Alabama micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Auburn, Alabama
Direct answer
A Auburn file is read against 475 local clinicians, 56.7 for every 10,000 of its 83,757 residents, 33 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, plus the 2 SBA healthcare approvals worth $3,800,000 already recorded in Lee County, 0 miles from Auburn-Opelika, AL.
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- Population: 83,757 residents (50K-100K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 475 across 29 fields2
- Median household income: $56,1233
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 156 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 7 across 4 categories4
- Nearest metro: Auburn-Opelika, AL, 0 miles1
Who is enumerated in Auburn
The NPPES file puts 475 enumerated clinicians inside Auburn, spread over 29 fields at 56.7 per 10,000 residents
| Specialty | Enumerated clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 156 | 18.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 40 | 4.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 39 | 4.7 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 34 | 4.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 28 | 3.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 27 | 3.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 21 | 2.5 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 18 | 2.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 17 | 2.0 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 16 | 1.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 16 | 1.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 13 | 1.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 7 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 7 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 6 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 6 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 4 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 3 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Sleep centers | 2 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| IV hydration and infusion | 2 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Plastic and cosmetic surgery | 2 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 2 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 2 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 2 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 1 | 0.1 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 1 | 0.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Imaging centers | 1 | 0.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 1 | 0.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 1 | 0.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 20 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 2 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 2 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 2 | CMS [4] | |
| Ambulatory surgical centers | 1 | CMS [4] |
Physical, occupational, and speech therapy carries 156 of the 475 enumerated providers here, and several of them can sit inside one practice. Read the column as clinicians, not owners.
What lenders have already approved in Lee County
With 2 healthcare approvals recorded, Lee County gives a valuation almost nothing local to lean on
| What it measures | Value | How to read it |
|---|---|---|
| SBA healthcare approvals | 2 | Counted for the fiscal year the SBA publishes [5] |
| Approved dollars | $3,800,000 | Everything approved to healthcare borrowers, added up [5] |
| Average approval | $1,900,000 | The dollar column over the approval column [5] |
| Lending establishments in the county | 113 | Places that write credit locally, NAICS 522 [6] |
What the two tables above change about a file
Density of 56.7 per 10,000 sets the patient draw a projection can claim without an argument. Lee County has 2 approvals to compare against, so plan for extra appraisal time and a conservative valuation. A $56,123 median household income here sets the ceiling on what an elective or cash-pay line can be expected to carry.
Where a file from this town usually lands
- Practice acquisition
- Startup and de novo
- Working capital term loan
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Equipment financing and leasing
Built from what is enumerated here rather than from a national list, so a field with no presence in Auburn does not appear. Availability is still a Alabama question.
What a funder reads first in Auburn
What a funder opens first depends on the field. In Auburn that means physical, occupational, and speech therapy, primary care and family medicine, optometry and ophthalmology.
| Practice type | The pages that decide it | Typical capital event |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (156) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Primary care and family medicine (40) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
| Optometry and ophthalmology (39) | Exam volume and optical capture, Vision plan mix, Inventory turns | Cold start or acquisition |
Counts in the first column are Auburn providers from NPPES. The other two columns describe how funders read that field across markets like Auburn, not what any funder will do with your file.
Density beside the neighboring Alabama towns
Comparables travel. These are the Alabama towns whose density, at 56.7 per 10,000 here, gets weighed beside this one.
| Town | Residents | Providers | Per 10,000 | Miles away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn (current) | 83,757 | 475 | 56.7 | |
| Opelika | 35,005 | 347 | 99.1 | 7 |
| Valley | 10,144 | 71 | 70.0 | 23 |
| Pike Road | 11,500 | 34 | 29.6 | 43 |
| Eufaula | 12,363 | 76 | 61.5 | 52 |
| Millbrook | 17,392 | 50 | 28.7 | 52 |
| Prattville | 40,139 | 281 | 70.0 | 57 |
How Auburn sits against the nearest metro
Distance to Auburn-Opelika, AL is 0 miles. Appraisers borrow Auburn-Opelika, AL rents, and the 83,757 residents set the ceiling on collections. Median household income runs $56,123, which is the number a funder converts into case acceptance on anything elective or cash-pay. Referral flow comes from outside Auburn, which a projection needs to state plainly. A degree-granting institution here moves volume on the academic calendar.
More of Alabama
Questions from Auburn
01How many providers practice in Auburn, and in what?
NPPES lists 475 providers at a Auburn practice address, 56.7 per 10,000 residents across 29 tracked fields. Physical, occupational, and speech therapy accounts for 156 of them, 33 percent of the total, with primary care and family medicine next at 40. Read that as clinicians: 475 enumerations, not 475 owners.
02What does Lee County's shortage designation change?
Designated for primary care, dental, mental health, Lee County qualifies its clinicians for federal repayment support. On a file that turns on adding staff, that is the difference between a hiring assumption and a hiring plan.
03Why does Lee County show so little SBA activity?
Lee County shows 2 approvals in the SBA healthcare file, which means an appraiser reaches outside the county for comparables. Few sales, not weak credit, is the usual reason. 113 lending establishments operate locally.
04What does a $56,123 median income mean for case acceptance?
Median household income in Auburn runs $56,123. On elective and cash-pay work that is the number a funder converts into case acceptance, and it sets how much of a treatment plan a projection can assume gets started rather than deferred.
05Which fields carry the volume in Auburn?
Physical, occupational, and speech therapy at 156 providers and primary care and family medicine at 40 lead the 29 fields enumerated here. A funder reads that mix as the local competition set and the local hiring pool at once, before it reads a single line of your own numbers.
06Is Auburn underwritten as part of Auburn-Opelika, AL?
Partly. Auburn-Opelika, AL is 0 miles out, so rent and equipment comparables travel in from there while patients still come from the 83,757 residents around Auburn. Cost side metro, revenue side local.
Sources
- 1U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates, vintage 2024
- 2CMS NPPES, monthly full replacement file
- 3U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year 2023, table B19013
- 4CMS Care Compare provider datasets
- 5U.S. Small Business Administration, 7(a) and 504 approvals
- 6U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022
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