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Is your medical practice drifting instead of growing? In this video, I break down the biggest mistake I made in my own multi-million dollar primary care practice: running the business without intention. "I just want to be busier" is not a strategy. I'll show you how to set 30/60/90-day objectives, build standard operating procedures, escape survival mode, and create forward-looking p...

A physician reached out to share a story that every practice owner needs to hear. He co owned a specialty group, scaled it to multiple locations, and sold it for a headline price of $10 million. It sounded like the dream exit. Then reality set in. In this episode I walk through exactly how that $10 million purchase price eroded down to just $2.5 million in his pocket. We break down the numbers ste...

Still doing $25 an hour tasks while your time is worth $200? In this episode I break down exactly when it is time to bring on administrative help for your medical practice, and how to do it right. I walk through the three management roles every growing practice should understand: the office manager who runs front desk and daily operations, the practice manager who handles HR, vendor contracts, com...

In this update I break down how to know when your medical practice is actually ready for growth mode — not when you feel ready, but when your numbers and your schedule are telling you it's time. I share a big-picture look at where my primary care practice is headed: new locations on the south and southwest sides of town, moving location five into a larger space, hiring three new clinicians, po...

The healthcare system is broken — but fighting it is a losing game. In this episode, Brad (InvestingDoc) breaks down how misaligned incentives drive bad behavior across medicine, and how the doctors who actually scale their practices learn to work the system instead of raging against it. He walks through the "deductible game" surgeons play by strategically holding claims so someone else...

Brad (InvestingDoc) breaks down the single most important lesson for any doctor starting or scaling a private practice: nothing matters until you get busy. Learn why obsessing over your EMR, equipment, and the perfect pro forma is a trap, and why volume solves almost every problem in your business. Brad shares the real story of his empty schedule anxiety, the marketing mistakes that cost him years...

In this vlog, Brad , MD breaks down a viral Direct Primary Care discussion where physicians shared that they were one to two years into practice ownership without making a profit. He explains why starting a DPC or primary care practice is not just about escaping employment, but about building a real business with a clear vision, strong marketing, pricing strategy, and scalable patient acquisition....

Being a kind doctor is a strength — until it starts costing you hundreds of thousands of dollars. In this episode, Brad gets brutally honest about the biggest mistakes he made while scaling his multi-million dollar primary care practice. From a biller who nearly bankrupted his clinic by hiding that she didn't know what she was doing, to keeping underperforming employees out of loyalty, to lett...

Want to sign up for my MSO/CIN sign up here https://forms.gle/rfqr96c93ycxSgsJ6 What does it really take to go from “just a startup” to a respected, fast-growing medical practice? In this episode, Brad breaks down the hard lessons of scaling an independent practice: hiring struggles, cash flow pressure, recruiting setbacks, sleepless nights, and the relentless grind required to build something rea...

Feeling stressed, stuck, or burned out by your medical practice? In this podcast, Brad breaks down why practice owners need a quarterly audit to identify the biggest sources of stress, friction, and inefficiency. From portal messages and staffing problems to anxiety, indecision, and broken systems, this episode shows physicians how to step back, find the real bottlenecks, and create a plan to fix...

In this video, Brad breaks down how independent medical practices can use AI, VS Code, and machine readable files to uncover competitor reimbursement rates and negotiate better insurance contracts. Learn how to access transparency in coverage data, compare CPT code payments, and use this information to strengthen your payer negotiations and grow your practice.

Everyone talks about what they got wrong. This episode is different. Dr. Brad breaks down the exact moves that actually built his multi-million dollar independent primary care practice from the ground up — starting just nine months before COVID hit. From grinding 12-hour days with no lunch to strategic networking that sent him hundreds of patients, Brad shares the raw, real playbook: how to work s...

