National Consortium of Breast Centers

What National Consortium of Breast Centers does

The National Consortium of Breast Centers (NCBC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership organization founded in 1986 and headquartered in Warsaw, Indiana, that serves breast healthcare professionals and breast center facilities across the United States. Its core products are the National Quality Measures for Breast Centers (NQMBC) program — a quality measurement framework built on 46+ breast center quality indicators covering screening, diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship — and three NCCA-accredited individual certifications (Breast Health Clinical Navigator, Certified Genetic Risk Assessor, and Breast Patient Navigator Certified). The organization also operates an annual conference franchise (entering its 35th year in 2026), a breast center directory, corporate partnership programs, and a job board.

NCBC's business model is a multi-stream nonprofit model with publicly tiered pricing. Revenue is generated from individual memberships ($150–$2,400 across tiers), facility memberships, NCCA-accredited certification and recertification fees, conference registration and exhibitor/sponsorship sales (booths from $1,550 to $35,000), corporate partnerships, job postings, and program-specific grants such as the Pfizer/NCCN grant supporting the new CCON (Continuum of Care) program. Its member base comprises 3,000+ individuals, 12,000+ breast healthcare professionals, 500+ facility members, and 189 NQMBC-participating breast centers. NQMBC International, launched in 2025, extends the quality-measurement and certification programs into China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan under a tiered international pricing structure. NCBC is a 1–10 employee organization whose reach and operational scale depend substantially on volunteer committees, partner organizations, and corporate supporters rather than headcount.

Name

National Consortium of Breast Centers

Legal name

National Consortium of Breast Centers, Inc.

Website

https://breastcare.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The National Consortium of Breast Centers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, founded in 1986, that operates the NQMBC quality-measurement program, NCCA-accredited breast care certifications, and an annual conference for 3,000+ members and 500+ U.S. breast center facilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Certification and Quality Benchmarking for Breast Care

NAICS

Publishing Industries (513)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare & Clinical Professional Certifications (EDAAANAI)

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Continuing Education (CE/CPD) & Provider Accreditation Bodies (EDADACAF)

Keywords

• Breast center certification
• Clinical navigator certification
• Breast quality benchmarking
• Interdisciplinary breast conference
• Oncology navigation training

Headquarters

HQ city

Warsaw

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership dues from individual professionals, physicians, facilities, independent businesses, and corporations. Membership categories range from $150 to $2,400 annually depending on membership type.
2. Certification Programs: Revenue from NCCA accredited certification exams including BHCN and CGRA. Additional fees for Certificate of Performance in Oncoplastic Surgery.
3. Annual Conference Revenue: Conference registration fees for the NCoBC Annual Interdisciplinary Breast Center Conference. Includes registration fees for post-conference programs, certification exams, and the Survivors & Advocates Summit. Conference exhibitor booth fees range from $1,550 to $35,000.
4. Corporate Partnership and Advertising: Revenue from corporate partnership packages including webinar sponsorships ($15,000-$30,000), dedicated eBlasts ($2,500 per blast), social media posts ($1,500-$2,500), newsletter ads ($165-$331 per issue), and exhibitor/sponsor fees.
5. NQMBC International Programs: International Award Program at $6,000 USD annually for verified quality validation and International Participant Program at $600 USD for unverified educational participation.
6. Job Postings: Job posting fees for the NCBC website. Free for facility members; $950 value for non-members. Revenue generation through employer postings to the breast health professional audience.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

NCBC delivers a portfolio of NCCA-accredited professional certifications (BHCN, CGRA, BPNC) and the NQMBC quality benchmarking program for breast centers, alongside an annual interdisciplinary conference, national directories, and a corporate partnership program. Revenue is generated through tiered membership subscriptions, certification exam fees, conference registration and exhibitor/sponsor fees, NQMBC participation fees, and corporate advertising packages. The organization serves individual breast care professionals, breast centers, hospitals, corporate partners, and survivors/advocates primarily in the United States with emerging international programs.

