Desert Orthopedics

What Desert Orthopedics does

Desert Orthopedics, founded in 1978, is a multi-specialty orthopedic and neurosurgical clinical practice headquartered in Bend, Oregon, serving Central Oregon communities. The practice operates from a primary Bend location with satellite clinics in Burns and Prineville, delivering scheduled specialty consultations, urgent orthopedic care, diagnostic imaging, EMG testing, and rehabilitation across a comprehensive service line that includes adult and pediatric orthopedics, neurosurgery, sports medicine, physiatry, a dedicated Concussion Center, and a clinical trials program. The practice fields approximately 66 providers across these disciplines and offers both in-person care and virtual visits as access channels.

The practice generates revenue primarily through fee-for-service clinical care billed to public and commercial insurers, with revenue streams spanning specialist consultations, surgical procedures, urgent NOWcare walk-in visits, diagnostic imaging, and ancillary therapy services. As of February 2025, the practice was integrated into St. Charles Health System and rebranded as St. Charles Center for Orthopedics & Neurosurgery, transitioning from an independent medical group to a system-affiliated specialty care provider embedded within Central Oregon's dominant regional health system.

The underlying technology stack consists of standard clinical practice infrastructure — electronic health records, diagnostic imaging systems, EMG equipment — with no proprietary platforms, AI/ML capabilities, or differentiated technology assets indicated in the available information. The value proposition is delivered through clinical expertise, multi-location convenience, and integrated specialty-breadth rather than technology differentiation.

Name

Desert Orthopedics

Legal name

St. Charles Health System

Website

https://desertorthopedics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Desert Orthopedics is a multi-specialty orthopedic and neurosurgical practice founded in 1978 and based in Bend, Oregon, with satellite clinics in Burns and Prineville serving patients across Central Oregon. Now operating as St. Charles Center for Orthopedics & Neurosurgery following a February 2025 integration, it provides comprehensive musculoskeletal and neurological care via approximately 66 providers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Orthopedic and Neurosurgical Healthcare Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (6211)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

General Orthopedics (HLAKALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Spine (Orthopedic Spine) (HLAKALAE), Orthopedic & Sports Rehabilitation Centers (HLAFAFAI)

Keywords

• Orthopedic services
• Neurosurgery services
• Sports medicine
• Physical rehabilitation
• Diagnostic imaging

Headquarters

HQ city

Bend

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 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 delivery model providing medical services to patients with insurance coverage or self-pay. Services include office visits, surgical procedures, diagnostic tests, and rehabilitation care across orthopedic, neurosurgical, and physiatry specialties.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Desert Orthopedics is a multi-specialty orthopedic and neurosurgical medical practice delivering clinical care across orthopedics, neurosurgery, physiatry, sports medicine, concussion management, and diagnostic imaging. It operates three clinic locations in Bend, Burns, and Prineville, Oregon, providing both surgical and non-surgical treatment options, urgent orthopedic care (NOWcare), rehabilitation, and access to clinical trials for Central Oregon patients.

Product overview

The Center for Orthopedics & Neurosurgery is a multi-specialty healthcare provider offering a comprehensive range of orthopedic, neurosurgical, and rehabilitation services. Following its integration with St. Charles Health System on Feb. 24, 2025, it operates as the St. Charles Center for Orthopedics & Neurosurgery. The center provides services including Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, NOWcare (urgent orthopedic care), Concussion Center, Sports Medicine, Diagnostic Imaging Services, EMG Nerve Conduction Studies, Physiatry, Pediatric Services, and Clinical Trials. The team includes orthopedic, neurosurgical, occupational medicine, and physiatry physicians serving the Central Oregon community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Orthopedics Orthopedic care services for patients treating musculoskeletal conditions including joint injuries, fractures, and degenerative diseases.
• Neurosurgery Neurosurgical services for patients with conditions affecting the brain, spine, and nervous system.
• NOWcare Urgent orthopedic care services providing immediate treatment of orthopedic injuries without requiring a scheduled appointment.
• Concussion Center Specialized services for concussion diagnosis, treatment, and management, including return-to-play protocols.
• Sports Medicine Sports-related injury prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation services for athletes and active individuals.
• Diagnostic Imaging Services On-site imaging services including X-ray, MRI, and other diagnostic imaging for orthopedic and neurological conditions.
• EMG Nerve Conduction Study Electromyography and nerve conduction studies for diagnosing neuromuscular conditions.
• Physiatry Physical medicine and rehabilitation services focused on restoring function and managing pain through non-surgical approaches.
• Pediatric Services Orthopedic and neurological services specialized for pediatric patients.
• Clinical Trials - St. Charles Center Access to clinical trials providing innovative treatments and therapies for orthopedic and neurological conditions.

