California micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Laguna Beach, California
Direct answer
Orange County carries 161 SBA healthcare approvals worth $100,743,500, and inside Laguna Beach the census shows 231 enumerated clinicians against 22,564 residents, 102.4 per 10,000, 14 percent of them in sud treatment and residential. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA lies 35 miles away.
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- Population: 22,564 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 231 across 31 fields2
- Median household income: $140,5083
- Largest provider field: SUD treatment and residential: 33 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 2 across 1 categories4
- Nearest metro: Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 35 miles1
The clinical base a lender can verify here
The NPPES file puts 231 enumerated clinicians inside Laguna Beach, spread over 31 fields at 102.4 per 10,000 residents
| Specialty | Enumerated clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUD treatment and residential | 33 | 14.6 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 31 | 13.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 25 | 11.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 23 | 10.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 17 | 7.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 16 | 7.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 12 | 5.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 7 | 3.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 6 | 2.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 6 | 2.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 5 | 2.2 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 5 | 2.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 5 | 2.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Plastic and cosmetic surgery | 5 | 2.2 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 4 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 3 | 1.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 3 | 1.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 3 | 1.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 3 | 1.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 2 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 2 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 2 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 2 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 2 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 2 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 2 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Mobile diagnostics | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical research sites | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| IV hydration and infusion | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 3 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 2 | CMS [4] |
Several of the 33 sud treatment and residential enumerations can belong to one practice, so the column counts clinicians rather than businesses or owners
What Orange County credit files already show
Lenders in Orange County have already closed 161 healthcare approvals, averaging $625,736, which is the size a new file gets read beside
| Measure | Published figure | What sits behind it |
|---|---|---|
| SBA healthcare approvals | 161 | Fiscal year published in the SBA file [5] |
| Approved dollars | $100,743,500 | Sum of approvals to healthcare borrowers [5] |
| Average approval | $625,736 | Dollars divided by approvals [5] |
| Lending establishments in the county | 2,437 | Credit intermediation establishments, NAICS 522 [6] |
Reading Laguna Beach the way a credit committee does
The ratio that matters up front is 102.4 per 10,000, which decides whether a ramp schedule reads as conservative. A request measured against 161 prior Orange County approvals is priced on precedent, which shortens the questions about valuation. Household income of $140,508 in Laguna Beach is the number a lender uses to sanity check the self-pay share of a revenue projection.
The programs this provider mix points at
- Practice acquisition
- Startup and de novo
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Equipment financing and leasing
- Commercial real estate, owner-occupied
The order comes from Laguna Beach's own provider mix, which sud treatment and residential dominates at 14 percent. What a partner can actually place in California is a separate question.
Underwriting by field in Laguna Beach
What a funder opens first depends on the field. In Laguna Beach that means sud treatment and residential, general dentistry, physical, occupational, and speech therapy.
| Specialty | Read first in underwriting | Why the money is usually needed |
|---|---|---|
| SUD treatment and residential (33) | Census and level of care mix, In-network versus out-of-network billing history, Utilization review outcomes | Facility real estate |
| General dentistry (31) | Three years of collections history, Hygiene as a share of collections, Overhead ratio and owner add-backs | Acquisition of an established practice |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (25) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
Counts in the first column are Laguna Beach providers from NPPES. The other two columns describe how funders read that field across markets like Laguna Beach, not what any funder will do with your file.
Laguna Beach against nearby California markets
Density is the number that moves an appraisal: 102.4 per 10,000 here
| Comparable | People | Enumerations | Per 10,000 residents | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laguna Beach (current) | 22,564 | 231 | 102.4 | |
| Aliso Viejo | 50,457 | 314 | 62.2 | 3 |
| Laguna Niguel | 64,185 | 439 | 68.4 | 4 |
| Laguna Hills | 30,378 | 930 | 306.1 | 5 |
| Laguna Woods | 17,058 | 84 | 49.2 | 5 |
| Dana Point | 32,585 | 204 | 62.6 | 6 |
| San Juan Capistrano | 35,469 | 402 | 113.3 | 7 |
How Laguna Beach sits against the nearest metro
Distance to Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 35 miles. That is close enough for rent in Laguna Beach to be compared against the metro and far enough that patient draw is not. At $140,508 median household income, the elective and cash-pay share of a projection is the line that gets tested first. No hospital operates here, so the referral sources and the call arrangement have to be named rather than assumed. Campus terms, not calendar quarters, set the busy months in Laguna Beach.
Other California markets
- Aliso Viejo 50,457 residents
- Laguna Niguel 64,185 residents
- Laguna Hills 30,378 residents
- Laguna Woods 17,058 residents
- Dana Point 32,585 residents
- San Juan Capistrano 35,469 residents
Laguna Beach owners, answered
01How many providers practice in Laguna Beach, and in what?
231 enumerations sit at Laguna Beach addresses in the monthly NPPES file, working out to 102.4 for every 10,000 residents. 14 percent of them are sud treatment and residential, and general dentistry follows with 31. An enumeration is a clinician, so the 231 here cover fewer than 231 practices.
02What does SBA lending look like around Laguna Beach?
$100,743,500 went to healthcare borrowers in Orange County across 161 approvals, $625,736 on average. Deals near Laguna Beach get sized against that record before anything else.
03Is Laguna Beach underwritten as part of Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA?
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA sits 35 miles away, close enough that appraisers reach into that market for rent and resale comparables while your patient draw stays local. The comparables read Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA; the 22,564 residents set the ceiling a projection can defend.
04What does a $140,508 median income mean for case acceptance?
Median household income in Laguna Beach runs $140,508. 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.
05What does Orange County's shortage designation change?
The primary care, dental, mental health designation HRSA carries on Orange County is a recruiting instrument: it puts repayment incentives in front of candidates, which is how a hiring plan for 22,564 residents gets past the question of who would take the job.
06Which fields carry the volume in Laguna Beach?
The 31 enumerated fields are led by sud treatment and residential at 33, with general dentistry at 31 behind it. Those two counts double as the competition you are entering and the bench you would hire from.
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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