Association of American Physicians & Surgeons

What Association of American Physicians & Surgeons does

The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) is a national nonprofit professional medical association founded in 1943 and headquartered in Tucson, Arizona. AAPS represents physicians across all medical specialties who seek to maintain independent private practices free from government and insurance company control, and it operates as an advocacy organization rather than a technology or care-delivery business. Its core offerings include the peer-reviewed Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons (jpands.org), the AAPS News monthly newsletter, an annual meeting (83rd edition scheduled September 24-26, 2026), the Take Back Medicine Podcast, model contracts and Medicare opt-out guides, cash-based practice resources, and active legal advocacy including lawsuits against medical boards and the Biden Administration.

AAPS funds itself through annual physician membership dues, tax-deductible donations to two affiliated foundations (the AAPS Educational Foundation, a 501(c)(3), and the AAPS Legal Foundation), journal subscriptions and publications, meeting registration fees, and sales of educational books and brochures. The organization explicitly accepts no corporate or government funding, and board members and officers serve without compensation. Its related-entity structure bundles lobbying (parent 501(c)(6)-style), education (Educational Foundation 501(c)(3)), and litigation support (Legal Foundation) under one umbrella. The go-to-market motion is membership-led, relying on website enrollment, newsletter distribution, journal readership, press releases, and social media to recruit and retain individual physician members nationwide. There are no disclosed APIs, AI/ML capabilities, patents, or technology integrations; the organization distributes content through standard web and email channels.

Name

Association of American Physicians & Surgeons

Legal name

Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, Inc.

Website

https://aapsonline.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1943

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

AAPS is a nonprofit professional medical association founded in 1943, serving U.S. physicians across all specialties who seek to maintain independent private practices free from government and insurance company control. It funds itself via membership dues, donations, and publications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Medical Association

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Physician advocacy services
• Medical association membership
• Healthcare policy advocacy
• Medical ethics publications
• Physician education resources

Headquarters

HQ city

Tucson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues for physicians in all specialties. Memberships are for 1-year terms beginning from date of purchase.
2. Donations and Contributions: Tax-deductible donations to AAPS Educational Foundation (501(c)(3)) and AAPS Legal Foundation. Donations accepted online via Wufoo forms and PayPal.
3. Journal Publications: The Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons (jpands.org) publishes peer-reviewed medical research and analysis.
4. Meeting Registration: Annual meeting registration fees for the 83rd Annual Meeting scheduled for September 24-26, 2026.
5. Educational Resources and Publications: Sale of books, brochures, guides, and educational materials on topics including Medicare opt-out, medical ethics, and practice management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) is a membership-based professional medical association that advocates for physician independence and free-market principles in medicine. It offers annual physician memberships, publishes the peer-reviewed Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons, distributes educational resources (books, brochures, and guides on Medicare opt-out and medical ethics), and hosts annual meetings for members.

Product overview

The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons is a professional medical membership organization founded in 1943, not a technology product company. Its offerings consist primarily of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons (a peer-reviewed publication), the AAPS website providing member resources including newsletters, policy statements, legal guides, Medicare opt-out resources, COVID-19 protocols, and the Take Back Medicine Podcast. These are informational and educational resources for physicians, not software products with integrations, APIs, or AI capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons

Quantifiable outcome

• Thousands of physicians have opted out of Medicare using AAPS resources
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Association of American Physicians and Surgeons Educational FoundationcoreOthersAAPS Educational Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization that sponsors national conferences featuring presentations on controversial medical topics. It is active in providing information over the internet. The foundation has filed appeals briefs in AAPS lawsuits challenging government censorship and medical board actions.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• American Medical Association: The dominant national physician membership association representing U.S. physicians across all specialties. Operates as the largest broad-incumbent peer to AAPS, though it occupies the opposite end of the political/advocacy spectrum from AAPS's free-market stance.
• American College of Physicians: One of the largest U.S. medical specialty societies, representing internists. A broad-incumbent peer that overlaps with AAPS in recruiting practicing physicians, publishing a major journal (Annals of Internal Medicine), and hosting a large annual meeting (Internal Medicine Meeting).
• American Association for Physician Leadership: A peer-network professional association serving physicians in leadership roles. Comparable to AAPS in operating as a specialty physician membership organization with educational content, peer-reviewed publications, conferences, and certificate programs.
• American Osteopathic Association: The national professional association for osteopathic physicians (DOs) and osteopathic medical students. Mirrors AAPS's structure as a national physician advocacy body with membership dues, advocacy, and CME-oriented events.
• American Academy of Family Physicians: A specialty society of more than 130,000 family physicians and medical professionals. Overlaps with AAPS as a dues-funded physician association that publishes content, runs advocacy efforts, and hosts annual conferences for primary-care physicians.

Regional players

• Medical Society of the State of New York: A state-level physician membership association serving New York physicians. A regional peer to AAPS in offering state-level dues-funded physician advocacy, CME, and policy representation; differs from AAPS by being geographically bounded rather than national.
• Texas Medical Association: The largest state medical society in the U.S., representing Texas physicians. A regional peer to AAPS, and notably an explicit counterparty in AAPS's 2007 lawsuit against the Texas Medical Board—indicating a complex, partly adversarial relationship.

Direct peers

• Christian Medical & Dental Associations: A national association serving physicians and dentists who integrate Christian faith with professional practice. A closely comparable peer to AAPS: ideology-driven, advocacy-focused, publishes its own journal, hosts annual meetings, and serves physicians seeking an alternative to secular professional associations.
• National Medical Association: The largest U.S. organization representing African American physicians and other physicians of color. A direct peer to AAPS in its function as a national, identity- and values-based physician advocacy association; differs in target demographic and policy orientation.
• National Physicians Alliance: A physician-led advocacy organization focused on healthcare integrity, universal access, and counter-corruption. A direct peer to AAPS in being a smaller, advocacy-led national physician association, though ideologically distinct from AAPS's free-market orientation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/aapsonline
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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

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