Carolina Pediatric Associates

What Carolina Pediatric Associates does

Carolina Pediatric Associates is an independent, privately-held pediatric medical practice founded circa 2003 and headquartered in Cherokee County, South Carolina. The practice provides family-centered pediatric primary care, mental health services for conditions such as ADHD, anxiety, and depression, same-day appointment availability, and operates a sliding fee scale program that ensures access regardless of ability to pay. Carolina Pediatric Associates operates from two physical office locations in Gaffney (1610 N Limestone St) and Blacksburg (301 W Pine St), serving families across the Upstate South Carolina region.

The practice is staffed by four identified providers: Dr. Daren Carling (MD FAAP, the founding physician and a VCOM College associate professor), Melody Fuller (FNP), Molly Hoeffner (PA-C), and Kaitlyn Weathers (FNP). Its technology stack is limited to standard healthcare administrative tooling: a WordPress website and the eClinicalWorks patient portal (mycw21.eclinicalweb.com) for scheduling, prescription refills, and health record access. No proprietary technology, AI capabilities, or digital health platform has been disclosed.

The business model is a traditional fee-for-service pediatric practice generating revenue through insurance reimbursements and self-pay collections, augmented by a sliding fee scale for income-eligible patients. Distribution is direct-to-consumer, accessed via phone scheduling, walk-in/appointment-based office visits, and the patient portal. The practice carries no external funding, no parent company, no acquisitions, and no formal partnerships; growth has been organic, anchored in 20+ years of community reputation and word-of-mouth referrals rather than paid marketing channels.

Name

Carolina Pediatric Associates

Legal name

Carolina Pediatric Associates

Website

https://carolinapediatric.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Carolina Pediatric Associates is an independent pediatric medical practice in Cherokee County, South Carolina, providing family-centered primary care, mental health services, and same-day appointments to children and families across the Upstate region from two office locations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Healthcare Services

SIC

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

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAFAJAF

Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Practices

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Women’s & Children’s Health Providers

Keywords

• Pediatric primary care
• Pediatric mental health
• Same-day sick visits
• Sliding fee scale healthcare
• Family pediatric clinic

Headquarters

HQ city

Blacksburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Medical Services Revenue: Fee-for-service medical care revenue from pediatric healthcare services. The practice accepts insurance and self-pay patients. A discounted/sliding fee scale is available based on family size and income for patients unable to pay full fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Carolina Pediatric Associates is a private pediatric medical practice that provides family-centered pediatric primary care, pediatric mental health care (ADHD, anxiety, depression), and same-day acute/sick visits to children in Cherokee County, South Carolina from offices in Gaffney and Blacksburg. The practice accepts insurance and self-pay patients and offers a discounted/sliding fee scale based on family size and income, with a stated policy that no patient is denied access due to inability to pay.

Product overview

Carolina Pediatric Associates is a family-centered pediatric healthcare practice offering a unified set of services including primary pediatric care, mental health services (addressing ADHD, anxiety, depression), same-day appointments, and a sliding fee scale program. The practice has been serving the Upstate community for over 20 years from two locations (Gaffney and Blacksburg, SC), with a focus on creating a warm, welcoming environment where children can thrive.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pediatric Primary Care Services Comprehensive pediatric healthcare for children including routine check-ups, wellness exams, vaccinations, and treatment of acute and chronic conditions, delivered to families in Cherokee County, SC.
• Mental Health Services
• Same-Day Appointments
• Sliding Fee Scale Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Same-day appointment availability mentioned as standard practice

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• KidzCare Pediatrics: Multi-site pediatric primary care practice in the Carolinas offering well-child visits, sick visits, behavioral health, and after-hours access. Directly comparable as a similarly-sized, multi-provider pediatric practice competing for the same Upstate/SC patient demographic.
• Pediatric Associates: Large multi-location pediatric medical practice group offering primary care, mental health, and same-day sick visits across Florida. Closely comparable operating model — physician-led pediatric group with multiple offices serving families on a fee-for-service basis.

Broad incumbents

• Prisma Health Children's Hospital: Largest health system in the Upstate SC region with a dedicated children's hospital offering primary and specialty pediatric services. Comparable as the dominant regional incumbent whose scale and payer leverage set the competitive baseline for practices like Carolina Pediatric.
• Children's Healthcare of Atlanta: Large pediatric health system offering primary, urgent, specialty, and behavioral health services across metro Atlanta and surrounding regions. Comparable as a broad incumbent pediatric provider with significantly greater scale and behavioral health capacity.
• Bon Secours Pediatrics: Pediatric primary and specialty care delivered through the Bon Secours health system in the Carolinas. Comparable as a broad incumbent with community-based pediatric offices that compete for the same Upstate/SC family demographic.
• Atrium Health Levine Children's: Major pediatric provider within the Atrium Health system across the Carolinas, offering primary, specialty, and urgent pediatric care. Comparable as a broad incumbent whose regional expansion and integrated pediatric services compete for patients in the same Upstate corridor.
• Novant Health Hemby Children's Hospital: Regional pediatric hospital and ambulatory pediatric network within Novant Health serving the Charlotte/Upstate border. Comparable as a broad incumbent whose pediatric primary and specialty footprint overlaps Carolina Pediatric's service geography.

Emerging players

• Blueberry Pediatrics: Pediatric telemedicine and on-demand home-visit service targeting families seeking convenient access to pediatricians. Comparable as an emerging player attacking the same 'access and convenience' pain point — particularly relevant given Carolina Pediatric's emphasis on same-day availability.
• Anytime Pediatrics: Telehealth platform purpose-built for pediatric practices to extend their reach via virtual visits. Comparable as an emerging enabler that could either augment or compete with Carolina Pediatric's brick-and-mortar access model.

Others

• American Academy of Pediatrics: National professional association for pediatricians that sets clinical guidelines, advocates on reimbursement, and supports independent pediatric practices. Comparable as an ecosystem participant shaping the operating environment for practices like Carolina Pediatric Associates.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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