Alabama micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Gadsden, Alabama
Direct answer
Density decides a lot here. Gadsden runs 132.7 providers per 10,000 residents, 439 clinicians against 33,086 people, 19 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, while Etowah County lenders have approved 0 healthcare files worth $0 and the nearest metro is 0 miles out.
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- Population: 33,086 residents (25K-50K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 439 across 33 fields2
- Median household income: $38,6993
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 85 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 8 across 4 categories4
- Nearest metro: Gadsden, AL, 0 miles1
Who is enumerated in Gadsden
439 providers across 33 fields, 132.7 per 10,000 residents, counted at Gadsden addresses in the NPPES monthly file
| Specialty | Enumerated clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 85 | 25.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 68 | 20.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 37 | 11.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 27 | 8.2 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 26 | 7.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 22 | 6.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 18 | 5.4 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 17 | 5.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 15 | 4.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 15 | 4.5 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 14 | 4.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 14 | 4.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 9 | 2.7 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 8 | 2.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 8 | 2.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 7 | 2.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 6 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical research sites | 6 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 6 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 5 | 1.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 4 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 4 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 3 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Imaging centers | 3 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 3 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Plastic and cosmetic surgery | 2 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Pain management and interventional | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Mobile diagnostics | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 11 | CMS [4] | |
| Ambulatory surgical centers | 2 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 2 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 2 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 2 | CMS [4] |
A single Gadsden practice can hold more than one of these numbers. 19 percent sit in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, counted as clinicians rather than as owners.
Loan activity in Etowah County
The county file holds 0 healthcare approvals, which is a thin comparable set for anyone pricing collateral
| Line | Amount | Reading and source |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare files approved | 0 | Fiscal year published in the SBA file [5] |
| Dollars behind them | $0 | Sum of approvals to healthcare borrowers [5] |
| Typical approval size | No approvals recorded | Dollars divided by approvals [5] |
| Credit offices operating locally | 73 | Credit intermediation establishments, NAICS 522 [6] |
Reading Gadsden the way a credit committee does
At 132.7 clinicians per 10,000 residents, the catchment radius in a projection has to be defended rather than assumed. With 0 approvals on record in Etowah County, expect a longer appraisal and a wider collateral discount. A $38,699 median household income here sets the ceiling on what an elective or cash-pay line can be expected to carry.
Programs the Gadsden mix reaches for
- Practice acquisition
- Startup and de novo
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Working capital term loan
- Equipment financing and leasing
The 33 fields practicing locally set this order. A funding partner, not this list, decides what is available in Alabama.
Underwriting by field in Gadsden
What a funder opens first depends on the field. In Gadsden that means physical, occupational, and speech therapy, primary care and family medicine, specialty physician groups.
| Field | What the file turns on | The capital event behind most requests |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (85) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Primary care and family medicine (68) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
| Specialty physician groups (37) | Ancillary revenue contribution, Provider productivity, Payer contracts | Ancillary build-out |
Column one counts Gadsden clinicians from the federal file. Columns two and three describe how the field is usually underwritten, and a partner can read a Gadsden file differently.
Gadsden against nearby Alabama markets
Comparables travel. These are the Alabama towns whose density, at 132.7 per 10,000 here, gets weighed beside this one.
| Comparable | People | Enumerations | Per 10,000 residents | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gadsden (current) | 33,086 | 439 | 132.7 | |
| Boaz | 10,473 | 92 | 87.8 | 15 |
| Jacksonville | 14,651 | 62 | 42.3 | 20 |
| Albertville | 23,392 | 156 | 66.7 | 21 |
| Anniston | 21,127 | 408 | 193.1 | 26 |
| Oxford | 22,088 | 150 | 67.9 | 30 |
| Fort Payne | 15,017 | 157 | 104.5 | 36 |
What the geography does to a Gadsden projection
Gadsden, AL lies 0 miles from Gadsden, close enough that appraisers price the lease against Gadsden, AL rents while 33,086 residents set the revenue ceiling. Median household income runs $38,699, which is the number a funder converts into case acceptance on anything elective or cash-pay. Hospital coverage inside Gadsden means a call schedule can be evidenced rather than described. Campus terms, not calendar quarters, set the busy months in Gadsden. Gadsden is the Etowah County seat, so county employment steadies the payer mix.
Other Alabama markets
- Boaz 10,473 residents
- Jacksonville 14,651 residents
- Albertville 23,392 residents
- Anniston 21,127 residents
- Oxford 22,088 residents
- Fort Payne 15,017 residents
Gadsden owners, answered
01How many providers practice in Gadsden, and in what?
439 enumerations sit at Gadsden addresses in the monthly NPPES file, working out to 132.7 for every 10,000 residents. 19 percent of them are physical, occupational, and speech therapy, and primary care and family medicine follows with 68. An enumeration is a clinician, so the 439 here cover fewer than 439 practices.
02What does Etowah County's shortage designation change?
The primary care, dental, mental health designation HRSA carries on Etowah County is a recruiting instrument: it puts repayment incentives in front of candidates, which is how a hiring plan for 33,086 residents gets past the question of who would take the job.
03Why does Etowah County show so little SBA activity?
Only 0 healthcare approvals appear for Etowah County in the published 7(a) and 504 file. Thin volume in Etowah County is a transaction count, not a verdict on borrowers here. The county still holds 73 credit intermediation establishments.
04How does the hospital in Gadsden affect a practice file?
Referral flow, coverage, and the local pay scale all trace back to it. The town carries 8 Medicare-certified providers in total. A Gadsden projection that names the call arrangement reads better than one that assumes it.
05Is there local lending capacity in Etowah County?
County Business Patterns records 73 credit intermediation establishments in Etowah County. That is the local origination bench, and it decides whether a file gets underwritten by somebody who has seen Gadsden rents and resale before or by somebody working from a screen.
06Is Gadsden underwritten as part of Gadsden, AL?
Partly. Gadsden, AL is 0 miles out, so rent and equipment comparables travel in from there while patients still come from the 33,086 residents around Gadsden. 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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