Company Background

As one of the first providers of managed care services, our business model is completely unique in the industry. Originally founded in 1996 as a Texas Utilization Review Agent (Texas URA), Medical Equation offers a variety of services in states across the nation.

A veteran-owned and physician-operated company, Medical Equation is committed to ensuring unbiased solutions by offering various types of independent medical reviews, workers’ compensation cost containment, hospital bill reviews, medical expert witness testimonies, medical legal expertise and much more.

Physician Specialties Include

Addiction Medicine
Anesthesiology
Cardiology
Chiropractic
Dentistry
Emergency Medicine
Family Practice
General Surgery
Hand Surgery
Internal Medicine
Neurological Surgery
Neurology
Neuro-Ophthalmology
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Ophthalmology
Orthopedic Surgery
Otorhinolaryngology
Pain Management
Pediatrics
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation / EMG
Plastic Surgery
Podiatry
Psychiatry
Psychology
Radiology
Neuroradiology
Rheumatology
Toxicology & Medication Review

Utilization Review Services Professional Medical Services

COMPANY MISSION / VISION / VALUES STATEMENT

Mission

To provide consistently excellent, industry leading physician-centric utilization management and cost containment solutions for our clients delivering measurable, reliable, defendable results founded in evidence-based medicine.

Vision

To remain recognized and respected in the national marketplace as the industry expert solidly providing clinical strength, advanced technology, outstanding quality and customer service that consistently exceeds expectations maximizing our impact and client outcomes. We strive for expansive growth of our company in a controlled, managed, fiscally responsible approach and to create a path for long-term customer relationships, company presence and longevity.

Values

To conduct our work with the highest integrity integrated into all aspects of business. To value our employees, contractors and associate physicians and create a nurturing, respectful work environment that provides opportunity, challenges and growth. To have a passion for customer commitment and to value and honor our customer relationships.

John P. Obermiller, MD

President & Medical Director

Dr. John P. Obermiller is president and medical director of Medical Equation Inc. based in Austin, Texas. He co-founded the company in 1996 as one of the first utilization management services companies in the country, and he has served as a medical director since the company’s inception. Dr. Obermiller and his partners, company co-founders and co-medical directors, Dr. Brian C. Buck and Dr. Peter M. Garcia, form the Medical Equation leadership team. Together they oversee the work of more than 40 medical review doctors representing all major specialties in addition to a team of cost containment medical bill review experts and several licensed physician assistants.

Dr. Obermiller is board-certified with the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and is a fellow of the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He co-founded Texas Orthopedics Sports and Rehabilitation Associates in 1986 in Austin. A practicing physician for more than 25 years, he maintains a private practice in Austin and is a medical staff member at several Austin-area hospitals.

Dr. Obermiller is a Texas Division of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation Designated Doctor and has held that designation since 1993. With over 25 years in the workers’ compensation and liability claims field, he is a leading expert in compensability evaluation based on the Official Disability Guidelines (ODG). Dr. Obermiller provides expert testimony for contested case hearings and is a sought-after speaker and lecturer. He regularly conducts Texas Department of Insurance certified continuing education courses, which cover an array of utilization review topics.

He is licensed in the states of Texas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Michigan, Montana and Virginia.

After serving in the United States Marine Corps as an airborne C-130 transport navigator, Dr. Obermiller received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors in geology from the University of Texas at Austin. He received his doctorate in medicine from Texas Tech University School of Medicine in Lubbock, Texas, and completed his residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

Brian C. Buck, MD

Medical Director

Dr. Brian C. Buck is a medical director for Medical Equation Inc. in Austin, Texas. Founded in 1996, Medical Equation is one of the first utilization management services companies in the country. Dr. Buck and his partners, company co-founders and co-medical directors, Dr. John P. Obermiller and Dr. Peter M. Garcia, form the Medical Equation leadership team. Together they oversee the work of more than 40 medical review doctors representing all major specialties in addition to a team of cost containment medical bill review experts and several licensed physician assistants.

Dr. Buck is board-certified with the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the American Board of Electro-Diagnostic Medicine. He is a Texas Division of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation Designated Doctor and a certified Medical Review Officer. Dr. Buck is also board-certified with the American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review. He is licensed in Texas and Oklahoma.

Maintaining a private practice in Austin, Dr. Buck’s work includes workers’ compensation cases, electromyography, neuromuscular disease and inpatient rehabilitation. As a Medical Equation medical director, Dr. Buck supervises professional staff and procedures. Dr. Buck also serves as medical director for Warm Springs Rehabilitation Hospital in Kyle, Texas.

Dr. Buck received his doctorate in medicine from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Texas, and earned his undergraduate degree from Austin College in Sherman, Texas.

Peter M. Garcia, MD

Medical Director

Dr. Peter M. Garcia is a medical director for Medical Equation Inc. in Austin, Texas. Founded in 1996, Medical Equation is one of the first utilization management services companies in the country. Dr. Garcia and his partners, company co-founders and co-medical directors, Dr. Brian C. Buck and Dr. John P. Obermiller, form the Medical Equation leadership team. Together they oversee the work of more than 40 medical review doctors representing all major specialties in addition to a team of cost containment medical bill review experts and several licensed physician assistants.

Dr. Garcia is board-certified in orthopedic surgery and is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. He has been in general orthopedic practice in Austin with Texas Orthopedic Sports and Rehabilitation since 1988 and is a medical staff member at several Austin-area hospitals. Dr. Garcia is a Texas Division of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation Designated Doctor. As a Medical Equation medical director, Dr. Garcia supervises professional staff and procedures. He regularly conducts Texas Department of Insurance certified continuing education courses covering an array of utilization review topics.

He is licensed in Texas, Colorado, Nevada and Oklahoma. Dr. Garcia speaks fluent Spanish and is a member of the Society of Military Orthopedic Surgeons and Hispanic Physicians of Austin. He received his doctorate in medicine from Texas Tech University School of Medicine in Lubbock, Texas. He completed his orthopedic residency at William Beaumont Army Medical Center and served in the United States Army based at Ft. Hood, Texas. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from the University of Texas at Austin.

Join Our Team as a Physician Reviewer

Becoming a physician reviewer provides the flexibility to augment income without increasing patient load. Whether conducting peer reviews at your convenience or performing independent medical exams on injured workers, Medical Equation provides the support needed to ensure an expedient process.

Medical records reviewed & collated with summary letter

Patient confirmation provided

Schedules coordinated with your office

Exam offices in nine Texas cities

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