What Ohio State University Physicians does

Ohio State University Physicians (OSU Physicians, Inc.) is the multi-specialty faculty medical group managing physician practices and outpatient care locations for The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (OSUWMC). Founded in 1996 and headquartered at 700 Ackerman Road, Columbus, Ohio, the non-profit organization employs 2,000+ clinical and administrative staff across 100+ outpatient care locations and 250+ clinics in central Ohio, serving approximately 3.7 million patients annually. OSUP operates through a core faculty practice group and the OSUP Community Medical Group division, which encompasses Community Primary Care (Family Medicine and Internal Medicine), Community Health Partners (a joint venture for community-based emergency departments, urgent care, and hospitalist staffing), Community Anesthesia Partners (anesthesia services at outpatient and regional sites), Community Specialty Care clinics, and the Mt. Carmel/OSUP Alliance in Madison County.

OSUP's operational backbone is Epic Integrated EMR and the Integrated Health Information Systems (IHIS) platform, deployed across all outpatient locations and offered to affiliated community practices through its Management Services Organization (MSO). The MSO packages billing and collections, regulatory compliance and credentialing, coding, scheduling, human resources, finance, and managed care contracting into a service line sold to external healthcare organizations. Beyond direct patient care, OSUP runs a referral-driven marketing and recruitment engine using LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor, an iCIMS career portal, and an employee referral program offering up to $3,000 per successful hire. Recognition includes the U.S. News & World Report 2024-2025 ranking in 8 specialties (via OSUWMC), Castle Connolly's #1 health system in Columbus designation, and Columbus CEO's 2024 Top Workplaces award.

The company makes money primarily through professional fee revenue from patient care services across its outpatient network, supplemented by MSO service fees, joint venture income from CHP, CAP, and the Mt. Carmel alliance, and oncology professional services rendered through the James Cancer Network (including Madison Health and Zangmeister Cancer Center). The target customer base is dominated by individual patients in central Ohio, with secondary B2B relationships to community hospitals and health systems that contract for staffing, MSO, or specialty coverage. No external equity investors are involved; ownership sits within the public Ohio State University system, and the organization functions as the integrated faculty practice plan for OSUWMC.

Name

Ohio State University Physicians

Legal name

OSU Physicians, Inc.

Website

https://osuphysicians.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Ohio State University Physicians is a non-profit multi-specialty medical group managing faculty practices and 100+ outpatient care locations for The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, serving 3.7 million patients annually across central Ohio.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Outpatient Healthcare Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (62111), Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospital-Owned Physician Networks & Medical Groups (HLAFAAAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) & Teaching Hospitals (HLAFAAAA), Primary Care Networks, Groups & MSOs (HLAFAGAE)

Keywords

• Outpatient medical care
• Multi-specialty physician practice
• Faculty practice management
• Healthcare management services
• Primary and specialty care

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: Revenue generated from providing patient care services across 100+ outpatient care locations in central Ohio. Services include primary care, specialty care, emergency medicine, hospitalist services, and anesthesia coverage through various divisions.
2. Management Services Organization (MSO): OSUP offers comprehensive MSO services including billing and collections, regulatory compliance and credentialing, coding, scheduling, human resources, finance, and managed care services to healthcare organizations.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ohio State University Physicians is a non-profit multi-specialty medical group that manages The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center's faculty practices and outpatient care network across central Ohio. It delivers comprehensive primary, specialty, emergency, hospitalist, and anesthesia care through 100+ outpatient locations and 250+ clinics, serving over 3.7 million patients annually, and also offers Management Services Organization (MSO) support to community healthcare organizations.

Product overview

Ohio State University Physicians (OSUP) is a multi-specialty medical group that operates as the integrated practice management organization for The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center's outpatient care locations. The portfolio consists of OSUP Core (the main physician group managing 250+ outpatient clinics serving 3.7 million patients annually) and the OSUP Community Medical Group umbrella, which includes Community Primary Care (Family Medicine and Internal Medicine), Community Health Partners (emergency medicine and hospitalist staffing), Community Anesthesia Partners (anesthesia services), Community Specialty Care (specialty clinics), and OSUP Community Outreach LLC. The organization also provides a Management Services Organization (MSO) offering billing, compliance, coding, scheduling via Epic IHIS, HR, finance, and managed care services to affiliated healthcare organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ohio State University Physicians (OSUP) – Outpatient Care Network Multi-specialty medical group managing The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center's outpatient care locations and faculty practices, delivering comprehensive primary and specialty outpatient care across 100+ locations and 250+ clinics in central Ohio serving over 3.7 million patients annually.
• OSUP Community Medical Group Division of OSUP delivering primary and specialty care across central Ohio and offering professional and consulting services to healthcare organizations.
• Community Primary Care Family Medicine and Internal Medicine primary care services delivered through OSUP Community Medical Group across central Ohio.
• Community Health Partners (CHP) Joint venture providing physician and advanced practice provider staffing for community-based emergency departments, urgent care, and inpatient hospitalist services throughout Ohio.
• Community Anesthesia Partners (CAP) Joint venture providing anesthesia services across OSUWMC and regional facilities, including Ohio State Outpatient Care Dublin, with planned expansion to additional sites.
• Community Specialty Care Specialty clinics operated through OSUP Community Medical Group.
• Management Services Organization (MSO) Comprehensive MSO services including billing and collections, regulatory compliance and credentialing, coding, scheduling through Epic IHIS, human resources, finance, and managed care for healthcare organizations.
• OSUP Community Outreach, LLC Practices Community-based practices offering neurologic specialists, otolaryngology, and primary care services across Ohio in non-academic settings.
• Mt. Carmel – OSUP Alliance Alliance employing the primary care network in Madison and surrounding areas.
• James Cancer Network Affiliate Services Affiliate relationship through The James Cancer Network that extends advanced cancer care, clinical trial access, and specialty oncology support to community providers (for example, Zangmeister Cancer Center and Madison Health's medical oncology service).

