A Podcast for Physicians Who
Own Their Future
Build The Practice
You Deserve.
Real conversations with leading physicians who left the system and built thriving independent practices on their own terms. Hosted by award-winning private practice surgeon Daniel Choi, MD.
featured episode
How a Cardiologist
Built a 7-Figure Private
Practice in 18 Months
Dr. Stavros Christoudias shares the blueprint – the real numbers, the legal structure, the EMR decisions, and the moment he knew he’d never go back to a hospital system.
Direct Primary Care
Physician Wealth Building
Staff Hiring
Billing & Collections
Medical Real Estate
The mission
Medicine is a calling.
Independence is a choice.
We show you how.
The Independence Physician is a long-form
interview podcast that goes beyond generic
advice and polished success stories.
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In every episode, Daniel Choi, MD, sits down with physicians who, like him, chose independent medicine and agreed to share the details nobody talks about in medical school: how they started, what it cost, the risks they took, and what they learned in the process.
It’s the technical how-to, the financial truth, and the human side of betting on yourself, all in one candid conversation.
Featuring diverse specialties, business models, and paths to ownership, The Independent Physician offers doctors at every career stage the knowledge and confidence to consider another way forward.
What we believe
Independence is the highest form of practice.
01
Ownership Changes Everything
When you own your practice, you own your time, your clinical decisions, and your financial future. Employed physicians build someone else’s equity.
02
Knowledge Creates Opportunity
Most physicians who want to go independent never do; not because of money or lack of courage, but because nobody teaches the practical steps. We’re here to fix that.
03
Physician Autonomy Benefits Patients
Independent physicians spend more time with patients, make decisions without system interference, and build the relationships that define medicine at its best.
04
Generational Wealth Is Possible
A medical practice is an asset. Equity, real estate, and the compounding advantages of ownership create wealth that a W-2 physician salary never can.
Meet Your host
About Daniel Choi, MD
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THE RESOURCE HUB
Everything You Need to Build Your Practice.
The knowledge from every episode, organized by topic. From your first LLC filing to your exit strategy — the independent physician’s library.
Practice Formation Guide
LLC vs. S-Corp, professional corporations, liability protection, and attorneys who specialize in medical practice law.
12 GUIDES8 EPISODE CLIPS
Physician Wealth Building
Startup financing, cash-flow planning, practice equity, real estate, and building generational wealth as a practice owner.
18 GUIDES14 EPISODE CLIPS
EMR & Technology Stack
Head-to-head EMR comparisons, billing software, patient portals, and tools that work for small practices.
9 GUIDES11 EPISODE CLIPS
Credentialing & Collections
Payer credentialing timelines, contract negotiation, billing best practices, and when to go direct-pay or concierge.
15 GUIDES10 EPISODE CLIPS
Building Your Team
First hire playbooks, job descriptions, compensation structures, and the staff culture that defines independent practices.
8 GUIDES7 EPISODE CLIPS
Office Space & Leases
Leasing vs. buying, commercial lease red flags, location strategy, and how to negotiate your first medical office contract.
6 GUIDES9 EPISODE CLIPS
Patient Acquisition
Referral networks, digital presence, reputation management, and growth strategies that work for private practices.
10 GUIDES8 EPISODE CLIPS
The Independent Mindset
Burnout prevention, family balance, the philosophy of ownership, and why independent physicians practice differently.
11 GUIDES16 EPISODE CLIPS
Featured guests
Voices From Independent Medicine
PHYSICIAN VOICES
What Our Listeners Are Building
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