California micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in San Fernando, California
Direct answer
Density decides a lot here. San Fernando runs 85.6 providers per 10,000 residents, 201 clinicians against 23,488 people, 20 percent of them in general dentistry, while Los Angeles County lenders have approved 298 healthcare files worth $229,015,900 and the nearest metro is 19 miles out.
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- Population: 23,488 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 201 across 26 fields2
- Median household income: $79,6943
- Largest provider field: General dentistry: 40 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 19 across 3 categories4
- Nearest metro: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 19 miles1
The provider census in San Fernando
The NPPES file puts 201 enumerated clinicians inside San Fernando, spread over 26 fields at 85.6 per 10,000 residents
| Field | Providers | Per 10,000 residents | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| General dentistry | 40 | 17.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 27 | 11.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 12 | 5.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 12 | 5.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 12 | 5.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 11 | 4.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 11 | 4.7 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 10 | 4.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 10 | 4.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 8 | 3.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 8 | 3.4 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 7 | 3.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 7 | 3.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 6 | 2.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 3 | 1.3 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 3 | 1.3 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 2 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 2 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 2 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 2 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical research sites | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health agencies | 12 | CMS [4] | |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 6 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 5 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 2 | CMS [4] |
General dentistry carries 40 of the 201 enumerated providers here, and several of them can sit inside one practice. Read the column as clinicians, not owners.
What Los Angeles County credit files already show
The published file shows 298 healthcare approvals in Los Angeles County, $229,015,900 in total, and that history is what an appraiser and a credit committee reach for
| What it measures | Value | How to read it |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare files approved | 298 | Counted for the fiscal year the SBA publishes [5] |
| Dollars behind them | $229,015,900 | Everything approved to healthcare borrowers, added up [5] |
| Typical approval size | $768,510 | The dollar column over the approval column [5] |
| Credit offices operating locally | 4,689 | Places that write credit locally, NAICS 522 [6] |
What the two tables above change about a file
At 85.6 clinicians per 10,000 residents, the catchment radius in a projection has to be defended rather than assumed. A request measured against 298 prior Los Angeles County approvals is priced on precedent, which shortens the questions about valuation. With $79,694 as the median household income, the payer mix in a projection has to match what San Fernando households actually spend.
The programs this provider mix points at
- Practice acquisition
- Startup and de novo
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Equipment financing and leasing
- SBA 7(a) and 504
The order comes from San Fernando's own provider mix, which general dentistry dominates at 20 percent. What a partner can actually place in California is a separate question.
Underwriting by field in San Fernando
general dentistry, primary care and family medicine, dental specialties account for most of what is enumerated in San Fernando, so those are the files funders see from this town
| Field | What the file turns on | The capital event behind most requests |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Primary care and family medicine (27) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
| Dental specialties (12) | Collections concentrated in the selling doctor, Referral source concentration, Contract receivables on payment plans | Specialty practice acquisition |
NPPES supplies the San Fernando counts. The reading columns describe the field in general, and no partner reviewing a San Fernando file is bound by them.
How San Fernando prices against its neighbors
Set San Fernando's 85.6 per 10,000 against the towns an appraiser would reach for next
| Market | Population | Clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Distance in miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Fernando (current) | 23,488 | 201 | 85.6 | |
| West Hollywood | 34,371 | 771 | 224.3 | 14 |
| Beverly Hills | 31,027 | 2,052 | 661.4 | 15 |
| Calabasas | 22,256 | 295 | 132.5 | 17 |
| South Pasadena | 25,656 | 246 | 95.9 | 20 |
| Agoura Hills | 19,429 | 268 | 137.9 | 21 |
| Alhambra | 80,279 | 690 | 86.0 | 22 |
What the geography does to a San Fernando projection
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA lies 19 miles from San Fernando, close enough that appraisers price the lease against Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA rents while 23,488 residents set the revenue ceiling. At $79,694 median household income, the elective and cash-pay share of a projection is the line that gets tested first. With no hospital in town, a projection has to name where referrals and coverage come from. Campus terms, not calendar quarters, set the busy months in San Fernando.
Nearby California towns
- West Hollywood 34,371 residents
- Beverly Hills 31,027 residents
- Calabasas 22,256 residents
- South Pasadena 25,656 residents
- Agoura Hills 19,429 residents
- Alhambra 80,279 residents
San Fernando owners, answered
01How many providers practice in San Fernando, and in what?
Across 26 fields, San Fernando carries 201 enumerated clinicians, 85.6 per 10,000 of the 23,488 people living here. The concentration is in general dentistry, 40 of the total, then primary care and family medicine at 27. Count practices from that only with care.
02What does SBA lending look like around San Fernando?
The county file behind San Fernando holds 298 healthcare approvals totaling $229,015,900, an average of $768,510. Those are the loan sizes lenders in Los Angeles County have already carried.
03What does Los Angeles County's shortage designation change?
Los Angeles County holds a HRSA designation covering primary care, dental, mental health. A pro forma for San Fernando can cite it as the reason a vacancy is fillable, which is usually the weakest line in a ramp schedule.
04Which fields carry the volume in San Fernando?
General dentistry at 40 providers and primary care and family medicine at 27 lead the 26 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.
05How many Medicare-certified providers are based in San Fernando?
19 Medicare-certified providers hold an address in the town across the Care Compare categories. Certified volume this close matters on a working-capital file, because it shows the payer-mix and the reimbursement lag a funder will price into a 23,488 resident market.
06Is San Fernando underwritten as part of Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?
Comparables and demand split at 19 miles. An appraiser prices the lease and the equipment off Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA; the revenue line has to hold up against 23,488 local residents.
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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