Independent Doctors of Optometric Care (IDOC) By John Sailer Monday, February 13, 2012 12:09 AM RELATED CONTENT Finding Strength in Numbers Making the Choice: Vital Stats on ECP Alliances and Buying Groups *VM Web EXCLUSIVE: "Membership Has Its Benefits," Say ECPs in Buying Groups and ECP Alliances The Alliance Block Buying Group C & E Vision/Vision West Opti-Port Prima Eye Group Primary Eyecare Network (PEN) Professional Eye Care Associates of America (PECAA) Professional Eyecare Resources Co-op (PERC) OD Excellence Villavecchia Buying Group Vision Source Independent Doctors of Optometric Care (IDOC) Founded: 1999 Owner: Mark S. Feder, OD, president and CEO, one of the founders Contact: www.idoc.net; (203) 853-3333 Programs: includes contact lenses, laboratories, equipment, frames, credit card processing, virtually every product and service used by independent ODs Events: Annual Business Conference (April 2012); two regional conferences in the fall in New York and Phoenix; over 150 member director dinner meetings throughout the year Members: 1,200+ Focus for 2012: continue to expand IDOC University to provide business management education for independent ODs; supplement vendor programs as needed and continue to grow membership; support members and help them be more successful both medically and as business owners