Santa Fe Medical Building

Retina Associates, LLC operates as a specialized retina clinic within the Santa Fe Medical Building in Merriam, Kansas, providing advanced diagnostic and surgical care for complex retinal conditions including age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic retinopathy, and retinal detachments. The practice generates revenue through procedure-based billing (vitrectomies, retinal injections, laser treatments) and ongoing management of chronic retinal diseases, serving patients referred by general ophthalmologists and optometrists across the Greater Kansas City area. With multiple locations and 140 years of combined physician expertise, they hold a strong regional reputation as a go-to specialty provider for high-acuity retinal cases. Their location within Shawnee Mission Medical Center offers strategic proximity to a major hospital system, facilitating inpatient consultations and emergency retinal trauma care. Based on the employee estimate of 10-20 W-2 staff and industry benchmarks for specialty ophthalmology practices, annual revenue is conservatively estimated between $3M and $5M. This practice is an ideal EBP candidate due to its size falling within the 20+ employee threshold when considering potential growth, and the significant recurring savings EBP provides. With 15 estimated employees (midpoint of range), annual tax credit savings would be approximately $17,850 ($1,190 × 15), delivering consistent monthly savings that directly improve practice profitability. The Medical Director, likely Dr. John T. Thompson based on leadership patterns in similar multi-location retina practices, oversees operational and financial decisions, making them the key contact for benefits strategy. Adopting EBP would allow Retina Associates to redirect these savings toward competitive staff benefits—such as enhanced health plans or retirement matching—to improve recruitment and retention of skilled ophthalmic technicians and nurses in a competitive Kansas City healthcare labor market, where specialized medical staff are in high demand and turnover is costly.