California micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Menlo Park, California
Direct answer
A Menlo Park file is read against 530 local clinicians, 160.4 for every 10,000 of its 33,040 residents, 31 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, plus the 14 SBA healthcare approvals worth $10,430,200 already recorded in San Mateo County, 22 miles from San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.
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- Population: 33,040 residents (25K-50K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 530 across 30 fields2
- Median household income: $206,5883
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 166 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 3 across 3 categories4
- Nearest metro: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 22 miles1
The clinical base a lender can verify here
The NPPES file puts 530 enumerated clinicians inside Menlo Park, spread over 30 fields at 160.4 per 10,000 residents
| Practice type | Count | Rate per 10,000 residents | Published by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 166 | 50.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 73 | 22.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 56 | 16.9 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 35 | 10.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 25 | 7.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 22 | 6.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 21 | 6.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 16 | 4.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 13 | 3.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 12 | 3.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 11 | 3.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 10 | 3.0 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 10 | 3.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 9 | 2.7 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 7 | 2.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 7 | 2.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 6 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 6 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 4 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 3 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Fertility and IVF | 3 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Plastic and cosmetic surgery | 3 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 2 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 2 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 2 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 2 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Imaging centers | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Mobile diagnostics | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 5 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 1 | CMS [4] |
Several of the 166 physical, occupational, and speech therapy enumerations can belong to one practice, so the column counts clinicians rather than businesses or owners
The lending record behind Menlo Park
Lenders in San Mateo County have already closed 14 healthcare approvals, averaging $745,014, which is the size a new file gets read beside
| Measure | Published figure | What sits behind it |
|---|---|---|
| Approvals on record | 14 | Fiscal year published in the SBA file [5] |
| Total approved capital | $10,430,200 | Sum of approvals to healthcare borrowers [5] |
| Mean deal size | $745,014 | Dollars divided by approvals [5] |
| Lenders sited in the county | 391 | Credit intermediation establishments, NAICS 522 [6] |
What the two tables above change about a file
160.4 per 10,000 is the first number a credit analyst converts into a realistic new-patient count. 14 approvals worth $10,430,200 in San Mateo County means the size you are asking for has a local precedent to point at. A $206,588 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
- Equipment financing and leasing
- Working capital term loan
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
Ranked from the 30 fields that actually practice in Menlo Park, weighted toward physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Availability still depends on California and on the funding partner.
Underwriting by field in Menlo Park
Drawn from the fields that actually practice here: physical, occupational, and speech therapy, ketamine, tms, and interventional psychiatry, specialty physician groups
| Practice type | The pages that decide it | Typical capital event |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (166) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry (73) | Session series completion, Coverage mix, Device utilization | Treatment device purchase |
| Specialty physician groups (56) | Ancillary revenue contribution, Provider productivity, Payer contracts | Ancillary build-out |
The first column is Menlo Park's own NPPES count. The rest is how the field is generally underwritten, whether the address is Menlo Park or anywhere else.
Density beside the neighboring California towns
Comparables travel. These are the California towns whose density, at 160.4 per 10,000 here, gets weighed beside this one.
| Market | Population | Clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Distance in miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menlo Park (current) | 33,040 | 530 | 160.4 | |
| East Palo Alto | 29,296 | 48 | 16.4 | 1 |
| Newark | 46,254 | 204 | 44.1 | 7 |
| San Carlos | 29,403 | 407 | 138.4 | 7 |
| Belmont | 27,132 | 151 | 55.7 | 8 |
| Los Altos | 30,864 | 345 | 111.8 | 8 |
| Hillsborough | 11,171 | 10 | 9.0 | 13 |
What the geography does to a Menlo Park projection
22 miles separate Menlo Park from San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA. Lease pricing follows San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, while revenue stays capped by the 33,040 residents here. Households here carry $206,588 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.
Other California markets
- East Palo Alto 29,296 residents
- Newark 46,254 residents
- San Carlos 29,403 residents
- Belmont 27,132 residents
- Los Altos 30,864 residents
- Hillsborough 11,171 residents
What owners in Menlo Park ask
01How many providers practice in Menlo Park, and in what?
NPPES lists 530 providers at a Menlo Park practice address, 160.4 per 10,000 residents across 30 tracked fields. Physical, occupational, and speech therapy accounts for 166 of them, 31 percent of the total, with ketamine, tms, and interventional psychiatry next at 73. Read that as clinicians: 530 enumerations, not 530 owners.
02Which fields carry the volume in Menlo Park?
Volume concentrates in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, 166 of them, ahead of ketamine, tms, and interventional psychiatry at 73, across 30 fields. A thin second field usually means a longer search for staff than a pro forma allows for.
03What does San Mateo County's shortage designation change?
The primary care, dental, mental health designation HRSA carries on San Mateo County is a recruiting instrument: it puts repayment incentives in front of candidates, which is how a hiring plan for 33,040 residents gets past the question of who would take the job.
04Is Menlo Park underwritten as part of San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA?
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA sits 22 miles away, close enough that appraisers reach into that market for rent and resale comparables while your patient draw stays local. The comparables read San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA; the 33,040 residents set the ceiling a projection can defend.
05What does a $206,588 median income mean for case acceptance?
Median household income in Menlo Park runs $206,588. 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.
06What does SBA lending look like around Menlo Park?
The county file behind Menlo Park holds 14 healthcare approvals totaling $10,430,200, an average of $745,014. Those are the loan sizes lenders in San Mateo County have already carried.
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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