Golden State Orthopedics & Spine is an upcoming 60-physician network involving three California practices.
They will merge Jan. 1, 2022, to form the third-largest specialty group in the western U.S.
Here's what to know about the practices:
Muir Orthopaedic Specialists (Walnut Creek)
1. Muir Orthopaedic Specialists was founded in 2001 as a merger between the Muir Orthopaedic Group and the San Ramon Valley Orthopaedic Group. Two more practices joined MOS in 2016.
2. MOS has 10 locations across California, including an express clinic and four physical therapy centers.
3. More than 30 physicians work at MOS.
OrthoNorCal (Los Gatos)
4. OrthoNorCal was founded in 2012, according to the San Francisco Business Times.
5. Nineteen physicians work at OrthoNorCal.
6. OrthoNorCal has six offices and two physical therapy centers.
Webster Orthopedics (San Ramon)
7. Webster Orthopedics was founded in 1939 by Douglas Dickson, MD, who worked as a sole practitioner in Oakland, Calif.
8. The practice has eight locations, including two open MRI centers.
9. Eleven physicians work at Webster Orthopedics.