Cardiovascular Logistics

What Cardiovascular Logistics does

Cardiovascular Logistics (CVL) is a physician-led, physician-owned national cardiovascular platform founded in 2022 and backed by private equity firm Lee Equity Partners. The platform consolidates five premier cardiology practices—Cardiovascular Institute of the South (CIS, joined January 2023), First Coast Cardiovascular Institute (FCCI, joined April 2023), Capital Cardiology Associates (CCA, joined July 2023), Clearwater Cardiovascular Consultants (CCC, joined October 2023), and Cardiology Consultants of Philadelphia (CCP, joined May 2025)—while preserving clinical autonomy at each affiliate. CVL serves 550,000+ unique patients annually through 420+ providers and 2,800+ total employees across 80+ locations spanning Louisiana, Mississippi, Northeast Florida, Southern Georgia, Upstate New York, Tampa Bay, and Southeastern Pennsylvania, with a pending affiliation in the Midwest.

CVL's technology and clinical infrastructure supports the full cardiovascular care continuum: office-based cath labs, ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), and 24/7 virtual care centers; advanced imaging modalities including PET-CT, CTA, SPECT, and echocardiography; remote physiologic monitoring through IronRod Health and BodyGuardian; and the GEMMS One EHR platform. Service lines span interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, peripheral vascular care, structural heart disease treatment, vein and valve care, heart failure management, chronic care management, and amputation prevention. Supporting offerings include the Cardio@Home lifestyle modification program, the CVL Educational Institute hosting the annual CVLink physician conference, and fellowship programs in peripheral vascular disease (CIS) and endovascular medicine (FCCI). The platform also operates Physician Advisory Councils (65+ physician members) and Practice Enhancement Councils (35+ practice management members) for cross-practice governance.

The business model combines fee-for-service healthcare delivery (procedure- and encounter-based billing across cardiovascular services in office-based labs, ASCs, and hospital settings), value-based care contracts (BPCI and BPCI Advanced bundled payments, pay-for-performance, and shared savings arrangements with commercial and managed Medicaid payers), and platform management economics in which CVL provides capital, infrastructure, and operational resources to partner practices in exchange for platform participation. Go-to-market is primarily enterprise field sales targeting established cardiology groups seeking capital and operational support while maintaining physician autonomy, reinforced by physician-to-physician referrals, peer endorsements, and event-driven engagement through CVLink and national conferences such as ACC. Patient pricing follows standard medical billing codes and payer contracts; fellowship compensation (e.g., $100,000 plus benefits at CIS and FCCI) is a small ancillary line.

Name

Cardiovascular Logistics

Legal name

Cardiovascular Logistics

Website

https://cvlhealth.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Cardiovascular Logistics is a physician-led, PE-backed national platform consolidating five premier cardiology practices serving 550,000+ patients annually across 80+ US locations. It provides shared capital, infrastructure, and value-based care capabilities while preserving clinical autonomy for affiliated practices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cardiovascular Care Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (6211)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

General Cardiology (Consultative) (HLAKABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cardiometabolic RPM & Chronic Disease Management (diabetes, hypertension, CHF, obesity) (HLALAFAA), Cardiology Telemedicine Platforms (HLALAGAB), Cardiac Rehabilitation & Secondary Prevention (HLAKABAJ)

Keywords

• Cardiovascular care services
• Physician-led platform
• Cardiology practice partnership
• Ambulatory cardiovascular services
• Value-based cardiology care

Headquarters

HQ city

Nashville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: CVL generates revenue through its network of cardiovascular practices providing diagnostic, interventional, surgical, therapeutic, and preventive cardiovascular services. Revenue is derived from patient encounters, procedures performed in office-based cath labs, ASCs, and hospital settings.
2. Value-Based Care Contracts: Partner practices participate in value-based care arrangements including BPCI and BPCI Advanced bundled payment models, pay-for-performance contracts, and shared savings VBC arrangements with commercial and managed Medicaid payers, generating revenue based on clinical outcomes and cost management.
3. Platform Management Services: CVL provides management services, infrastructure support, capital deployment, and operational resources to partner practices in exchange for platform participation fees and shared growth economics.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Cardiovascular Logistics operates a physician-led national platform that enables five premier cardiovascular practices—Cardiovascular Institute of the South, First Coast Cardiovascular Institute, Capital Cardiology Associates, Clearwater Cardiovascular Consultants, and Cardiology Consultants of Philadelphia—to scale and thrive while preserving clinical autonomy. The platform provides shared capital, operational infrastructure, technology, and governance support to partner practices that deliver comprehensive cardiovascular services including interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, peripheral vascular care, structural heart treatment, advanced imaging, and value-based care programs across 80+ locations serving 550,000+ patients annually.

