Heart Center

What Heart Center does

Heart Center is a single-location private cardiology practice headquartered at 52 Park Street in Hyannis, Massachusetts, two blocks from Cape Cod Hospital. Founded in 1975 by Dr. Philip Chiotellis as the first cardiology practice on Cape Cod, the firm serves Cape Cod residents and referral patients from the regional primary care network, providing diagnostic, preventive, procedural, and inpatient cardiology services. The practice is staffed by three board-certified cardiologists (Dr. Philip Chiotellis, Dr. Peter Chiotellis, and Dr. Michael Orlov) and operates on a fee-for-service model accepting most major insurance plans.

The practice's clinical offering spans the full cardiology diagnostic workup — echocardiography (including transesophageal), nuclear cardiology stress testing, vascular studies, Holter monitoring, and electrophysiology studies — alongside procedural services such as electrical cardioversion and pacemaker management. Its on-site laboratory is triple-accredited by ICAVL, ICANL, and ICAEL, meeting the same standards as major academic medical centers. A distinguishing clinical feature is the continuity-of-care model: the practice admits and personally manages its own patients during hospital stays at Cape Cod Hospital, an uncommon arrangement among community cardiology groups. Patient-facing digital infrastructure consists of a web portal for secure messaging, medication refill requests, appointment requests, and health record access.

Commercially, Heart Center operates as a traditional referral-driven medical practice with no disclosed online scheduling, no published pricing, and no external investors. Revenue is generated entirely through in-person clinical encounters and diagnostic procedures on a transaction-fee basis, with copays collected at time of service. The patient acquisition motion relies on (1) primary-care physician referrals as required by typical insurance pathways, (2) long-tenured multi-generational patient relationships, and (3) reputation built over four decades on Cape Cod. No marketing channels beyond the practice website, physician referrals, and word-of-mouth are observable.

Name

Heart Center

Legal name

Heart Center

Website

https://ourheartcenter.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Heart Center is a private, family-owned cardiology practice in Hyannis, Massachusetts, founded in 1975 as the first cardiology practice on Cape Cod, serving Cape Cod residents with diagnostic, preventive, procedural, and inpatient cardiac care delivered by three board-certified cardiologists.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cardiology Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (62111), Diagnostic Imaging Centers (621512)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

General Cardiology (Consultative) (HLAKABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cardiac Diagnostic Centers (Echo/Stress Testing/Holter) (HLAFAKAE), Ambulatory Cardiology Diagnostic & Procedure Centers (Non-hospital-based) (HLAFABAK)

Keywords

• Cardiology services
• Cardiac diagnostics
• Preventive cardiology
• Nuclear cardiology testing
• Electrophysiology procedures

Headquarters

HQ city

Hyannis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Clinical Cardiology Services: Fee-for-service revenue from patient consultations, follow-up visits, and diagnostic procedures including echocardiograms, stress tests, vascular studies, and electrophysiology services. The practice accepts most major insurance plans and files claims on behalf of patients.
2. Diagnostic Testing: Revenue from specialized cardiac diagnostic procedures including nuclear cardiology tests, transesophageal echocardiograms, and pacemaker services. Copays and deductibles are collected at time of service.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Heart Center is a single-location cardiology practice in Hyannis, Massachusetts that delivers diagnostic, preventive, and procedural cardiac care to Cape Cod residents. The practice operates an on-site triple-accredited cardiac laboratory for nuclear cardiology, echocardiography, and vascular testing, and admits and manages its own patients at Cape Cod Hospital for continuity of care from clinic to inpatient settings.

Product overview

Heart Center is a single-location cardiology practice offering a unified portfolio of cardiac care services. The practice operates an accredited on-site cardiac laboratory providing diagnostic testing (nuclear cardiology stress tests, echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiogram, vascular procedures) and procedural services (electrical cardioversion, pacemaker services). Patient-facing digital products include a web-based Patient Portal enabling secure messaging, medication renewals, appointment requests, and health record access. Supporting resources include downloadable New Patient Package, First Appointment Form, procedure preparation guides, and anticoagulant medication instructions. The practice serves both office-based and hospitalized patients, providing continuity of care throughout the patient journey.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cardiology Services Comprehensive cardiology diagnostic, preventive, and procedural care delivered through office consultations and inpatient management at Cape Cod Hospital. Includes consultations, follow-up visits, hospital admissions, and continuity of care from outpatient to inpatient settings for adult patients on Cape Cod.
• Accredited Cardiac Laboratory On-site triple-accredited cardiac laboratory providing nuclear cardiology, echocardiography, and vascular diagnostic services under rigorous standards equivalent to major academic hospitals. Available to Heart Center patients referred for specialized cardiac testing.
• Patient Portal

Quantifiable outcome

• First cardiology practice on Cape Cod, serving for 40 years

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Emerging players

• New England Heart & Vascular Institute: Regional cardiovascular specialty group in New England offering comprehensive diagnostic and interventional cardiology services. Comparable as a subspecialty-focused cardiology practice model similar in structure to Heart Center's full-service approach.

Broad incumbents

• Atrius Health: Large multi-specialty medical group in eastern Massachusetts with a significant cardiology division. Comparable because it offers cardiology services within an integrated primary care referral network, competing for the same Cape Cod-area patient pool through employed PCPs and specialists.
• Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology: Academic cardiology program at MGH where multiple Heart Center physicians trained. Comparable as the Boston-based referral center of excellence that Heart Center positions itself against for high-acuity Cape Cod patients.
• Brigham and Women's Hospital Cardiology: Harvard-affiliated academic cardiology program serving greater Boston and surrounding regions including Cape Cod. Comparable as a higher-tier referral destination Heart Center's continuity-of-care model competes against.
• Steward Medical Group: Multi-state physician group affiliated with Steward Health Care, with cardiology services previously anchored at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center where Heart Center physicians trained. Comparable as a larger cardiology employment model.

Regional players

• Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth: Regional hospital providing cardiology services to communities south of Boston, including the Cape Cod region. Comparable as another geographically proximate cardiology provider that competes for the same referral pipelines from Cape-area primary care physicians.
• Cape Cod Healthcare: The regional health system that operates Cape Cod Hospital, located two blocks from Heart Center. It runs its own cardiology service line and represents both Heart Center's primary hospital partner and its most direct regional competitor for patient referrals.
• South Shore Health: Regional health system serving communities south of Boston with employed cardiology services. Comparable as a competing regional cardiology provider in the broader southeastern Massachusetts market.
• Southcoast Health Cardiology: Regional health system serving southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island with cardiology services. Comparable as a regional cardiology competitor in adjacent markets to Cape Cod.
• Mount Auburn Hospital Cardiology: Harvard-affiliated community hospital cardiology practice in Cambridge serving greater Boston suburbs. Comparable as another Harvard/MGH-credentialed independent cardiology group operating in a community hospital setting.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ourheartcenter
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/philip-n-chiotellis

Compliance3 records

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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