Northern California Orthopaedic Associates

What Northern California Orthopaedic Associates does

Northern California Orthopaedic Associates (also known as NorCal Ortho Associates) is a privately held, for-profit orthopaedic medical practice headquartered in Sacramento, California, founded in 2014. It delivers multi-specialty musculoskeletal care — total joint replacement, sports medicine, arthroscopy, trauma, and foot and ankle surgery — through four physicians (Dr. Ron E. James, Dr. Phong H. Le, Dr. Daniel Goldsmith, and Dr. Liliya Parkman) across two active clinic sites: Elk Grove (7807 Laguna Boulevard, Suite 480) serving the Sacramento metro as the primary location, and Grass Valley (1061 E. Main Street, Suite 201). An earlier Sacramento office at 75 Scripps Drive has been closed, indicating physical footprint consolidation.

The practice's clinical offering is built around conventional orthopaedic procedures augmented by third-party implant and instrument technologies from major medical device OEMs. Featured technologies include Smith & Nephew's VERILAST hip and knee systems (using OXINIUM oxidized zirconium with XLPE), the Journey II BCS knee, and Visionaire patient-matched cutting instruments, as well as Stryker's PROstep MIS minimally invasive bunion surgery and LapiFuse triplanar correction procedure. The practice additionally operates an ACFAS-accredited Reconstructive Foot and Ankle Fellowship program, in which the fellow participates in lower-extremity research and produces at least one publication per fellowship year. Patient acquisition runs through PCP and self-referral (supported by a dedicated referral fax line), a website with online appointment requests and body-part-specific patient education, and Facebook/Instagram channels.

The business model is a fee-for-service clinical practice whose services are typically reimbursed through health insurance, with no publicly disclosed pricing, payer mix, or revenue figures. There is no evidence of venture capital, private equity, or institutional investment, and the practice does not operate as a software or platform business. No AI/ML capabilities, patents, certifications, or technology IP beyond OEM-supplied implants are disclosed in the source material.

Name

Northern California Orthopaedic Associates

Legal name

Northern California Orthopaedic Associates

Website

https://norcalorthoassociates.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Northern California Orthopaedic Associates is a privately held, multi-specialty orthopaedic medical practice in California, employing four physicians to deliver total joint replacement, sports medicine, trauma, arthroscopy, and foot and ankle surgery across two active clinic sites in Elk Grove and Grass Valley.

Ownership category

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Headquarters

HQ city

Sacramento

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Northern California Orthopaedic Associates is a private orthopaedic medical practice providing surgical and non-surgical treatment for musculoskeletal conditions. The practice offers care across multiple sub-specialties including total joint replacement, sports medicine, arthroscopy, trauma care, and foot and ankle surgery, delivered by four physicians across two active California office locations.

Product overview

Northern California Orthopaedic Associates is a medical practice offering comprehensive orthopaedic care through multiple service lines: Total Joint Replacement (featuring Smith & Nephew VERILAST technology for hip and knee implants, including Journey II BCS knee system and Visionaire patient-matched instruments), Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Trauma Care, and Foot and Ankle services (including Stryker PROstep minimally invasive surgery and LapiFuse procedures). The practice also operates a Reconstructive Foot and Ankle Fellowship program. The offering is a multi-specialty orthopaedic practice rather than a unified software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NorCal Ortho Associates Reconstructive Foot and Ankle Fellowship: Fellowship program for lower extremity research studies where the fellow participates in research and produces publications during the fellowship year

Products and services

• Total Joint Replacement
• Sports Medicine
• Arthroscopy
• Trauma Care
• Foot and Ankle Care
• Reconstructive Foot and Ankle Fellowship

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS)minorOthersNorCal Ortho Associates hosts a Reconstructive Foot and Ankle Fellowship program through ACFAS. The fellow participates in lower extremity research studies and produces one publication and quality research projects during the fellowship year.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Kaiser Permanente Orthopedics: Integrated payer-provider system operating orthopedic services across Northern California, directly overlapping the Sacramento/Elk Grove catchment. Comparable by geography and service line; competes on access and scale advantages.
• Stanford Health Care Orthopaedic Surgery: Academic orthopedic program offering comprehensive subspecialty care including joint replacement, sports medicine and foot/ankle. Comparable by clinical scope and technology orientation, but operates as a large academic tertiary referral center.
• Sutter Health Orthopedic Services: Integrated health system in Northern California offering orthopedic services across the Sacramento region, including direct competition in the same catchment. Comparable by geography and service line, but is a broad incumbent rather than an independent specialty practice.
• UC Davis Health Orthopaedic Surgery: Academic orthopedic department located in Sacramento providing comprehensive musculoskeletal care and residency/fellowship training. Comparable by subspecialty breadth and geography, but operates as an academic medical center rather than an independent private practice.

Direct peers

• Webster Orthopedics: Independent multi-physician orthopedic group operating multiple California locations with joint replacement, sports medicine and foot/ankle services. Comparable by structure (independent specialty practice) and service mix to NorCal Orthopaedic Associates.
• DISC Sports & Spine Center: Specialty outpatient orthopedic and spine practice with a strong sports medicine focus and emphasis on minimally invasive techniques. Comparable by subspecialty emphasis on sports, arthroscopy and joint preservation, though concentrated in Southern California.
• Golden State Orthopedics & Spine (formerly Muir Orthopaedic Specialists): Multi-subspecialty orthopedic group serving Northern California with sports, joint replacement, foot/ankle and spine services. Highly comparable to NorCal Orthopaedic Associates in geographic catchment, subspecialty breadth, and independent practice model.

Regional players

• Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic: Specialty orthopedic practice affiliated with Cedars-Sinai with a strong sports medicine reputation and advanced surgical technology adoption. Comparable by subspecialty emphasis and technology partnerships, though Southern California-based.
• Hoag Orthopedic Institute: Specialty orthopedic hospital and physician group in Southern California focused on joint replacement and sports medicine. Comparable subspecialty mix (joint replacement, sports) but different geography and larger institutional scale.
• Tahoe Forest Orthopedics & Sports Medicine: Hospital-affiliated orthopedic and sports medicine group serving the greater Grass Valley/Truckee/Northern California region. Comparable by geographic catchment in Northern California and service mix of sports medicine and general orthopedics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/northerncaliforniaorthopaedicassociates
• Instagraminstagram.com/norcal_orthopaedic_associates
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/northern-california-orthopaedic-associates

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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