Mid-America Orthopedics

What Mid-America Orthopedics does

Mid-America Orthopedics (MAO) is a privately held, founder-owned orthopedic and sports medicine physician group practice headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, operating across five clinic locations in the state: East Wichita (1923 N Webb Rd, the original site housing The Hand Center at 1927 N Webb Rd), West Wichita (12112 W Kellogg), Derby, Dodge City, and Hutchinson. Founded by Dr. Pat Do, a general orthopedic surgeon focused on arthroscopic shoulder and knee surgery and a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, the practice has expanded its clinical scope over approximately two decades to a multi-subspecialty model covering orthopedic surgery, sports medicine, hand and upper extremity surgery (concentrated in The Hand Center sub-brand), joint replacement (including the direct anterior hip approach pioneered in Kansas by Dr. Tarun Bhargava, who has performed over 2,500 such procedures since 2007), physical therapy and rehabilitation, occupational/hand therapy, athletic training, orthobiologics/PRP therapy, and fracture care. (Note: firmographic data lists year_founded as 2000, while internal source material states no founding year is published and indicates the practice predates 2005 based on Dr. Hufford's 2005 start date.) The physician roster includes Drs. Pat Do, John R. Babb, Tarun Bhargava, Benjamin Young, David Hufford, J. Mark Melhorn, and Lisa Frantz, supported by occupational therapists (notably Brenda Fink, CHT) and certified athletic trainers (ATCs) who deliver sports medicine coverage to multiple Kansas high schools.

The practice's technology footprint is conventional and third-party dependent: athenahealth for the patient portal and electronic health record, HealthMark Group for release-of-information and electronic records requests, and pre-operative CT-based 3-D surgical planning for shoulder cases. There is no proprietary technology platform, no public API, no mobile app, and no disclosed AI/ML capability. Its go-to-market is relationship-driven regional healthcare: physician referrals, school athletic training contracts (Goddard, Eisenhower, Andover, Andover Central, Douglass), an in-network fee-for-service payer mix, and a direct-to-patient website channel with a working careers portal hosted on ADP Workforce Now. The business model is straightforward medical practice revenue — professional fees for evaluation and management, surgical procedures, ancillary PT/OT, imaging, orthobiologics, and ATC services — with Dr. Young additionally performing outpatient total knee replacements at Cypress Surgery Center as a separate-site surgical channel. No financial figures, ownership stakes, or external investor information are publicly disclosed.

Name

Mid-America Orthopedics

Legal name

Mid-America Orthopedics

Website

https://midamortho.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Mid-America Orthopedics is a privately held, founder-owned orthopedic and sports medicine physician group practice in Kansas, operating five clinics (East/West Wichita, Derby, Dodge City, Hutchinson) and serving individual patients with multi-subspecialty orthopedic, hand, sports medicine, and rehabilitation services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Orthopedic Medical Practice

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111), Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (621340), Offices of Physicians (62111)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

General Orthopedics (HLAKALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Orthopedic Surgery (Operative Orthopedics) (HLAKALAC), Shoulder & Elbow (HLAKALAI), Foot & Ankle (HLAKALAG), Spine (Orthopedic Spine) (HLAKALAE), Pain Management (Spine & Musculoskeletal) (HLAKALAM), Orthopedic & Sports Rehabilitation Centers (HLAFAFAI)

Keywords

• Orthopedic surgery services
• Sports medicine care
• Joint replacement surgery
• Physical therapy rehabilitation
• Hand and upper extremity care

Headquarters

HQ city

Wichita

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Core offering

Mid-America Orthopedics is a privately held, multi-location physician group practice in Kansas that delivers orthopedic and sports medicine care, including arthroscopic surgery, joint replacement, hand and upper extremity surgery, fracture care, physical therapy, athletic training, and orthobiologics such as PRP therapy. Services are delivered by board-certified orthopedic surgeons, sports medicine physicians, certified hand therapists, physical therapists, and certified athletic trainers across five clinic locations in Kansas.

