Start Your Own Practice | Nurse Practitioner | Massachusetts | Fall 2026

About the role

Kinstead helps experienced Nurse Practitioners across Massachusetts start their own independent practices. You’ll own your practice, choose the patients you want to serve, and decide what your schedule looks like, while Kinstead provides the business and operational infrastructure needed to make it doable. You can begin with just a few hours a week while continuing other work and grow at your own pace.

Requirements

• Experienced FNP, PMHNP, or other Nurse Practitioner
• Active Massachusetts NP license meeting the state’s requirements for independent practice
• Several years of experience caring for patients
• Strong ties to the community you hope to serve
• Have thought about starting your own practice (even if unsure where to begin)
• Desire for greater ownership over patient care and work structure

Benefits

• Insurance credentialing and payer contracting
• Billing, coding, and revenue cycle management
• EHR and technology support
• Scheduling and patient intake assistance
• Virtual front desk with real humans answering patient calls
• Business setup, legal, and compliance support
• Website and marketing support
• Tools and support to grow your patient panel
• Startup costs typically under $3,000
• Basic costs can be covered with fewer than 3 patient visits per month
• Over 45 Nurse Practitioners have already started practices with Kinstead

Pay

NPs typically take home around $100–$200 per clinical hour, with the potential to earn around $300,000 annually in a full‑time practice.

Schedule

You choose what your schedule looks like. Many NPs start with just a few hours a week while continuing other work, and can grow the practice at whatever pace makes sense—whether it remains part‑time or eventually replaces a current job.