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Your Partner in Practice Transitions

Dean Dorton’s healthcare consulting team specializes in guiding private practices through successful sales, mergers, and acquisitions. From valuation to closing, our team delivers expert, confidential support tailored to your goals – helping you find the right buyer, negotiate the best terms, and ensure a smooth transition for your team and patients. 

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Our Services

Practice Owners

  • Practice valuation and preparation
  • Financial optimization pre-sale
  • Buyer identification and vetting
  • Negotiation and deal structuring
  • Regulatory compliance and licensing transfers
  • Staff retention strategies during transition

Buyers

  • Target identification and market analysis
  • Due diligence support
  • Integration planning
  • Regulatory and compliance review
  • Cultural assessment and alignment

Specialties We Support

  • Primary care groups
  • Specialty practices (cardiology, orthopedics, etc.)
  • Multi-specialty groups
  • Behavioral health practices
Why Dean Dorton?

Trusted Healthcare Consulting & Advisory Firm

Working with the Dean Dorton healthcare team provides a spectrum of benefits:

Innovative Thinking

Fresh perspectives to reimagine your business strategy.

Meticulous Attention to Detail

Ensuring every aspect of your business is considered and optimized across business functions.

Timeliness

Commitment to providing high-quality services within efficient timelines.

Client Success Focus

Initiatives that align with your specific business goals to drive the desired results.

Expert Partnership

Work directly with nationally recognized experts who are committed to help your business thrive.

Strategic Positioning

We help position your business advantageously for existing and emerging opportunities.

Select Transactions

Our healthcare expertise provides the ideal combination of knowledge and experience to support your company throughout an acquisition or merger.

American Pain Consortium

American Pain Consortium

American Pain Consortium

has acquired

The Pain Treatment Center of the Bluegrass

Deer Oaks – The Behavioral Health Solution

Deer Oaks – The Behavioral Health Solution

Deer Oaks – The Behavioral Health Solution

has acquired

360Care Behavioral Health Division

Capitol Pain

Capitol Pain

Capitol Pain

has acquired

Pain Care Surgery of Louisville

Paradigm – Pain & Spine Consultants

Paradigm – Pain & Spine Consultants

Paradigm – Pain & Spine Consultants

has acquired

Pain Relief Centers

Meet Our Team

Adam Shewmaker, FHFMA

Healthcare Consulting Director
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Jay Swacker, CPA, CIA, CHC, CHFP, CHDA

Healthcare Consulting Associate Director
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Nikki Corbett, CPC

Healthcare Services Associate Director, Dean Dorton Healthcare Solutions
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Jeff Presser

Healthcare Consulting Associate Director
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