What Is Vohra Wound Physicians? The Largest Mobile Wound Care Employer
Vohra Wound Physicians explained — the employment model, how they operate, compensation structure, and how they compare to independent wound care practice.
Damon Ebanks
Medipyxis
What Is Vohra Wound Physicians?
Vohra Wound Physicians is the largest mobile wound care physician group in the United States. Founded in 2000, the company employs over 400 wound care providers across more than 30 states, primarily delivering bedside wound care in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), long-term care facilities, and assisted living communities.
Vohra's model is straightforward: they hire wound care providers, assign them to a panel of facilities within a geographic territory, and handle the administrative and billing infrastructure. The provider focuses on clinical care while Vohra manages credentialing, malpractice insurance, supplies, scheduling, and claims submission.
How does the employment model work?
Vohra providers are W-2 employees, not independent contractors. The company provides:
- Malpractice insurance. Covered by Vohra. Providers do not need to carry their own professional liability policy.
- Wound care supplies. Vohra supplies dressings, debridement instruments, and other wound care materials. Providers do not purchase or stock their own supplies.
- Training and credentialing. New hires complete Vohra's proprietary wound care training program. The company handles Medicare credentialing and facility privileging.
- Scheduling and billing. Vohra's administrative team coordinates facility schedules and processes all claims. Providers document the encounter; the back office handles the rest.
Compensation is typically structured on a per-visit basis. Published figures and provider reports suggest a range that varies by credential, territory, and patient volume. Vohra providers generally see 8-15 patients per day across two to four facilities, depending on geographic density and panel size.
Who works at Vohra?
The provider mix is predominantly nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs), with a smaller number of physicians (MDs and DOs). This reflects the broader mobile wound care market, where mid-level providers deliver the majority of bedside care under physician oversight.
Vohra requires wound care certification or completion of their internal training program. Providers are assigned to a territory and build longitudinal relationships with facility staff and patients within that territory.
What are the advantages of the Vohra model?
For providers entering wound care without an existing practice infrastructure, Vohra eliminates the startup barriers. There is no need to build a facility network, negotiate contracts, purchase an EHR, hire billing staff, or figure out supply chain logistics. A provider can go from onboarding to seeing patients in a matter of weeks.
The W-2 structure also provides stability. Income is predictable within a range, malpractice is covered, and the provider is not personally liable for billing compliance or payer audits. For clinicians who want to practice wound care without running a business, this is a meaningful benefit.
What are the tradeoffs?
The tradeoffs are the ones inherent in any employment model versus independent practice:
Revenue ceiling. A Vohra provider earns a per-visit rate set by the company. An independent provider billing under their own NPI captures the full reimbursement per encounter. At equivalent patient volumes, independent providers typically earn more per visit -- but they also absorb all overhead costs.
Clinical autonomy. Vohra has standardized protocols and formularies. Providers work within the company's clinical framework. Independent practitioners choose their own treatment approaches, products, and clinical workflows.
Practice ownership. A Vohra provider builds Vohra's facility relationships, not their own. If the provider leaves, the territory and patient panel stay with the company. An independent provider who builds their own facility network owns those relationships and the resulting referral pipeline.
Technology choice. Vohra provides its own documentation and billing system. Independent practices select their own EHR and can choose platforms purpose-built for mobile wound care workflows, including tools that integrate clinical documentation with billing compliance and wound photography.
The independent alternative
Some wound care providers choose to build their own mobile practice instead of joining a large group. Independent practice requires more upfront work -- facility contracts, credentialing, billing infrastructure, compliance systems, and clinical technology -- but offers higher per-visit revenue, full clinical autonomy, and ownership of the business and its referral relationships.
The decision between employment and independence depends on the provider's career stage, risk tolerance, and whether they want to practice wound care or build a wound care business. Both paths are legitimate.
For a complete breakdown of what it takes to launch an independent mobile wound care practice, see our guide to starting a mobile wound care business. For a deeper comparison of the Vohra experience, see our Vohra wound care review.