Richard N. Merkin, M.D. 
Founder and CEO,The Heritage Group 

Richard Merkin, M.D. is Founder and CEO of The Heritage Group, including Heritage Provider Network and Heritage Medical Systems. Under his stewardship, Heritage Provider Network has become one of the largest physician founded and physician owned integrated health care systems in the United States, with over 50 related healthcare companies and medical groups. HPN and its affiliates operate in California, Arizona, and New York bringing 44 years of successful coordinated, managed care with over 4000 primary care physicians and 30,000 specialists. Heritage provides high-quality, cost-effective healthcare to over one million individuals, including approximately 150,000 fee for service Medicare beneficiaries, proving once again that the Heritage model can work in virtually any setting.

Heritage Provider Network encompasses numerous intellectual property, venture capital, private equity, and insurance companies, including joint ventures with Rite Aid, Walgreens, Trinity Hospital Systems, and Fresenius. Dr. Merkin serves on the Board of the California Institute of Technology and the Board of Trustees at the Keck School of Medicine at USC. He is the Co-founder of FasterCures, which has dramatically accelerated the development of treatments for prostate cancer, breast cancer, melanoma, and other diseases. He is also on the Board of the California NanoSystems Institute and serves on many other boards that focus on science, healthcare, and finance.

Dr. Merkin has founded several charitable organizations, including the Richard N. Merkin Institute for Translational Research, the Merkin Family Foundation, as well as other charities focused on education, children, and underserved communities. Directly and through those foundations, Dr. Merkin supports a broad selection of scientific and medical research, translation of core science into viable treatments and therapies, education funding for high performing and underserved communities, and the expansion of medical services and medical service access.

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