New York County Medical Society

What New York County Medical Society does

New York County Medical Society (NYCMS), founded in 1806, is a privately governed professional medical society representing physicians practicing in Manhattan (New York County). It operates from its headquarters at 246 West 38 Street, Suite 504, New York, NY 10018, under an elected Board of Directors led by President Richard Schutzer, MD and a small paid administrative team headed by Executive Director Nicholas J. Novak. The society's core function is membership-based advocacy — championing the patient-physician relationship, lobbying for favorable medical legislation in Albany and Washington, DC, and operating 15 active committees spanning Government Affairs, Public Health, CME, Membership, Social Media, Workers' Compensation and others.

NYCMS generates revenue through two primary streams: recurring membership dues providing access to benefits (insurance programs via The Doctors Company and AMBA, legal services, HIPAA compliance, practice management support, and grassroots advocacy tools), and per-application workers' compensation rating fees paid by Manhattan physicians who must use NYCMS as the obligatory processing intermediary before referral to the NYS Workers' Compensation Board. Its technology footprint consists of a marketing website (nycms.org), the MSSNY member portal (mymssny.mssny.org) hosted by the state parent organization, an online WC rating application, and email-driven legislative alerts distributed through the MSSNY Grassroots Action System. Distribution is direct: members enroll through the MSSNY join portal and engage via advocacy events (notably Physician Advocacy Day in Albany), endorsed-vendor programs (medical liability insurance, credit card processing, collections, staffing, HIPAA compliance, legal, real estate), and committee participation.

The strategic positioning rests on a quasi-regulatory monopoly over Manhattan workers' compensation rating processing, layered on top of a 218-year-old brand, 15 active committees, and a deep endorsed-vendor stack. There are no external investors, no funding rounds, no disclosed financials, no M&A activity, and no headcount or growth disclosures in the source material — the society is operated on a steady-state, member-funded basis with long-tenured endorsed partnerships (Winston Support Services since 1967; I.C. System since 1938).

Name

New York County Medical Society

Legal name

New York County Medical Society

Website

https://nycms.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1806

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

New York County Medical Society is a Manhattan physician membership organization founded in 1806 that provides legislative advocacy, member benefits through endorsed vendors, and mandatory workers' compensation rating processing for New York County physicians.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Workers' Compensation Rating Services: The Society processes NYS Workers' Compensation ratings for Manhattan physicians. Physicians must apply through NYCMS office and pay application fees. Contact person: Sony Hilado at (212) 684-4682.
2. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues for physicians providing access to member benefits including insurance programs, legal services, practice management support, and advocacy.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The New York County Medical Society (NYCMS) is a professional membership organization for physicians in Manhattan that provides legislative advocacy, peer networking, and practice support services. It operates as a county-level component of the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY), and uniquely processes NYS Workers' Compensation rating applications for Manhattan physicians. Members access endorsed benefit programs including medical liability insurance, HIPAA compliance, legal services, and group insurance.

