MedCenter

What MedCenter does

MedCenter operates a network of walk-in urgent care clinics under the NextCare Urgent Care brand (alongside acquired/affiliated brands Access Medical Care, Michigan Urgent Care, and BSW/Baylor Scott & White) with over 150 locations spread across 11 U.S. states: Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia, and Wyoming. Clinics operate with extended hours 7 days a week, accept walk-in patients, and offer an online spot reservation system intended to shorten wait times relative to emergency rooms. The core service portfolio covers illnesses, injuries, physicals, pediatrics, immunizations and vaccines, on-site X-rays, and laboratory/blood work services.

The company has expanded its platform beyond general urgent care into two adjacent verticals: (i) Virtual Urgent Care, a telehealth offering enabling remote physician consultations, and (ii) Occupational Health, which provides employer-facing services including drug testing (DOT/Federal and non-DOT, urine/hair/saliva methods), DOT physicals, workers compensation care, return-to-work evaluations, and pre-employment screenings. Distribution occurs through physical walk-in clinic locations, the telehealth platform, and direct employer engagement for occupational health contracts.

The business model is transaction-fee-based across three revenue streams: patient visit services (billed to patients, insurance carriers, or via medical discount plans), virtual urgent care visit fees, and occupational health services (billed to employers, TPAs, or directly to employees). The company is privately held, HIPAA-compliant, and maintains state-by-state location pages for SEO-driven patient acquisition. No mobile app, API, SDK, or disclosed proprietary technology platform was identified in the available data; the operational technology stack appears to be a standard clinic-management and reservation system with PersonaPay as the disclosed billing partner.

Name

MedCenter

Legal name

NextCare

Website

https://medcenterok.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

MedCenter (operating as NextCare Urgent Care) runs 150+ walk-in urgent care clinics across 11 U.S. states, serving individual consumers with illness/injury care, X-rays, labs, and telehealth, plus employers via occupational health services including drug testing and DOT physicals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Urgent Care Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

After-Hours & Walk-In Primary Care Clinics (HLAFADAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Urgent Care & On-Demand Virtual Visits (HLALAAAB), Virtual Urgent Care & On-Demand Teletriage Services (HLAFADAJ)

Keywords

• Urgent care services
• Walk-in clinics
• Occupational health services
• Virtual telehealth visits
• Diagnostic imaging services

Headquarters

HQ city

Multiple Locations

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Patient Visit Services: Revenue generated from treating walk-in patients and those with appointments for urgent care services including illness treatment, injuries, physicals, immunizations, X-rays, and lab services. Services billed to patients directly, through insurance, or via medical discount plans.
2. Virtual Urgent Care: Telehealth/virtual doctor consultations providing remote medical care, generating revenue through virtual visit fees.
3. Occupational Health Services: Employer-focused services including drug testing, DOT physicals, return-to-work evaluations, pre-employment screenings, and workers compensation treatment. Billed to employers, TPAs, or directly to employees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

MedCenter operates a multi-brand urgent care network providing walk-in medical treatment for illnesses, injuries, X-rays, labs, immunizations, physicals, and pediatrics across 150+ clinics in 11 U.S. states with extended hours 7 days a week. The network complements in-clinic visits with a Virtual Urgent Care telehealth platform and an Occupational Health program covering drug testing, DOT physicals, workers' compensation, and employer wellness services.

Product overview

NextCare operates as a network of urgent care clinics offering walk-in medical services across multiple US states. The portfolio includes the core NextCare Urgent Care brand along with sub-brands such as Access Medical Care and Michigan Urgent Care. The company provides Virtual Urgent Care for telehealth consultations, on-site X-ray and laboratory services, occupational health programs including drug testing and DOT physicals, and general urgent care for illnesses, injuries, and preventive services like immunizations and physicals. Services are accessible through walk-in visits or online check-in reservation system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Access Medical Care: Urgent care services brand under NextCare
• Michigan Urgent Care

Products and services

• NextCare Urgent Care (Walk-in Clinics) Walk-in urgent care clinics providing immediate medical treatment for illnesses, injuries, physicals, immunizations, X-rays, lab work, and pediatric care without requiring appointments; operates over 150 locations across 11 U.S. states with extended hours 7 days a week for individual consumers.
• Virtual Urgent Care Telehealth service enabling patients to consult a doctor online for urgent care needs remotely, generating revenue through virtual visit fees and offering an alternative to in-clinic visits for individual consumers.
• Occupational Health Employer-focused health program covering workers' compensation treatment, drug testing (DOT/Federal and non-DOT, urine/hair/saliva, lab/MRO services), DOT physicals, pre-employment screenings, return-to-work evaluations, and employer wellness programs; billed to employers, TPAs, or directly to employees.
• On-Site X-Ray Services In-clinic digital X-ray imaging services for diagnosis and treatment of injuries and acute conditions, available on a walk-in basis at NextCare urgent care locations for individual patients.
• Lab Services and Blood Work On-site laboratory testing and blood work services for diagnostic purposes, available to walk-in patients at NextCare urgent care clinics.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% of emergency room visits can be treated at NextCare Urgent Care

Named customers2 records

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 indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• GoHealth Urgent Care: Multi-state urgent care operator with partnerships/affiliations with large health systems (e.g., Northwell, Mercy, Legacy), offering walk-in care, virtual visits, and integrated health-system referrals — similar model to NextCare's BSW-affiliated locations.
• American Family Care (AFC): National urgent care franchise with hundreds of locations across the U.S. providing walk-in care, occupational health, and lab/X-ray services — competing head-to-head with NextCare on breadth of services and access model.
• CityMD: Major urgent care chain in the Northeast owned by Summit Health, providing walk-in care, X-ray, lab services, and occupational health — overlapping service mix and patient convenience positioning with NextCare.
• Patient First: Mid-Atlantic urgent care and primary care chain operating walk-in clinics with on-site X-ray, lab, and occupational health services — directly comparable on walk-in, multi-service urgent care model.
• ZoomCare: Pacific Northwest urgent care and primary care operator with on-demand scheduling, telehealth, and on-site lab/imaging — closely aligns with NextCare's online reservation and extended-hours access model.
• Concentra: Largest U.S. occupational health provider (occupational medicine, urgent care, physical therapy), competing directly with NextCare's employer services including drug testing, DOT physicals, and workers' compensation.
• FastMed Urgent Care: One of the largest independent urgent care operators in the U.S. with clinics across multiple states, offering walk-in care, occupational health, and virtual visits — directly comparable to NextCare's multi-state, multi-service model.

Broad incumbents

• CVS MinuteClinic: Retail clinic network operated by CVS Health providing walk-in care, vaccinations, and basic screenings — competes with NextCare on convenience for low-acuity visits at national retail locations.
• HCA Florida Urgent Care: Urgent care network operated by HCA Healthcare, one of the largest U.S. hospital systems — same walk-in, multi-state urgent care model, but with the capital and referral advantage of a national hospital parent.

Others

• Baylor Scott & White Health: Large Texas-based health system affiliated with NextCare's BSW brand; while not a direct competitor, it shapes NextCare's referral traffic and employer relationships in the Texas market and is a relevant ecosystem participant.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/medcenter_2

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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