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Professional Highlight - Dr. John Scibal of Scibal Consulting. Dr. John R. Scibal worked as a practicing optometrist for twenty-five years. He developed one of the largest and most successful Independent Optometric Practices in North Carolina.

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The need to sell a medical practice can arise for various reasons: lifestyle change, retirement, health concerns, or new opportunities. Some private practice physicians discover that academic or employed positions can present them with unique opportunities that are too good to pass up. In such cases where a practice must be sold in order to take a position, timeframe and pricing become crucial to realizing any potential value in the sale of the medical practice.

We frequently receive search requests from buyers seeking to acquire medical or optometry practices nationwide. Many buyers have a general idea of their acquisition criteria but may not have considered how these factors affect one another. Here are criteria which prospective buyers should consider when looking for a practice to buy: