Arkansas micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Searcy, Arkansas
Direct answer
Density decides a lot here. Searcy runs 212.9 providers per 10,000 residents, 511 clinicians against 23,997 people, 38 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, while White County lenders have approved 2 healthcare files worth $400,000 and the nearest metro is 50 miles out.
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- Population: 23,997 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 511 across 27 fields2
- Median household income: $50,8963
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 193 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 5 across 4 categories4
- Nearest metro: Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 50 miles1
Searcy clinicians, by field
Counted at the town's own addresses: 511 providers, 27 fields, 212.9 clinicians per 10,000 of the 23,997 residents here
| Field | Providers | Per 10,000 residents | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 193 | 80.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 61 | 25.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 29 | 12.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 29 | 12.1 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 27 | 11.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 26 | 10.8 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 20 | 8.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 20 | 8.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 20 | 8.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 17 | 7.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 10 | 4.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 9 | 3.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 8 | 3.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 7 | 2.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 5 | 2.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 4 | 1.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 4 | 1.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 3 | 1.3 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 3 | 1.3 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 3 | 1.3 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 3 | 1.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 3 | 1.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 2 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 2 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Pain management and interventional | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 20 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 2 | CMS [4] | |
| Ambulatory surgical centers | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 1 | CMS [4] |
Several of the 193 physical, occupational, and speech therapy enumerations can belong to one practice, so the column counts clinicians rather than businesses or owners
Loan activity in White County
With 2 healthcare approvals recorded, White County gives a valuation almost nothing local to lean on
| Measure | Published figure | What sits behind it |
|---|---|---|
| Approvals on record | 2 | Fiscal year published in the SBA file [5] |
| Total approved capital | $400,000 | Sum of approvals to healthcare borrowers [5] |
| Mean deal size | $200,000 | Dollars divided by approvals [5] |
| Lenders sited in the county | 45 | Credit intermediation establishments, NAICS 522 [6] |
What the two tables above change about a file
Density of 212.9 per 10,000 sets the patient draw a projection can claim without an argument. White County has 2 approvals to compare against, so plan for extra appraisal time and a conservative valuation. A $50,896 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
- Working capital term loan
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Equipment financing and leasing
The 27 fields practicing locally set this order. A funding partner, not this list, decides what is available in Arkansas.
What a funder reads first in Searcy
physical, occupational, and speech therapy, primary care and family medicine, specialty physician groups account for most of what is enumerated in Searcy, 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 (193) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Primary care and family medicine (61) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
| Specialty physician groups (29) | Ancillary revenue contribution, Provider productivity, Payer contracts | Ancillary build-out |
NPPES supplies the Searcy counts. The reading columns describe the field in general, and no partner reviewing a Searcy file is bound by them.
Density beside the neighboring Arkansas towns
The neighboring markets below are the ones a valuation borrows from when Searcy has too few sales of its own
| Comparable | People | Enumerations | Per 10,000 residents | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Searcy (current) | 23,997 | 511 | 212.9 | |
| Cabot | 27,575 | 222 | 80.5 | 25 |
| Jacksonville | 29,129 | 241 | 82.7 | 34 |
| Batesville | 11,539 | 327 | 283.4 | 37 |
| Sherwood | 33,281 | 256 | 76.9 | 38 |
| Maumelle | 19,541 | 127 | 65.0 | 46 |
| Bryant | 22,271 | 269 | 120.8 | 61 |
What the geography does to a Searcy projection
50 miles separate Searcy from Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR. Rent comparables cross that gap; patients mostly do not. At $50,896 median household income, the elective and cash-pay share of a projection is the line that gets tested first. Hospital coverage inside Searcy means a call schedule can be evidenced rather than described. Higher education here explains why summer looks unlike the rest of the year. Searcy is the White County seat, so county employment steadies the payer mix.
Other Arkansas markets
- Cabot 27,575 residents
- Jacksonville 29,129 residents
- Batesville 11,539 residents
- Sherwood 33,281 residents
- Maumelle 19,541 residents
- Bryant 22,271 residents
Questions from Searcy
01How many providers practice in Searcy, and in what?
NPPES lists 511 providers at a Searcy practice address, 212.9 per 10,000 residents across 27 tracked fields. Physical, occupational, and speech therapy accounts for 193 of them, 38 percent of the total, with primary care and family medicine next at 61. Read that as clinicians: 511 enumerations, not 511 owners.
02What does White County's shortage designation change?
The primary care, dental, mental health designation HRSA carries on White County is a recruiting instrument: it puts repayment incentives in front of candidates, which is how a hiring plan for 23,997 residents gets past the question of who would take the job.
03Why does White County show so little SBA activity?
The published file records 2 7(a) and 504 approvals to healthcare borrowers in White County. That tracks how few White County practices changed hands that year, not credit quality. 45 credit intermediation establishments operate in White County, so the lending capacity is local even where the healthcare history is not.
04How does the hospital in Searcy 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 Searcy projection that names the call arrangement reads better than one that assumes it.
05Is Searcy underwritten as part of Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR?
Partly. Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is 50 miles out, so rent and equipment comparables travel in from there while patients still come from the 23,997 residents around Searcy. Cost side metro, revenue side local.
06Which fields carry the volume in Searcy?
Physical, occupational, and speech therapy at 193 providers and primary care and family medicine at 61 lead the 27 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.
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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