Mid Kansas Ear, Nose and Throat Associates

What Mid Kansas Ear, Nose and Throat Associates does

Mid-Kansas Ear, Nose and Throat Associates (MKENT) is a physician-owned otolaryngology specialty practice founded in 1979 and headquartered in Wichita, Kansas. The practice serves adults and children across Southcentral Kansas through seven office locations spanning Wichita (East and West), El Dorado, Newton, Winfield, Great Bend, and Neodesha. Clinical care is delivered by 24 clinical providers — 7 board-certified otolaryngologists, 7 advanced practice providers (ARNPs and PAs), 6 audiologists, and 4 speech-language pathologists — supported by an administrative staff, for a total headcount in the 51-100 range. Surgical and procedural cases are performed in partnership with HCA Wesley Medical Center, Kansas Surgery and Recovery Center, Surgicare of Wichita, and Ascension Via Christi, while administrative services are shared with Wichita Surgical Specialists, P.A.

The clinical service portfolio spans general and pediatric ENT, nasal and sinus surgery (including balloon sinuplasty), thyroid surgery, ear tubes, allergy testing and sublingual/scratch immunotherapy, sleep apnea treatment (including the FDA-approved Inspire implantable neurostimulator and CPAP alternatives), speech and voice therapy, and a comprehensive audiology offering that includes hearing aid dispensing, bone-anchored hearing devices, and a Cochlear Implant Program launched in January 2025. Walk-in hearing aid clinics operate at the two Wichita locations. The technology stack is conventional healthcare IT — a patient portal for scheduling, bill payment, and prescription refills, HIPAA-compliant recordkeeping, and an in-house patient education library — with no disclosed AI/ML or proprietary platform capabilities.

Revenue is generated on a fee-for-service basis through professional fees for office visits and surgical procedures, audiology hardware sales (hearing aids, cochlear implants, bone-anchored devices) plus recurring audiology follow-ups on a six-month cadence, allergy and speech therapy services, and surgical facility fees collected through partner facilities. Reimbursement is insurance-based with patient copays collected at check-in; there are no disclosed enterprise contracts, payer concentration, or B2B agreements, and distribution is purely regional via direct patient appointments, physician referrals, and walk-in hearing aid clinics at the Wichita sites.

Name

Mid Kansas Ear, Nose and Throat Associates

Legal name

Mid Kansas Ear, Nose and Throat Associates

Website

https://midkansasent.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Mid-Kansas Ear, Nose and Throat Associates is a physician-owned otolaryngology practice providing comprehensive ENT, audiology, allergy, sleep apnea, and speech therapy services to adults and children across Southcentral Kansas through seven office locations and a 24-provider clinical team.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Otolaryngology Medical Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111), Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (62134)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

General Otolaryngology (ENT) (HLAKAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Audiology & Hearing Services (ENT-Affiliated) (HLAKAMAI), Audiology & Hearing Diagnostic Centers (HLAFAKAH), Otology & Neurotology (Ear/Hearing/Balance) (HLAKAMAC), Sleep Surgery & Snoring (ENT) (HLAKAMAH)

Keywords

• Otolaryngology medical practice
• Hearing aid services
• Audiology testing
• Allergy immunotherapy
• Pediatric ENT care

Headquarters

HQ city

Wichita

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Medical Consultations and Office Visits: Revenue from patient office visits with ENT physicians and advance practice providers for consultations, examinations, and follow-up care. Billed through insurance with patient responsibility for copayments and deductibles.
2. Surgical Procedures: Revenue from general and pediatric ENT surgery, nasal and sinus surgery, thyroid surgery, and ear tube procedures. Includes facility fees and surgeon fees.
3. Hearing Aids and Audiology Services: Revenue from hearing aid sales, fittings, and ongoing audiology testing services. The practice offers a 60-day evaluation period for hearing aids with 100% refund policy less ear mold fees if unsatisfactory.
4. Cochlear Implants: Revenue from cochlear implant device and surgical implantation services for moderate to profound hearing loss.
5. Allergy Treatment: Revenue from allergy testing and immunotherapy (allergy shots and sublingual drops) for hay fever and allergy treatment.
6. Speech and Voice Therapy: Revenue from speech, language, and voice therapy services provided by speech-language pathologists.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Mid Kansas Ear, Nose and Throat Associates is a physician-owned otolaryngology medical practice delivering comprehensive ENT care to adults and children across Southcentral Kansas. Core services include general and pediatric ENT surgery, nasal and sinus surgery, hearing aid dispensing, cochlear implants, allergy testing and immunotherapy, sleep apnea treatment (including Inspire Therapy), speech and voice therapy, and diagnostic audiology. The practice operates seven office locations staffed by board-certified otolaryngologists, audiologists, and speech-language pathologists.

