Cardiology Associates of Corpus Christi

What Cardiology Associates of Corpus Christi does

Cardiology Associates of Corpus Christi is an independent, physician-owned cardiology practice headquartered in Corpus Christi, Texas, founded circa 1989 and operating for more than 35 years as the largest and oldest cardiology group in the Coastal Bend region of South Texas. The practice delivers comprehensive cardiovascular care through two Corpus Christi sites (main office and a Southside location) and four satellite offices in Kingsville, Alice, Rockport, and Beeville, employing 51–100 staff and more than 10 board-certified cardiologists across non-invasive, invasive/interventional, electrophysiology, and structural heart subspecialties. Service scope spans non-invasive diagnostics (EKG, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, stress testing), interventional and structural heart procedures (cardiac catheterization, angioplasty, pacemaker and defibrillator implantation, TAVR, Watchman left atrial appendage closure, ablation), and dedicated chronic-disease clinics for anticoagulation and congestive heart failure management.

The business operates on a fee-for-service model, with revenue sourced from commercial insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid reimbursements plus patient cost-share across individual patient encounters; the practice is referral-driven via the regional primary care and hospital network. In late 2023 the practice moved its billing and revenue cycle operations to the Christus Trinity Clinic Cardiology Billing Service Center, deepening operational linkage with the dominant regional health system. The practice's commercial footprint is concentrated in a single regional market, with no disclosed technology platform, no AI/ML capabilities, no public financials, and no identified funding events.

Customer concentration is structurally low: revenue is generated per-encounter across a long tail of individual patients distributed throughout South Texas, with no large single-payer, employer, or institutional customer discernible from the input. Strategic direction visible in the data centers on continued geographic expansion through the South Texas satellite network, broadening of procedural mix into higher-acuity structural heart and EP work, ongoing physician recruitment, and tighter operational embedding with the Christus Trinity health system.

Name

Cardiology Associates of Corpus Christi

Legal name

Cardiology Associates of Corpus Christi

Website

https://heartofcc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Independent physician-owned cardiology practice in South Texas operating 6 offices across Corpus Christi, Kingsville, Alice, Rockport, and Beeville, with 10+ board-certified cardiologists delivering comprehensive cardiovascular care from non-invasive diagnostics to interventional and structural heart procedures.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cardiology Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (62111)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

General Cardiology (Consultative) (HLAKABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interventional Cardiology (PCI/Structural Heart) (HLAKABAB), Electrophysiology (Heart Rhythm) (HLAKABAC), Cardiac Diagnostic Centers (Echo/Stress Testing/Holter) (HLAFAKAE)

Keywords

• Cardiology services
• Cardiovascular diagnostics
• Interventional cardiology
• Cardiac imaging
• Heart failure clinic

Headquarters

HQ city

Corpus Christi

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Patient Care Services: Fee-for-service healthcare revenue generated from office visits, diagnostic tests, and invasive/interventional procedures. Services billed to insurance companies, Medicare, Medicaid, and collected from patients (copays, deductibles, co-insurance, and private pay).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Cardiology Associates of Corpus Christi is a multi-cardiologist group practice providing non-invasive and invasive cardiovascular services in South Texas. Offerings span diagnostic testing (electrocardiography, echocardiography, nuclear stress testing, peripheral vascular ultrasound), specialty clinics (anti-coagulation/Coumadin and congestive heart failure), cardiac rhythm monitoring and device checks, and interventional procedures including cardiac catheterization, angioplasty, pacemaker/defibrillator implantation, electrophysiology studies, catheter ablation, and TAVR. The practice delivers care to patients across Corpus Christi and surrounding Coastal Bend communities from a main office plus five satellite locations.

