Alaska micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Wasilla, Alaska
Direct answer
659 healthcare providers hold a Wasilla practice address, 638.7 per 10,000 of its 10,318 residents, 32 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Matanuska-Susitna County recorded 7 SBA healthcare approvals worth $7,577,600, and Anchorage, AK sits 29 miles out.
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- Population: 10,318 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 659 across 31 fields2
- Median household income: $70,7563
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 210 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 6 across 4 categories4
- Nearest metro: Anchorage, AK, 29 miles1
What NPPES records at Wasilla addresses
638.7 providers per 10,000 residents is what 659 enumerations across 31 fields works out to in a town of 10,318
| Practice type | Count | Rate per 10,000 residents | Published by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 210 | 203.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 62 | 60.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 59 | 57.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 58 | 56.2 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 43 | 41.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 34 | 33.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 28 | 27.1 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 20 | 19.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 18 | 17.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 17 | 16.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 17 | 16.5 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 15 | 14.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 11 | 10.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 9 | 8.7 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 8 | 7.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 6 | 5.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 5 | 4.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 5 | 4.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 5 | 4.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 4 | 3.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 4 | 3.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 4 | 3.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Imaging centers | 3 | 2.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 3 | 2.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 3 | 2.9 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 2 | 1.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Pain management and interventional | 2 | 1.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 1 | 1.0 | NPPES [2] |
| IV hydration and infusion | 1 | 1.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Plastic and cosmetic surgery | 1 | 1.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 1 | 1.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 10 | CMS [4] | |
| Ambulatory surgical centers | 2 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 2 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 1 | CMS [4] |
A single Wasilla practice can hold more than one of these numbers. 32 percent sit in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, counted as clinicians rather than as owners.
The lending record behind Wasilla
The county file holds 7 healthcare approvals, which is a thin comparable set for anyone pricing collateral
| Line | Amount | Reading and source |
|---|---|---|
| Approvals on record | 7 | Counted for the fiscal year the SBA publishes [5] |
| Total approved capital | $7,577,600 | Everything approved to healthcare borrowers, added up [5] |
| Mean deal size | $1,082,514 | The dollar column over the approval column [5] |
| Lenders sited in the county | 41 | Places that write credit locally, NAICS 522 [6] |
The consequence of these numbers
Density of 638.7 per 10,000 sets the patient draw a projection can claim without an argument. A short county record of 7 approvals usually means more documentation and a lower advance against the same collateral. Household income of $70,756 in Wasilla is the number a lender uses to sanity check the self-pay share of a revenue projection.
Programs the Wasilla mix reaches for
- Practice acquisition
- Startup and de novo
- Working capital term loan
- Equipment financing and leasing
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
The order comes from Wasilla's own provider mix, which physical, occupational, and speech therapy dominates at 32 percent. What a partner can actually place in Alaska is a separate question.
Underwriting by field in Wasilla
Drawn from the fields that actually practice here: physical, occupational, and speech therapy, chiropractic, primary care and family medicine
| Practice type | The pages that decide it | Typical capital event |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (210) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Chiropractic (62) | Cash plan revenue, Personal injury receivable age, Visit volume | Startup or acquisition |
| Primary care and family medicine (59) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
Counts in the first column are Wasilla providers from NPPES. The other two columns describe how funders read that field across markets like Wasilla, not what any funder will do with your file.
Wasilla against nearby Alaska markets
Density is the number that moves an appraisal: 638.7 per 10,000 here
| Comparable | People | Enumerations | Per 10,000 residents | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasilla (current) | 10,318 | 659 | 638.7 | |
| Fairbanks | 31,732 | 852 | 268.5 | 232 |
| Juneau | 31,572 | 462 | 146.3 | 548 |
What the geography does to a Wasilla projection
29 miles separate Wasilla from Anchorage, AK. Rent comparables cross that gap; patients mostly do not. Households here carry $70,756 in median income, and that ceiling decides how much of a treatment plan gets started rather than deferred. With no hospital in town, a projection has to name where referrals and coverage come from.
More of Alaska
Questions from Wasilla
01How many providers practice in Wasilla, and in what?
Across 31 fields, Wasilla carries 659 enumerated clinicians, 638.7 per 10,000 of the 10,318 people living here. The concentration is in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, 210 of the total, then chiropractic at 62. Count practices from that only with care.
02What does Matanuska-Susitna County's shortage designation change?
HRSA designates Matanuska-Susitna County for primary care, dental, mental health. That opens loan repayment programs for clinicians recruited into Wasilla and evidences a staffing ramp in a 10,318 resident market.
03Why does Matanuska-Susitna County show so little SBA activity?
Matanuska-Susitna County shows 7 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. 41 lending establishments operate locally.
04Which fields carry the volume in Wasilla?
Physical, occupational, and speech therapy at 210 providers and chiropractic at 62 lead the 31 fields enumerated here. A funder reads that mix as the local competition set and the local hiring pool at once, before it reads a single line of your own numbers.
05Is Wasilla underwritten as part of Anchorage, AK?
Partly. Anchorage, AK is 29 miles out, so rent and equipment comparables travel in from there while patients still come from the 10,318 residents around Wasilla. Cost side metro, revenue side local.
06What does the underserved designation in Matanuska-Susitna County support?
Matanuska-Susitna 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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