Alabama micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Madison, Alabama
Direct answer
662 healthcare providers hold a Madison practice address, 103.4 per 10,000 of its 64,029 residents, 22 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Madison County recorded 7 SBA healthcare approvals worth $2,806,300, and Huntsville, AL sits 5 miles out.
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- Population: 64,029 residents (50K-100K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 662 across 30 fields2
- Median household income: $131,4363
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 147 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 6 across 3 categories4
- Nearest metro: Huntsville, AL, 5 miles1
Madison clinicians, by field
103.4 providers per 10,000 residents is what 662 enumerations across 30 fields works out to in a town of 64,029
| Specialty | Enumerated clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 147 | 23.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 88 | 13.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 72 | 11.2 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 60 | 9.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 59 | 9.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 37 | 5.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 24 | 3.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 23 | 3.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 21 | 3.3 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 18 | 2.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 16 | 2.5 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 16 | 2.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 10 | 1.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 10 | 1.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 10 | 1.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 7 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 7 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 6 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 5 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 4 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 4 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 4 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 3 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 3 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Imaging centers | 2 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 2 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 1 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Pain management and interventional | 1 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical research sites | 1 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 1 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 22 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 3 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 2 | CMS [4] | |
| Ambulatory surgical centers | 1 | CMS [4] |
Several of the 147 physical, occupational, and speech therapy enumerations can belong to one practice, so the column counts clinicians rather than businesses or owners
Madison County approvals, dollars, and lending establishments
With 7 healthcare approvals recorded, Madison County gives a valuation almost nothing local to lean on
| Measure | Published figure | What sits behind it |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare files approved | 7 | Fiscal year published in the SBA file [5] |
| Dollars behind them | $2,806,300 | Sum of approvals to healthcare borrowers [5] |
| Typical approval size | $400,900 | Dollars divided by approvals [5] |
| Credit offices operating locally | 274 | Credit intermediation establishments, NAICS 522 [6] |
The consequence of these numbers
A file from here opens on 103.4 providers per 10,000 residents, and everything about volume follows from it. A short county record of 7 approvals usually means more documentation and a lower advance against the same collateral. With $131,436 as the median household income, the payer mix in a projection has to match what Madison households actually spend.
Programs the Madison mix reaches for
- Practice acquisition
- Startup and de novo
- Working capital term loan
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Equipment financing and leasing
The order comes from Madison's own provider mix, which physical, occupational, and speech therapy dominates at 22 percent. What a partner can actually place in Alabama is a separate question.
What a funder reads first in Madison
physical, occupational, and speech therapy, primary care and family medicine, behavioral and mental health group practices account for most of what is enumerated in Madison, so those are the files funders see from this town
| Field | What the file turns on | The capital event behind most requests |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (147) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Primary care and family medicine (88) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices (72) | Clinician retention and productivity, Payer mix and Medicaid concentration, Re-authorization and session limit exposure | Working capital through the credentialing lag |
Column one counts Madison clinicians from the federal file. Columns two and three describe how the field is usually underwritten, and a partner can read a Madison file differently.
Density beside the neighboring Alabama towns
The neighboring markets below are the ones a valuation borrows from when Madison has too few sales of its own
| Town | Residents | Providers | Per 10,000 | Miles away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison (current) | 64,029 | 662 | 103.4 | |
| Athens | 32,587 | 313 | 96.1 | 12 |
| Decatur | 57,974 | 544 | 93.8 | 16 |
| Hartselle | 16,201 | 121 | 74.7 | 21 |
| Cullman | 20,239 | 446 | 220.4 | 37 |
| Scottsboro | 15,957 | 200 | 125.3 | 41 |
| Albertville | 23,392 | 156 | 66.7 | 44 |
Distance, income, and the wage floor around Madison
Huntsville, AL lies 5 miles from Madison, close enough that appraisers price the lease against Huntsville, AL rents while 64,029 residents set the revenue ceiling. Households here carry $131,436 in median income, and that ceiling decides how much of a treatment plan gets started rather than deferred. Referral flow comes from outside Madison, which a projection needs to state plainly. A degree-granting institution here moves volume on the academic calendar.
Other Alabama markets
- Athens 32,587 residents
- Decatur 57,974 residents
- Hartselle 16,201 residents
- Cullman 20,239 residents
- Scottsboro 15,957 residents
- Albertville 23,392 residents
What owners in Madison ask
01How many providers practice in Madison, and in what?
662 enumerations sit at Madison addresses in the monthly NPPES file, working out to 103.4 for every 10,000 residents. 22 percent of them are physical, occupational, and speech therapy, and primary care and family medicine follows with 88. An enumeration is a clinician, so the 662 here cover fewer than 662 practices.
02Which fields carry the volume in Madison?
Volume concentrates in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, 147 of them, ahead of primary care and family medicine at 88, across 30 fields. A thin second field usually means a longer search for staff than a pro forma allows for.
03What does Madison County's shortage designation change?
The primary care, dental, mental health designation HRSA carries on Madison County is a recruiting instrument: it puts repayment incentives in front of candidates, which is how a hiring plan for 64,029 residents gets past the question of who would take the job.
04Why does Madison County show so little SBA activity?
Only 7 healthcare approvals appear for Madison County in the published 7(a) and 504 file. Thin volume in Madison County is a transaction count, not a verdict on borrowers here. The county still holds 274 credit intermediation establishments.
05Is Madison underwritten as part of Huntsville, AL?
Huntsville, AL sits 5 miles away, close enough that appraisers reach into that market for rent and resale comparables while your patient draw stays local. The comparables read Huntsville, AL; the 64,029 residents set the ceiling a projection can defend.
06Is there local lending capacity in Madison County?
County Business Patterns records 274 credit intermediation establishments in Madison County. That is the local origination bench, and it decides whether a file gets underwritten by somebody who has seen Madison rents and resale before or by somebody working from a screen.
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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