Product overview

Mid-America Orthopedics operates as a single integrated orthopedic medical practice rather than a multi-product SaaS platform, with its offering organized as a core clinical service line (Arthroscopic Surgery, Joint Replacement Surgery, Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation, Sports Medicine, Athletic Training, Orthobiologics/PRP Therapy, and Fracture Care) cross-referenced against a set of anatomy-based specialty services (Shoulder & Elbow Care, Hand & Wrist Care, Low Back Care, Hip & Knee Care, and Foot & Ankle Care). Patient-facing resources include a Weight Loss Information Resource, an athenahealth-hosted Patient Portal, and HIPAA-aligned patient paperwork and insurance/billing support, all delivered across the practice's East Wichita, West Wichita, Derby, Dodge City, and Hutchinson Clinic locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Hand Center at Mid-America Orthopedics: In-house hand and upper extremity specialty center located at the 1927 North Webb Rd (East Wichita) location, where Dr. Mark Melhorn practices and Dr. Lisa Frantz sees patients.

Products and services

• Minimally Invasive Arthroscopic Surgery
• Joint Replacement Surgery
• Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation
• Sports Medicine
• Athletic Training
• Orthobiologics (PRP Therapy)
• Fracture Care
• Shoulder & Elbow Care
• Hand & Wrist Care
• Low Back Care
• Hip & Knee Care
• Foot & Ankle Care

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• OrthoKansas: OrthoKansas (formerly Kansas Orthopaedic Specialists) operates a multi-physician orthopedic practice in Lawrence and surrounding Kansas communities. It is geographically adjacent to MAO's Kansas footprint and offers comparable sub-specialty orthopedic services, primarily competing for Kansas patients rather than in Wichita directly.

Broad incumbents

• Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush: Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush is the orthopedic specialty practice affiliated with Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. It is a large academic specialty group with sub-specialty depth across sports medicine, joint replacement, hand, foot/ankle, and spine that overlaps directly with MAO's service lines, but it operates at much larger scale and as part of an academic medical center.
• Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS): Hospital for Special Surgery is the leading U.S. specialty hospital focused on orthopedics and rheumatology, with a national referral base and deep sub-specialty physician group. It is a much larger, more specialized incumbent that competes with independent orthopedic groups for sub-specialty case volume, complex revisions, and employer-of-choice status.

Direct peers

• OrthoVirginia: OrthoVirginia is a multi-site, physician-owned orthopedic group in Virginia offering general orthopedics, sports medicine, joint replacement, hand/upper extremity, foot/ankle, and spine care with integrated therapy. Closely comparable in operating model and sub-specialty coverage to Mid-America Orthopedics.
• Kansas Orthopaedic Center: Kansas Orthopaedic Center is a multi-physician orthopedic group based in Wichita offering general orthopedics, sports medicine, joint replacement, and on-site physical therapy. It is the most direct in-market competitor to Mid-America Orthopedics, with overlapping sub-specialty coverage and a similar regional practice model.
• Resurgens Orthopaedics: Resurgens Orthopaedics is one of the largest physician-owned orthopedic practices in the U.S., with multiple locations across Georgia offering general orthopedics, joint replacement, spine, sports medicine, and hand surgery. Comparable in operating model (multi-site private practice, sub-specialty breadth, in-house PT) to Mid-America Orthopedics.
• Twin Cities Orthopedics: Twin Cities Orthopedics is a large physician-owned orthopedic group operating multiple clinics and therapy centers in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro. Its sub-specialty coverage (sports medicine, hand, joint replacement, foot/ankle) and integrated PT model are directly comparable to MAO's clinical and operational structure.
• OrthoCarolina: OrthoCarolina is a large independent orthopedic practice with locations across the Charlotte, NC region offering sub-specialty orthopedic care, in-house PT, and research programs. Its sub-specialty breadth and integrated care model mirror MAO's approach, though OrthoCarolina operates at meaningfully larger scale.
• Illinois Bone & Joint Institute: Illinois Bone & Joint Institute is a large multi-site orthopedic specialty group offering sub-specialty care (sports medicine, joint replacement, hand, spine, foot/ankle) with in-house physical and occupational therapy. It is highly comparable to MAO in clinical service mix and physician-owned multi-site delivery model, though it operates in the Chicago metro.
• Advanced Orthopaedic Associates: Advanced Orthopaedic Associates is a multi-site regional orthopedic group providing general orthopedics, sports medicine, joint replacement, and hand surgery across community locations. Its physician-owned, multi-subspecialty model closely mirrors Mid-America Orthopedics' structure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/midamortho
• Facebookfacebook.com/mid-america-orthopedics-187527411276037
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/3476247

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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