Georgia micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Chamblee, Georgia
Direct answer
A Chamblee file is read against 150 local clinicians, 46.4 for every 10,000 of its 32,321 residents, 21 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, plus the 14 SBA healthcare approvals worth $7,242,400 already recorded in DeKalb County, 11 miles from Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.
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- Population: 32,321 residents (25K-50K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 150 across 21 fields2
- Median household income: $81,7743
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 31 registered providers2
- Nearest metro: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 11 miles1
- Higher education: At least one degree-granting institution is based here4
Who is enumerated in Chamblee
46.4 providers per 10,000 residents is what 150 enumerations across 21 fields works out to in a town of 32,321
| Specialty | Enumerated clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 31 | 9.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 27 | 8.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 21 | 6.5 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 16 | 5.0 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 7 | 2.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 6 | 1.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 6 | 1.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 6 | 1.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 4 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 4 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 4 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 4 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 3 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 3 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 2 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical research sites | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 5 | CMS [5] |
A single Chamblee practice can hold more than one of these numbers. 21 percent sit in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, counted as clinicians rather than as owners.
DeKalb County approvals, dollars, and lending establishments
14 healthcare approvals averaging $517,314 set the deal shape lenders in DeKalb County have already underwritten
| Line | Amount | Reading and source |
|---|---|---|
| Approvals on record | 14 | Counted for the fiscal year the SBA publishes [6] |
| Total approved capital | $7,242,400 | Everything approved to healthcare borrowers, added up [6] |
| Mean deal size | $517,314 | The dollar column over the approval column [6] |
| Lenders sited in the county | 313 | Places that write credit locally, NAICS 522 [7] |
How this data lands in an underwriting decision
At 46.4 clinicians per 10,000 residents, the catchment radius in a projection has to be defended rather than assumed. A request measured against 14 prior DeKalb County approvals is priced on precedent, which shortens the questions about valuation. With $81,774 as the median household income, the payer mix in a projection has to match what Chamblee households actually spend.
Programs the Chamblee mix reaches for
- Practice acquisition
- Startup and de novo
- Working capital term loan
- Equipment financing and leasing
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
The order comes from Chamblee's own provider mix, which physical, occupational, and speech therapy dominates at 21 percent. What a partner can actually place in Georgia is a separate question.
Underwriting by field in Chamblee
What a funder opens first depends on the field. In Chamblee that means physical, occupational, and speech therapy, chiropractic, primary care and family medicine.
| Field | What the file turns on | The capital event behind most requests |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (31) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Chiropractic (27) | Cash plan revenue, Personal injury receivable age, Visit volume | Startup or acquisition |
| Primary care and family medicine (21) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
Column one counts Chamblee clinicians from the federal file. Columns two and three describe how the field is usually underwritten, and a partner can read a Chamblee file differently.
How Chamblee prices against its neighbors
Set Chamblee's 46.4 per 10,000 against the towns an appraiser would reach for next
| Market | Population | Clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Distance in miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamblee (current) | 32,321 | 150 | 46.4 | |
| Brookhaven | 59,370 | 238 | 40.1 | 2 |
| Doraville | 12,436 | 108 | 86.8 | 3 |
| Clarkston | 14,416 | 48 | 33.3 | 6 |
| Tucker | 37,224 | 590 | 158.5 | 6 |
| Norcross | 18,902 | 772 | 408.4 | 7 |
| Peachtree Corners | 42,638 | 200 | 46.9 | 7 |
How Chamblee sits against the nearest metro
11 miles separate Chamblee from Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. Lease pricing follows Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, while revenue stays capped by the 32,321 residents here. Households here carry $81,774 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. A degree-granting institution here moves volume on the academic calendar.
More of Georgia
- Brookhaven 59,370 residents
- Doraville 12,436 residents
- Clarkston 14,416 residents
- Tucker 37,224 residents
- Norcross 18,902 residents
- Peachtree Corners 42,638 residents
Chamblee owners, answered
01How many providers practice in Chamblee, and in what?
NPPES lists 150 providers at a Chamblee practice address, 46.4 per 10,000 residents across 21 tracked fields. Physical, occupational, and speech therapy accounts for 31 of them, 21 percent of the total, with chiropractic next at 27. Read that as clinicians: 150 enumerations, not 150 owners.
02What does DeKalb County's shortage designation change?
HRSA designates DeKalb County for primary care, dental, mental health. That opens loan repayment programs for clinicians recruited into Chamblee and evidences a staffing ramp in a 32,321 resident market.
03Is Chamblee underwritten as part of Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?
Partly. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 11 miles out, so rent and equipment comparables travel in from there while patients still come from the 32,321 residents around Chamblee. Cost side metro, revenue side local.
04What does SBA lending look like around Chamblee?
Healthcare borrowers in DeKalb County took 14 approvals worth $7,242,400 in the published fiscal year, averaging $517,314. That is the comparable set an appraiser near Chamblee reaches for first.
05Is there local lending capacity in DeKalb County?
County Business Patterns records 313 credit intermediation establishments in DeKalb County. That is the local origination bench, and it decides whether a file gets underwritten by somebody who has seen Chamblee rents and resale before or by somebody working from a screen.
06What does the underserved designation in DeKalb County support?
DeKalb County carries a medically underserved designation. It evidences unmet demand behind a capacity build, and it opens recruitment programs that make a staffing line in a projection easier to defend than local wage data alone would.
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
- 4U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS 2023 institutional directory
- 5CMS Care Compare provider datasets
- 6U.S. Small Business Administration, 7(a) and 504 approvals
- 7U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022
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