Medical Consulting Group and Corcoran Consulting Group Announce Merger

Date: April 27, 2023

Springfield, MO, April 27th, 2023. Medical Consulting Group (MCG), a provider of consulting services to ophthalmic practices and companies, and Corcoran Consulting Group (CCG), a company specializing in billing, coding, and reimbursement issues for ophthalmology and optometry practices, today announced a definitive merger agreement. MCG and CCG believe this merger will enhance the ophthalmic community by providing the broadest range of ophthalmic consulting and educational services in the eyecare marketplace.

“These combined services will allow Medical Consulting Group to provide clients with more services than ever before” said Bill Rabourn, MCG Managing Principal. Kevin Corcoran, President of Corcoran Consulting Group, agreed, “Ophthalmologists and optometrists will be better served by the combination of our two firms.”

Since 1986, CCG has served thousands of physicians in ophthalmic and optometric practices in all 50 states providing reimbursement, chart audits, and coding education. MCG has been providing services to ophthalmic and optometric practices since 1989, having consulted with clinical practices in over 40 states and developed over 105 ambulatory surgery centers. MCG also provides practice management services including revenue cycle management, accounting, benchmarking, human resources, and information technology.

This merger will allow these two well-known companies with outstanding reputations to expand and grow. Clients of both companies will have a larger team to draw upon with deep talent to support the increasingly complicated back-office functions and regulatory compliance issues they face.

“At MCG we have long admired the professionalism and expertise of the CCG team. We are excited about our ability to extend the reach of both companies in the ophthalmic industry in the near term and future” said Steve Sheppard, MCG Managing Principal.

Both companies will continue to operate under their current names: Medical Consulting Group and Corcoran Consulting Group.

To learn more about this exciting new partnership, visit Medical Consulting Group at medcgroup.com and Corcoran Consulting Group at corcoranccg.com.

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