Argyll Medical Group

What Argyll Medical Group does

Argyll Medical Group LLC is a privately held, for-profit primary care medical practice headquartered in Chico, California, founded in August 2001 by Roy L. Bishop, M.D. The practice operates two physical clinic locations in Chico (100 Independence Circle at Philadelphia Square and 145 Mission Ranch Blvd Suite 115) and serves the general patient population of the Chico metropolitan area with a horizontal segmentation approach. It offers primary care, internal medicine, addiction services, and a specialized skincare line (Argyll Skin Care led by Laura Taylor PA-C), delivered by a multi-provider team including MDs, physician assistants, and a nurse practitioner.

Revenue is generated almost entirely from patient office visits billed to insurance plans, with co-pays collected at the time of service and self-pay options available for uninsured patients. The practice accepts dozens of insurance plans but explicitly does not accept Medi-Cal (California Medicaid) or Medicare Secondary (Medi/Medi), narrowing its addressable payer mix. Distribution is purely direct-to-patient via phone-scheduled in-person appointments, supplemented by a telemedicine channel for established patients of Dr. Brandan Stark and a third-party-hosted patient portal for online lab result access and medical records requests. Marketing is minimal and community-based, relying on a website, Facebook page, Butte Glenn Medical Society referrals, and word-of-mouth, with the only documented award being a 2018 Best of Chico First Place for Local Health Care Provider.

The underlying technology stack is standard for ambulatory primary care — an electronic health record-adjacent patient portal hosted via Morgan Records Management, e-prescribing, and administrative systems — with no proprietary technology, patents, or AI/ML capabilities disclosed. The practice is physician-controlled, with no parent company, external investors, or private equity backing identified. A material structural event occurred in July 2023 when founder-CEO Roy L. Bishop, M.D. retired due to health conditions, leaving the remaining providers to absorb and redistribute his patient panel.

Name

Argyll Medical Group

Legal name

Argyll Medical Group LLC

Website

https://argyllmedical.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Argyll Medical Group is a privately held, multi-provider primary care practice in Chico, California, offering family medicine, internal medicine, addiction services, and skincare across two clinic locations, with revenue derived primarily from insurance-billed office visits.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Care / Family Medicine

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (62111)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Value-Based Primary Care Organizations (Risk-Bearing) (HLAFAGAF)

Keywords

• Primary care services
• Family medicine practice
• Internal medicine
• Addiction treatment services
• Medical skin care

Headquarters

HQ city

Chico

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 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 Visit Revenue: Revenue generated from office visits billed to insurance plans. They accept dozens of insurance plans with various deductibles, co-pays, and coverage. Co-pays are collected at time of service. They also offer self-pay options for uninsured patients and those without coverage.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Argyll Medical Group is a multi-provider primary care medical practice in Chico, California offering family medicine, internal medicine, addiction services, and specialized skincare (Argyll Skin Care). The practice provides preventive care, chronic disease management, acute illness treatment, and ancillary services such as electronic prescribing and a patient portal, billing through dozens of insurance plans with self-pay options for uninsured patients.

Product overview

Argyll Medical Group operates as a multi-physician primary care practice that opened in August 2001, consisting of the practices of Roy L. Bishop MD (founder and CEO), Louise Krone MD (Internal Medicine), Laura Taylor PA-C, Darcie Garman PA-C, Mintra Saefong PA-C, Ann Frisius FNP-C, and Stuart Mishelof PA-C. The practice offers a unified portfolio of services centered on Primary Care and Internal Medicine, supplemented by Addiction Services and specialized Argyll Skin Care (led by Laura Taylor PA-C). The practice also provides a Patient Portal for online access to medical records and lab results. Services are provided at their Chico, California location at 100 Independence Circle, Philadelphia Square.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Argyll Skin Care: Skincare practice under Argyll Medical Group, led by Laura Taylor PA-C, offering skin disease treatment, cosmetic treatments, and injectables.

Products and services

• Primary Care Services General primary care services for individuals and families, including family medicine, preventive care, routine health maintenance, chronic disease management, and acute illness treatment. Provided to Chico, CA area patients through multiple providers (MDs, PAs, NPs).
• Internal Medicine Specialized internal medicine services focused on prevention and treatment of adult diseases, provided by board-certified internist Dr. Louise Krone.
• Addiction Services Medical services for patients with addiction and substance use disorders.
• Argyll Skin Care Specialized skincare services including treatment of skin diseases and conditions, cosmetic treatments, and injectables, led by nationally certified physician assistant Laura Taylor.
• Telemedicine Services Remote healthcare consultations available for previously established patients, such as Dr. Brandan Stark's telemedicine practice reachable at 530-514-0904.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Sutter Health: Large Northern California health system where Argyll's founder Roy Bishop previously worked. Comparable as a broad incumbent that competes for primary care patients in Northern California with integrated system capabilities.
• Adventist Health: Multi-state nonprofit health system operating primary care clinics in Paradise and Corning, CA, near Chico. Comparable as a larger incumbent offering primary care services with broader system resources and payer mix capabilities (including typically Medi-Cal).
• One Medical (now Amazon One Medical): Membership-based primary care platform offering physician-led outpatient care with digital patient access tools. Comparable as a broader incumbent demonstrating how primary care models can incorporate digital portals, telemedicine, and subscription pricing elements that Argyll has begun to deploy.

Regional players

• Doves Landing Primary Care: Primary care office located in nearby Oroville, CA, listed as a comparable regional competitor. Comparable as a small primary care practice in the broader Northern California region serving patients displaced from Argyll's panel.
• Orchard Hospital: Critical access hospital and outpatient provider in Gridley, CA, north of Chico. Comparable as a regional primary care provider in the Northern California market serving rural and small-town patient populations.

Direct peers

• Buoyant Primary Care: Chico, CA primary care office accepting new patients per Argyll's website. Comparable as a direct local primary care competitor offering physician-delivered outpatient services to overlapping Chico-area patients.
• Mangrove Medical: Chico, CA primary care practice listed as a competing provider on Argyll's website. Directly comparable as a small independent primary care office serving overlapping patient populations in the Chico market.
• Enloe Primary Care: Local Chico-area primary care office explicitly listed on Argyll Medical Group's own website as accepting new patients. Directly comparable as a competing primary care practice serving the same Chico, CA catchment with similar physician-led outpatient services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/pages/Argyll-Medical-Group/756087384455131
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/argyll-medical-group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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