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

About the role

Kinstead helps experienced Nurse Practitioners in Massachusetts start their own independent practices, providing the business and operational support needed to own a practice, choose patients, and set a schedule that fits your goals.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage your independent nurse practitioner practice
• Select the patient population you wish to serve
• Determine your own work schedule and clinical hours
• Provide direct clinical care to patients
• Grow and maintain your patient panel over time

Requirements

• Active Massachusetts Nurse Practitioner license meeting state requirements for independent practice
• Several years of experience caring for patients
• Strong ties to the community you intend to serve

Qualifications

• Experience as an FNP, PMHNP, or other Nurse Practitioner specialty
• Demonstrated clinical expertise and knowledge of your local community
• Interest in owning a practice and having greater control over patient care and work structure

Skills

• Clinical assessment and patient management
• Ability to build patient relationships and community trust
• Basic entrepreneurial mindset for practice ownership (no prior business plan required)

Benefits

• Assistance with insurance credentialing and payer contracting
• Billing, coding, and revenue cycle management support
• EHR and technology setup
• Scheduling and patient intake systems
• Virtual front desk with real humans answering patient calls
• Business formation, legal, and compliance guidance
• Website and marketing support
• Tools and coaching to grow your patient panel

Pay

• Typical take‑home earnings of $100–$200 per clinical hour as the practice grows
• Potential to earn around $300,000 annually in a full‑time practice
• Startup costs usually under $3,000
• Basic practice costs can be covered with fewer than 3 patient visits per month

Schedule

• Full flexibility to set your own schedule and clinical hours
• Ability to start part‑time (e.g., a few hours per week) while maintaining other employment
• Option to grow the practice at your own pace, eventually transitioning to full‑time if desired