifications (CAHIMS/CPHIMS), and research that intersects with MGMA's Health IT practice resources and provider audience.
• American Medical Association (AMA): AMA is a much larger physician-facing organization that overlaps with MGMA on CPT coding, practice management content, data products, and Washington advocacy. It is an industry incumbent that competes for the practice leader's attention and dues, though physicians (vs. administrators) are its primary members.

Others

• SullivanCotter: SullivanCotter is a leading healthcare compensation and workforce consulting firm producing physician and executive compensation benchmarks that compete/overlap with MGMA DataDive - an adjacent data vendor rather than a membership association.
• Press Ganey: Press Ganey is a healthcare performance analytics and patient-experience benchmarking company that competes in some of MGMA's benchmarking/data adjacencies and targets the same medical group customers - a thematic adjacent competitor rather than a membership-association peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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