Surgery Partners Inc.
1b73258e-4328-44f4-a3e1-c75f286104f6
PRODUCTION_VERIFIED schema v3.0.0 Inferred last heartbeat: 2026-07-23T21:45:03.347516+00:00

Business Model Classification Tokens

contract_cycle_length
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enterprise_sales_motion
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procurement_complexity
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vendor_lock_coefficient
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consumer_acquisition_channel
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brand_loyalty_index
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impulse_vs_considered_purchase
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retail_distribution_reach
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consumption_unit_definition
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Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
usage_billing_granularity
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Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
overage_penalty_structure
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Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
minimum_commitment_floor
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Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
metered_margin_profile
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Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
bundle_discount_depth
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cross_sell_attach_rate
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bundle_churn_vs_single_churn
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bundle_margin_blended
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upsell_pathway_architecture
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Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run

Business Model Archetype Classification

University of St. Gallen — 55 Business Model Navigator (Gassmann et al.)

SG-053 Two-sided Market HOW High
Direct: network_effect_present=Minimal network effects; scale benefits are procurement (GPO leverage) and payor contracting, not true network effects; physician referral density creates local quasi-network in markets
SG-036
Product to Capability
WHAT High
SG-049
Subscription
VALUE High

Hybrid Combination

Two-sided Market (SG-053) HOW provides the core structure, combined with Product to Capability (SG-036) + Subscription (SG-049) to form the complete business model fingerprint.

