Alabama micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Valley, Alabama
Direct answer
Chambers County carries 0 SBA healthcare approvals worth $0, and inside Valley the census shows 71 enumerated clinicians against 10,144 residents, 70.0 per 10,000, 18 percent of them in specialty physician groups. Auburn-Opelika, AL lies 23 miles away.
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- Population: 10,144 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 71 across 19 fields2
- Median household income: $55,4223
- Largest provider field: Specialty physician groups: 13 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 5 across 4 categories4
- Nearest metro: Auburn-Opelika, AL, 23 miles1
The clinical base a lender can verify here
The NPPES file puts 71 enumerated clinicians inside Valley, spread over 19 fields at 70.0 per 10,000 residents
| Field | Providers | Per 10,000 residents | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specialty physician groups | 13 | 12.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 10 | 9.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 8 | 7.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 8 | 7.9 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 7 | 6.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 4 | 3.9 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 4 | 3.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 2 | 2.0 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 2 | 2.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 2 | 2.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 2 | 2.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 2 | 2.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 1 | 1.0 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 1 | 1.0 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 1 | 1.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 1 | 1.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 1 | 1.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 1 | 1.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 1 | 1.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 4 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 2 | CMS [4] | |
| Ambulatory surgical centers | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 1 | CMS [4] |
Specialty physician groups carries 13 of the 71 enumerated providers here, and several of them can sit inside one practice. Read the column as clinicians, not owners.
What Chambers County credit files already show
With 0 healthcare approvals recorded, Chambers County gives a valuation almost nothing local to lean on
| Line | Amount | Reading and source |
|---|---|---|
| Approvals on record | 0 | Fiscal year published in the SBA file [5] |
| Total approved capital | $0 | Sum of approvals to healthcare borrowers [5] |
| Mean deal size | No approvals recorded | Dollars divided by approvals [5] |
| Lenders sited in the county | 23 | Credit intermediation establishments, NAICS 522 [6] |
The consequence of these numbers
At 70.0 clinicians per 10,000 residents, the catchment radius in a projection has to be defended rather than assumed. With 0 approvals on record in Chambers County, expect a longer appraisal and a wider collateral discount. With $55,422 as the median household income, the payer mix in a projection has to match what Valley households actually spend.
Where a file from this town usually lands
- Practice acquisition
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Equipment financing and leasing
- Working capital term loan
- Medical receivables factoring
Weighted by how often each of the 19 local fields reaches for a program, not by what is easiest to refer. Alabama rules and the partner decide availability.
The first pages of a Valley file
specialty physician groups, primary care and family medicine, optometry and ophthalmology account for most of what is enumerated in Valley, so those are the files funders see from this town
| Specialty | Read first in underwriting | Why the money is usually needed |
|---|---|---|
| Specialty physician groups (13) | Ancillary revenue contribution, Provider productivity, Payer contracts | Ancillary build-out |
| Primary care and family medicine (10) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
| Optometry and ophthalmology (8) | Exam volume and optical capture, Vision plan mix, Inventory turns | Cold start or acquisition |
Local counts come from NPPES. What a file turns on is drawn from how the field is generally reviewed, not from any decision about your practice.
Density beside the neighboring Alabama towns
Comparables travel. These are the Alabama towns whose density, at 70.0 per 10,000 here, gets weighed beside this one.
| Town | Residents | Providers | Per 10,000 | Miles away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley (current) | 10,144 | 71 | 70.0 | |
| Opelika | 35,005 | 347 | 99.1 | 15 |
| Auburn | 83,757 | 475 | 56.7 | 23 |
| Eufaula | 12,363 | 76 | 61.5 | 62 |
| Pike Road | 11,500 | 34 | 29.6 | 66 |
| Oxford | 22,088 | 150 | 67.9 | 67 |
| Talladega | 14,693 | 105 | 71.5 | 68 |
What the geography does to a Valley projection
23 miles separate Valley from Auburn-Opelika, AL. Lease pricing follows Auburn-Opelika, AL, while revenue stays capped by the 10,144 residents here. Median household income runs $55,422, which is the number a funder converts into case acceptance on anything elective or cash-pay. Hospital coverage inside Valley means a call schedule can be evidenced rather than described.
Other Alabama markets
Valley owners, answered
01How many providers practice in Valley, and in what?
NPPES lists 71 providers at a Valley practice address, 70.0 per 10,000 residents across 19 tracked fields. Specialty physician groups accounts for 13 of them, 18 percent of the total, with primary care and family medicine next at 10. Read that as clinicians: 71 enumerations, not 71 owners.
02What does Chambers County's shortage designation change?
Chambers County holds a HRSA designation covering primary care, dental, mental health. A pro forma for Valley can cite it as the reason a vacancy is fillable, which is usually the weakest line in a ramp schedule.
03Why does Chambers County show so little SBA activity?
Only 0 healthcare approvals appear for Chambers County in the published 7(a) and 504 file. Thin volume in Chambers County is a transaction count, not a verdict on borrowers here. The county still holds 23 credit intermediation establishments.
04How does the hospital in Valley affect a practice file?
Referral flow, coverage, and the local pay scale all trace back to it. The town carries 5 Medicare-certified providers in total. A Valley projection that names the call arrangement reads better than one that assumes it.
05Is Valley underwritten as part of Auburn-Opelika, AL?
Partly. Auburn-Opelika, AL is 23 miles out, so rent and equipment comparables travel in from there while patients still come from the 10,144 residents around Valley. Cost side metro, revenue side local.
06What does the underserved designation in Chambers County support?
Chambers 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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