Lighthouse Pediatrics of Naples

What Lighthouse Pediatrics of Naples does

Lighthouse Pediatrics of Naples is a private, physician-owned pediatric group practice headquartered at 3227 Horseshoe Dr. South in Naples, Florida. Founded in 2015 by Drs. Debbie Shepard and Dulce Dudley, the practice delivers primary and behavioral pediatric care for children from newborn through adolescence to families in Naples and surrounding Collier County communities. The clinical team currently comprises two pediatricians (Dr. Debbie Shepard, founding partner, and Dr. Alex Fernandez, joined September 2024), two advanced practice registered nurses (Traci Viau and Blanca Hernandez), and approximately seven administrative and clinical support staff. The practice operates under the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) framework and emphasizes a faith-based mission combining biblical principles with evidence-based medicine.

The service catalog spans well-child visits, same-day sick visits, school and sports physicals, immunizations, behavioral health, ADHD evaluation and management, asthma management, autism screening, developmental delay services, lactation support, and newborn care. Technology infrastructure consists of the PCC.com patient portal for scheduling, secure messaging, and health records; the CHADIS platform for validated developmental and behavioral questionnaires (including NICHQ Vanderbilt forms for ADHD); and telehealth capabilities for behavioral health consultations and appropriate same-day sick visits. Care coordination is anchored by Dr. Shepard's admitting privileges at NCH (Naples Community Hospital), where she serves as Chair of the Department of Pediatrics, enabling hospital-based newborn care.

Revenue is generated predominantly through fee-for-service medical visits billed to commercial insurers including BCBS, Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare, Allegiance, and Tricare, supplemented by self-pay arrangements for uninsured or non-covered services. New-patient acquisition is driven by community reputation, physician referrals, word-of-mouth across multi-generational families, and organic content marketing via a 97-article blog and Facebook/Instagram presence. The practice holds no venture capital or private equity backing and operates independently as an LLC.

Name

Lighthouse Pediatrics of Naples

Legal name

Lighthouse Pediatrics of Naples, LLC

Website

https://lighthousepedsnaples.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lighthouse Pediatrics of Naples is a physician-owned pediatric group practice in Naples, Florida, providing comprehensive primary care from newborns through adolescents under a PCMH model with PCC.com, CHADIS, and telehealth integration.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Primary Care

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Practices (HLAFAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Pediatric Primary Care Telehealth (well-child, minor illness, developmental screening) (HLALAHAF)

Keywords

• Pediatric primary care
• Well-child examinations
• Newborn hospital visits
• Childhood immunizations
• Pediatric telehealth

Headquarters

HQ city

Naples

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Patient Visits and Medical Services: Revenue generated from fee-for-service medical visits including well-child visits, sick visits, immunizations, physicals, and specialty services. Billed to insurance or patient directly based on coverage.
2. Insurance Reimbursement: Accepts commercial insurance including BCBS, Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare, Allegance, and Tricare. Does not participate in Humana Medicaid program. Medicaid and Florida Healthy Kids status requires verification call.
3. Self-Pay Patient Services: Cash, credit card, and check payments accepted for uninsured services or patient responsibility portions after insurance processing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lighthouse Pediatrics of Naples is a private pediatric medical practice providing comprehensive primary care for children from newborn through adolescence. The practice offers well-child visits, sick visits, immunizations, newborn hospital care at NCH, behavioral and developmental support, and telehealth consultations, operating from a single office in Naples, Florida, with a faith-based philosophy that integrates biblical principles with clinical care.

Product overview

Lighthouse Pediatrics of Naples is a physician-owned pediatric practice offering comprehensive, coordinated healthcare services for children from newborn through adolescence. The practice operates under a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model, providing a unified suite of services including Well-Child Visits, School and Sports Physicals, Immunizations, Same Day Sick Visits (with Telehealth), Behavioral Health services (with Telehealth), Asthma Management, Autism Screening, Developmental Delay services, Lactation Support, Newborn Care, and ADHD Evaluation and Management. All services are delivered through a single integrated practice with coordinated care teams, emphasizing continuity of care and family partnership.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Well-child pediatric visits
• Sick and acute care visits
• Childhood immunizations
• Newborn hospital care
• Pediatric telehealth consultations

Quantifiable outcome

• Serving 2nd generation families - children of original patients now bringing their own children

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• PCC (Pediatric Computing Challenge)coreTechnology or IntegrationPCC.com provides the practice's patient portal system used for appointment requests, secure messaging, and health record access. This is the primary patient-facing technology platform for practice communications.
• CHADISsupportingTechnology or IntegrationCHADIS.com platform used to administer validated developmental and behavioral questionnaires including the NICHQ Vanderbilt forms for ADHD assessment. Patients access through patient portal.
• NCH (Naples Community Hospital)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Shepard serves as Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at NCH and has admitting privileges for newborn patients. Practice coordinates care with hospital staff for deliveries and newborn admissions.
• Safe & Health Children's Coalition of Collier CountysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Shepard serves on the advisory board and co-chairs the Safe Sleep Committee. Community health initiative focused on child safety and wellness in Collier County.
• Center Point Community ChurchsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Shepard participates in community faith activities including co-leading a neighborhood bible study and playing piano in the music ministry, reflecting the practice's faith-based mission.
• American Academy of PediatricssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPractice follows AAP immunization guidelines and provides patient education resources from AAP including the HealthyChildren.org portal linked on their website.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Nemours Children's Health: Integrated pediatric health system with primary and specialty care; relevant as a broad incumbent whose pediatric primary-care footprint competes for families seeking a one-stop pediatric provider.
• All Children's Hospital / Johns Hopkins All Children's: Florida-based pediatric specialty and primary care network under Johns Hopkins Medicine; broad incumbent with referral relationships that intersect with independent Florida pediatric practices like Lighthouse.
• Lee Health (Pediatric Primary Care): Large Southwest Florida health system operating pediatric primary and specialty services across Lee and Collier counties; relevant as the dominant integrated-system incumbent pediatric provider in the broader region.
• PM Pediatrics: Specialized pediatric urgent-care chain offering same-day sick visits and behavioral health for children; relevant comparable for Lighthouse's same-day sick visit and telehealth offerings, though operating at national rather than local scale.
• NCH Healthcare System: Parent acute-care system with which Lighthouse holds newborn-admitting and Chair-of-Pediatrics privileges; NCH's employed/affiliated pediatric practices are broad incumbents operating in the same Naples primary-care market.

Others

• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Professional society whose guidelines (immunization schedules, well-child standards) and HealthyChildren.org portal Lighthouse uses daily; included as the ecosystem/standards body that shapes how all independent Florida pediatric practices operate.

Emerging players

• Pediatric Health Choice: Multi-state pediatric practice operator; represents an emerging private-equity-backed pediatric roll-up comparable for understanding how independent practices can scale or face new competition in Florida.

Regional players

• Physicians Regional Healthcare System (Pediatrics): Hospital-owned health system serving the Naples region with affiliated primary and specialty pediatric providers — competes for Collier County families who prefer integrated-system care over an independent practice.

Direct peers

• Naples Children's Clinic: Independent multi-physician pediatric practice serving the Naples and Collier County market with general pediatric, well-child and sick-visit care — directly competes for the same patient households in the same geography.
• Pediatric Associates: Large, multi-site physician-owned pediatric group practice headquartered in Florida with broad general pediatrics, behavioral health and immunization offerings — the closest analog in scale and business model to an independent Florida pediatric practice like Lighthouse.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/1561022724140777
• Instagraminstagram.com/LHPNaples

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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