What Asthma and Allergy Specialists does

Asthma & Allergy Specialists, PA is a privately held, physician-owned medical practice incorporated in North Carolina and founded in 1987 that provides allergy, asthma, immunology, and pediatric pulmonology care across four clinic locations in the Charlotte metropolitan area and Belmont. Its clinical portfolio spans skin-prick and intradermal allergy testing, spirometry and fractional exhaled nitric oxide testing, allergen immunotherapy (allergy shots), in-office biologic administration for severe asthma, patch testing for contact dermatitis, treatment of atopic dermatitis, urticaria, food and drug allergies, and pediatric pulmonology for conditions including premature lung disease and recurrent respiratory infections; supplementary services include an on-site registered dietitian, a walk-in clinic at every location, telemedicine follow-ups, and a certified daily pollen-count station. The core technology stack is conventional practice-management software — ModMed EMA for EHR, scheduling, and patient portal — with no proprietary platform, no public API, and no AI/ML capabilities disclosed in the input.

The business model is fee-for-service specialty care delivered by four named physicians (board-certified allergists and pediatric pulmonologists) plus a family nurse practitioner; revenue is generated by billing insurance payors for office visits, diagnostic testing, immunotherapy injections, and biologic administration, with self-pay rates and a 3% credit card surcharge applying where applicable, and Good Faith Estimates provided to uninsured patients under federal law. Patient acquisition is sales-led and reputation-driven: the practice markets primarily through Top Doc and Castle Connolly recognition, physician referrals via a dedicated line, a content-rich website with educational articles and video, organic social on Facebook/Instagram/X, daily pollen-count content, and a Zocdoc listing — all funneling patients to either scheduled appointments or the walk-in clinic.

The practice is owned and operated by its physician partners — Dr. William S. Ashe Jr., Dr. Hugh R. Black II, Dr. C. Thomas Humphries, and Dr. Thomas L. Offerle (joined September 2025) — with Sary L. De La Rosa as FNP-C; ownership commentary references SENTA Partner Practices without a formal parent-subsidiary structure, consistent with an independent professional association that may sit within a broader affiliation network. The entity operates solely within the Charlotte/Belmont regional service area with no public stock listing, no disclosed revenue, no funded rounds, and no mergers, acquisitions, or restructuring events on record beyond the recent physician hire.

Name

Asthma and Allergy Specialists

Legal name

Asthma & Allergy Specialists, PA

Website

https://asthmanc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Asthma & Allergy Specialists, PA is a privately held, physician-owned allergy, asthma, immunology, and pediatric pulmonology practice founded in 1987, operating four clinics in the Charlotte, NC metropolitan area and Belmont, serving adult and pediatric patients with diagnostic testing, immunotherapy, biologic treatments, and walk-in care.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Allergy and Asthma Healthcare Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Asthma & Airway Disease Specialty Care (HLAKAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Allergy & Immunology Clinics (HLAKAAAA), Asthma & Allergy-Related Pulmonary Care (HLAKANAD)

Keywords

• Allergy diagnosis treatment
• Asthma care services
• Pediatric pulmonology
• Immunotherapy shots
• Allergy skin testing

Headquarters

HQ city

Charlotte

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Patient Care Services: Fee-for-service healthcare revenue generated from diagnostic testing, office visits, immunotherapy injections, and treatment procedures. Services are billed to insurance or self-pay patients. The practice accepts all major insurance plans and offers payment plans.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Asthma & Allergy Specialists, PA is a physician-owned medical practice that diagnoses and treats allergic, respiratory, and immunologic conditions for adult and pediatric patients. The practice delivers board-certified allergy and asthma care — including skin prick/intradermal/patch testing, allergy immunotherapy (shots), spirometry and FeNO-based asthma management, biologic therapies for severe asthma, and pediatric pulmonology — across four clinic locations in the Charlotte metropolitan area. Services are billed through major insurance plans and supplemented with walk-in clinic access, telemedicine, pollen count monitoring, and on-site registered dietitian nutritional counseling.

Product overview

Asthma & Allergy Specialists operates as a multi-location medical practice offering a unified portfolio of allergy, asthma, and immunology services across four Charlotte-area clinics. The core clinical offerings include allergy testing and immunotherapy treatment (allergy shots), asthma diagnosis and management with spirometry, and pediatric pulmonology services. The practice provides same-day access through walk-in clinics at all locations, advanced biologic treatments for severe asthma, patch testing for contact dermatitis, and daily pollen count monitoring for patient education. Additional services include urticaria treatment, atopic dermatitis/eczema management, primary immunodeficiency care, and nutritional counseling via an on-site registered dietitian. All services are delivered by board-certified allergists and pediatric pulmonologists serving both adult and pediatric patients. The practice operates as a single unified service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules structure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Allergy Testing and Treatment

Quantifiable outcome

• 35,000+ patient evaluations by Dr. Humphries
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Carolina Asthma & Allergy Center: Independent allergy, asthma, and immunology practice serving the greater Charlotte region with multiple locations. Directly comparable to Asthma & Allergy Specialists in scope (allergy testing, asthma care, immunology), geographic market (Charlotte metro), and physician-led specialty model.
• Aspire Allergy & Sinus: Multi-location allergy and sinus clinic chain offering allergy testing, immunotherapy, and sinus treatments. Comparable specialty service mix and growth-oriented clinic model, though focused on Texas/Southwest markets.
• Family Allergy & Asthma: Regional allergy and asthma practice network with multiple clinic locations offering allergy testing, immunotherapy, and biologic treatments. Directly comparable specialty mix (allergy, asthma, immunology) and multi-physician clinical model.

Broad incumbents

• Allergy Partners: Large national network of board-certified allergist practices operating across multiple US states. Provides the same allergy, asthma, and immunology services as the subject practice but at significantly greater scale, with centralized administrative and marketing infrastructure.
• SENTA (Southern ENT & Allergy Partners): Large physician practice platform partnering with ENT and allergy practices across the Southeast. The subject practice's privacy policy references SENTA Partner Practices, suggesting an affiliation relationship; comparable in specialty focus (allergy/asthma/immunology) and physician partnership model.
• Novant Health Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine: Regional health system offering pulmonary, allergy, and sleep medicine services across the Charlotte market. Comparable specialty overlap (asthma, pulmonology) but operates as part of a multi-specialty hospital system rather than an independent specialty practice.

Emerging players

• AllerVie Health: Growing national network of allergy, asthma, and immunology clinics formed through rollups of independent specialty practices. Comparable specialty services and a similar growth model but with broader geographic reach and corporate backing.

Others

• ACAAI (American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology): Professional medical society for allergist/immunologists. Not a direct competitor but the credentialing body for the practice's board-certified allergists and a key referral/standards resource for the specialty.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AsthmaNC
• Facebookfacebook.com/asthmanc
• Instagraminstagram.com/asthmanc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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