Durbin & Company

What Durbin & Company does

D & Co. LLP, operating under the brand name "Discovery," is a Lubbock, Texas-based accounting and consulting firm founded in 1981 that serves healthcare communities, including hospitals and medical practices, with tax, audit, attest, and advisory services. The firm is structured as a limited partnership and operates with 11-50 personnel, with its Discovery brand positioned specifically as a consulting entity rather than a Texas Board of Public Accountancy-licensed CPA firm. The firm's value proposition emphasizes individualized, relationship-driven service delivery rather than standardized productized offerings, reflecting a partner-led professional services model built on deep healthcare-vertical expertise accumulated over four decades.

The firm's commercial offering is delivered through its Discovery consulting platform (daacg.com) and centers on specialized accounting, financial management, compliance, and consulting work for healthcare providers. Underlying technology is not disclosed, and the firm does not maintain a software product, mobile application, API, or third-party integrations — service delivery appears to be people- and process-based rather than technology-platform-based. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and no subscription, transaction-based, or packaged productized pricing model is referenced. The firm's go-to-motion is direct relationship selling into healthcare communities, with no marketing or distribution channels documented in available data.

In 2024, D & Co. was acquired by Blue & Co., a larger accounting and consulting firm. The transaction was publicly announced on Blue & Co.'s website and is reflected structurally on D & Co.'s own site, where navigation for About, Services, Contact, Insights, Blog, and Careers now redirects to Blue & Co. domains. The acquisition expanded the resource base and service catalog available to D & Co.'s healthcare clients while preserving the personalized client relationships that defined the firm's brand. No prior funding rounds, investors, or ownership history are documented; D & Co. is now a subsidiary-level brand under Blue & Co.'s ownership.

Name

Durbin & Company

Legal name

Durbin & Company, LLP

Website

https://dhcg.com/

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Durbin & Company is an accounting and consulting firm that provides tax, audit, and attest services for hospitals and healthcare providers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lubbock

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Core offering

D & Co. LLP (doing business as Discovery) is an accounting and consulting firm providing individualized services — including tax, audit, attest, and advisory work — to healthcare communities such as hospitals and medical practices. Discovery is positioned as a consulting firm and is not licensed by the Texas Board of Public Accountancy as a CPA firm. The firm focuses on specialized financial and consulting solutions tailored to the healthcare sector.

Product overview

D & Co. LLP (doing business as Discovery) is an accounting and consulting firm that operates as part of Blue & Co.'s expanded network. The firm provides individualized services to healthcare communities through its Discovery platform, offering specialized accounting and consulting solutions tailored to the healthcare sector. The company positions Discovery as a consulting-focused offering rather than a CPA-licensed firm.

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Problem solved

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Products and services

• Discovery Discovery is a consulting firm offering specialized accounting and consulting services tailored to healthcare communities, including hospitals and medical practices. It provides individualized services (tax, audit, attest, and advisory) to healthcare organizations and is positioned as a consulting offering rather than a CPA-licensed firm.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Blue & Co.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBlue & Co. welcomed D & Co. to their firm, expanding resources and services available to clients while continuing personalized attention and trusted relationships. This appears to be an acquisition/merger where D & Co. joined the Blue & Co. organization.

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Blue & Co. Acquirer of D & Co. in 2024 and now the parent platform. Operates as a regional CPA and consulting firm serving healthcare providers — directly comparable in service mix and target customer base.
• HORNE: Regional CPA and advisory firm with a strong healthcare-industry focus serving hospitals, physician practices, and post-acute providers. Closely comparable in size, vertical specialization, and target customer.
• BerryDunn: Mid-size U.S. accounting and consulting firm with a healthcare industry group serving hospitals, practices, and behavioral-health providers. Comparable in scale and healthcare-vertical orientation.

Broad incumbents

• Forvis (formerly BKD / Dixon Hughes Goodman): Top-10 U.S. CPA platform with one of the largest dedicated healthcare-provider practices in the country. Comparable as a direct competitor for hospital and large-practice attest/audit work.
• Plante Moran: Large U.S. accounting and advisory firm with a well-established healthcare group serving hospitals, health systems, and senior living operators. Comparable in targeting the same provider customer base.
• Wipfli: Top-20 U.S. accounting/consulting firm with a strong healthcare vertical covering providers, payers, and senior living. Comparable in delivering accounting, advisory, and consulting to healthcare organizations.
• CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA): Large U.S. accounting/consulting firm with a dedicated healthcare industry group serving hospitals, physician practices, and health systems. Comparable mid-market healthcare accounting positioning.
• Moss Adams: Top-15 U.S. accounting and business consulting firm with a notable healthcare practice focused on hospitals, health systems, and providers. Comparable in healthcare-vertical specialization and service mix.
• Withum: U.S. accounting and advisory firm with a Healthcare Services practice serving providers, MSOs, and health-tech companies. Comparable in healthcare-focused accounting and advisory services.
• Eide Bailly: Top-25 U.S. accounting firm with a Healthcare industry group serving hospitals, clinics, and senior living providers. Comparable regional-CPA-with-healthcare-vertical profile.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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