Alabama micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Opelika, Alabama
Direct answer
A Opelika file is read against 347 local clinicians, 99.1 for every 10,000 of its 35,005 residents, 19 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, plus the 2 SBA healthcare approvals worth $3,800,000 already recorded in Lee County, 8 miles from Auburn-Opelika, AL.
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- Population: 35,005 residents (25K-50K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 347 across 31 fields2
- Median household income: $58,7633
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 67 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 4 across 2 categories4
- Nearest metro: Auburn-Opelika, AL, 8 miles1
The provider census in Opelika
The NPPES file puts 347 enumerated clinicians inside Opelika, spread over 31 fields at 99.1 per 10,000 residents
| Specialty | Enumerated clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 67 | 19.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 47 | 13.4 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 27 | 7.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 24 | 6.9 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 21 | 6.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 17 | 4.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 17 | 4.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 15 | 4.3 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 12 | 3.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 12 | 3.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 11 | 3.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 10 | 2.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 10 | 2.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 8 | 2.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 6 | 1.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 5 | 1.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 5 | 1.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 4 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 4 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 4 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 3 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 3 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 3 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 3 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 2 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 2 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Sleep centers | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Mobile diagnostics | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical research sites | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 13 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 2 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 2 | CMS [4] |
Several of the 67 physical, occupational, and speech therapy enumerations can belong to one practice, so the column counts clinicians rather than businesses or owners
Lee County approvals, dollars, and lending establishments
The county file holds 2 healthcare approvals, which is a thin comparable set for anyone pricing collateral
| Measure | Published figure | What sits behind it |
|---|---|---|
| Approvals on record | 2 | One published fiscal year, healthcare borrowers only [5] |
| Total approved capital | $3,800,000 | Approved, not disbursed, and not net of withdrawals [5] |
| Mean deal size | $1,900,000 | A mean, so one large approval moves it [5] |
| Lenders sited in the county | 113 | Credit intermediation offices sited in the county [6] |
What the two tables above change about a file
Density of 99.1 per 10,000 sets the patient draw a projection can claim without an argument. A short county record of 2 approvals usually means more documentation and a lower advance against the same collateral. A $58,763 median household income here sets the ceiling on what an elective or cash-pay line can be expected to carry.
The programs this provider mix points at
- Practice acquisition
- Startup and de novo
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Equipment financing and leasing
- Working capital term loan
Weighted by how often each of the 31 local fields reaches for a program, not by what is easiest to refer. Alabama rules and the partner decide availability.
What a funder reads first in Opelika
physical, occupational, and speech therapy, specialty physician groups, general dentistry account for most of what is enumerated in Opelika, 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 (67) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Specialty physician groups (47) | Ancillary revenue contribution, Provider productivity, Payer contracts | Ancillary build-out |
| General dentistry (27) | Three years of collections history, Hygiene as a share of collections, Overhead ratio and owner add-backs | Acquisition of an established practice |
NPPES supplies the Opelika counts. The reading columns describe the field in general, and no partner reviewing a Opelika file is bound by them.
Opelika against nearby Alabama markets
The neighboring markets below are the ones a valuation borrows from when Opelika has too few sales of its own
| Comparable | People | Enumerations | Per 10,000 residents | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opelika (current) | 35,005 | 347 | 99.1 | |
| Auburn | 83,757 | 475 | 56.7 | 7 |
| Valley | 10,144 | 71 | 70.0 | 15 |
| Pike Road | 11,500 | 34 | 29.6 | 51 |
| Eufaula | 12,363 | 76 | 61.5 | 53 |
| Millbrook | 17,392 | 50 | 28.7 | 59 |
| Prattville | 40,139 | 281 | 70.0 | 64 |
How Opelika sits against the nearest metro
8 miles separate Opelika from Auburn-Opelika, AL. Lease pricing follows Auburn-Opelika, AL, while revenue stays capped by the 35,005 residents here. At $58,763 median household income, the elective and cash-pay share of a projection is the line that gets tested first. Hospital coverage inside Opelika means a call schedule can be evidenced rather than described. Opelika is the Lee County seat, so county employment steadies the payer mix.
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Questions from Opelika
01How many providers practice in Opelika, and in what?
NPPES lists 347 providers at a Opelika practice address, 99.1 per 10,000 residents across 31 tracked fields. Physical, occupational, and speech therapy accounts for 67 of them, 19 percent of the total, with specialty physician groups next at 47. Read that as clinicians: 347 enumerations, not 347 owners.
02What does Lee County's shortage designation change?
The primary care, dental, mental health designation HRSA carries on Lee County is a recruiting instrument: it puts repayment incentives in front of candidates, which is how a hiring plan for 35,005 residents gets past the question of who would take the job.
03Why does Lee County show so little SBA activity?
The published file records 2 7(a) and 504 approvals to healthcare borrowers in Lee County. That tracks how few Lee County practices changed hands that year, not credit quality. 113 credit intermediation establishments operate in Lee County, so the lending capacity is local even where the healthcare history is not.
04Is Opelika underwritten as part of Auburn-Opelika, AL?
Comparables and demand split at 8 miles. An appraiser prices the lease and the equipment off Auburn-Opelika, AL; the revenue line has to hold up against 35,005 local residents.
05Is there local lending capacity in Lee County?
County Business Patterns records 113 credit intermediation establishments in Lee County. That is the local origination bench, and it decides whether a file gets underwritten by somebody who has seen Opelika rents and resale before or by somebody working from a screen.
06How does the hospital in Opelika affect a practice file?
It makes the staffing and referral lines checkable. 4 Medicare-certified providers hold Opelika addresses, and the hospital sets the wage a clinical hire is bid against in a 99.1 per 10,000 market.
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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