Middlesex Digestive Health & Endoscopy Center

What Middlesex Digestive Health & Endoscopy Center does

Middlesex Digestive Health & Endoscopy Center is a private ambulatory surgery center (ASC) headquartered in Acton, Massachusetts, providing outpatient gastroenterology and endoscopy services across Middlesex and Worcester counties in Massachusetts and into southern New Hampshire. The center is staffed by seven board-certified gastroenterologists — Lauren Bleich, Mark Epstein, Gail Herzig, Benjamin Hyatt, Ann Marie Joyce, Peter Krims, and Frank Vanzandt Linn, Jr. — and operates a single-procedure-site facility at 45A Discovery Way alongside a physician office at 45B Discovery Way. It is affiliated with AmSurg, LLC, a national operator of outpatient surgery centers, which provides the corporate, compliance, and billing infrastructure for the practice. The center is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) and certified by Medicare, enabling it to bill across major commercial and government payers.

The center's service portfolio centers on colonoscopy screening and upper endoscopy (EGD), extended with capsule endoscopy, ERCP, FibroScan liver assessment, hemorrhoid banding, Remicade infusion therapy, ultrasound, and a suite of breath tests. In April 2025 the center integrated an AI-assisted colonoscopy module that performs real-time computer vision analysis of endoscope video to flag polyps, marketed as a clinical enhancement to standard screening. Additional service-line differentiators include Direct Access Colonoscopy, a self-referral scheduling pathway that allows eligible 45-75 year-olds to book screening without a pre-procedure office visit, and a complete per-procedure anesthesia service delivered through a third-party anesthesia partner.

Revenue is generated through per-procedure transaction fees split across facility fees, professional physician fees, pathology fees (billed via Miraca Life Sciences), and anesthesia fees (billed via Community Anesthesia), with infusion therapy and diagnostic testing (breath tests, FibroScan, ultrasound) as secondary service lines. The go-to-market motion combines direct-to-patient scheduling via website and phone, primary care physician referrals, and community partnerships (notably StopColonCancerNow.com) targeting colon cancer screening demand. Patient acquisition is supported by patient testimonials, a 1,246-review Google profile averaging 4.9/5, and Press Ganey scores of 91% overall patient experience and 90% likelihood to recommend for January-December 2025, both above national benchmarks. The center competes structurally on the cost and convenience advantages of ASC-based outpatient care versus hospital outpatient departments.

Name

Middlesex Digestive Health & Endoscopy Center

Legal name

Middlesex Digestive Health & Endoscopy Center

Website

https://middlesexdigestive.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Middlesex Digestive Health & Endoscopy Center is a private, AAAHC-accredited ambulatory surgery center in Acton, MA, staffed by seven board-certified gastroenterologists. It provides outpatient colonoscopy, upper endoscopy, ERCP, capsule endoscopy, FibroScan, infusion therapy, and AI-assisted screening to patients across Middlesex and Worcester counties and southern New Hampshire.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ambulatory Gastroenterology Services

NAICS

Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Offices of Physicians (62111)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Endoscopy & GI Procedure Centers (HLAFAIAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

General Gastroenterology (HLAKAEAA), Advanced Endoscopy (ERCP/EUS/Interventional) (HLAKAEAC), Single-Specialty ASCs (HLAFAIAB)

Keywords

• Gastroenterology services
• Endoscopy procedures
• Colonoscopy screening
• Ambulatory surgery center
• Digestive health care