Product overview

Cardiology Associates of Corpus Christi is a multi-cardiologist cardiology practice providing cardiovascular services across South Texas. The practice offers a comprehensive portfolio of cardiac diagnostic and treatment services, including non-invasive testing (electrocardiography, echocardiography, nuclear stress testing, peripheral vascular ultrasound), specialty clinics (anti-coagulation, congestive heart failure), and invasive/interventional cardiac procedures (cardiac catheterization, angioplasty, pacemaker/defibrillator implantation, electrophysiology). The practice operates from multiple locations including Corpus Christi, Kingsville, Alice, Rockport, and Beeville, serving as the largest and oldest cardiology practice in Corpus Christi.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Electrocardiography Services Non-invasive cardiac diagnostic services including electrocardiography (EKG), cardiac nuclear imaging, exercise stress testing, and tilt table testing to evaluate heart function and detect cardiovascular abnormalities, offered to adult cardiology patients.
• Echocardiography & Ultrasound Services Cardiac ultrasound imaging services including standard echocardiogram (2D and Doppler), stress echocardiography, aorta ultrasound, and carotid Doppler ultrasound for comprehensive heart and vascular assessment, offered to adult cardiology patients.
• Peripheral Vascular Ultrasound Non-invasive vascular imaging using Doppler ultrasound technology to evaluate blood flow in peripheral arteries and veins, including arterial duplex, venous duplex, Doppler ultrasound, and arterial and venous Doppler of extremities studies, offered to adult cardiology patients.
• Cardiac Monitoring and Rhythm Device Clinic Continuous cardiac rhythm monitoring services including insight monitoring (3-7 days), Cardio-Key monitor (3-14 days), mobile cardiac telemetry (MCT up to 30 days), pacemaker checks, and defibrillator checks, offered to adult cardiology patients with arrhythmia or implanted cardiac devices.
• Anti Coagulation / Coumadin Clinic Specialized clinic for management and monitoring of patients on anticoagulant therapy, providing diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of thromboembolic diseases, offered to adult cardiology patients on blood-thinning therapy.
• Congestive Heart Failure Clinic Specialized clinic for diagnosis and ongoing management of congestive heart failure, a chronic condition affecting the heart's ability to fill and pump blood effectively, offered to adult patients with chronic heart failure.
• Invasive & Interventional Cardiac Procedures Advanced invasive cardiac procedures including cardiac catheterization, balloon and stent angioplasty, pacemaker and defibrillator implantation, transesophageal echocardiography, electrophysiology studies (EPS), catheter ablation, lead removals, rotoblator atherectomy, transluminal extraction catheter, Watchman device implantation, and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), offered to adult cardiology patients requiring interventional treatment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Test results available within two working days

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Houston Cardiovascular Associates: Independent multi-physician cardiology group providing comprehensive cardiovascular services in Texas. Comparable specialty group model with similar diagnostic, interventional, and clinic offerings.
• Cardiology Associates of East Texas: Independent, multi-physician cardiology group practice serving a regional Texas market. Closely comparable in operating model — group of cardiologists offering diagnostic, interventional, and specialty clinic services to a defined regional patient base.
• Texas Heart & Vascular: Texas-based cardiology and vascular medicine group practice offering comparable diagnostic and interventional cardiology services. Similar private group model and regional market orientation.

Broad incumbents

• Christus Trinity Clinic: Large regional multi-specialty health system operating across South Texas with cardiology service lines. Already engaged with Cardiology Associates of Corpus Christi via a billing arrangement, making it both a partner and a potential acquirer of independent cardiology groups in the region.
• Baylor Scott & White Cardiology: Cardiology service line within a major Texas multi-hospital health system. Competes for cardiology patients in overlapping Texas markets and represents the type of integrated system that increasingly absorbs independent cardiology groups.
• Methodist Cardiology Specialists (San Antonio): Hospital-employed cardiology group affiliated with a major San Antonio health system. Comparable service breadth but operating within a system-owned model that competes against independent groups like Cardiology Associates of Corpus Christi.
• HCA Houston Healthcare Cardiology: Cardiology services operated within a large national hospital system's Texas footprint. Provides full-spectrum cardiac care and competes for both patients and employed cardiologist talent in the region.

Regional players

• Cardiovascular Associates of San Antonio: Multi-cardiologist specialty group practice operating in a neighboring Texas market (San Antonio). Comparable in scope and service mix to Cardiology Associates of Corpus Christi but serving a larger adjacent metropolitan area.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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