Los Angeles County Medical Association

What Los Angeles County Medical Association does

Los Angeles County Medical Association (LACMA) is a 150-year-old nonprofit professional association founded in 1871, representing over 7,000 physicians across Los Angeles County and providing access to 50,000+ physicians statewide through its partnership with the California Medical Association (CMA). The organization operates as a physician-led community offering advocacy at local, state, and federal levels, practice management education, reimbursement assistance through CMA's Center for Economic Services (which has recovered over $44 million for members over the past decade), and professional development programming. LACMA is governed by elected physician leaders across 15 geographic districts, with a House of Delegates, multiple advisory committees, and affiliated entities including the FutureMedLA Foundation, LACPAC, and the LACMA Alliance.

LACMA's product portfolio consists entirely of membership-based professional services: the core LACMA+CMA dual membership, the Practice Makeover grant initiative launched in 2022, the Monday Rx weekly newsletter, the Health Law Library, EHR transition support, the Jury Duty Concierge, networking and leadership development programs, and the 155th Annual Elections. The underlying technology is a standard association management platform; the organization does not develop proprietary software or technology products. Revenue is generated primarily through annual membership dues from individual physicians, medical groups, and healthcare organizations, supplemented by preferred partner program fees and program-specific grants (e.g., The California Endowment funding for the Accelerating Latinx Leadership program).

LACMA's go-to-market is hybrid: direct individual enrollment via its website, organizational sponsorship through medical groups and hospitals (including L.A. Care Health Plan, City of Hope, and ApolloMed), and pipeline recruitment through free membership for medical students, residents, and fellows. The organization maintains strategic partnerships with UCLA CESLAC, AARP, the Cooperative of American Physicians, and other institutions, and is headquartered at 801 S. Grand Ave, Suite 530, Los Angeles, with a lean staff of 1–10 employees supported by volunteer physician leadership.

Name

Los Angeles County Medical Association

Legal name

Los Angeles County Medical Association

Website

https://ladocs.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1871

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Los Angeles County Medical Association (LACMA) is a 155-year-old nonprofit professional association representing over 7,000 physicians in Los Angeles County, providing advocacy, practice management resources, reimbursement assistance, and professional development through its dual membership with the California Medical Association.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Medical Association Services

NAICS

Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

County/District/Local Health Departments (HLAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

Keywords

• Physician membership services
• Medical association advocacy
• Practice management support
• Physician professional development
• Healthcare policy representation

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: LACMA generates revenue through annual membership dues from physicians, medical groups, and healthcare organizations. Membership fees fund advocacy, resources, networking, and professional development services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Los Angeles County Medical Association (LACMA) is a nonprofit professional membership association that delivers the LACMA+CMA unified membership program to physicians in Los Angeles County. The membership provides advocacy at local, state, and federal levels; practice management resources including reimbursement assistance, legal libraries, and CME training; networking and leadership development programs; and access to a community of over 7,000 local and 50,000+ statewide physicians through its partnership with the California Medical Association (CMA).

Product overview

The Los Angeles County Medical Association (LACMA) is a physician-led professional association offering a unified membership program in partnership with the California Medical Association (CMA). The core offering is the LACMA+CMA membership, which provides advocacy, practice management resources, reimbursement assistance through CMA's Center for Economic Services, legal support via the Health Law Library, continuing education through webinars and CME trainings, and networking/leadership development programs. Additional services include the Practice Makeover Initiative, Jury Duty Concierge, Solutions Portal, and the FutureMedLA Foundation scholarship program. The organization does not offer technology products or software platforms; its portfolio consists entirely of membership-based professional services, advocacy programs, and educational resources for physicians.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• LACMA + CMA Membership

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $44 million in reimbursements recovered for members over the past decade through CMA's Center for Economic Services
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and preferred partner.

