Is there a map of doctor practices in NY that are not owned by private equity (obgyn, dermatologist, physician, dentist)? I reached my breaking point last week when a screen with a “person (?)” replaced the medical secretary, and I spent 30 minutes on the phone trying to finally reach someone at my practice, talk to a “human-like” automated voice that is waaaay more annoying than the old-fashioned one.

I know this map for hospital owned by PE, https://pestakeholder.org/private-equity-hospital-tracker/

ED:

My post wasn’t about saving a few pennies. I have excellent insurance through my employer. What I want is a practice that hires and pays enough staff so I can actually reach someone by phone to ask a quick question, especially when they’re billing my insurance $500+ for certain services, and that doesn’t try to sell me a new “venture” at every visit (from startup Rx delivery to AI add-ons).

Yes I’m a millennial, but I genuinely enjoy living somewhere where I can interact with actual people beyond my family, friends, and colleagues, and that includes my healthcare providers. The problem with venture-capital-backed, corporate healthcare models is the lack of transparency around their many pipelines of “partners” for tests, exams, pharmacies, and more. My previous OB-GYN practice was owned by six practitioners, and the difference was huge. Now that I’m stuck with a large corporate group, every visit feels like a sales push I have to resist.