Comprehensive Internal Medicine & Aesthetics Clinic, Bergen County NJ (Est. 2006)

$2.4M

Revenue

$1.0M

SDE

1.5x

Multiple

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This is a Bergen County, New Jersey medical clinic established in 2006 that blends internal medicine with cash-pay skin care and weight loss services. The core practice focuses on comprehensive adult care with an emphasis on preventative health, chronic disease management, and personalized treatment, supported by a loyal patient panel and established administrative systems. The aesthetics and weight loss lines layer higher-margin, cash-pay revenue on top of a traditional insurance-reimbursed internal medicine base.

The numbers are the story here. On $2.4M of revenue the clinic throws off roughly $1.0M in owner cash flow, a 42 percent margin that is strong for a primary care setup and points to meaningful contribution from the cash-pay cosmetic and weight loss verticals. The asking price of $1.55M represents about 1.54x cash flow, which is aggressive on the buyer's side for a healthcare practice of this profitability, though a low multiple in medical practices often reflects key-person risk tied to the treating physician.

The operation is lean: three full-time employees running out of a 1,300 square foot leased space at just $2,200 per month, with $70K of inventory and $10K of FF&E included. The selling physician is retiring but has agreed to stay on, which is the single most important variable in whether this deal is buyable, because the entire patient relationship and clinical licensure sits with that doctor.

Why we like it

The earnings quality is unusually strong for a small practice: $1.0M of cash flow on $2.4M revenue is a 42 percent margin, and the blend of insurance-reimbursed internal medicine plus cash-pay skin care and weight loss diversifies the revenue mix. Cash-pay aesthetics and GLP-1 driven weight loss carry high margins and avoid insurance friction, which is likely what lifts profitability well above a typical primary care benchmark.
Durability is real: internal medicine with a returning adult patient panel and chronic disease management produces predictable, repeat visit revenue that does not evaporate in a downturn. The loyalty and continuity of care create switching costs that larger hospital networks cannot easily replicate for these patients.
Demographic tailwinds are genuine here, not marketing spin. An aging Bergen County population needs more chronic disease management and preventive care, and the weight loss vertical is riding structural demand from GLP-1 medications that shows no sign of slowing.
The cost structure is a gift to an operator: $2,200 monthly rent on 1,300 square feet and only three full-time staff means the business converts revenue to cash efficiently. A buyer who can add providers or specialties has enormous operating leverage against a nearly fixed overhead base.
The 1.54x multiple is cheap relative to the profitability, and the retiring doctor agreeing to stay on directly addresses the biggest reason the multiple is depressed. If the physician transition is structured properly, there is a clear path to buying $1.0M of cash flow for $1.55M and de-risking the key-person problem over time.

How to improve it

Nail down and expand the physician coverage in the first 90 days. Convert the retiring doctor's goodwill into a written employment or medical directorship agreement, then recruit an additional provider or a nurse practitioner so revenue is not hostage to one person, which is the core value-creation lever in this deal.
Aggressively grow the cash-pay weight loss line. GLP-1 driven weight management is a high-margin, high-demand service, and formalizing a membership or program-based model turns episodic visits into predictable monthly recurring revenue.
Add adjacent aesthetic services with fast payback. Botox, fillers, laser, and body contouring have strong economics against the existing patient base, and the current 1,300 square foot footprint may need modest expansion to house treatment rooms.
Build a real digital front door. Implement online booking, telemedicine for chronic disease follow-ups, and a basic patient reactivation campaign against the existing loyal panel to pull dormant patients back in with almost no marketing spend.
Layer in chronic care management billing. Medicare CCM and remote patient monitoring codes generate recurring monthly reimbursement for the aging patient base the practice already serves, adding margin without adding many new patients.
Tighten payer contracting and coding. A practice this profitable likely has room to optimize reimbursement rates and reduce claim denials, and a coding audit in the first quarter can lift collected revenue with no new patient acquisition.
Introduce disciplined local marketing. The clinic has grown on reputation alone, so a modest, tracked spend on local search and referral development to specialists could materially increase new patient flow given the fixed cost base.

Diligence notes

Understand exactly how the $1.0M cash flow is generated and how dependent it is on the selling physician's personal production and patient relationships. Quantify what share comes from insurance-billed internal medicine versus cash-pay skin care and weight loss, and stress test what happens to revenue if the doctor leaves after the 3-week to negotiated transition.
Scrutinize the physician retention and licensing structure. A buyer without a medical license needs a compliant ownership arrangement (often a management services organization plus a physician-owned PC in states with corporate practice of medicine rules), and New Jersey's regulations must be verified before close.
Verify the revenue and payer mix through actual bank statements, tax returns, and a payer aging report. A 42 percent margin is excellent but atypical, so confirm the collections are real, recurring, and not inflated by one-time cash-pay campaigns or aggressive coding that could invite clawbacks.
Assess the lease and space constraints. At only 1,300 square feet with a $2,200 rent, confirm the lease is assignable with runway, and evaluate whether growth in aesthetics and added providers requires relocation or expansion that would raise the true cost base.
Audit compliance and malpractice history. Review HIPAA compliance, any prior board actions against the physician, malpractice claims, and the status of controlled substance and weight loss prescribing protocols, which carry elevated regulatory scrutiny.

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