KBV

Name

KBV

Legal name

Kassenärztliche Bundesvereinigung KdöR

Website

https://kbv.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Physician Association Services

NAICS

Health and Welfare Funds (525120), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare Compliance & Enforcement Authorities (HLAJACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health Information Management (EHR) & Medical Office Administration (EDAOAJAF), Patient Access, Registration & Intake (Front-End RCM) (HLACACAE)

Keywords

• Statutory health insurance physicians
• Ambulatory healthcare coordination
• Medical fee schedule
• Telematics infrastructure services
• Physician association advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Statutory Membership Contributions: KBV is a public law corporation (Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts) funded through statutory membership dues from all contract physicians and psychotherapists (Vertragsärzte und Vertragspsychotherapeuten) affiliated with the 17 regional associations. As a non-commercial public body, KBV does not generate revenue in the traditional sense.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

KBV is the federally mandated umbrella organization of the 17 regional statutory health insurance physician associations in Germany, serving approximately 73,000 contracted physicians and psychotherapists. It administers the binding EBM medical fee schedule, negotiates collective agreements with statutory health insurers, provides digital health communication services (kv.dox KIM email, Telematikinfrastruktur coordination, eRezept, ePA), operates the nationwide Patientenservice 116117 hotline, and delivers the QEP quality management system for outpatient practices.

Product overview

KBV operates as the umbrella organization for Germany's 17 regional Associations of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (Kassenärztliche Vereinigungen), providing a portfolio of digital health communication services and tools for ambulatory care. The primary technology product is kv.dox, a KIM (Kommunikation im Medizinwesen) secure email service enabling encrypted communication of medical documents within the Telematikinfrastruktur. Additional offerings include the Patientenservice 116117 hotline and web platform. The portfolio also encompasses practice management guidance, EBM fee schedule tools, digital applications (ePA, eRezept, DiGA), and the Telematikinfrastruktur (TI) connectivity services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• kv.dox: KIM communication service for medical practices offered by KBV
• 116117
• kbv4u

Products and services

• kv.dox Secure KIM (Kommunikation im Medizinwesen) email service for physicians and psychotherapists, enabling end-to-end encrypted communication of medical documents within the Telematikinfrastruktur (TI). Supports sending electronic medical letters (eArztbriefe), electronic certificates of incapacity to work (eAU), and other medical documents with digital signatures, integrated with practice management systems. Priced at €5.90 per month per mailbox plus €3.03 per quarter per user, with first month free.
• Patientenservice 116117 Nationwide medical hotline (phone 116117) and digital web platform (116117.de) providing around-the-clock patient services including locating on-call physicians and medical facilities outside regular practice hours. Serves all patients in Germany as a free public service operated by KBV and the 17 regional Kassenärztliche Vereinigungen.

Quantifiable outcome

• Coverage of approximately 72 million statutory health insurance beneficiaries across Germany
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• kv.digital GmbHcoreTechnology or Integrationkv.dox is a service developed and operated by kv.digital GmbH, a subsidiary company of KBV. Volker Dentel is the managing director of kv.digital. The company develops and operates the KIM email service specifically for physician practices as part of the Telematikinfrastruktur ecosystem.
• gematik GmbHcoreTechnology or Integrationgematik is the national digital health agency that develops and operates the Telematikinfrastruktur (TI), the secure telecommunications network for the German healthcare system. All KIM services, including kv.dox, operate over the TI infrastructure managed by gematik.
• 17 Regional Kassenärztliche Vereinigungen (KVs)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKBV is the umbrella organization for the 17 regional statutory health insurance physician associations (Kassenärztliche Vereinigungen) across German federal states. Together they organize the nationwide outpatient care system.
• Statutory Health Insurance Funds (GKV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKBV negotiates and manages collective agreements with the statutory health insurance funds (GKV-Spitzenverband) on behalf of contract physicians and psychotherapists, covering fee schedules, care standards, and reimbursement.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kassenzahnärztliche Bundesvereinigung (KZBV): The federal umbrella association for statutory health-insurance dentists in Germany, structurally identical to KBV but covering the dental profession. It negotiates with the GKV-Spitzenverband, maintains dental fee schedules, and represents ~70,000+ contracted dentists — making it the closest functional analogue to KBV in a parallel sector.
• Bundesärztekammer (BÄK): The German Medical Association, the federal working group of the 17 state medical chambers. While BÄK handles professional regulation and licensing (as opposed to KBV's statutory-insurance representation), it is the closest peer in representing Germany's physicians at the federal level and shares overlapping membership.
• Bundespsychotherapeutenkammer (BPtK): The Federal Chamber of Psychotherapists in Germany, representing the psychotherapeutic profession at federal level. Shares KBV's role in representing outpatient psychotherapists in statutory insurance matters and works alongside KBV on psychotherapeutic care policy.
• Marburger Bund: Germany's largest doctors' union, representing physicians primarily in hospital settings. While it focuses on collective bargaining for employed physicians rather than KBV's ambulatory focus, it is a direct counterpart in physician advocacy and policy influence.

Broad incumbents

• gematik GmbH: Germany's national digital health agency, responsible for the Telematikinfrastruktur. As a core strategic partner of KBV (and shareholder/counterparty in the TI ecosystem), gematik governs the digital infrastructure that KBV's kv.dox service operates on.
• Spitzenverband Bund der Krankenkassen (GKV-Spitzenverband): The central federal association of all statutory health insurance funds in Germany. It is KBV's primary collective-bargaining counterpart, sitting across the table in EBM fee-schedule negotiations and ambulatory care contracts.
• NHS England: The commissioning and oversight body for the English National Health Service. While structurally a government agency rather than a membership association, NHS England occupies a comparable role of stewarding nationwide outpatient access and provider relations in a single-payer-like public system.

Emerging players

• American Medical Association (AMA): The largest U.S. physician membership association, representing doctors in policy advocacy, standards-setting, and CPT code maintenance (analogous to KBV's EBM). Although it lacks KBV's statutory collective-bargaining mandate, AMA is the international functional analogue for physician representation and reimbursement frameworks.
• British Medical Association (BMA): The UK doctors' trade union and professional association, which negotiates physician contracts with NHS England and maintains fee/reimbursement guidance. Comparable to KBV in representing physician collective interests vis-à-vis a national payer system.

Regional players

• Royal Dutch Medical Association (KNMG): The federation of Dutch medical professional associations. While serving the Netherlands rather than Germany, KNMG is a peer in representing physicians at national level, supporting quality standards, and engaging in healthcare digitalization policy in a regulated European market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/kbv4u
• YouTubeyoutube.com/kbv4u
• Facebookfacebook.com/116117.de
• LinkedInde.linkedin.com/company/kassen%C3%A4rztliche-bundesvereinigung
• Instagraminstagram.com/kbv4u

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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