United Rheumatology

What United Rheumatology does

United Rheumatology is a rheumatology-focused care management organization founded in 2014 and headquartered in Hauppauge, United States. The company operates as a specialty-practice platform serving rheumatology practices, providing operational support and resources to those practices. It is described as a "pre-eminent rheumatology care management organization," indicating an established position within the U.S. rheumatology specialty segment. United Rheumatology's scale is modest, with 11-50 employees, consistent with a services-led platform rather than a large diversified healthcare provider.

In April 2022, United Rheumatology was acquired by Specialty Networks, a healthcare-focused platform that acquires and operates specialty medical practices. Following the transaction, United Rheumatology operates as a subsidiary of Specialty Networks and is no longer an independent entity. The company is also identified as one of the key players in the rheumatoid arthritis diagnostic test market alongside Abbott Laboratories, Siemens Healthineers, and Thermo Fisher Scientific, suggesting embedded participation in the broader rheumatology diagnostics ecosystem. Leadership includes Douglas K. Tardio (Chief Executive Officer), Max Hamburger (Managing Partner), and Frank Frenzel (SVP of Information Technology).

The available input does not disclose United Rheumatology's revenue model, pricing mechanics, specific service lines, customer mix, technology stack, funding history, or detailed product offerings. As a result, the precise business model — whether revenue is derived from practice management fees, care coordination services, value-based contracts, or other mechanisms — cannot be determined from the available evidence. The organization operates in the U.S. specialty healthcare services market and serves rheumatology practices, but granularity on go-to-market, contract structures, and revenue mechanics is limited.

Name

United Rheumatology

Website

https://unitedrheumatology.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

United Rheumatology is a rheumatology care management organization that provides operational support and resources to rheumatology practices in the United States. Founded in 2014 and acquired by Specialty Networks in April 2022, it operates as a subsidiary within a specialty healthcare platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rheumatology Care Management

NAICS

Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Rheumatology Telemedicine Platforms (HLALAGAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Healthcare Outcomes & Real-World Evidence (RWE) Analytics (BPAHALAN)

Keywords

• Rheumatology care management
• Specialty healthcare services
• Rheumatology practice support
• Chronic disease management
• Specialty medical networks

Headquarters

HQ city

Hauppauge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Core offering

United Rheumatology is a rheumatology-focused care management organization that supports rheumatology medical practices with operational resources and specialty-network infrastructure. Since its April 2022 acquisition, the company has operated as a subsidiary of Specialty Networks, a healthcare-focused platform that acquires and operates specialty medical practices. Detailed product- or service-level portfolio descriptions are limited in the available sources.

Product overview

United Rheumatology is a rheumatology-focused healthcare company that operates as a subsidiary of Specialty Networks following its acquisition in April 2022. The company provides services related to rheumatology care, though detailed product and service portfolio information is limited in available sources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Privia Health: A large, publicly-traded physician practice management and population-health platform serving multi-specialty groups. Comparable to United Rheumatology as a tech-enabled MSO enabling specialty and primary care practices, though far broader in specialty coverage and scale.
• Optum (UnitedHealth Group): The diversified healthcare services arm of UnitedHealthGroup, which acquires and operates specialty and primary care practices at scale. Comparable as both an acquirer/operator of specialty practices and a competitor for the same rheumatology ecosystem.
• ChenMed: A senior-focused, value-based primary care management organization operating affiliated physician practices. Comparable in MSO-style ownership and operation of physician practices, although the underlying specialty differs.

Direct peers

• US Anesthesia Partners: A specialty physician practice management organization (PE-backed, now under surgery-center consolidator) formed to manage and consolidate anesthesiology practices. Directly comparable to United Rheumatology as a single-specialty MSO model applied to a specific clinical discipline.
• OneOncology: A specialty practice-management platform aggregating independent oncology practices under a shared services and data umbrella. Comparable in model to United Rheumatology (specialty-focused MSO), though the underlying specialty is oncology rather than rheumatology.
• United Digestive: A PE-backed gastroenterology practice management platform that consolidates independent GI practices under shared operations. Closely comparable to United Rheumatology as a specialty-focused MSO roll-up, differing only in the underlying specialty.
• American Rheumatology Network: An early-stage rheumatology-focused network aggregating independent rheumatology practices for group purchasing, data, and operational support. Directly comparable as a rheumatology-specialty peer network with overlapping service scope.
• Sound Physicians: A physician-services and practice-management company specializing in hospitalist and specialty acute-care delivery. Comparable as a specialty MSO applying operational and clinical infrastructure to a defined physician cohort.
• U.S. Renal Care: A specialty-focused care/physician services platform supporting independent nephrology practices and dialysis operations. Analogous in structure (chronic-disease specialty MSO) to United Rheumatology's rheumatology focus.

Others

• R1 RCM: A revenue cycle management and practice-administration technology vendor serving specialty physician groups. Comparable as an enabling services provider to specialty practices such as those managed by United Rheumatology.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/unitedrheum

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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