Product overview

The National Consortium of Breast Centers (NCBC) operates as a membership-based nonprofit organization offering a portfolio of certification programs, quality measurement initiatives, directories, and annual conferences for breast health professionals. The core offerings include NQMBC (a breast care-specific quality management program), NCCA-accredited certifications for Breast Health Clinical Navigators (BHCN), Cancer Genetic Risk Assessment (CGRA), and Breast Patient Navigation (BPNC), along with the annual NCoBC Interdisciplinary Breast Center Conference. The organization also maintains national directories of breast centers, professionals, and vendors, and hosts the Survivors & Advocates Summit and National Oncology Navigator Day.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NQMBC (National Quality Measures for Breast Centers): Quality initiative program offering breast centers the ability to track and measure quality performance measures in more than 46 individual quality indicators.
• BHCN (Breast Health Clinical Navigator)
• CGRA (Cancer Genetic Risk Assessment)
• BPNC (Breast Patient Navigator Certification)

Products and services

• National Quality Measures for Breast Centers (NQMBC) A quality initiative program offering breast centers the ability to track and measure quality performance across more than 46 individual quality indicators, allowing participants to compare their performance with other participating breast centers nationwide.
• Breast Health Clinical Navigator (BHCN) Certification

Quantifiable outcome

• 46+ individual quality indicators tracked for participating breast centers
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

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

• Aurora MedicalmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026NCBC Executive Director Kimberly Samuels traveled to China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan at Aurora Medical's invitation to launch collaborative effort focused on advancing organized breast care delivery and quality improvement programs. Initiative shares NQMBC expertise with Asian healthcare organizations.
• NCCN (National Comprehensive Cancer Network)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNCCN administers the Pfizer grant for development of the CCON program. Collaboration strengthens evidence-based navigation standards and care coordination for oncology navigators nationwide.
• MediaplanetminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with Mediaplanet to produce USA Today Breast Health Supplement. NCBC contributed content for breast health awareness campaign which received Communicator Award of Distinction.
• USA TodayminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDistribution partner for breast health supplement reaching breast care consumers. Special edition available at participating breast centers across the country for patient education.
• European Journal of Breast HealthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational scientific open access periodical provided to NCBC members as membership benefit. Published by independent, unbiased, double-blinded peer-review principles.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT): Largest U.S. certification body for radiologic technologists, including breast imaging credentials. Comparable certification-and-CME delivery model relevant to NCBC's mammography-tech-facing offerings and BSE trainer certification.
• American College of Radiology (ACR): Professional society for radiologists with mammography accreditation (MAP), breast imaging practice standards, and CME. Overlaps with NCBC on breast imaging quality and cross-serves many of the same facility and radiologist customers.
• American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO): Large U.S. oncology professional society offering continuing education, certification-adjacent programs, quality initiatives (QOPI), and an annual meeting for oncologists. Comparable to NCBC as a membership-driven oncology education and quality-improvement body, though operating at much greater scale and across all cancers.
• American College of Surgeons (ACS): Major U.S. surgical professional body with accreditation programs (CoC, NAPBC breast center accreditation, NAPRC), CME, and quality standards. Comparable as a regulator-recognized accreditation and continuing-education body relevant to NCBC's surgical and breast center accreditation stack.
• Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC): Membership organization for hospital cancer programs offering accreditation support, quality initiatives, and education across multidisciplinary oncology teams. Similar in mission (community cancer program quality and education) and audience overlap with NCBC's breast center members.

Direct peers

• Society of Breast Imaging (SBI): Society dedicated exclusively to breast imaging physicians and technologists, offering breast imaging certification preparation, CME, and an annual symposium. The most direct specialty-sub-segment peer to NCBC's breast-specific certification, conference, and quality mission.
• National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN): Alliance of leading academic cancer centers that develops clinical practice guidelines, quality measures, and continuing education across oncology. Directly comparable to NCBC's standards-setting and quality-measurement role; NCCN currently administers NCBC's Pfizer-funded CCON grant, evidencing direct operational overlap.
• Oncology Nursing Society (ONS): Professional association for oncology nurses offering certification programs (OCN, CBCN, AOCN), continuing education, and an annual congress. Closest direct peer to NCBC's BHCN/CGRA/BPNC certifications and annual conference format within the oncology nursing domain.

Others

• Susan G. Komen: Leading breast cancer advocacy nonprofit funding research, education, and patient navigation support. Not a direct competitor but adjacent — Komen funds navigator training and survivorship programs that complement and partially overlap with NCBC's Breast Patient Navigator and Survivors & Advocates Summit.

Regional players

• AURORA Medical (HealthCare International): Asia-focused healthcare organization that recently partnered with NCBC for international expansion of NQMBC quality frameworks. Comparable as a regional platform partner in breast care quality delivery across China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

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Funding rounds

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