Nulton Diagnostic & Treatment Center

What Nulton Diagnostic & Treatment Center does

Nulton Diagnostic & Treatment Center (legal name: Nulton Diagnostic and Treatment Center, P.C.) is a privately-held, for-profit behavioral health organization founded in 1995 by Dr. Larry J. Nulton, PhD, and headquartered in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The company delivers a comprehensive continuum of mental health services across the lifespan, including child and adolescent psychiatry, family-based mental health services, adult and geriatric psychiatry, outpatient counseling, intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization programs, crisis walk-in services, mobile mental health, telehealth, forensic mental health in correctional facilities, and specialized programs such as Community-Based Intensive Treatment (CBIT), Blended Case Management, Family-Based Mental Health Services, the Enhanced Outpatient Program, Dual Diagnosis & Recovery Support, and Spravato (esketamine) treatment for treatment-resistant depression. Primary customer segments are children and adolescents, adults, older adults, families, and the forensic/criminal justice population, with the highest-acuity patients served through CBIT and crisis programs requiring rapid psychiatric access.

The organization's core technology stack centers on a real-time videoconferencing telehealth platform (licensed in Pennsylvania) that connects rural patients with specialty psychiatric care, supplemented by the NDTC Now mobile application and an online patient portal for patient engagement and care coordination. Nulton also operates mobile mental health services delivering in-person care to hospitals, personal care facilities, assisted living communities, nursing homes, and patients' homes via licensed clinician deployment. Nulton maintains Joint Commission accreditation and National Health Service Corps site designation.

The business model is fee-for-service reimbursement from insurance plans, Medical Assistance (Medicaid), and sliding-scale self-pay arrangements, with the NHSC commitment ensuring no patient is denied services due to inability to pay. Nulton generates patient flow primarily through healthcare provider referrals, county mental health agency contracts, managed care organization relationships, and crisis walk-in center access via 988 Lifeline integration. Revenue mix spans insurance reimbursement, Medical Assistance/Medicaid reimbursement, and discounted sliding-scale fees. The organization reaches more than 10,000 individuals across 23 Pennsylvania counties annually through 14 physical outpatient locations, complemented by telehealth and mobile delivery channels.

Name

Nulton Diagnostic & Treatment Center

Legal name

Nulton Diagnostic and Treatment Center, P.C.

Website

https://nulton.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Nulton Diagnostic & Treatment Center is a private Pennsylvania-based behavioral health organization founded in 1995 that delivers comprehensive psychiatric, counseling, crisis, and community-based mental health services across the lifespan to more than 10,000 individuals annually in 23 counties through 14 locations plus telehealth and mobile delivery.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (62142), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (621330)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Outpatient Mental Health Clinics & Counseling Centers (HLAFACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Behavioral Health for Children & Adolescents (Youth Services) (HLAFACAL), Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) & Public Behavioral Health Providers (HLAFACAI)

Keywords

• Behavioral health services
• Outpatient mental health
• Psychiatric treatment programs
• Community-based mental health
• Telehealth psychiatry

Headquarters

HQ city

Johnstown

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Insurance Reimbursement: Services are billed to insurance providers including major health insurance plans, with reimbursement for outpatient counseling, psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and community-based services
2. Sliding Scale Fee Program: Discounted/sliding fee schedule available for patients unable to pay full costs, as part of National Health Service Corps designation ensuring no one denied access due to inability to pay
3. Medical Assistance/Medicaid: Services provided to individuals with Medical Assistance coverage, including mobile mental health programs requiring physician's order and Medical Assistance eligibility

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Nulton Diagnostic & Treatment Center delivers comprehensive behavioral health and psychiatric care services — including outpatient counseling, psychiatric evaluations, medication management, crisis intervention, and community-based intensive treatment — to children, adolescents, adults, families, and older adults across 14 locations and via telehealth in west central Pennsylvania. Services are reimbursed through major health insurance plans, Medical Assistance/Medicaid, and a sliding fee scale, with no patient denied access due to inability to pay under the National Health Service Corps designation.

Product overview

Nulton Diagnostic & Treatment Center operates as a behavioral health center offering a comprehensive portfolio of mental health services across western and central Pennsylvania. The organization provides a unified care model encompassing multiple service lines: Child & Adolescent Services, Family Services, Adult Services, and Geriatric Services as the foundational demographic-based programs, complemented by Community Based Services including CBIT (Community Based Intensive Treatment), Blended Case Management, Forensic Programs, Mobile Mental Health Treatment, and Telehealth/Telemedicine. Specialty programs include the REACH Crisis Walk-In Center, Spravato (Esketamine) Treatment for treatment-resistant depression, Family-Based Mental Health Services, Dual Diagnosis & Recovery Support, Enhanced Outpatient Program, Child Partial Hospitalization Program, and Enhanced Targeted Case Management. The center operates 14 locations across the region and maintains partnerships with Genoa Healthcare for pharmacy services. Founded in 1995, the organization serves over 10,000 individuals across 23 counties annually.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Rapid psychiatric access - appointments within 1 business day of referral through Fast-Track Urgent Psychiatric Care program
• +3 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Genoa HealthcarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNulton Diagnostic Treatment Center is partnered with Genoa Healthcare, a pharmacy services provider. This partnership provides on-site pharmacy support as part of the comprehensive behavioral health service offering, including pharmacy consultation within the CBIT team structure.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Pyramid Healthcare: Pennsylvania-based behavioral health provider offering outpatient, residential, and substance use treatment across multiple PA counties. Directly comparable regional competitor with similar service mix and footprint in the same state.
• Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health: National nonprofit operating one of the largest behavioral health networks with significant Pennsylvania presence, including intensive in-home and community-based programs for children and adolescents. Directly comparable to NDTC's child/adolescent and family-based services.
• Merakey: Pennsylvania-headquartered behavioral health and human services organization with a comparable continuum of outpatient, community-based, and behavioral health services across multiple states. Overlaps with NDTC's blended case management, outpatient, and community-based programs.

Broad incumbents

• Acadia Healthcare: Large publicly traded behavioral health operator with inpatient psychiatric hospitals and residential treatment programs across the U.S. Overlaps with NDTC's psychiatric and crisis services but operates at significantly larger scale and focuses on inpatient/residential rather than outpatient.
• Universal Health Services (UHS) - Behavioral Health: Major diversified hospital operator with one of the largest U.S. behavioral health divisions. Provides broad portfolio including inpatient psychiatric facilities and outpatient services; relevant as a scaled incumbent competitor in the same therapeutic categories.

Regional players

• Geisinger Health System - Behavioral Health: Integrated Pennsylvania-based health system providing behavioral health services across central and northeastern PA. Comparable as a regional player offering outpatient psychiatry and therapy that competes for the same patient pool in overlapping PA counties.
• Penn State Health - Behavioral Health: Pennsylvania-based academic health system with behavioral health programs serving central PA. Comparable regional health-system competitor offering psychiatric and counseling services in overlapping PA geographies.

Emerging players

• Talkiatry: National telehealth psychiatry platform providing online psychiatric evaluation and medication management. Directly comparable for adult psychiatry services and competes with NDTC's telehealth offering, particularly for commercially insured patients.
• Brightside Health: Telehealth mental health platform focused on depression and anxiety treatment, including psychiatric services. Comparable to NDTC's adult outpatient services through an online-only delivery model that competes for the same patient demand.
• Centria Healthcare: National behavioral health provider specializing in applied behavior analysis (ABA) and mental health services for children and adults. Comparable to NDTC's child/adolescent and family-based services, with broader geographic reach but narrower clinical focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/NultonCenter

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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