ENT Institute

ENT Institute is a 17-location medical business in the Atlanta area that attracts doctors from across the country who specialize in treating ear, nose and throat ailments. Founder and CEO Dr. Jeff Gallups says his model allows him to charge less and pay top performers much more than they could earn in a regular private practice: The company has fiv... e docs who are making over a million a year. Unlike most hospitals, ENTI posts prices for its procedures on its website. A tonsillectomy for an adult, for instance, will cost about $2,300, compared with a national average of about $4,000. ENTI can charge less because, unlike a general hospital, it has no moneylosing departments (like an emergency room) to support. Gallups has been buying practices and plans to expand into neighboring states. Im not calling them, he says. Theyre calling me.Read More