• California Medical Association (CMA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLACMA operates in partnership with CMA, the statewide medical association. Members receive dual membership (LACMA+CMA) which provides access to advocacy, resources, and representation at both county and state levels.
• LACMA AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLACMA Alliance is an associate partner focused on supporting the mission of the Los Angeles County Medical Association.
• Patient Care FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAn associate partner organization working with LACMA on advocacy and patient care initiatives.
• UCLA Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture (CESLAC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLACMA partners with UCLA CESLAC on the Accelerating Latinx Leadership (ALL) program, a first-of-its-kind initiative to inspire and educate young healthcare professionals on leadership. Dr. Hector Flores and Dr. David Hayes-Bautista co-developed this program.
• ApolloMed (Allied Pacific IPA / Garfield Medical Center)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLACMA has a historic relationship with ApolloMed system. Board member Dr. Hector Flores presented at ApolloMed's Board of Directors annual retreat, discussing practice transformation, practice makeover programs, and Medi-Cal funding. The partnership supports physicians, staff, patients, and communities.
• City of HopecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLACMA continues evolving discussions with City of Hope to extend partnership and support more City of Hope physicians. Partnership focuses on member growth and retention through healthcare burnout symposium and other initiatives.
• L.A. Care Health PlancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLACMA completed first membership partnership with L.A. Care, onboarding over 300 physicians. Joint efforts include addressing burnout, gun violence as public health crisis, and sharing the LACMA Solutions Portal, Practice Makeover, and Wellness Roadmap. L.A. Care joined Project See Change initiative.
• Cooperative of American Physicians (CAP)preferred partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerCAP is a preferred partner providing medical malpractice coverage for California physicians. CAP offers members risk management, practice management benefits, and discounted rates on professional liability coverage.
• AARPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLACMA partnered with AARP to aggressively advocate against Medicare cuts that harm seniors' access to doctors.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• American College of Physicians: Large specialty society for internal medicine physicians offering advocacy, education, and practice resources. Differs from LACMA by specialty focus but competes for the same physician dues and engagement time.
• American Academy of Family Physicians: Specialty society for family physicians providing CME, advocacy, and practice support. Comparable to LACMA in serving primary care physicians, with overlap in mission but a narrower specialty scope.

Direct peers

• California Medical Association: Statewide medical association that is LACMA's primary partner and dual-membership umbrella. CMA delivers the core economic services, legal resources, and policy advocacy that LACMA extends to its members, making it the most directly comparable organization.
• San Francisco Medical Society: County-level medical association serving San Francisco physicians with advocacy, CME, and practice support. Operates the same member-based model as LACMA at a comparable California county scale, making it a direct functional peer.
• Medical Society of the State of New York: Statewide professional association for New York physicians providing advocacy, practice management, and CME. Mirrors LACMA's CMA-equivalent partnership structure at the state level in a different geography.
• National Medical Association: National professional society representing African American physicians and advocating for health equity. Comparable to LACMA's diversity-committee approach and member-driven advocacy model, but at a national and ethnic-affinity level.
• New York County Medical Society: County medical society serving Manhattan physicians with advocacy, networking, and practice support. Closely mirrors LACMA's county-level physician association model in a different (and similarly large) metropolitan market.

Others

• Texas Medical Association: Large state-level medical association offering advocacy, CME, and practice support to Texas physicians. Comparable to LACMA's relationship with CMA, but operating at a larger state scale with similar membership-based services.
• Cooperative of American Physicians: LACMA's preferred partner providing medical malpractice coverage and risk management to California physicians. Adjacent ecosystem player rather than a direct competitor, but addresses overlapping physician pain points.

Broad incumbents

• American Medical Association: National umbrella organization for physicians offering advocacy, practice management, and education at scale. AMA is the broader incumbent counterpart to LACMA, serving the same physician constituency with overlapping but more general programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LADocs_
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/LACMA13
• Facebookfacebook.com/LADocs.fb
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ladocs
• Instagraminstagram.com/ladocs_

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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