Tom Furr

Founder and CEO
PatientPay
Durham, NC
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15+

Years In HealthTech

1

Startups Initiated 

6,076

LinkedIn Followers

Tom’s Journey

Worked as a Contractor at MCI.

1996

Joined MobileSmith as CSO, based in Durham, NC, helping build mobile application infrastructure.

2001

1998

Joined Plurimus as Regional Sales Director.

2008

Founded PatientPay as CEO, recognizing that there are simpler ways for patients to pay healthcare bills, just like in retail and e-commerce.

About PatientPay

Founded - 2008 | Durham, NC | Stage -Growth financing / private

Highlight

PatientPay provides patient payment technology for specialty care, ambulatory care, acute care, and revenue-cycle organizations.

Problem

As patient financial responsibility grows, providers need better ways to bill, collect, and engage patients around payments. Traditional RCM workflows often create friction for patients and leave revenue uncollected.

USP

PatientPay focuses on omnichannel patient payments for complex healthcare billing. The company has raised growth financing and continues to position patient payments as a strategic revenue-cycle function.

Key Milestones

2008

Founded in Durham to improve healthcare payment collection and patient financial experience.

2021

Continued expanding healthcare payments technology for specialty and ambulatory care.

2024

Partnered with Azalea Health to improve financial outcomes for community hospitals and medical groups.

2025

Secured $6.15 million in growth financing to expand omnichannel patient payments.

2026

Continued thought leadership around patients becoming a larger payer category in healthcare.
In Their Own Words:

"When practice leaders are properly equipped to make data-driven decisions, they build stronger practices that ultimately provide better quality patient care."