Florida micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Longwood, Florida
Direct answer
651 healthcare providers hold a Longwood practice address, 380.9 per 10,000 of its 17,089 residents, 25 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Seminole County recorded 19 SBA healthcare approvals worth $15,855,900, and Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL sits 16 miles out.
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- Population: 17,089 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 651 across 33 fields2
- Median household income: $77,2143
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 166 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 1 across 1 categories4
- Nearest metro: Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, 16 miles1
The provider census in Longwood
The NPPES file puts 651 enumerated clinicians inside Longwood, spread over 33 fields at 380.9 per 10,000 residents
| Specialty | Enumerated clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 166 | 97.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 79 | 46.2 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 68 | 39.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 49 | 28.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 47 | 27.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 37 | 21.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 29 | 17.0 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 27 | 15.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 20 | 11.7 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 19 | 11.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 19 | 11.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 13 | 7.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 12 | 7.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 12 | 7.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 9 | 5.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 8 | 4.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 6 | 3.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 4 | 2.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 4 | 2.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 3 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 2 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 2 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 2 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Imaging centers | 2 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Pain management and interventional | 2 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 2 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Plastic and cosmetic surgery | 2 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Fertility and IVF | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical research sites | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| IV hydration and infusion | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 9 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 1 | CMS [4] |
Physical, occupational, and speech therapy carries 166 of the 651 enumerated providers here, and several of them can sit inside one practice. Read the column as clinicians, not owners.
Loan activity in Seminole County
Lenders in Seminole County have already closed 19 healthcare approvals, averaging $834,521, which is the size a new file gets read beside
| What it measures | Value | How to read it |
|---|---|---|
| Approvals on record | 19 | Fiscal year published in the SBA file [5] |
| Total approved capital | $15,855,900 | Sum of approvals to healthcare borrowers [5] |
| Mean deal size | $834,521 | Dollars divided by approvals [5] |
| Lenders sited in the county | 284 | Credit intermediation establishments, NAICS 522 [6] |
What the two tables above change about a file
Density of 380.9 per 10,000 sets the patient draw a projection can claim without an argument. Because Seminole County already carries $15,855,900 across 19 healthcare approvals, a request near that average moves faster than one well above it. A $77,214 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
- Working capital term loan
- Startup and de novo
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Equipment financing and leasing
Built from what is enumerated here rather than from a national list, so a field with no presence in Longwood does not appear. Availability is still a Florida question.
Underwriting by field in Longwood
What a funder opens first depends on the field. In Longwood that means physical, occupational, and speech therapy, primary care and family medicine, aba and autism therapy.
| Specialty | Read first in underwriting | Why the money is usually needed |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (166) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Primary care and family medicine (79) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
| ABA and autism therapy (68) | Authorized hours against delivered hours, Payer mix stability, Billing compliance history | Working capital against authorization and billing lag |
The first column is Longwood's own NPPES count. The rest is how the field is generally underwritten, whether the address is Longwood or anywhere else.
Longwood against nearby Florida markets
Set Longwood's 380.9 per 10,000 against the towns an appraiser would reach for next
| Market | Population | Clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Distance in miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longwood (current) | 17,089 | 651 | 380.9 | |
| Casselberry | 31,650 | 264 | 83.4 | 3 |
| Altamonte Springs | 47,261 | 863 | 182.6 | 4 |
| Lake Mary | 16,989 | 810 | 476.8 | 4 |
| Winter Springs | 39,822 | 236 | 59.3 | 5 |
| Maitland | 19,776 | 551 | 278.6 | 5 |
| Winter Park | 30,835 | 1,375 | 445.9 | 7 |
What the geography does to a Longwood projection
16 miles separate Longwood from Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL. Lease pricing follows Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, while revenue stays capped by the 17,089 residents here. At $77,214 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.
Other Florida markets
- Casselberry 31,650 residents
- Altamonte Springs 47,261 residents
- Lake Mary 16,989 residents
- Winter Springs 39,822 residents
- Maitland 19,776 residents
- Winter Park 30,835 residents
Questions from Longwood
01How many providers practice in Longwood, and in what?
Across 33 fields, Longwood carries 651 enumerated clinicians, 380.9 per 10,000 of the 17,089 people living here. The concentration is in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, 166 of the total, then primary care and family medicine at 79. Count practices from that only with care.
02Which fields carry the volume in Longwood?
Volume concentrates in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, 166 of them, ahead of primary care and family medicine at 79, across 33 fields. A thin second field usually means a longer search for staff than a pro forma allows for.
03What does SBA lending look like around Longwood?
The county file behind Longwood holds 19 healthcare approvals totaling $15,855,900, an average of $834,521. Those are the loan sizes lenders in Seminole County have already carried.
04What does Seminole County's shortage designation change?
The primary care, dental, mental health designation HRSA carries on Seminole County is a recruiting instrument: it puts repayment incentives in front of candidates, which is how a hiring plan for 17,089 residents gets past the question of who would take the job.
05Is Longwood underwritten as part of Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL?
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL sits 16 miles away, close enough that appraisers reach into that market for rent and resale comparables while your patient draw stays local. The comparables read Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL; the 17,089 residents set the ceiling a projection can defend.
06How many Medicare-certified providers are based in Longwood?
1 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 17,089 resident market.
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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