Scott Oppat Email & Phone Number

United States

With over 20-years of experience lending exclusively to veterinarians, I am excited for the opportunity to work with PetSmart Veterinary Services and their candidates seeking to own new practices.Located within PetSmart stores, PetSmart Veterinary Services works on a true independent ownership model that’s unlike anything else. It’s a simple but powerful solution that gives veterinarians control of their practice in a reduced time-frame for reduced startup costs than what would normally be required. Additionally, PetSmart Veterinary Services helps with certain back-office support allowing veterinarians to focus more time on care, and less time on the day-to-day business operations. Whether it's opening a new practice or moving your existing practice into the store location, having thousands of pet-owning potential clients walking through your "lobby" every week is a dynamic business model that is unique to PetSmart. As an experienced practice owner or an associate looking to make that career step to owning your own practice, I highly recommend you consider owning a PetSmart Veterinary Services hospital.I encourage you to reach out to me for more details.

Over the years, Veterinary Financial Services (VFS) has grown to become a comprehensive source to the veterinary and pet related professions. Directly or through our strategic partner relationships, VFS provides:Financing: VFS provides a full range of custom loan products • Existing practice acquisition financing• Start-up practice financing• Facility Financing • Building/Real estate• Tenant Improvements• Remodel/Expansion• Practice buy-ins/buy outs• Equity cash-out• Equipment purchasePractice Facility: VFS can simplify the process of opening a new facility or expanding or remodeling an existing facility • Design/build services (construction)• Site selection• Cost segregation services (depreciation optimization)Practice Operations: VFS can help your practice run like a business• Consulting Services: Operations-workflow evaluation/improvement action plans • Inventory and equipment cost optimization (wholesale buying group)• Practice operating software• Human Resources (HR) – On-call HR team• Accounting services• Legal servicesDoctor Recruiting: VFS can find the right doctor for your practice• Candidate identification• Candidate recruiting• Candidate selectionStart-up Practice Concepts: VFS represents a variety of practice options and pet retail concepts• Franchise pet hospital and retail combination• Franchise pet supply (retail only) store• Partnership model (own up to 49% of a new practice)• Chief of Staff (no initial ownership)Pet Healthcare Financing Programs: Lower provider fees, more approvals and fewer economic euthanasia.Retirement Planning: VFS has access to retirement planning professionals who have experience working with veterinary doctors to plan for a successful retirement and transition of their practice to the next generation of practitioners. • Private equity purchasing group• Financial consultants• Experienced veterinary focused attorneys

United States

My Pet's Vet Group is a small group practice focused on building, launching, and growing hospitals throughout the United States. In addition to practicing the highest quality medicine, our primary operating goal is to create a pleasant work atmosphere with a happy staff that wants to come to work. Each hospital operates in many ways as an independent practice with full medical autonomy while being supported by an experienced medical and operational leadership team dedicated to ensuring an engaged staff, happy pet-parents, and healthy pets.

Portland, Oregon Area

Started and lead new company. Sorbella Practice Builders is a national, full-service business solutions provider that specializes in all facets of building a new, or updating and existing dental, medical or veterinary practice. As a division of Market Contractors, a general contractor since 1978, that has its roots in providing a turn-key package for building in-store banks for financial institutions across the US, Sorbella Practice Builders is positioned to leverage the unique skill set of Market Contractors and its relationships across the country with many of the nation's leading retail centers, locating practices where the client traffic is greatest allowing convenient, accessible, and affordable care for the clients while creating more reach and more revenue for practices.

BCHOA is a professional association of franchise veterinary practices which I formed in June of 2009 to support franchise owners of Banfield veterinary pracitices. Our mission is to protect and enhance the brand while providing cost effective services to its members.

Responsible for on-boarding new Charter (franchise) hospitals by working closely with the veterinary doctor applicants to obtain financing appropriate for their financial profile. Established and managed a five million dollar internal lending portfolio.

Responsible for managing a nationwide sales force originating loans and leases in the manufacturing space. Annual origination volume was approximately $300mm. Developed and implemented a syndications channel.