E-Mail me at : brad@investingdoc.com https://www.investingdoc.com Medical school didn't just teach you medicine, it trained you to be afraid. Afraid to fail, afraid to negotiate, afraid to leave. In this episode, Dr. Brad breaks down how the medical system deliberately (or not) engineers fear into physicians from day one, and why that fear is the #1 reason doctors stay stuck in employment cont...

ost practice owners think they have a growth problem, when in reality they have a revenue leak problem. In this episode, Brad breaks down the hidden ways medical practices lose money every day, from empty appointment slots and missed phone calls to weak recall systems, undercoding, billing delays, no-shows, and operationally weak providers. This is a practical episode for physicians and owners who...

Most physicians think they need “more patients.” In reality, you need visibility, trust, and a brand . In this episode, I break down why clinical excellence doesn’t automatically translate into a full schedule—and what to do about it. We cover the practical marketing levers that actually move the needle: Google Business Profile setup, reviews that rank, basic local SEO, social media presence, refe...

In this episode, Dr. Brad breaks down the top 10 patient complaints he hears in private practice—and explains why most of them are not actually doctor problems , but operations, workflow, and SOP failures . From patients feeling rushed, confusing portals, surprise billing, delayed results, rude front desk complaints, canceled appointments, long wait times, poor callbacks, and phone bottlenecks—thi...

Thinking about starting or scaling a private practice with a partner? In this episode, Dr. Brad breaks down how to vet a business partner like a “financial marriage”: align vision, define decision rights, set spending/voting thresholds, and put expectations in writing. Learn the biggest partnership red flags, why buyouts and valuations get messy, and a simple framework—prove value, define decision...

If I were starting a medical clinic from scratch, there are four marketing channels I would ignore early —because they’re typically low-intent, expensive, or distract you from what actually drives your first 1,000 patients . In this episode, I break down why I’d avoid (1) organic social media as a primary growth lever, (2) direct mailers/EDM, (3) “networking group” style marketing (LinkedIn/Chambe...

want to connect with me about joining my MSO or have my office do your billing or credentialing? Email me as brad@investingdoc.com In this episode, Brad breaks down medical billing for private practice owners—from credentialing and contracting to clean claims, denials, and collections. You’ll learn why billing success starts at the front desk, how clearinghouses and EMRs “scrub” claims, and why pa...

If you’re opening a new clinic, or launching a second or third location, getting patients in the door isn’t about “doing more marketing.” It’s about building a repeatable acquisition system: generate demand, convert that demand, and retain it long-term. In this episode, I break down the growth pipeline (awareness, trust, conversion, show rate, and retention), plus the practical fixes that stop lea...

Choosing the wrong location can lock you into years of high overhead and slow growth. In this episode, Brad breaks down a repeatable framework for finding the right clinic site—rent vs buy by stage, ideal drive-time radius, competition and booking depth, demographics and income bands, payer mix, parking/traffic flow, safety (“wife test”), and why signage matters less than you think. Everything rel...

Ownership isn’t equity—it’s control. Learn the questions physicians must ask before buy-ins, partnerships, or private equity deals. Everything relatedto entrepreneurship and running a medical practice as a physician.   Mywebsite 🖥️:  https://www.investingdoc.com   Mypodcast Spotify Link🎧:  https://open.spotify.com/show/3JxluO7mJOSE312G1Ul9dg ApplePodcast Link 🎧: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/pod...

Complaining doesn’t mean you’re weak, it means you’ve identified a gap between the life you want and the life you’re living. In this episode, Dr. Brad, former hospitalist turned multi-million-dollar practice owner breaks down why so many physicians feel stuck, underpaid, exhausted, and frustrated… and why venting alone never fixes it. Using real examples from his own journey and conversations with...

Most doctors believe money, competition, or fear is what stops them from owning a medical practice. In reality, it’s perfectionism. In this episode, Dr. Brad —internal medicine physician and owner of a multi-million-dollar independent primary care practice—breaks down why waiting for the “perfect” logo, website, EHR, pricing model, or business plan is just procrastination with better branding. Dra...

Demand beats perfection every single time — especially in medicine. In this episode, Dr. Brad breaks down why demand is the single most important metric when starting or scaling a medical practice. If you’ve ever wondered whether you should add new services, buy a new tech stack, bring in AI scribes, or invest in SEO… stop. First ask: Do you have demand? Brad shares hard-earned lessons from growin...