Quantifiable outcome

• 3.7 million patients served annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• The Ohio State University Wexner Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOSUP is the medical group managing The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center's faculty practices and outpatient care locations. This is the primary parent organization relationship, providing academic medical center resources, research capabilities, and clinical expertise.
• Community Health Partners (CHP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture group providing physician and advanced practice provider staffing for community-based emergency departments, urgent care, and inpatient hospitalist services throughout Ohio. Founded to bring high-quality emergency medicine and hospitalist care to rural and critical access communities.
• Community Anesthesia Partners (CAP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture group formed to expand coverage for OSUWMC and regional facility anesthetizing sites. Currently provides anesthesia services at Ohio State Outpatient Care Dublin with plans to expand to additional healthcare locations.
• Mt. Carmel/OSUP AlliancemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlliance employing the primary care network in Madison and surrounding areas, extending OSUP's reach into additional community markets.
• Madison HealthmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn collaboration with OSUP Community, Madison Health supports primary and specialty care throughout London, Ohio, and surrounding areas. As a James Cancer Network facility, Madison Health's medical oncologist service is employed and staffed by OSUP Community.
• The James Cancer NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOSUP is affiliated with The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital through The James Cancer Network, enhancing clinical trial availability and access to advanced therapies including CAR T-cell therapy and proton therapy for central Ohio patients.
• Opportunities for Ohioans with DisabilitiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities through Ohio State University Extension's AgrAbility Program to provide assistive technology to aging and injured Ohio farmers.
• Alpha Tau MedicalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClinical trial partnership for Alpha DaRT treatment for recurrent glioblastoma, conducted at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• UPMC Physicians: The physician practice group for University of Pittsburgh Medical Center — a large, multi-specialty faculty practice tied to an academic medical center, operating across hundreds of outpatient sites in the Pittsburgh region. Closely mirrors OSUP's structure, scale, and AMC-affiliated model.
• University of Michigan Health (Michigan Medicine): Academic medical center and faculty practice group serving the Ann Arbor/SE Michigan region. Comparable in mission (university-owned), outpatient footprint, specialty breadth, and U.S. News recognition.
• Indiana University Health Physicians: The Indiana University-affiliated physician practice and health system operating across Indiana. Similar structure as an AMC-tied multi-specialty group practice with a broad outpatient network.
• UW Health (University of Wisconsin): University of Wisconsin's integrated physician practice and health system in Madison, WI. Comparable AMC-affiliated multi-specialty group with a regional outpatient footprint and academic medical center ranking.
• Vanderbilt University Medical Center: AMC and faculty practice group based in Nashville with a multi-state ambulatory footprint. Directly comparable as a university-owned multi-specialty physician organization with strong specialty brand.
• Duke Health: Duke University's academic physician practice and health system, operating multi-specialty outpatient locations in the Research Triangle region. Matches OSUP's structure as a university-owned faculty practice with national brand recognition.
• Weill Cornell Medicine (Physicians) / NewYork-Presbyterian: University-affiliated faculty practice group tied to an AMC and major hospital system. Comparable organizational model (university physician organization serving an AMC's ambulatory network) and scale of clinical enterprise.
• Penn Medicine (University of Pennsylvania Health System): AMC and faculty practice plan affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania. Comparable structure as a top-ranked, university-owned multi-specialty physician organization with regional outpatient expansion.

Regional players

• OhioHealth: The largest competing health system in central Ohio, operating its own multi-specialty physician group and outpatient network. Directly overlaps OSUP's primary service area and competes for the same patient and provider pool.
• Mount Carmel Health System: Columbus-based competitor with whom OSUP also operates the Mt. Carmel/OSUP Alliance primary-care JV. Comparable multi-specialty footprint in central Ohio and overlapping referral dynamics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ohio-state-university-physicians-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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