Merit Health Medical Group

What Merit Health Medical Group does

Merit Health Medical Group is a private, for-profit multi-specialty medical group headquartered in Gulfport, Mississippi, founded in 1998 and operating as part of the Community Health Systems (CHS) professional services network, with AllianceHealth Oklahoma listed as an affiliated entity. The group delivers primary and specialty care across four regional hubs (Greater Jackson, Natchez, Pine Belt, and Vicksburg) anchored by seven facility locations: Central, Natchez, Rankin, River Oaks, River Region, Wesley, and Woman's Hospital. Service lines span allergy care, audiology, family medicine, behavioral health, neurology, and pediatrics, addressing the routine and chronic-care needs of Mississippi-area patients across the care continuum.

Care delivery is supported by a shared Electronic Medical Record system and participation in a Health Information Exchange (HIE), enabling record portability and coordination across the group's dispersed sites. The group operates within a regulated healthcare delivery framework, maintaining HIPAA compliance for protected health information handling and ADA/WCAG 2.0/2.1 AA accessibility compliance for patient-facing digital properties. Headcount is disclosed at 11-50 employees, a figure consistent with administrative and corporate staff rather than total clinical capacity, suggesting clinicians operate as independent practitioners or under affiliated practice entities.

The business model is fee-for-service patient care reimbursed through commercial insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid, with revenue derived from office visits, diagnostic procedures, and specialty consultations across the multi-site network. The company is not capitalized through external funding rounds disclosed in the input and has no reported M&A, leadership transitions, or product launches in the available data. Its competitive position rests on multi-site regional coverage and integrated specialty breadth within Mississippi rather than on technology differentiation or scale economics.

Name

Merit Health Medical Group

Legal name

Merit Health Medical Group

Website

https://mymeritdoctor.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Merit Health Medical Group is a private Mississippi-based multi-specialty medical group operating across four regional hubs and seven facility locations, delivering allergy, audiology, family medicine, behavioral health, neurology, and pediatric care as part of the CHS professional services network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Multi-Specialty Medical Group Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Value-Based Primary Care Organizations (Risk-Bearing) (HLAFAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) & Public Behavioral Health Providers (HLAFACAI)

Keywords

• Primary care services
• Multi-specialty medical group
• Healthcare provider network
• Coordinated medical care
• Regional healthcare clinics

Headquarters

HQ city

Gulfport

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: Revenue generated from providing medical treatment and services to patients. Billings submitted to insurance companies and health plans for reimbursement. Services include primary care appointments and coordinated care across multiple specialties and facilities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Merit Health Medical Group is a multi-location medical group providing healthcare services across Mississippi through regional hubs in Greater Jackson, Natchez, Pine Belt, and Vicksburg. The group delivers primary care and specialty care (allergy, audiology, family medicine, behavioral health, neurology, pediatrics), along with coordinated care programs and medical records management, all supported by a shared electronic medical record system.

Product overview

Merit Health Medical Group is a healthcare provider network offering coordinated medical services through multiple regional locations across Mississippi. The group provides primary care appointments, patient services, medical records management, and coordinated care programs. The organization operates as part of AllianceHealth Oklahoma and serves patients across regional hubs including Greater Jackson, Natchez, Pine Belt, and Vicksburg.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Primary Care Appointments Same-day and scheduled primary care appointments available across Mississippi regional hubs, scheduled via the 888-SAME-DAY phone line. Designed for individuals and families seeking accessible primary medical care.
• Specialty Care Services Multi-specialty clinical services including allergy care, audiology, family medicine, behavioral health, neurology, and pediatrics provided at Merit Health Medical Group facilities across Mississippi.
• Coordinated Care Program Care coordination program enabling patients to receive managed, multi-provider treatment across the Merit Health network. Supported by a shared electronic medical record system and participation in the Health Information Exchange.
• Medical Records Request Service Service allowing patients to request access to and copies of their medical records maintained across the Merit Health provider network.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AllianceHealth OklahomacoreOthersMerit Health Medical Group is a medical group affiliated with AllianceHealth Oklahoma, operating as part of their network of healthcare facilities across Mississippi.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Regional players

• Singing River Health System: A Mississippi Gulf Coast health system operating primary and specialty clinics in Gulfport and surrounding counties—head-to-head geographic competitor with Merit Health's Gulfport home base.
• Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center: An FQHC operating multiple clinics across central Mississippi including Greater Jackson; competes directly with Merit Health for Medicaid and uninsured patients in overlapping service areas.
• Coastal Family Health Center: A Mississippi-based FQHC with clinics along the Gulf Coast and Pine Belt regions—directly overlapping Merit Health's Pine Belt and Gulfport-area footprint for safety-net primary care.

Broad incumbents

• Oak Street Health: A value-based primary care network (now part of CVS Health) focused on Medicare Advantage seniors in underserved markets; highly relevant as a value-based primary care operating model that Merit Health's coordinated-care positioning aspires toward.
• Ochsner Health: A large regional health system with clinics across Louisiana and Mississippi offering primary and specialty care; the dominant multi-specialty ambulatory competitor in adjacent geographies.
• University of Mississippi Medical Center: Mississippi's only academic medical center operating extensive primary and specialty care networks across the state; sets the competitive ceiling for specialty referrals that Merit Health's neurology and pediatrics lines compete against.
• One Medical (now Amazon One Medical): A multi-location primary care network with technology-enabled patient experience; a benchmark for the digital-first, multi-specialty ambulatory model that Merit Health lacks.
• Baptist Memorial Health Care (Mississippi): A regional hospital system running affiliated primary care and specialty physician practices across North and Central Mississippi, sharing the same parent-anchored ambulatory model.

Direct peers

• ChenMed: A physician-owned value-based primary care group serving low-to-moderate-income seniors across multiple states; comparable in mission and risk-bearing orientation despite larger geographic footprint.
• Hattiesburg Clinic: A large physician-owned multi-specialty medical group headquartered in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, offering 40+ specialties across regional locations—the closest direct analogue to Merit Health's multi-specialty, multi-hub model in the same state.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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