Starting an independent practice
Understand the revenue. Then choose the location.
Starting a new practice takes more than a nice property and a favorable payer mix.
Understanding revenue in the market and the procedures actually being performed is where we start.
MedRECalc brings the revenue side of the market into focus before you choose a location, wherever you plan to open in the United States.
Market intelligence for new practices nationwide
Before the property search
What is happening in this market?
Procedure activity
What is being performed, and at what recorded volume?
Provider concentration
Where does activity sit across the competitive landscape?
A basis for revenue planning
Which assumptions should your team examine before you commit?
Market evidence, not a promise of patients or future collections.
Rent is a fixed cost. Procedure volume is what pays it.
Revenue clarity, not guesswork
A location is a financial commitment. Start with what supports it.
Payer mix matters. So do access, the space and the lease. But those factors alone do not show which procedures are already being performed around a proposed practice.
See recorded procedure activity.
Examine claims-derived market activity relevant to your specialty instead of relying on population counts alone.
Understand the competitive context.
See provider presence and where recorded procedure volume is concentrated within the area being studied.
Test the revenue assumptions.
Bring market evidence to discussions about expected collections, payer contracts, referral access, staffing and start-up costs. Your CPA and financial team build the forecast.
Recorded procedure volume is not the same as available demand, unique patients or collectible revenue. Historical claims have coverage and reporting limits. Hospital- or system-associated activity is not automatically available to an independent practice. No patient volume or revenue outcome is guaranteed.
Leaving employment? Separate two decisions.
Your attorney reviews the contract. We help you understand the market.
Rules vary by state, agreement and circumstance. There is no assumption here that a physician can leave employment or open nearby. Have your attorney establish where and when you may practice before committing to a location.
Does the FTC rule remove my non-compete?
No. The FTC states that its Noncompete Rule is not in effect and is not enforceable.
Sources checked September 27, 2026. General background only, not legal advice or a review of your contract. Confirm current law, effective dates, exceptions and enforceability with your own attorney before acting.
A practical starting point
Market first. Property second.
01
Define the practice.
Specialty, market and the procedures relevant to your planned services.
02
Review the evidence.
Procedure activity, provider concentration and the limitations of the available data.
03
Connect it to the decision.
Use the report with your advisers to compare location options and test your business-plan assumptions.
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Sample report format. Your report covers the specialty and market you select.
Any U.S. market. Your own advisers.
Start with your market.
Start with your specialty and the market or location you are considering. Use the analysis with your own CPA, lender, attorney and real estate adviser. No brokerage engagement is required.
No patient records or proprietary billing records from your practice are needed to begin a market discussion. Do not send patient information.
For advisers
A market starting point for the physician you advise.
Contract lawyers, physician CPAs, practice lenders and start-up advisers can use this resource to help a physician separate legal permission to open from the market case for a location.
The report is a market-intelligence input, not a substitute for legal, tax, lending or clinical judgment.
Market intelligence for new practices nationwide. A nationwide data product, not a promise of brokerage representation.