55 Archetypes Evaluated High: 3 Medium: 27 Registry: schemas/sg55_archetype_registry.yaml

Knowledge Graph — All Sections

debt_leverage_profile
2.18x Total Debt / Equity (High leverage)
High
SEC-XBRL
interest_rate_sensitivity
~$30M annual interest expense increase per 100bps on ~$3B variable-rate debt; 20bps shift impacts EBITDA by ~$6M, material given thin net margins
Inferred
Agent_Inference
geopolitical_supply_exposure
Low intensity; China and India supply >60% of global API inputs, creating concentration risk.
Medium
GICS-commodity-overlay-v1
supply_chain_dependency
Domestic surgical supply distributors (Medline, Owens & Minor) and single-source medical device OEMs; geopolitical risk via China-manufactured surgical instruments and PPE
Inferred
Agent_Inference
international_expansion_readiness
null
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Agent_Inference
geographic_footprint
Predominantly US-only operations; no meaningful international revenue exposure; sovereign currency devaluation risk is effectively zero
Inferred
Agent_Inference
commodity_exposure_profile
Low intensity; commodities: Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, Rare Earth Elements, Natural Gas (energy), Plastics/Resins, Ethanol, Packaging Materials; geopolitical: China and India supply >60% of global API inputs, creating concentration risk.
Medium
GICS-commodity-overlay-v1
vendor_lock_dependency_score
No single vendor exceeds 30% of input costs; GPO memberships (Premier, Vizient) diversify supply, but key implant OEMs (Stryker, Zimmer) create moderate non-substitutable procedure risk
Inferred
Agent_Inference
business_model_type_primary
Cloud disruption risk is low-moderate; clinical operations rely on EHR systems (Epic, Greenway) not public cloud; 30-day termination would disrupt billing and scheduling, not surgical delivery
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Agent_Inference
business_model_type_secondary
Ambulatory surgical center (ASC) operator; fee-for-service healthcare services with partnership model alongside physician co-owners
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Agent_Inference
switching_cost_profile
EHR and practice management API coupling (Epic, Greenway Health) creates moderate lock-in; switching costs ~$500K-$2M per facility; replacement timeline 12-18 months
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Agent_Inference
howey_test_risk_index
Low Howey risk; revenue model is direct fee-for-service surgical reimbursement from payors; no investment contract characteristics present
Inferred
Agent_Inference
regulatory_burden_tier
Very High
Medium
GICS-regulatory-overlay-v1
data_sovereignty_risk
HIPAA-primary compliance environment; CCPA exposure moderate for California facilities; GDPR not applicable given US-only operations; PHI breach risk is primary regulatory exposure
Inferred
Agent_Inference
antitrust_exposure_flag
Moderate; FTC scrutiny on hospital/ASC acquisitions rising; physician co-ownership and payor contracting concentration in regional markets creates antitrust review risk
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Agent_Inference
regulatory_exposure_profile
Very High burden; regimes: FDA, CMS, HHS, HIPAA, EMA, OIG; Drug pricing legislation and approval delays directly compress revenue visibility.
Medium
GICS-regulatory-overlay-v1
revenue_model_type
~85% quasi-recurring (contracted payor reimbursement rates, multi-year payor agreements) but transactional per procedure; true subscription revenue near zero
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Agent_Inference
monetization_vector
Per-procedure fee collection from commercial insurers, Medicare, Medicaid; physician partnership revenue sharing; facility fee monetization primary vector
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Agent_Inference
pricing_architecture
Payor-contracted rate architecture; limited direct pricing power; rate negotiations with commercial insurers every 2-3 years; Medicare/Medicaid rates set externally, ~40% of revenue
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Agent_Inference
pricing_power_rating
Moderate (3/5); commercial payor rates can be negotiated above inflation; government payor rates non-negotiable; ASC cost advantage over hospitals provides negotiating leverage
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Agent_Inference
target_gross_margin_bracket
Gross margin ~20-25%; EBITDA margin ~10-13%; structurally constrained by physician distribution, supplies, and labor costs
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Agent_Inference
churn_vulnerability_index
Low free-rider risk; surgical procedures are non-substitutable, payor-gated services; patient volume tied to physician referral networks within owned facilities
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Agent_Inference
headcount_cost_structure
Revenue growth is near headcount-linear; each new facility requires full clinical/administrative staffing; corporate overhead scales sublinearly but clinical labor dominates at ~35% of revenue
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Agent_Inference
marginal_cost_of_growth
Greenfield ASC or acquisition requires $5-15M capex plus staffing ramp; marginal cost of growth high per facility but fixed costs spread over volume creates operating leverage at scale
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Agent_Inference
franchise_compliance_risk
Not a franchise model; physician partnership JV structure creates compliance drift risk in billing practices, credentialing, and quality metrics across 180+ facilities
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Agent_Inference
customer_acquisition_metric
At 10x scale, payor rate compression and physician recruitment scarcity would pressure unit economics; current ~$1,200-1,500 net revenue per case could compress 5-8%
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Agent_Inference
network_effect_present
Minimal network effects; scale benefits are procurement (GPO leverage) and payor contracting, not true network effects; physician referral density creates local quasi-network in markets
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Agent_Inference
asset_efficiency_ratio
AI displacement risk low for surgical procedures; moderate for billing/coding (15-20% cost reduction potential); robotic surgery augments rather than displaces physician labor
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Agent_Inference
recession_resistance_tier
Tier 2 (moderate resilience); elective surgical volumes decline 10-15% in recessions; non-elective and pain procedures more stable; ASC lower cost drives volume shift from hospitals
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Agent_Inference
customer_segment_primary
Commercial insurance payors (40-45% of revenue); no single payor likely exceeds 15-20% of revenue; UnitedHealth, BlueCross affiliates are likely top payors
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Agent_Inference
customer_segment_secondary
Medicare/Medicaid (40%+ of revenue); government payor concentration creates reimbursement rate risk; CMS policy changes represent systemic revenue exposure
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Agent_Inference
characteristic_occupations
["11-0000 Management Occupations", "13-0000 Business and Financial Operations Occupations", "15-0000 Computer and Mathematical Occupations", "19-0000 Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations", "21-0000 Community and Social Service Occupations", "23-0000 Legal Occupations", "29-0000 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations", "31-0000 Healthcare Support Occupations", "41-0000 Sales and Related Occupations", "43-0000 Office and Administrative Support Occupations", "51-0000 Production Occupations"]
High
SOC-2018/GICS-overlay
agent_automatable_labor_share
0.32 (HIL — ~32% of characteristic roles agent-automatable)
Medium
SOC-2018 + agentic-exposure-v1
capital_expenditure_profile
2.4% CapEx / Revenue (Low-CapEx Asset-Light)
High
SEC-XBRL
sec_cik
0001638833
High
SEC-EDGAR
ticker
SGRY
High
SEC-EDGAR

Business Model Components

Core Space

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Interaction Modes

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Product Matrix

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Live Operational Signals

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Evaluation Gate — Persona Stress Tests

SKILL_BUFFETT_VAL_03PASS2026-07-23no unmet atoms among this persona's authored questions
SKILL_LEGAL_SEC_01PASS2026-07-23no unmet atoms among this persona's authored questions
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SKILL_OPS_PARTNER_01PASS2026-07-23no unmet atoms among this persona's authored questions

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