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David Davenport

Veterinary Practice Broker at Total Practice Solutions Group

Shorter, AL Website (816) 331-9449
DVMUpdated October 2026
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David Davenport serves as a Veterinary Practice Broker at Total Practice Solutions Group, where he holds founding member status. He works in the Greater Plains Region. He helps clients assess veterinary practices against their financial goals. He draws valuation insights from founding, partnering in, operating, and selling ten of his own veterinary practices and hospitals. He brings nearly 60 years of entrepreneurial experience across veterinary medicine, agriculture, real estate, and other businesses. He earned his DVM from the University of Missouri, School of Veterinary Medicine in 1966. He launched Interstate Agri-Services in 1984; by 1987, the company managed 52,000 acres of owned and managed land. He and his partner installed phone systems in over 50 jails by 1993, ultimately selling the company for $1.7 million. He currently owns Reliant Group, Inc., which began in 2000, and partners in other small businesses and investments. He operates a 200-cow/calf operation on his Peculiar, Missouri, farm, which he purchased in 1976.

Who is a good fit for David Davenport

  • Veterinary practice owners seeking valuation insight from a broker who has owned, operated, and sold practices.
  • Buyers evaluating veterinary practices against their financial goals in the Greater Plains Region.

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David Davenport works with veterinary practice clients in the Greater Plains Region. He helps clients evaluate practices against their financial goals. He draws on direct experience buying, growing, and selling veterinary hospitals.

David Davenport graduated from the University of Missouri, School of Veterinary Medicine in 1966 with his DVM. He began his first working partnership at Summit Park Animal Hospital in June. By February, he had laid the groundwork for Crest Animal Hospital in a 1,500 square-foot building. By April of 1972, growth justified constructing a facility double that size.

David Davenport sold Crest Animal Hospital in July 1975. He started Blue Parkway Animal Hospital in 1969 and sold it a year later. From 1975 to 2020, he founded, operated, purchased, and sold several other veterinary practices.

David Davenport launched Interstate Agri-Services to manage farmland across Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Colorado. His company oversaw holdings whose sales covered most of the land by 1989. He also owned an industrial complex, oversaw its construction, and later sold it at a profit. He lives on his Peculiar farm and oversees agricultural and investment ventures across other farms and real estate properties.

David Davenport co-developed a business installing cell block phones in jails before selling it with his partner. He launched American Attorney’s Insurance Services in 1993, initially targeting attorneys through mail-order life insurance sales. He sold policies in forty-eight states through that company. He exited when his partner purchased the company in 2002.

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