Partner With Us

Practice owners have many reasons to seek a sale or business partner.

Perhaps you’re winding down your career, and need to prepare for retirement without feeling like you’ve abandoned your patients or staff. You may be seeking a better work/life balance, or need to feel re-energized about patient care. Maybe you’re fed up with day-to-day challenges of small business ownership or the never-ending complexities of healthcare. Or you feel like you’ve taken the business to its natural peak alone, but know with the right resources the business could reach new heights.

You might be just starting to consider the sale of your practice,

or maybe you’ve already decided it’s time. Wherever you are in your process, we can help and answer your questions.

Picking the right partner is critically important. Will your partner have the best interests of your patients and staff in mind? Will they follow through on their promises, and work collaboratively with you towards the growth and success of your life’s work? And can you benefit from future growth of the business by participating in equity ownership?

Open communication is our priority,

and we’d love to hear from you to start the dialogue. With that said, below are some of the things you can expect when considering joining Lumina network:

A True Business Partner

We believe that a great business partnership is built upon open communication, collaboration and understanding. In the best cases, both partners bring immense value to the table. We’re looking to partner with great doctors, and we want to bring forth the resources, capital and processes that will accelerate the growth of your practice.

Equity Ownership

Joining Lumina means taking on an operational and business partner, because practice owners receive equity ownership in our company. By working collaboratively with each of our Partner Doctors, we can collectively improve the operations of the whole. And by doing so, we increase the value of the company by adding scale and organic growth. Having equity ownership means alignment that can translate into further upside for you in the future. If we all have “skin in the game,” it can be very powerful. We take that seriously, and even high-performing Associate ODs have the opportunity to participate in our equity on an annual basis.

Relieve Administrative Burdens

We’re willing to bet that the main reason you entered the field of healthcare is to provide people with the care they deserve – not to spend all day filing paperwork, organizing your systems or working behind a desk. Claims management, payroll, accounting, inventory, scheduling, record-keeping…your business can’t survive without them, but they sure can take up a lot of your time (time that could be spent both connecting with patients and enjoying more free time outside of the office).

By taking on administrative duties, Lumina allows you to pivot your focus to your number one priority - your patients. As your partners, we have all the resources, tools and experience you may need to not only get the administrative work done, but refine and optimize processes to make things more efficient across the board.

Preserve Your Legacy

For many practice owners, your practice represents your life’s work. Patients in the community have grown to associate your practice with quality service, excellent patient care and great staff. You want to know your practice is left in good hands, even past the point of retirement. That is why picking the right partner is so important - someone who understands the value of family practice in our communities.

Take Care Of Your People

Your patients will always come first at your practice, but you can’t provide them the care they need without an amazing team supporting you. We believe in a people-first approach, and that includes training and equipping your staff with everything they need to keep things running smoothly for the practice and for your patients. That also means competitive pay and benefits and career-pathing so your staff can feel fulfilled, valued and supported in their careers.

Achieve a Better Work/Life Balance

You’re passionate about your work (as are we), but it shouldn’t be your whole life. As a practice owner, your job consists of juggling several full-time roles – that’s no small feat!

While you focus on the exam lane, let us help with everything else. Stop worrying about the business 24/7, because you’ve got an entire team to support you that truly cares.

Tap Into An Expansive Network

When you partner with Lumina, you’re not only connecting with us – you’re gaining access to our entire network of resources and support to lean on as your practice grows over time. On average, our practices have been in business for over 20 years each.

We have a tight-knit community of doctors that regularly communicates via email, phone, text, and in-person meetings. They’re here for you to discuss cases, provide guidance and advice, and ensure that you have the resources you need to do your best work.

Here’s what our partners are saying about us.

Dr. Stephen Cohen, O.D.

Doctor My Eyes, Scottsdale, AZ

“Partnering with Lumina is one of the best career decisions I’ve ever made. The single biggest emotion I’ve felt since the very beginning is unburdened. I still have the same sense of ownership and success, but I don’t feel the burden of having to carry that load by myself. I had a bit of anxiety around the idea of partnering with someone, but after researching my options and speaking to peers it became clear to me that Lumina was the right choice. Their commitment was not to change our practice, but to refine it – and they absolutely have. From getting us better prices to improving our value, this is a true collaboration. I’m enjoying my practice now more than ever because I have the opportunity to work on my long-term relationships with my patients.”

Dr. Casey Packer, O.D.

Lone Star Eye, Austin TX

“When I found Lumina, my practice was at a really successful point that was too much for one person to take on by themselves. Although I made it work with the capacity I had, I knew my team deserved more. After all, I’m good at being a doctor, but not at running a large-scale business.Lumina was the one company that stood out to me as truly doing something different and trying to empower partners while keeping the integrity of the practice. Since partnering with them, the joy I feel going into work has greatly increased. Instead of struggling with administrative work, I’m able to go in and focus on my patients. At first, it all sounded too good to be true – but I’ve been very pleasantly surprised to say that the experience has actually been that good.”

Beth Pyle Smith, O.D.

Estrella Mountain Eye Care, Avondale, AZ

“Right around the time Covid hit, our practice was growing like crazy. Going through the pandemic opened our eyes to how much we needed an exit strategy for our large practice, but it didn’t seem realistic to find someone to purchase it at the level we were anticipating – that is, until we found Lumina. Lumina immediately made us feel comfortable. They don’t interfere at all on the doctor side of things, and we’ve even had access to better pricing for goods like frames and contacts. They’ve helped tremendously when it comes to providing better opportunities to make money, and the best part is that the patients aren’t aware of any changes.The Lumina team really listens to us. It feels so good to have that support.”

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