Georgia micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Cartersville, Georgia
Direct answer
A Cartersville file is read against 480 local clinicians, 191.4 for every 10,000 of its 25,082 residents, 22 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, plus the 1 SBA healthcare approvals worth $200,000 already recorded in Bartow County, 23 miles from Rome, GA.
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- Population: 25,082 residents (25K-50K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 480 across 32 fields2
- Median household income: $78,6403
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 107 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 11 across 4 categories4
- Nearest metro: Rome, GA, 23 miles1
The clinical base a lender can verify here
The NPPES file puts 480 enumerated clinicians inside Cartersville, spread over 32 fields at 191.4 per 10,000 residents
| Practice type | Count | Rate per 10,000 residents | Published by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 107 | 42.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 53 | 21.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 46 | 18.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 45 | 17.9 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 33 | 13.2 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 23 | 9.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 22 | 8.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 21 | 8.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 16 | 6.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 14 | 5.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 11 | 4.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 9 | 3.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 9 | 3.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 9 | 3.6 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 8 | 3.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 7 | 2.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 6 | 2.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 4 | 1.6 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 4 | 1.6 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 4 | 1.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 4 | 1.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 4 | 1.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 3 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Imaging centers | 3 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 3 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 2 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 2 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 2 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 2 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical research sites | 2 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Pain management and interventional | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| IV hydration and infusion | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 18 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 4 | CMS [4] | |
| Ambulatory surgical centers | 3 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 3 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 1 | CMS [4] |
A single Cartersville practice can hold more than one of these numbers. 22 percent sit in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, counted as clinicians rather than as owners.
Bartow County approvals, dollars, and lending establishments
With 1 healthcare approvals recorded, Bartow County gives a valuation almost nothing local to lean on
| Line | Amount | Reading and source |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare files approved | 1 | One published fiscal year, healthcare borrowers only [5] |
| Dollars behind them | $200,000 | Approved, not disbursed, and not net of withdrawals [5] |
| Typical approval size | $200,000 | A mean, so one large approval moves it [5] |
| Credit offices operating locally | 65 | Credit intermediation offices sited in the county [6] |
How this data lands in an underwriting decision
Underwriting starts with 191.4 providers per 10,000 residents, because that ratio caps how fast a chair or a room fills. A short county record of 1 approvals usually means more documentation and a lower advance against the same collateral. A $78,640 median household income here sets the ceiling on what an elective or cash-pay line can be expected to carry.
Programs the Cartersville mix reaches for
- Practice acquisition
- Startup and de novo
- Equipment financing and leasing
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Working capital term loan
Ranked from the 32 fields that actually practice in Cartersville, weighted toward physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Availability still depends on Georgia and on the funding partner.
The first pages of a Cartersville file
Drawn from the fields that actually practice here: physical, occupational, and speech therapy, chiropractic, primary care and family medicine
| Specialty | Read first in underwriting | Why the money is usually needed |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (107) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Chiropractic (53) | Cash plan revenue, Personal injury receivable age, Visit volume | Startup or acquisition |
| Primary care and family medicine (46) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
NPPES supplies the Cartersville counts. The reading columns describe the field in general, and no partner reviewing a Cartersville file is bound by them.
Density beside the neighboring Georgia towns
The neighboring markets below are the ones a valuation borrows from when Cartersville has too few sales of its own
| Market | Population | Clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Distance in miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartersville (current) | 25,082 | 480 | 191.4 | |
| Acworth | 22,624 | 489 | 216.1 | 10 |
| Kennesaw | 37,740 | 852 | 225.8 | 14 |
| Dallas | 15,062 | 399 | 264.9 | 17 |
| Woodstock | 39,381 | 879 | 223.2 | 17 |
| Holly Springs | 20,133 | 35 | 17.4 | 18 |
| Canton | 38,049 | 647 | 170.0 | 19 |
Distance, income, and the wage floor around Cartersville
Rome, GA lies 23 miles from Cartersville, close enough that appraisers price the lease against Rome, GA rents while 25,082 residents set the revenue ceiling. Households here carry $78,640 in median income, and that ceiling decides how much of a treatment plan gets started rather than deferred. The Medicare-certified hospital in Cartersville sets the local wage floor before you hire against it. Cartersville is the Bartow County seat, so county employment steadies the payer mix.
Other Georgia markets
Questions from Cartersville
01How many providers practice in Cartersville, and in what?
NPPES lists 480 providers at a Cartersville practice address, 191.4 per 10,000 residents across 32 tracked fields. Physical, occupational, and speech therapy accounts for 107 of them, 22 percent of the total, with chiropractic next at 53. Read that as clinicians: 480 enumerations, not 480 owners.
02Why does Bartow County show so little SBA activity?
The published file records 1 7(a) and 504 approvals to healthcare borrowers in Bartow County. That tracks how few Bartow County practices changed hands that year, not credit quality. 65 credit intermediation establishments operate in Bartow County, so the lending capacity is local even where the healthcare history is not.
03Is Cartersville underwritten as part of Rome, GA?
Partly. Rome, GA is 23 miles out, so rent and equipment comparables travel in from there while patients still come from the 25,082 residents around Cartersville. Cost side metro, revenue side local.
04What does Bartow County's shortage designation change?
Bartow County holds a HRSA designation covering primary care, dental, mental health. A pro forma for Cartersville can cite it as the reason a vacancy is fillable, which is usually the weakest line in a ramp schedule.
05How does the hospital in Cartersville affect a practice file?
It makes the staffing and referral lines checkable. 11 Medicare-certified providers hold Cartersville addresses, and the hospital sets the wage a clinical hire is bid against in a 191.4 per 10,000 market.
06Which fields carry the volume in Cartersville?
Volume concentrates in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, 107 of them, ahead of chiropractic at 53, across 32 fields. A thin second field usually means a longer search for staff than a pro forma allows for.
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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