California micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Los Alamitos, California
Direct answer
11,846 residents, 417 enumerated clinicians, 352.0 per 10,000, 18 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy: that is the Los Alamitos market a funder prices. Orange County adds 161 healthcare approvals worth $100,743,500 and 25 miles of distance to Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
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- Population: 11,846 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 417 across 30 fields2
- Median household income: $98,5393
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 76 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 11 across 4 categories4
- Nearest metro: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 25 miles1
What NPPES records at Los Alamitos addresses
417 providers across 30 fields, 352.0 per 10,000 residents, counted at Los Alamitos addresses in the NPPES monthly file
| Practice type | Count | Rate per 10,000 residents | Published by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 76 | 64.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 65 | 54.9 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 40 | 33.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 38 | 32.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 31 | 26.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 29 | 24.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 22 | 18.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 15 | 12.7 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 12 | 10.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 9 | 7.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 9 | 7.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 9 | 7.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 6 | 5.1 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 5 | 4.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 5 | 4.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Plastic and cosmetic surgery | 5 | 4.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 4 | 3.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 4 | 3.4 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 4 | 3.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 4 | 3.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 4 | 3.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 4 | 3.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 3 | 2.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 3 | 2.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 3 | 2.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 3 | 2.5 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 2 | 1.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Imaging centers | 1 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Pain management and interventional | 1 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 1 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 7 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 3 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 3 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 3 | CMS [4] | |
| Ambulatory surgical centers | 2 | CMS [4] |
Several of the 76 physical, occupational, and speech therapy enumerations can belong to one practice, so the column counts clinicians rather than businesses or owners
What lenders have already approved in Orange County
161 healthcare approvals averaging $625,736 set the deal shape lenders in Orange County have already underwritten
| Measure | Published figure | What sits behind it |
|---|---|---|
| SBA healthcare approvals | 161 | Counted for the fiscal year the SBA publishes [5] |
| Approved dollars | $100,743,500 | Everything approved to healthcare borrowers, added up [5] |
| Average approval | $625,736 | The dollar column over the approval column [5] |
| Lending establishments in the county | 2,437 | Places that write credit locally, NAICS 522 [6] |
What the two tables above change about a file
352.0 per 10,000 is the first number a credit analyst converts into a realistic new-patient count. 161 approvals worth $100,743,500 in Orange County means the size you are asking for has a local precedent to point at. A $98,539 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
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Equipment financing and leasing
- Working capital term loan
The 30 fields practicing locally set this order. A funding partner, not this list, decides what is available in California.
What a funder reads first in Los Alamitos
What a funder opens first depends on the field. In Los Alamitos that means physical, occupational, and speech therapy, specialty physician groups, general dentistry.
| Field | What the file turns on | The capital event behind most requests |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (76) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Specialty physician groups (65) | Ancillary revenue contribution, Provider productivity, Payer contracts | Ancillary build-out |
| General dentistry (40) | Three years of collections history, Hygiene as a share of collections, Overhead ratio and owner add-backs | Acquisition of an established practice |
Column one counts Los Alamitos clinicians from the federal file. Columns two and three describe how the field is usually underwritten, and a partner can read a Los Alamitos file differently.
Los Alamitos against nearby California markets
Set Los Alamitos's 352.0 per 10,000 against the towns an appraiser would reach for next
| Town | Residents | Providers | Per 10,000 | Miles away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Alamitos (current) | 11,846 | 417 | 352.0 | |
| Hawaiian Gardens | 13,457 | 44 | 32.7 | 2 |
| Seal Beach | 24,421 | 218 | 89.3 | 3 |
| La Palma | 15,092 | 193 | 127.9 | 4 |
| Stanton | 41,188 | 125 | 30.3 | 4 |
| Artesia | 15,662 | 204 | 130.3 | 5 |
| Buena Park | 82,611 | 423 | 51.2 | 5 |
How Los Alamitos sits against the nearest metro
Distance to Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 25 miles. That is close enough for rent in Los Alamitos to be compared against the metro and far enough that patient draw is not. At $98,539 median household income, the elective and cash-pay share of a projection is the line that gets tested first. The Medicare-certified hospital in Los Alamitos sets the local wage floor before you hire against it. A college in Los Alamitos puts a term-shaped curve into monthly collections.
More of California
- Hawaiian Gardens 13,457 residents
- Seal Beach 24,421 residents
- La Palma 15,092 residents
- Stanton 41,188 residents
- Artesia 15,662 residents
- Buena Park 82,611 residents
What owners in Los Alamitos ask
01How many providers practice in Los Alamitos, and in what?
Across 30 fields, Los Alamitos carries 417 enumerated clinicians, 352.0 per 10,000 of the 11,846 people living here. The concentration is in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, 76 of the total, then specialty physician groups at 65. Count practices from that only with care.
02What does SBA lending look like around Los Alamitos?
Healthcare borrowers in Orange County took 161 approvals worth $100,743,500 in the published fiscal year, averaging $625,736. That is the comparable set an appraiser near Los Alamitos reaches for first.
03What does Orange County's shortage designation change?
HRSA designates Orange County for primary care, dental, mental health. That opens loan repayment programs for clinicians recruited into Los Alamitos and evidences a staffing ramp in a 11,846 resident market.
04How does the hospital in Los Alamitos 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. 11 Medicare-certified providers are located here in total. It also sets the wage floor behind every hire in a 352.0 per 10,000 market.
05Is Los Alamitos underwritten as part of Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA sits 25 miles away, close enough that appraisers reach into that market for rent and resale comparables while your patient draw stays local. The comparables read Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA; the 11,846 residents set the ceiling a projection can defend.
06Is there local lending capacity in Orange County?
County Business Patterns records 2,437 credit intermediation establishments in Orange County. That is the local origination bench, and it decides whether a file gets underwritten by somebody who has seen Los Alamitos rents and resale before or by somebody working from a screen.
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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