Product overview

Mid-Kansas Ear, Nose & Throat Associates is a medical practice offering comprehensive ENT care services across multiple specialties. The core offerings include general and pediatric ENT surgery (nasal/sinus surgery, thyroid surgery, tonsillectomy), hearing services (audiology testing, cochlear implants, and multiple hearing aid styles with advanced features like Bluetooth connectivity and nano-coating technology), allergy testing and immunotherapy (allergy shots and sublingual drops), sleep apnea treatment (including FDA-cleared Inspire Therapy device and CPAP alternatives), speech/language/voice therapy, and pediatric ENT services under the Mid-Kansas Kids program. The practice also operates walk-in hearing aid clinics and provides an online patient portal for appointment management and bill payment. The portfolio spans surgical procedures, implantable devices, hearing aids, diagnostic testing, and therapy services, coordinated across multiple Kansas locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ENT Surgery Services
• Cochlear Implant Program
• Hearing Aid Services
• Allergy Testing and Immunotherapy
• Inspire Therapy for Sleep Apnea
• Speech, Language and Voice Therapy
• Audiology Testing
• Pediatric ENT (Mid-Kansas Kids)
• Walk-In Hearing Aid Clinic
• Balloon Sinuplasty
• Bone Anchored Hearing Aids
• Ear Tubes (Myringotomy)
• Thyroid Surgery
• Restech pH Monitoring

Quantifiable outcome

• Wichita ranks #2 in America for seasonal allergy challenges
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Aspire Allergy & Sinus: Multi-site allergy and sinus clinic offering allergy testing, immunotherapy (shots and drops), and sinus procedures across Texas and other markets. Partial overlap on allergy testing/immunotherapy revenue stream.

Regional players

• Kansas City ENT & Allergy: Multi-physician ENT and allergy group serving the Kansas City metro area. Comparable subspecialty breadth and patient mix but operates in a different Kansas/Missouri geography.

Direct peers

• SENTA (Southern ENT & Allergy Physicians): PE-backed roll-up of independent ENT and allergy practices across the Southeastern U.S. Directly comparable physician services, scale model, and consolidation trajectory. Represents both a peer and a potential acquirer of Mid-Kansas ENT.
• Wichita Ear Clinic: Direct local competitor also based in Wichita offering ENT and audiology services to Southcentral Kansas patients. Closest geographic peer; competes for the same physician referral and patient pool.
• ENT and Allergy Associates (ENTA): One of the largest ENT and allergy physician practices in the U.S. with 40+ offices across New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Same physician-owned multi-specialty model covering ENT, audiology, allergy, and voice/swallowing services.
• Houston Ear, Nose, Throat & Allergy: Multi-location physician group offering comprehensive ENT, allergy, audiology, and hearing aid services in Greater Houston. Comparable integrated service-line model at larger urban scale.
• Charlotte Eye Ear Nose & Throat Associates (CEENTA): Large multi-subspecialty ENT, allergy, audiology, and speech therapy physician group with dozens of locations across the Carolinas. Highly comparable integrated service model and physician-owned governance structure, but at much greater scale.
• Piedmont ENT & Related Allergy: Multi-physician ENT, allergy, and audiology group serving North Carolina. Comparable specialty mix and physician-owned structure in a similarly mid-sized regional market.

Others

• Cochlear Limited: Global manufacturer of cochlear implant systems. Supplier enabling Mid-Kansas ENT's newly launched Cochlear Implant Program. Ecosystem participant, not a direct competitor.
• Inspire Medical Systems: Manufacturer of the Inspire hypoglossal nerve stimulation implant referenced as a core service offering by Mid-Kansas ENT. Enabling partner/vendor rather than competitor — drives demand for the practice's sleep surgery service line.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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