Product overview

The New York County Medical Society operates as a professional membership organization rather than a technology product company. Its core offerings center on physician membership services providing advocacy, legislative representation, and peer networking for Manhattan physicians. The society's primary products and services include Workers' Compensation Rating Services (facilitating the online rating application process for Manhattan physicians), Medical Liability Insurance Endorsement programs, HIPAA Compliance Services, Legal Services Program, Insurance Products through AMBA, Medical Practice Support Services (billing, collections, staffing, credit card processing), Physician Locator referrals, and Medical Office Classifieds. These are membership benefits and advocacy services, not technology products or platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Physician Membership Services Core membership offering providing advocacy, legislative representation, peer networking, and access to member benefits for physicians across Manhattan.
• Workers' Compensation Rating Services Facilitates the NYS Workers' Compensation / independent medical examiner rating application process for Manhattan physicians, including online application review, fee processing, and recommendation to the Workers' Compensation Board. Contact: Sony Hilado at (212) 684-4682.
• Medical Liability Insurance Endorsement Program Endorsed medical malpractice insurance program offered through The Doctors Company, providing malpractice coverage for physician practices of all sizes.
• Group Insurance Program (AMBA) Group insurance program including accidental death and dismemberment, nursing home and home care, business overhead expense, long-term disability, and term life insurance for NYCMS members.
• Legal Services Program Legal support through Einiger and Associates with a complimentary initial phone consultation and discounted rates on matters including managed care contracts, OPMC investigations, and licensure procedures.
• HIPAA Compliance Services HIPAA compliance support through HIPAA Secure Now!, including risk assessments, training, policy documentation, and consulting for physician practices.
• Medical Practice Support Services
• Medical Office Classifieds Classified advertising platform for members featuring office space for rent/sale, sublease opportunities, physician position listings, and professional services advertisements.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully defeated attempt to insert liability expansion legislation into NYS Budget through member advocacy
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Doctors CompanycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe Doctors Company is the nation's largest physician-owned medical liability insurer with over 90,000 members and $7.3 billion in assets. Founded and led by physicians, they provide medical malpractice insurance to NYCMS members with expert guidance and resources.
• AMBAcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAMBA is a global consulting leader in talent, health, retirement, and investments operating in 40+ countries. They provide group insurance programs to NYCMS members including accidental death & dismemberment, nursing home, business overhead expense, long-term disability, and term life insurance.
• Winston Support Services, LLCcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJCAHO-certified staffing agency providing physicians with properly licensed, background-checked candidates for permanent or temporary staff assistance. Endorsed staffing vendor for NYCMS since 1967.
• I.C. System, Inc.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEndorsed collection service of NYCMS offering professional accounts receivable management. Founded in 1938, endorsed by MSSNY and 72 other medical associations. Helps with bad debt recovery and slow-paying insurance carriers.
• Card ConnectminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCredit card processing program offering 25-30% savings on merchant accounts with Level 2 and 3 optimized rates, next day funding, and hosted payment pages.
• SignaPayminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMerchant processing service offering PayLo system for 100% savings on processing fees using Cash Discount Program allowing doctors offices to pass credit card fees to patients.
• MAP CommunicationsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAnswering service for medical practices since 1991, providing professional call center services with quick, polite responses and no hold times.
• Storage QuartersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFull-service document storage, records management, scanning/imaging, and secure destruction company with special pricing for NYCMS members.
• HIPAA Secure Now!minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHIPAA compliance services including risk assessments, training, policies, documentation portal, and consulting. Members receive special society discount.
• Einiger and AssociatescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLegal services program providing initial phone consultation at no charge and discounted services for matters including managed care contracts, OPMC investigations, licensure, and other medical practice legal issues.
• Winston ResourcesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWinston Resources provides staffing and support services for medical practices, endorsed by NYCMS.
• Commercial Tenant Concierge (CTC)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReal estate expertise for healthcare tenants helping manage landlord billing, building services, HVAC, alterations, subleasing, and lease-related issues.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Chicago Medical Society: County-level medical society serving Cook County (Chicago) physicians. Mirrors NYCMS in operating a single-county physician membership and advocacy organization in a major U.S. metropolitan market outside New York.
• Medical Society of Virginia: State-level professional medical society providing advocacy, member benefits, and physician services. Comparable in mission and operating model to a scaled-up NYCMS within a different state regulatory environment.

Broad incumbents

• American Medical Association (AMA): National physician professional association offering advocacy, CME, physician locator, and member benefits. Comparable in mission and structure to NYCMS, but operating at national scale with a much broader member base and a paid advocacy/lobbying operation.
• California Medical Association: Large state-level medical society providing advocacy, physician services, and member benefits. Comparable to NYCMS at the state level and useful as a scale benchmark for what a mature medical-society operation can become.
• Texas Medical Association: One of the largest U.S. state medical associations with strong legislative advocacy and a broad member-benefit portfolio. Functionally similar to a scaled-up version of NYCMS's mission and operating model.

Direct peers

• Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY): State-level umbrella society of which NYCMS is a county component. MSSNY provides the same advocacy, legislative representation, and member benefits at the New York State level, and NYCMS members are also routed through MSSNY's join portal and member systems.
• Bronx County Medical Society: County-level medical society for the Bronx within the MSSNY system. Direct structural peer to NYCMS — same scope (single county), same parent state society, same advocacy and member-services mandate.
• Medical Society of the County of Erie: County medical society in upstate New York (Erie County/Buffalo). Comparable county-society structure and MSSNY affiliation, useful as a peer benchmark for non-NYC county-society operations.
• Queens County Medical Society: County-level medical society for Queens, New York. Same MSSNY-affiliated county-society model as NYCMS, serving a different but adjacent geography with the same advocacy, member-benefit, and regulatory-processing functions.
• Kings County Medical Society: County-level medical society for Brooklyn, New York — a direct structural peer to NYCMS within the same state medical society system (MSSNY). Operates with the same county-society charter, advocacy role, and member-benefit model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/NYCmedsociety
• Facebookfacebook.com/NYCounty
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nycms

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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