North Dakota Medical Assn

What North Dakota Medical Assn does

The North Dakota Medical Association (NDMA) is a private, non-profit professional medical association founded in 1887 and headquartered at 1622 East Interstate Avenue in Bismarck, North Dakota. It serves the licensed physicians of North Dakota through a membership-based model that bundles legislative advocacy (NDMA PAC, Doctor of the Day, Physician Day at the Capitol, legislative bill tracking), continuing medical education (Dakota Geriatrics ECHO Project, CME programming), professional publishing (ND Physician Magazine, NDMA Journals), an annual meeting co-hosted with the ND Chapter of ACP and the Society of Hospital Medicine, and specialty society coordination (NDSEPS for ophthalmology, ND Chapter of ACS for surgery). NDMA also runs the Physician Community & Professional Services Award, Friend of Medicine Award, and COPIC Humanitarian Award programs.

NDMA does not operate a technology platform product. Its infrastructure consists of a website (ndmed.org), social media presence (@NDMedAssn), event registration systems, and standard digital communications — there is no public or partner API, no proprietary software product, no patents or trademarks on file, and no AI/ML capabilities disclosed. The COPIC podcast series and Glaucomflecken podcast features constitute content/media output rather than technology products.

The business model is fundamentally subscription-recurring, anchored on annual physician membership dues. NDMA also channels dues for affiliated specialty societies (NDSEPS, ND Chapter of ACS at $150/year for 2026), runs organizational membership programs that bundle large health-system physicians (Trinity Health, Essentia Health) under NDMA, and accepts contributions to its PAC. Distribution is primarily self-serve via the website, supplemented by direct engagement at annual meetings and legislative events. Strategic positioning emphasizes NDMA's century-plus independent voice in state healthcare policy, a brand asset reinforced by North Dakota's #1 ranking in Medscape's 2018 Best Places to Practice Medicine and a 9th-place WalletHub ranking in 2019.

Name

North Dakota Medical Assn

Legal name

North Dakota Medical Association

Website

https://ndmed.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1887

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

The North Dakota Medical Association (NDMA) is a 138-year-old non-profit professional medical association headquartered in Bismarck, ND, serving the state's physicians through membership-based advocacy, continuing medical education, specialty society coordination, and legislative representation at the state capitol.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bismarck

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Physician Membership Dues: Annual membership dues from physicians practicing in North Dakota. Membership provides access to advocacy services, CME programs, networking events, and representation in healthcare policy.
2. NDSEPS Membership Dues: Specialty society membership dues for the North Dakota Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons.
3. ND Chapter ACS Membership Dues: Membership dues for the ND Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, set at $150 for 2026.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

North Dakota Medical Association (NDMA) is a nonprofit professional medical association that provides membership services, legislative and regulatory advocacy, continuing medical education (CME), publications (ND Physician Magazine, NDMA Journals), podcasts (COPIC Podcast Series), annual policy forums and meetings, and specialty society administration for physicians practicing in North Dakota. Members gain access to advocacy at the state Capitol (including the Doctor of the Day program), CME credits, networking, and a unified voice on healthcare policy.

Product overview

North Dakota Medical Association (NDMA) operates as a single unified professional association offering membership services, advocacy, and professional development resources rather than a platform-based product architecture. The portfolio includes ND Physician Magazine (professional publication), Continuing Medical Education (CME) programs with Dakota Geriatrics ECHO Project, COPIC Podcast Series (media content), legislative advocacy services with bill tracking and Doctor of the Day program, Annual Meetings featuring policy forums, ND Specialty Societies for specialized physician groups, and NDMA Journals. These services support physician membership and healthcare advocacy rather than technology products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• NDMA Membership Programs

Quantifiable outcome

• North Dakota ranked #1 in Medscape Best Places to Practice Medicine 2018
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• CHI St. Alexius HealthmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 February 2026CHI St. Alexius Health and NDMA announced a partnership to collaborate on healthcare initiatives benefiting North Dakota physicians and patients.
• ND Chapter of the American College of PhysicianscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCombined annual meeting held with ND Chapter of ACP and Society of Hospital Medicine for greater network dynamics and program collaboration.
• ND Chapter of the Society of Hospital MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-hosts annual meeting with NDMA and ND Chapter of ACP for collaborative programming.
• Trinity Health PhysiciansminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOrganizational membership program bringing Trinity Health physicians under NDMA membership umbrella.
• Essentia Health PhysiciansminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOrganizational membership program bringing Essentia Health physicians under NDMA membership umbrella.
• ND Society of Eye Physicians and SurgeonscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSpecialty society representing ND ophthalmologists, providing member services, legislative advocacy, and continuing professional education. Has its own PAC (ND Eye MD PAC).
• ND Chapter of the American College of SurgeonscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProfessional society for surgeons with membership dues collection through NDMA platform.
• UND School of Medicine and Health SciencescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical education partnership including awards for outstanding students, White Coat Ceremony sponsorship, and clinical skills assessment support.
• Prairie St. John'sminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program grant implementation, providing leadership for telebehavioral health services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• American Medical Association: The national professional association for U.S. physicians, of which state medical associations like NDMA are constituent members. Comparable as the umbrella advocacy, CME, and policy body serving the same physician customer base at a national level.
• American Academy of Family Physicians: National specialty society for family physicians, heavily relevant to NDMA's rural primary-care membership base. Comparable in CME, advocacy, and chapter-based member engagement.
• American College of Physicians: National specialty society for internists with which NDMA co-hosts an annual meeting and manages the ND Chapter. Comparable in CME, advocacy, and member service delivery, but operating at national scale.
• Society of Hospital Medicine: National specialty society co-hosting NDMA's annual meeting. Comparable in providing specialty physician membership, CME, and advocacy services, complementing NDMA's general-medicine membership.
• American College of Surgeons: National specialty society for surgeons whose ND Chapter is managed by NDMA (with $150/year dues collected through NDMA). Directly comparable in specialty-society membership and dues-collection model.

Direct peers

• California Medical Association: State medical association serving California physicians with advocacy, CME, and policy representation. Directly comparable in mission and product architecture, though operating at materially larger scale.
• Texas Medical Association: The largest U.S. state medical association, providing advocacy, CME, publications, and member services to Texas physicians. Comparable in business model and product mix to NDMA at vastly greater scale.
• South Dakota State Medical Association: State-level professional association serving South Dakota physicians through advocacy, CME, and policy work. Closely comparable to NDMA in scale, rural-medicine focus, and geographic/market dynamics.
• Minnesota Medical Association: State-level medical association for Minnesota physicians offering advocacy, CME, and membership services - directly comparable in structure, mission, and product mix to NDMA in a neighboring Upper Midwest state.

Others

• National Rural Health Association: National nonprofit focused on rural health advocacy and policy. Comparable in advocacy/CME orientation and target overlap with NDMA's rural physician base, including recognizing NDMA members (e.g., Dr. Schmitz's NRHA award).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/NDMedAssn
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/north-dakota-medical-association

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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