Advanced Pain Care

What Advanced Pain Care does

Advanced Pain Care is a private, multi-disciplinary pain management medical practice founded in 2002 by Dr. Mark T. Malone and headquartered in Round Rock, Texas. The practice operates more than 20 clinic locations distributed across three Texas regions — the Greater Austin Area, Waco/Killeen, and Amarillo — and delivers a vertically integrated care stack spanning interventional pain management, neurology, neurosurgery, rheumatology, mind and behavioral health, opioid stewardship, and physical therapy. Procedure capacity is delivered through four affiliated ambulatory surgical centers (Amarillo, Austin, Killeen, Round Rock), with Advanced Physical Therapy sites in Round Rock and Kyle and in-house prescription dispensing via Advanced Rx Pharmacy.

The underlying technology footprint is conventional healthcare IT rather than proprietary software: clinical and billing workflows run on AthenaHealth (patient portal and billing), referrals are captured through LeadingReach, records requests via Healthmark Group, recruiting on Paylocity, and web forms on JotForm. No patents, proprietary software, or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed. The core clinical platform is a "360-degree approach" that emphasizes multi-specialty coordination around a single patient across the pain continuum, supported by on-site advanced interventional procedures such as spinal cord stimulation, radiofrequency ablation, and epidural steroid injections.

The business model is fee-for-service professional services revenue billed predominantly through insurance (Aetna, BCBS, Cigna, Humana, Multiplan, Oscar, Scott and White, UnitedHealthcare) with an additional self-pay/litigation-funded stream via the Personal Injury and Letter of Protection practice. Revenue is generated across four billable service lines — clinic visits, ASC procedures, physical therapy, and pharmacy — supplemented by patient acquisition through physician referrals, online scheduling, community outreach, and free spinal cord stimulation classes. The practice is privately held with ownership concentrated in the founder/CEO and a management team of eight C-suite and director-level executives across operations, clinical, neuromodulation, procurement, HR, marketing, and personal injury.

Name

Advanced Pain Care

Legal name

Advanced Pain Care

Website

https://austinpaindoctor.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Advanced Pain Care is a private, multi-disciplinary pain management medical practice operating 20+ clinics, four surgical centers, physical therapy, and an in-house pharmacy across Greater Austin, Waco/Killeen, and Amarillo, Texas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pain Management Healthcare Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (62111), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Pain Management Clinics (Interventional & Medical) (HLAFABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pain Management & Interventional Procedure Centers (HLAFAIAH), Pain Medicine (Interventional/Neuropathic Pain) (HLAKAIAM), Chronic Pain Rehabilitation & Functional Restoration (HSADAIAJ)

Keywords

• Pain management services
• Interventional pain procedures
• Chronic pain treatment
• Spinal cord stimulation
• Ambulatory surgical center

Headquarters

HQ city

Round Rock

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices16 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: Fee-for-service healthcare revenue from pain management consultations, interventional procedures, surgical center services, physical therapy, and pharmacy services. Revenue is generated through insurance reimbursements and patient payments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Advanced Pain Care operates a multi-disciplinary pain management medical practice that diagnoses and treats acute and chronic pain conditions. The core offering combines interventional pain procedures (epidural steroid injections, radiofrequency ablation, spinal cord stimulation), specialty consultations (neurology, neurosurgery, rheumatology), behavioral health, physical therapy, ambulatory surgical services, and an on-site pharmacy, delivered across 20+ clinic locations in Texas.