Named customers1 record

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• St. Charles Health SystemcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 February 2025On February 24, 2025, The Center for Orthopedics & Neurosurgery officially joined the St. Charles Health System family. This integration created the St. Charles Center for Orthopedics & Neurosurgery, combining The Center's orthopedic and neurosurgical expertise with St. Charles Health System's broader healthcare network across Central Oregon.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• OrthoVirginia: Largest orthopedic specialty provider in Virginia with comprehensive orthopedic, spine, sports medicine, and physical therapy service lines across many sites — provides a useful scale benchmark for a multi-subspecialty orthopedic group.
• OHSU Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation: Academic orthopedic and neurosurgery department at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland — competing tertiary referral destination for complex spine, joint replacement, and trauma cases that might otherwise flow to Desert Orthopedics.
• Providence Orthopedic Institute: Orthopedic service line within Providence Health's Oregon hospital network — competing for complex orthopedic referrals out of Central Oregon with the scale and payor leverage of a large integrated system.

Emerging players

• Restore Orthopedics & Sports Medicine: Multi-location orthopedic and sports medicine practice in southern California offering urgent orthopedic access and on-site imaging — analogous in access-driven ambulatory orthopedic model, though operating at a different scale and market.

Regional players

• Reno Orthopedic Center: Multi-subspecialty independent orthopedic group in northern Nevada serving a geographically distinct mountain-west population — comparable in active-lifestyle patient mix and service-line breadth, but operating in a different regional market.

Direct peers

• Twin Cities Orthopedics (TCO): Large independent orthopedic and sports medicine group operating across the Twin Cities metro with multiple locations, urgent orthopedic access, and on-site imaging — directly analogous in operating model to a multi-site regional orthopedic specialty group.
• The Oregon Clinic: Large multi-specialty physician-owned group in the Portland metro offering orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, and physiatry service lines — comparable multi-specialty ambulatory specialty model with physician-governance structure similar to a former Desert Orthopedics pre-acquisition.
• Slocum Center for Orthopedics & Sports Medicine: Independent, multi-subspecialty orthopedic and sports medicine practice in Eugene, Oregon — directly comparable in scale, service-line breadth (sports med, joint replacement, spine, urgent orthopedic access), and Oregon-based regional positioning to Desert Orthopedics.
• Rebound Orthopedics & Sports Medicine: Multi-location orthopedic and neurosurgical group in the Portland/Vancouver metro with subspecialty depth across sports medicine, spine, joint replacement, and urgent orthopedic care — a close parallel to Desert Orthopedics' multi-site, multi-specialty model in Oregon.
• BoulderCentre for Orthopedics & Spine: Independent multi-subspecialty orthopedic and spine practice in Boulder, Colorado serving a similar active-lifestyle mountain-west market — comparable in patient demographics, scope of orthopedic + spine services, and multi-location ambulatory model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/desertortho
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/StCharlesHealth
• Facebookfacebook.com/DesertOrtho
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/desert-orthopedics
• Instagraminstagram.com/stchealth

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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