Headquarters

HQ city

Acton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Procedures - Facility Fees: Ambulatory surgery center charges for GI procedures including colonoscopy, upper endoscopy, and other outpatient procedures. Facility fees are charged separately from professional fees.
2. Professional Fees: Physician fees for performing gastroenterology procedures and consultations. Board-certified gastroenterologists perform procedures at the center.
3. Pathology Services: Tissue biopsy analysis services. Pathology fees are billed separately, with Miraca Life Sciences mentioned as a potential pathology provider.
4. Anesthesia Services: Complete anesthesia services provided to every patient during procedures. Anesthesia fees billed separately through Community Anesthesia.
5. Infusion Therapy: Remicade IV infusion treatments for patients with inflammatory bowel diseases and other conditions. State-of-the-art infusion suite provides treatments for GI, rheumatological, and dermatological illnesses.
6. Diagnostic Testing: Breath tests (lactose intolerance, bacterial overgrowth, H. pylori, fructose), ultrasound imaging, FibroScan diagnostics.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Middlesex Digestive Health & Endoscopy Center operates an ambulatory surgery center (ASC) and physician office in Acton, MA, delivering outpatient gastroenterology and endoscopy procedures. The service portfolio spans screening colonoscopy, upper endoscopy (EGD), capsule endoscopy, ERCP, FibroScan liver assessment, hemorrhoid banding, Remicade IV infusion, ultrasound, and breath testing, with AI-assisted polyp detection integrated into colonoscopy. The center is staffed by seven board-certified gastroenterologists and is AAAHC-accredited and Medicare-certified.

Product overview

Middlesex Digestive Health & Endoscopy Center operates as an ambulatory surgery center (ASC) providing outpatient gastroenterology and endoscopy services. The center offers a comprehensive portfolio of GI procedures centered around its core colonoscopy screening service, supplemented by upper endoscopy (EGD), capsule endoscopy, ERCP, and various diagnostic tests including breath tests, ultrasound, and FibroScan. Specialized treatments include hemorrhoid banding and Remicade IV infusion therapy. The center has recently integrated AI-assisted colonoscopy technology as an enhancement to its core screening procedures, enabling real-time video analysis during colonoscopies. Direct Access Colonoscopy provides streamlined scheduling for eligible patients without requiring a pre-procedure office visit.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Colonoscopy

Quantifiable outcome

• 91% overall patient experience score vs 89% national benchmark (Press Ganey, Jan-Dec 2025)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• StopColonCancerNow.comcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership to help boost colon cancer screenings and prevention for residents in Middlesex County. The center partners with StopColonCancerNow.com to raise awareness about colon cancer screening and Direct Access Colonoscopy options.
• Miraca Life SciencesminorOthersPathology services provider for tissue biopsy analysis. Patients may receive a separate pathology fee from Miraca Life Sciences for biopsies taken during procedures.
• Community AnesthesiaminorOthersAnesthesia services provider for procedures. Patients may receive a separate anesthesia fee from Community Anesthesia for anesthesia services during procedures.
• AmSurgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmSurg is the parent company and operator of the center. AmSurg LLC is headquartered in Nashville, TN and operates the website, privacy policy, and terms of service. The center is an AMSURG-affiliated outpatient surgery center.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• United Digestive: PE-backed gastroenterology platform operating physician practices and endoscopy centers across the Southeast. Directly comparable physician-partnership model with ASC co-location and similar payer mix.
• GI Alliance: National gastroenterology practice platform backed by private equity, comprising hundreds of GI physicians across multiple states. Closely comparable as a multi-site single-specialty GI group with integrated endoscopy/infusion services and similar procedure economics.
• Gastro Health: One of the largest private gastroenterology practice networks in the U.S., operating multi-physician GI groups with affiliated endoscopy centers. Comparable business model combining specialist physician offices with ASC-based endoscopy procedures, and a similar patient population (adults 45+ for screening and chronic GI disease management).
• U.S. Digestive Health: Regional gastroenterology network in Pennsylvania/New Jersey combining physician offices and endoscopy centers under one platform. Comparable outpatient GI care delivery model and patient demographic.

Broad incumbents

• Surgery Partners: Public operator of short-stay surgical facilities including GI-focused ASCs. Comparable ASC operator economics and payor contracting, though multi-specialty rather than single-specialty GI like Middlesex.

Others

• AmSurg: Parent company and national operator of outpatient surgery centers including Middlesex. Comparable ASC operating model, compliance infrastructure, and revenue model - effectively the governing platform peer.
• Boston Scientific (Endoscopy division): Major endoscopy equipment and AI-imaging (e.g., AI polyp detection) vendor whose technology enables the type of AI-assisted colonoscopy Middlesex recently deployed. Relevant as enabling technology supplier rather than direct competitor.

Regional players

• Capital Digestive Care: Large independent GI group in the Mid-Atlantic with integrated endoscopy centers and infusion services. Comparable single-specialty GI + ASC structure, though operating in a different geography than Middlesex.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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