Product overview

Advanced Pain Care is a multi-location pain management medical practice serving Central Texas (Austin, Waco/Killeen, and Amarillo areas) since 2002. The core offering is a multidisciplinary pain management practice providing diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic pain conditions. The company operates on a platform-plus-modules model where the core Pain Management Services and Interventional Pain Treatments (including spinal cord stimulation, radiofrequency ablation, and epidural steroid injections) are supported by integrated specialty modules: Neurology, Neurosurgery, Rheumatology, Opioid Stewardship, Mind & Behavioral Health, and Physical Therapy (Advanced Physical Therapy). The practice further extends its care model through affiliated facilities including Advanced Surgical Centers, Advanced Rx Pharmacies, and a patient portal powered by AthenaHealth. Services are accessible through in-person clinic visits, online scheduling, and a patient portal for billing and records. The company also maintains a patient education blog ('The Pain Stops Here') and offers free spinal cord stimulation educational classes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pain Management Services Multi-specialty pain management care treating acute and chronic pain conditions including back pain, neck pain, sciatica, cancer pain, fibromyalgia, neuropathy, migraine and headache, complex regional pain syndrome, and musculoskeletal pain, delivered through a multi-disciplinary team of physicians across 20+ Texas clinic locations.
• Interventional Pain Treatments Minimally invasive procedures including epidural steroid injections, radiofrequency ablation, and spinal cord stimulation used to treat chronic and acute pain conditions under Advanced Pain Care's 360-degree approach.
• Neurology Services Neurology specialty services for diagnosing and treating neurological conditions contributing to patient pain, integrated with pain management treatment.
• Neurosurgery Services Neurosurgical services for spine-related pain and complex neurological conditions requiring surgical intervention, performed by Advanced Pain Care's neurosurgical team.
• Rheumatology Services Rheumatology specialty focused on autoimmune and joint conditions contributing to chronic pain, integrated with the Advanced Pain Care practice.
• Opioid Stewardship Program Responsible pain management program focused on safe opioid use practices and regulatory compliance, integrated into Advanced Pain Care's treatment plans.
• Mind & Behavioral Health Psychological and behavioral health support integrated into pain management care to address mental and behavioral dimensions of chronic pain.
• Advanced Physical Therapy Physical therapy services operated as Advanced Physical Therapy centers in Round Rock and Kyle, Texas, providing rehabilitation and recovery support to Advanced Pain Care patients.
• Advanced Surgical Centers Ambulatory surgical centers providing pain procedures and surgical interventions at four locations across Amarillo, Austin, Killeen, and Round Rock for Advanced Pain Care patients.
• Advanced Rx Pharmacies On-site pharmacy services providing prescription medications directly to Advanced Pain Care patients to support pain management treatment plans.

Quantifiable outcome

• Thousands of patients successfully treated for acute and chronic pain conditions
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Surgery Partners: Public operator of ambulatory surgical centers including pain-focused facilities; comparable through its ASC business line (Advanced Surgical Centers), though broader in surgical specialty scope.
• US Anesthesia Partners: Large anesthesiology and pain management physician services organization; comparable through its chronic pain practice arm and physician-led specialty care model, though anesthesia is the dominant service.
• HCA Healthcare: Largest U.S. for-profit hospital operator with pain management service lines within its hospital outpatient departments and ASCs; potential indirect competitor for complex pain referrals and employer-of-choice for pain physicians.
• Cleveland Clinic Pain Management: Hospital-system-affiliated pain management program offering interventional procedures, behavioral health, and PT; comparable service breadth but as part of a much larger integrated delivery system.
• ATI Physical Therapy: National physical therapy provider with clinics across multiple states; comparable through the physical therapy service line (Advanced Physical Therapy at APC) but materially larger and broader in musculoskeletal scope.

Emerging players

• Hinge Health: Digital musculoskeletal and chronic pain platform employer; represents an emerging substitute care channel that could divert self-funded employer plans away from in-person pain clinics over time.
• Lone Star Pain Medicine: Independent Texas pain medicine clinic offering interventional procedures and medication management; smaller-scale direct competitor in the Texas regional market where APC operates.

Direct peers

• National Spine & Pain Centers (Clearway Pain Solutions): Large multi-state interventional pain management platform operating clinics across the eastern U.S.; directly comparable in core service mix (interventional procedures, multi-specialty pain care) but significantly larger and PE-backed.

Regional players

• Pain Specialists of America: Texas-based pain management practice with multiple clinics and ASCs in Central Texas; competes head-to-head with APC in the Austin-area market with a similar interventional + multi-disciplinary model.
• Texas Pain Physicians: Independent Texas pain management practice offering interventional procedures and conservative care; regional competitor with smaller footprint than APC but overlapping patient base in North/Central Texas.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/131212166943814

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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