Yu Pediatrics

What Yu Pediatrics does

Yu Pediatrics, P.C. is a private, independent pediatric medical practice founded in 2014 by Dr. Lanping Yu and operating from a single office at 325 Charles H. Dimmock Parkway, Suite 600, in Colonial Heights, Virginia. The practice serves families in the Tri-City area (Colonial Heights, Chester, and Petersburg) and provides comprehensive pediatric care for patients from newborn through age 21, including well-child visits, sick visits, same-day urgent care appointments, routine immunizations, school and sports physicals, lactation consultations, prenatal introductory consultations, and after-hours on-call physician coverage. Specialized services focus on chronic disease management for asthma, allergies, and ADHD, as well as behavioral and developmental consultations and weight management.

The business model is fee-for-service healthcare delivery billed to a broad panel of insurance carriers - including Anthem PPO, Healthkeepers, Cigna, Coventry, Medicaid, Optima, Sentara, and Virginia Health Network - with co-pays collected at registration. The practice employs 1-10 staff across two providers (founder Dr. Lanping Yu full-time and Dr. Fafa Nyirenda part-time since April 2024), plus front-desk and waiting-room support. Patient access is delivered through phone scheduling, walk-in/same-day urgent visits, and the AdvancedMD third-party patient portal.

Technology adoption is minimal: the only identified digital asset is the AdvancedMD patient portal, used for registered-patient access to health information. Distribution is purely direct-to-consumer within a single local geography, with marketing limited to a basic informational website (yupediatrics.com) and word-of-mouth referrals. There is no evidence of external funding, partnership networks, telehealth, or technology platform development; the practice operates as a bootstrapped, physician-owned professional corporation with no parent company or institutional ownership.

Name

Yu Pediatrics

Legal name

Yu Pediatrics, P.C.

Website

https://yupediatrics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Yu Pediatrics is an independent, physician-owned pediatric practice in Colonial Heights, Virginia, founded in 2014 by Dr. Lanping Yu, serving families in the Tri-City area with well-child care, sick visits, chronic disease management (asthma, allergies, ADHD), immunizations, and after-hours on-call coverage.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Healthcare Services

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Practices (HLAFAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Pediatric Urgent Care & After-Hours Clinics (HLAFAJAI)

Keywords

• Pediatric medical care
• Well child care
• Chronic disease management
• Pediatric primary care
• Sick visit services

Headquarters

HQ city

Colonial Heights

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: Practice generates revenue through fee-for-service healthcare visits billed to insurance carriers and patients. Accepts co-pays at time of service. Accepts multiple insurance plans including Anthem PPO, Healthkeepers, Cigna, Coventry, Medicaid, Optima, Sentara, and others.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Yu Pediatrics is a private pediatric medical practice providing comprehensive healthcare for children from newborn to 21 years of age. The practice delivers well-child examinations, sick visits, same-day urgent care, routine immunizations, school and sports physicals, lactation consultations, and preventive screenings. It also offers specialized chronic disease management for asthma, allergies, ADHD, weight management, and behavioral/developmental concerns, supported by after-hours on-call physician coverage.

Product overview

Yu Pediatrics is a pediatric medical practice offering comprehensive healthcare services for children from newborn to 21 years of age. The practice provides a unified portfolio of core medical services including sick visits, same-day urgent care, well child examinations, routine immunizations, and school/sports physicals. Specialized care is offered for chronic conditions including asthma, allergies, ADHD, and weight management. Additional services include lactation consultations, behavioral and developmental assessments, and courtesy prenatal consultations. After-hours on-call physician coverage is available for urgent concerns. The practice accepts multiple insurance plans and serves the Colonial Heights, Virginia community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sick Visits and Same-Day Urgent Care
• Well Child Care
• Lactation Consultations
• School and Sports Physicals
• Routine Immunizations and Vaccinations
• Preventive Screening Tests
• Asthma Care
• Allergy Care
• Weight Management
• Behavioral and Developmental Consultations
• Prenatal Consultations
• After-Hours On-Call Physician Service

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Pediatric Associates: One of the largest independent pediatric practice groups in the U.S., offering comprehensive well-child, sick, and chronic disease management services. Comparable as a multi-provider pediatric primary care model but at far greater geographic and operational scale than Yu Pediatrics.
• Sentara Healthcare: Regional integrated health system in Virginia accepting the same insurance plans as Yu Pediatrics and operating pediatric primary care locations. Comparable as a payer-network-overlapping competitor in the Tri-City Virginia market.
• VCU Health (Children's Hospital of Richmond): Academic medical center affiliated with Virginia Commonwealth University, providing pediatric primary and specialty care across the Richmond region. Directly competes in Yu Pediatrics' Tri-City catchment and shares affiliation through Dr. Yu's Clinical Assistant Professor role.
• Children's Healthcare of Atlanta: Large pediatric health system offering primary, urgent, and specialty pediatric services including chronic disease management for asthma and allergies. Overlaps with Yu Pediatrics on the chronic disease management and general pediatric care offerings, though at much greater scale and breadth.

Regional players

• Bon Secours Medical Group: Regional multi-specialty health system (where Dr. Nyirenda previously worked) operating primary care and pediatric clinics in Virginia. Comparable as a competing regional pediatric provider offering well-child and chronic care services within driving distance of Yu Pediatrics' market.
• Children and Adolescents Clinic: Virginia-based pediatric practice where Dr. Nyirenda previously practiced. Comparable independent/community pediatric clinic delivering well-child, sick, and chronic disease care, and a relevant local competitor for patient acquisition in the Virginia market.

Others

• Teladoc Health (Pediatric Service Line): Large telehealth platform offering 24/7 virtual pediatric consultations for acute and chronic concerns. Not a direct substitute for in-person pediatric care but represents a structural threat on convenience and access — particularly for the after-hours segment Yu Pediatrics currently serves.

Direct peers

• PM Pediatrics (Pediatric Medical Group): Specialized pediatric urgent care chain offering same-day sick visits and after-hours access. Directly comparable to Yu Pediatrics on the same-day urgent care and after-hours on-call service dimensions, but operates as a multi-site urgent care specialist.

Emerging players

• NightLight Pediatrics: After-hours pediatric urgent care concept focused on evening and weekend access for sick visits. Overlaps with Yu Pediatrics' same-day urgent and on-call physician services, but specialized exclusively in the after-hours segment.
• Blueberry Pediatrics: Pediatric telehealth and house-call platform offering on-demand virtual pediatric visits and chronic condition support. Comparable on the chronic disease management (asthma, allergies, ADHD) dimension but competes via virtual delivery rather than physical office visits.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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