Product overview

Cardiovascular Logistics (CVL) is a national physician-led cardiovascular platform that enables five premier partner practices—Cardiovascular Institute of the South (CIS), First Coast Cardiovascular Institute (FCCI), Capital Cardiology Associates (CCA), Clearwater Cardiovascular Consultants (CCC), and Cardiology Consultants of Philadelphia (CCP)—to scale and thrive while maintaining clinical autonomy. The platform provides shared capital, knowledge, and infrastructure across a network offering comprehensive cardiovascular services including interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, peripheral vascular care, structural heart disease treatment, advanced cardiac imaging, and value-based care programs. Key supporting offerings include the CVL Educational Institute hosting the annual CVLink physician conference, fellowship programs in peripheral vascular and endovascular medicine, the Cardio@Home lifestyle modification program, remote physiologic monitoring via IronRod Health, and state-of-the-art diagnostic technologies such as the CADScor System.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cardiovascular Logistics (CVL) Platform
• Cardiovascular Institute of the South (CIS)

Quantifiable outcome

• 550,000+ unique patients served annually across the platform
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Jefferson Health SystemminorOthersCardiology Consultants of Philadelphia (CCP) maintains hospital partnerships with Jefferson and Einstein and other leading institutions, referring patients and coordinating inpatient cardiovascular care.
• Einstein Healthcare NetworkminorOthersCCP maintains strong hospital partnerships with Einstein and other leading institutions for inpatient cardiovascular care coordination and referrals.
• New Cardiovascular Horizons (NCVH)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Craig Walker founded NCVH, which provides multidisciplinary-accredited conferences to advance cardiovascular care. NCVH includes annual and 20+ regional meetings throughout the year, positioning CIS at the forefront of vascular medicine education nationally.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Privia Health: Public physician-enablement platform serving multi-specialty practices including cardiology; comparable physician-platform model at scale with similar VBC and ambulatory-surgery positioning.
• agilon health: Public value-based care enablement company partnering with primary-care physicians; comparable as a scaled VBC platform pursuing cardiology and other specialty capitation arrangements.
• Cleveland Clinic: Nationally ranked cardiovascular institution and one of the highest-volume heart programs in the US; sets the clinical-quality benchmark that CVL's Castle Connolly recognition competes against and signals long-term scale ambition.
• Tenet Healthcare: Major for-profit hospital operator with significant cardiovascular and ASC exposure through USPI; represents both a competitor and a potential strategic acquirer at CVL's eventual exit.
• HCA Healthcare: Largest US for-profit hospital operator with significant cardiology service lines; competes for cardiology referrals, hospital-partnership leverage, and physician employment across CVL's geographies.

Direct peers

• US Heart & Vascular: PE-backed (Kohlberg & Company) cardiology management platform partnering with independent cardiovascular groups; very similar physician-platform model targeting the same fragmented cardiology market.
• Cardiology Associates Mobile / Cardiology Associates: Large independent cardiology group in the Gulf Coast region competing for the same patient population and physician-recruitment pool as CVL's CIS practice in Louisiana/Mississippi/Florida.
• OneOncology: PE-backed (TPG) specialty physician platform consolidating independent oncology practices; the closest structural analog to CVL's physician-led platform model in another specialty, demonstrating both the promise and execution risks of the roll-up playbook.
• Cardiovascular Associates of America: PE-backed (Webster Equity Partners) national cardiology platform consolidating independent cardiovascular practices; directly comparable to CVL in roll-up strategy, VBC focus, and ambulatory/ASC positioning.

Emerging players

• Solaris Health: PE-backed urology platform with a similar physician-affiliation model; relevant as a comparable specialty roll-up showing how VBC enablement and ASC expansion translate into platform economics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cardiovascular-logistics

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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