About The Strategic Chiropractor

THE MISSION

Our goal here at The Strategic Chiropractor is simple – we want to help doctors of chiropractic navigate the changes required to work smarter IN their business and getting OUT of practice. We do this through chiropractic practice sales, business valuations and transitions consulting.

ORIGINS

To “work smarter” has been the mission of our founder, Dr. Tom Necela, for over two decades & it’s at the heart of everything we do. Because of Dr. Tom’s background in chiropractic & insurance, our work was initially focused on teaching DC’s to work smarter IN practice through better billing, coding, documentation & business strategies.

GROWTH

As a result of Dr. Tom’s prolific blogging, engaging speaking style and successful track recording of helping clients, the popularity of The Strategic Chiropractor’s coaching programs, products, seminars, webinars and website has grown from a helping a handful of chiropractic friends to over 20,000 blog subscribers, seminar or webinar attendees and satisfied clients.

EXPANSION

As our clients practices grew larger (and our clients grew older), a pressing need emerged for relevant strategies to effectively sell or transition their practice. To assist, Dr. Tom began sharing strategies he learned from selling his own practice and by studying successful transitions or sales of dentists, medical doctors, attorneys and other professional practices.

TRANSITION

Fast forward 10 years and the demand for help working smarter getting OUT of practice has led us to guide hundreds of chiropractors through the process of selling their practice or creating a transition plan for their business by utilizing both traditional and “non-traditional” exit strategies. Our transition webinars alone have been viewed by more than 9000 chiropractors & we’d love to help you create a win-win transition for your practice as well!

About Dr. Tom Necela

Over the span of two decades, Dr. Necela has helped over 300 chiropractors to sell, buy and transition their chiropractic practice. He’s author of several popular books, including best-selling transitions program in the chiropractic profession: The Ultimate Chiropractic Exit Strategy.

As a result of his work in chiropractic, Dr. Necela is the first and only chiropractor (and chiropractic practice broker) to earn the “Industry Expert” status for his work helping DC’s transition, buy and sell their chiropractic practice by the world’s largest trade journal exclusively for business brokers – Business Brokerage Press. Dr. Tom also has the honor of being the only featured chiropractor as an industry expert for the chiropractic profession in the latest edition of the 2026 Business Reference Guide: The Essential Guide to Pricing Businesses & Franchises (36th Edition).

Unlike most chiropractic practice brokers who have no formal training or credentials that establish their expertise, Dr. Tom is also the FIRST AND ONLY chiropractor to achieve the Certified Business Broker (CBB) credential and Accredited Business Intermediary (ABI) status. Additionally, he stays active in the brokerage industry as an active member of the International Business Brokers Association (IBBA), the American Business Brokers Association (ABA), and the Texas Association of Business Brokers (TABB) – three of the largest professional associations and credentialing agencies for business brokers.

In addition, Dr. Necela was the first DC to achieve Certified Professional Medical Auditor (CPMA), Certified Professional Coder (CPC) and Certified Compliance Professional (CCP-P) status.

Dr. Necela is also a frequent speaker at state chiropractic association events and seminars and his writing has been featured in publications such as Chiropractic Economics, Dynamic Chiropractic.

Although he has won several awards for The Strategic Chiropractor website, which has been named one of the “Top 5 Chiropractic Blogs”, he’s most proud of his accomplishments as a husband and father to his children who live in San Antonio, Texas.

About Andrew Hurtado

Andrew started his career as a medical real estate advisor helping doctors at every stage of ownership to navigate the challenges associated with leasing or owning the real estate occupied by their practice.

From practice site selection and lease negotiation to expansion planning and transition strategy, Andrew has provided critical support through each phase of the practice lifecycle. This experience has exposed him to hundreds of leases and real estate transactions that have proved invaluable to his clients as they plan for the right exit strategy and avoid the unseen pitfalls of selling a practice.

Over the past six years, Andrew has worked for a large, nationwide dental and medical practice brokerage firm both in the capacity of a sell-side broker (where he facilitated practice sales transactions with private and corporate buyers) and in a supervisory role managing a team of Texas-based brokers.

Andrew has become a trusted advisor for healthcare professionals looking to navigate the complexities of transitioning their practice with clarity and confidence. His practice brokerage experience in the dental and medical professions allow him to bring a strategic mindset, keen insight and fresh perspective to better serve our chiropractic clients with their practice sale and transition.

When not in the office, Andrew is blessed to spend quality time with his wife and children in the San Antonio, Texas area.