Physician leaping across a chasm from corporate medicine to private practice

Making the Leap

Many physicians are tired of having their labor garnished by corporations and middlemen, but the leap to private practice requires investment and know-how that they may not have. Private practice physicians typically earn 20–40% more than their employed peers while working similar hours. Hero EMR specializes in making this possible.

Source: Medscape Physician Compensation Report, 2025; MGMA DataDive Provider Compensation

Physician as chemist lowering the activation energy barrier to starting a practice

Lowering the Activation Energy

Hero EMR lowers the barrier to starting your own practice.

  • We design and host your practice website
  • First physician in your practice is free
  • Guidance on search engine optimization (SEO)
  • Online reputation management strategy
  • Digital advertising playbook for new practices
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The Ramp

Ramping up a new practice is the most difficult part of the transition. Fixed costs can greatly outweigh revenue before a full patient panel is established.

Hero EMR’s front-end and back-office automation lets you ramp as a solo provider by automating scheduling, inbox, phone triage, and revenue cycle management.

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Cumulative Profit

With Hero EMR
Traditional
-- Break-even (Hero)
-- Break-even (Traditional)
-- 12-Mo Advantage

Illustrative estimate. Hero figures reflect fixed overhead only and exclude success-based revenue-cycle fees and third-party pass-through costs, which are billed separately per your service agreement. Actual results vary by practice.

Physician powerlifting, representing the strength of a lean, independent private practice

Save Over $200k

For a modeled PCP practice collecting $700k annually, Hero EMR’s AI-powered platform can cut fixed overhead by roughly half. Figures are illustrative, exclude success-based revenue-cycle fees and third-party pass-through costs, and vary by practice.

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Annual Practice Overhead Per Physician

Illustrative model — PCP practice, $700k annual collections

Expense Category Employed Self-Employed With Hero EMR
Staffing
Front desk (1.5 FTE) — $64,500 $0 ← AI
Billing specialist (1 FTE) — $60,000 $0 ← AI
Medical assistant (1 FTE) — $45,000 $45,000
Staff benefits (health, payroll tax) — $35,000 $5,000
Technology
EMR & practice management — $10,000 $0
Billing / clearinghouse / RCM fees — $10,000 Success-based*
Surescripts / e-prescribing — $4,000 $0
Eligibility verification — $4,000 Pass-through*
Other software / IT — $2,000 $0
Fixed Overhead
Rent — $75,000 $75,000
Malpractice insurance — $9,000 $9,000
Utilities / phones / internet — $6,000 $6,000
Medical supplies / waste disposal — $6,000 $6,000
Physician Benefits & Professional
Physician benefits (health, 401k, CME) — $42,000 $42,000
Professional fees (accounting, legal) — $10,000 $10,000
Marketing & credentialing — $7,000 $0
Est. Fixed Overhead* — $389,500 $198,000
Physician Compensation $308,000 $310,500 $502,000

*Illustrative estimate for a modeled solo practice, not a quote or guarantee. Figures reflect fixed overhead only. Hero’s revenue-cycle service is success-based — priced as the greater of a percentage of collections or a monthly minimum, per your service agreement — and is billed separately, as are third-party pass-through costs (clearinghouse, eligibility, e-prescribing, and AI phone/voice usage). Actual savings vary by practice; Hero does not guarantee any collection or savings outcome. Individual contracts may differ based on specific usage patterns.

$192k Annual Savings
$502k Take-Home (Hero)
+63% vs. Employed Peers