The Upper Ohio Valley Individual Practice Association (The IPA) was formed in 1979 by a group of physicians whose goal was to provide health care services at a cost reasonable to both patients and physicians.

The IPA is an independent practice association which has as its primary objective the delivery of high-quality, coordinated, efficient, and cost saving medical care to patients within the Ohio Valley and surrounding area.

The IPA consists of more than 175 physicians and advanced practice providers, independent and employed, primary care and specialty care, who innovate and collaborate to deliver efficient high-quality health care.