Arkansas micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Fort Smith, Arkansas
Direct answer
A Fort Smith file is read against 1,138 local clinicians, 125.7 for every 10,000 of its 90,507 residents, 25 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, plus the 5 SBA healthcare approvals worth $3,125,000 already recorded in Sebastian County, 0 miles from Fort Smith, AR-OK.
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- Population: 90,507 residents (50K-100K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 1,138 across 33 fields2
- Median household income: $52,6923
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 283 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 12 across 4 categories4
- Nearest metro: Fort Smith, AR-OK, 0 miles1
Fields practicing inside Fort Smith
125.7 providers per 10,000 residents is what 1,138 enumerations across 33 fields works out to in a town of 90,507
| Field | Providers | Per 10,000 residents | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 283 | 31.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 157 | 17.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 98 | 10.8 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 89 | 9.8 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 84 | 9.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 63 | 7.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 58 | 6.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 46 | 5.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 34 | 3.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 25 | 2.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 22 | 2.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 19 | 2.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 18 | 2.0 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 14 | 1.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 13 | 1.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 12 | 1.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 12 | 1.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 11 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 11 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 10 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 10 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 8 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Plastic and cosmetic surgery | 8 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 7 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 6 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 5 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 5 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Pain management and interventional | 3 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 2 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 2 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Imaging centers | 1 | 0.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Mobile diagnostics | 1 | 0.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 1 | 0.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 31 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 5 | CMS [4] | |
| Ambulatory surgical centers | 3 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 3 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 1 | CMS [4] |
A single Fort Smith practice can hold more than one of these numbers. 25 percent sit in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, counted as clinicians rather than as owners.
Sebastian County approvals, dollars, and lending establishments
The county file holds 5 healthcare approvals, which is a thin comparable set for anyone pricing collateral
| Line | Amount | Reading and source |
|---|---|---|
| SBA healthcare approvals | 5 | Counted for the fiscal year the SBA publishes [5] |
| Approved dollars | $3,125,000 | Everything approved to healthcare borrowers, added up [5] |
| Average approval | $625,000 | The dollar column over the approval column [5] |
| Lending establishments in the county | 95 | Places that write credit locally, NAICS 522 [6] |
Reading Fort Smith the way a credit committee does
Density of 125.7 per 10,000 sets the patient draw a projection can claim without an argument. With 5 approvals on record in Sebastian County, expect a longer appraisal and a wider collateral discount. Household income of $52,692 in Fort Smith is the number a lender uses to sanity check the self-pay share of a revenue projection.
Programs the Fort Smith mix reaches for
- Practice acquisition
- Startup and de novo
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Working capital term loan
- Equipment financing and leasing
Ranked from the 33 fields that actually practice in Fort Smith, weighted toward physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Availability still depends on Arkansas and on the funding partner.
Underwriting by field in Fort Smith
physical, occupational, and speech therapy, primary care and family medicine, specialty physician groups account for most of what is enumerated in Fort Smith, so those are the files funders see from this town
| Practice type | The pages that decide it | Typical capital event |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (283) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Primary care and family medicine (157) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
| Specialty physician groups (98) | Ancillary revenue contribution, Provider productivity, Payer contracts | Ancillary build-out |
NPPES supplies the Fort Smith counts. The reading columns describe the field in general, and no partner reviewing a Fort Smith file is bound by them.
Fort Smith against nearby Arkansas markets
Density is the number that moves an appraisal: 125.7 per 10,000 here
| Comparable | People | Enumerations | Per 10,000 residents | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Smith (current) | 90,507 | 1,138 | 125.7 | |
| Van Buren | 24,396 | 223 | 91.4 | 7 |
| Farmington | 10,473 | 84 | 80.2 | 48 |
| Siloam Springs | 20,075 | 158 | 78.7 | 58 |
| Lowell | 11,568 | 92 | 79.5 | 64 |
| Centerton | 25,745 | 61 | 23.7 | 70 |
| Russellville | 29,442 | 491 | 166.8 | 70 |
Distance, income, and the wage floor around Fort Smith
Distance to Fort Smith, AR-OK is 0 miles. Appraisers borrow Fort Smith, AR-OK rents, and the 90,507 residents set the ceiling on collections. Median household income runs $52,692, which is the number a funder converts into case acceptance on anything elective or cash-pay. The hospital fixes two inputs a lender would otherwise estimate in a 90,507 resident town: where referrals originate, and what staff cost. A degree-granting institution here moves volume on the academic calendar. Fort Smith is the Sebastian County seat, so county employment steadies the payer mix.
More of Arkansas
- Van Buren 24,396 residents
- Farmington 10,473 residents
- Siloam Springs 20,075 residents
- Lowell 11,568 residents
- Centerton 25,745 residents
- Russellville 29,442 residents
Questions from Fort Smith
01How many providers practice in Fort Smith, and in what?
1,138 enumerations sit at Fort Smith addresses in the monthly NPPES file, working out to 125.7 for every 10,000 residents. 25 percent of them are physical, occupational, and speech therapy, and primary care and family medicine follows with 157. An enumeration is a clinician, so the 1,138 here cover fewer than 1,138 practices.
02Why does Sebastian County show so little SBA activity?
Sebastian County shows 5 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. 95 lending establishments operate locally.
03Which fields carry the volume in Fort Smith?
The 33 enumerated fields are led by physical, occupational, and speech therapy at 283, with primary care and family medicine at 157 behind it. Those two counts double as the competition you are entering and the bench you would hire from.
04What does Sebastian County's shortage designation change?
HRSA designates Sebastian County for primary care, dental, mental health. That opens loan repayment programs for clinicians recruited into Fort Smith and evidences a staffing ramp in a 90,507 resident market.
05How does the hospital in Fort Smith affect a practice file?
A Medicare-certified hospital operates in the town, which gives referral flow, a call schedule, and a clinical labor pool a funder can verify. 12 Medicare-certified providers are located here in total. It also sets the wage floor behind every hire in a 125.7 per 10,000 market.
06What does a $52,692 median income mean for case acceptance?
Median household income in Fort Smith runs $52,692. On elective and cash-pay work that is the number a funder converts into case acceptance, and it sets how much of a treatment plan a projection can assume gets started rather than deferred.
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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