Alabama micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Eufaula, Alabama
Direct answer
76 healthcare providers hold a Eufaula practice address, 61.5 per 10,000 of its 12,363 residents, 22 percent of them in primary care and family medicine. Barbour County recorded 0 SBA healthcare approvals worth $0, and Columbus, GA-AL sits 45 miles out.
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- Population: 12,363 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 76 across 16 fields2
- Median household income: $45,5503
- Largest provider field: Primary care and family medicine: 17 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 3 across 1 categories4
- Nearest metro: Columbus, GA-AL, 45 miles1
Eufaula clinicians, by field
The NPPES file puts 76 enumerated clinicians inside Eufaula, spread over 16 fields at 61.5 per 10,000 residents
| Practice type | Count | Rate per 10,000 residents | Published by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary care and family medicine | 17 | 13.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 15 | 12.1 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 6 | 4.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 6 | 4.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 4 | 3.2 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 4 | 3.2 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 4 | 3.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 4 | 3.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 3 | 2.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 3 | 2.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 2 | 1.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 2 | 1.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 2 | 1.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 2 | 1.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 1 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 1 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 5 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 3 | CMS [4] |
Several of the 17 primary care and family medicine enumerations can belong to one practice, so the column counts clinicians rather than businesses or owners
The lending record behind Eufaula
0 healthcare approvals sit in the county file, so an appraiser here works from a short comparable set
| What it measures | Value | How to read it |
|---|---|---|
| SBA healthcare approvals | 0 | Counted for the fiscal year the SBA publishes [5] |
| Approved dollars | $0 | Everything approved to healthcare borrowers, added up [5] |
| Average approval | No approvals recorded | The dollar column over the approval column [5] |
| Lending establishments in the county | 24 | Places that write credit locally, NAICS 522 [6] |
What the two tables above change about a file
61.5 per 10,000 is the first number a credit analyst converts into a realistic new-patient count. Barbour County has 0 approvals to compare against, so plan for extra appraisal time and a conservative valuation. Household income of $45,550 in Eufaula is the number a lender uses to sanity check the self-pay share of a revenue projection.
The programs this provider mix points at
- Practice acquisition
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Working capital term loan
- Startup and de novo
- Equipment financing and leasing
Built from what is enumerated here rather than from a national list, so a field with no presence in Eufaula does not appear. Availability is still a Alabama question.
What a funder reads first in Eufaula
What a funder opens first depends on the field. In Eufaula that means primary care and family medicine, physical, occupational, and speech therapy, dme and hme suppliers.
| Field | What the file turns on | The capital event behind most requests |
|---|---|---|
| Primary care and family medicine (17) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (15) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| DME and HME suppliers (6) | Accreditation and surety bond status, Rental versus sale revenue split, Denial rate and documentation quality | Inventory and rental fleet |
NPPES supplies the Eufaula counts. The reading columns describe the field in general, and no partner reviewing a Eufaula file is bound by them.
How Eufaula prices against its neighbors
61.5 per 10,000 is the figure a neighboring town gets compared against when an appraiser prices Eufaula
| Comparable | People | Enumerations | Per 10,000 residents | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eufaula (current) | 12,363 | 76 | 61.5 | |
| Ozark | 14,368 | 149 | 103.7 | 43 |
| Troy | 17,734 | 154 | 86.8 | 48 |
| Dothan | 71,650 | 915 | 127.7 | 49 |
| Auburn | 83,757 | 475 | 56.7 | 52 |
| Opelika | 35,005 | 347 | 99.1 | 53 |
| Enterprise | 30,731 | 228 | 74.2 | 57 |
Distance, income, and the wage floor around Eufaula
Distance to Columbus, GA-AL is 45 miles. That is close enough for rent in Eufaula to be compared against the metro and far enough that patient draw is not. At $45,550 median household income, the elective and cash-pay share of a projection is the line that gets tested first. The hospital fixes two inputs a lender would otherwise estimate in a 12,363 resident town: where referrals originate, and what staff cost.
More of Alabama
Eufaula owners, answered
01How many providers practice in Eufaula, and in what?
NPPES lists 76 providers at a Eufaula practice address, 61.5 per 10,000 residents across 16 tracked fields. Primary care and family medicine accounts for 17 of them, 22 percent of the total, with physical, occupational, and speech therapy next at 15. Read that as clinicians: 76 enumerations, not 76 owners.
02What does Barbour County's shortage designation change?
The primary care, dental, mental health designation HRSA carries on Barbour County is a recruiting instrument: it puts repayment incentives in front of candidates, which is how a hiring plan for 12,363 residents gets past the question of who would take the job.
03Why does Barbour County show so little SBA activity?
Barbour County shows 0 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. 24 lending establishments operate locally.
04Is Eufaula underwritten as part of Columbus, GA-AL?
Comparables and demand split at 45 miles. An appraiser prices the lease and the equipment off Columbus, GA-AL; the revenue line has to hold up against 12,363 local residents.
05How does the hospital in Eufaula affect a practice file?
A Medicare-certified hospital operates in the town, which gives referral flow, a call schedule, and a clinical labor pool a funder can verify. 3 Medicare-certified providers are located here in total. It also sets the wage floor behind every hire in a 61.5 per 10,000 market.
06What does the underserved designation in Barbour County support?
Barbour County carries a medically underserved designation. It evidences unmet demand behind a capacity build, and it opens recruitment programs that make a staffing line in a projection easier to defend than local wage data alone would.
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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