Psychiatry · Confidential brokerage
Sell Your Psychiatry Practice in California
Maximum buyer demand, maximum confidentiality requirements. Behavioral health exits need both handled well.
- CVA Certified NACVA Valuation Analyst
- USPAP Compliant Appraisal Reports
- 500+ Valuations 45+ specialties
Selling Into Behavioral Health's Bull Market
Behavioral platforms backed by serious capital, health systems racing to add psychiatric capacity, telepsychiatry companies acquiring panels and licensure footprints, and individual psychiatrists seeking established practices — California psychiatry sellers face the deepest buyer pool in outpatient medicine. Depth doesn't price your practice, though; process does. Ours begins with the valuation, positions your model's specific strengths — prescriber leverage, panel recurrence, interventional lines, telehealth reach — and brings the right buyer categories into parallel, NDA-gated negotiation.
Behavioral-Health-Specific Deal Points
- Clinical philosophy fit. Psychiatrists rightly care who inherits their patients. Buyer screening for clinical model and quality culture is part of our qualification, not an afterthought — deals that ignore this unravel in transition.
- Patient privacy through diligence. De-identified data, compliant access protocols, and disclosure staged to deal certainty. Non-negotiable, and buyers who balk at the discipline disqualify themselves usefully.
- Clinician retention. Your prescribers and therapists are the asset; buyers price their continuity. We negotiate retention structures early and quietly.
- Earnout realism. Platform offers often tie consideration to growth targets. We negotiate baselines, definitions, and your actual operational control over the metrics — earnouts you can't influence are discounts wearing costumes.
For the Solo Cash Practice
A different playbook: successor-psychiatrist search, overlap-based transition, and pricing honest about personal goodwill. Smaller numbers, but real ones — and far better than letting the practice simply dissolve at retirement.
From valuation to close — our three-step process
- 1
Confidential Consultation
A private, no-obligation conversation about your goals, your timeline, and what a successful exit looks like. We share an informed perspective on the current market for practices like yours, and you decide whether to move forward.
- 2
Valuation & Positioning
We perform a valuation of your practice, normalizing earnings and weighing real transaction data, to arrive at an asking price that reflects its fair market value. We then position the practice for the buyer types that fit your goals.
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Confidential Marketing & Sale
We market the practice confidentially, under NDA, through our buyer network and targeted outreach to physician groups, hospital systems, private equity platforms, and FQHCs. We negotiate competing offers and structure the sale to protect your net proceeds.
Selling something this personal takes discretion.
Confidential by design, from first call to closing.
Trusted by physicians across California
Real Google reviews from physicians and practice owners we have served. Read them on Google
“As a physician with partnership transaction of medical practice, he was an exceptional to guide me and advise me. He showed not only professionalism but also his eagerness to help and guide me through. Highly recommend him for any business valuation and transaction.”
Dr. Kyong Kim
Partnership transaction
“Fantastic valuation/appraisal specialist. I reached out to Alexey to help me evaluate a medical practice buy-in on short notice. He was able to work me into his schedule and accommodate my timeline despite how busy he was and provided crucial insight into helping me decide my next steps.”
Dr. Xuan Cao
Medical practice buy-in
“They get 5 stars across the board. Alexey was extremely thorough and detailed oriented. He did a deep dive into my practice’s financials, coding and practice history. He was easily approachable and prompt in answering questions and in completing the Appraisal. I am confident in the results and I would highly recommend him to any physician/practice for an appraisal.”
Dr. Robert Sacks
Ophthalmology practice
“I called Nechay as I was navigating the potential of selling my practice, and I had a lot of questions about my various offers for sale. Nechay was so responsive, methodical, and educational. He really allowed me to understand the landscape of selling my practice. He is an effective communicator, very patient on the phone and obviously extremely knowledgeable. I will be hiring him to help complete my transactions!”
Dr. Garima Lal
Evaluating sale offers
“I hired Nechay Appraisals to value my ophthalmology practice last year and couldn’t have been more impressed. From start to finish, Alexey was fantastic to work with. The end result was a highly professional and polished valuation report that provided valuable insights on the current state of my business.”
Dr. David Salvay
Ophthalmology practice valuation
“Alexey has been an excellent asset in evaluating our practice. His experience and practice suggestions have helped us tremendously. His working knowledge of medical practice evaluation and application of these skills is second to none. He is always readily available at a moment’s notice.”
Dr. Elio Vento
Practice evaluation
“Very attentive. Quick to respond. Knowledgeable.”
Dr. Betty Daniels
“Very professional, responsive and creates an excellent report and is accessible. Thank you!”
Dr. Daniel Laroche
“Alexey is very professional and a pleasure to work with. I was under time constraints and he completed his review on time despite those additional pressures.”
Dr. Charles Jackson
“Nechay listened carefully and provided objective feedback tailored to my specific situation. His honest communication and expertise made a complex process much easier. I highly recommend him.”
Dr. Maria Soledad Romero
“Highly recommend! From start to finish, he demonstrated expertise, professionalism, and genuine care. Not only did he deliver a thorough, well-researched valuation report, but he also took the time to explain key findings, offer strategic advice, and answered all our questions — even talked to our accountant and bookkeeper to dig deep into our situation.”
Dr. Alicia Sanchez
Medical practice valuation
“We hired Nechay Appraisals to value our ophthalmology practice the year before last and couldn’t have been more impressed. From start to finish, Alexey was fantastic to work with. He was very organized and very patient with us as we gathered what he needed. Every week he would check in to make sure everything was on track. We are getting ready to utilize his services again and are looking forward to working with him.”
Jenna Keller
Ophthalmology practice valuation
“I greatly appreciate the help from Alexey. The process was easy and the information was invaluable. The data provided was comprehensive and gave me perspective of my company that I was not aware of. I highly recommend Alexey and his company.”
Dr. Linh Ngo
Medical practice valuation
Frequently asked questions
No. Diligence proceeds on de-identified and aggregate data; record custody transfers only at closing under compliant protocols, with patient notification handled per California requirements. We've built the process around exactly this concern.
Both matter, priced differently: prescriber capacity drives revenue models; therapy staff drive retention and care completeness. Retention packages typically cover both. We make sure the offer's assumptions about your team are explicit before you compare prices.
Often negotiable — many platforms retain local brands and clinical leadership deliberately. If culture continuity ranks above price for you, we weight the process accordingly; that's a legitimate optimization, and stating it early gets better outcomes than hoping.
Behavioral Health Demand Is Historic
Convert it into the exit your practice deserves.
All inquiries are kept strictly confidential.