Georgia micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in College Park, Georgia
Direct answer
A College Park file is read against 200 local clinicians, 143.3 for every 10,000 of its 13,953 residents, 14 percent of them in home health, plus the 69 SBA healthcare approvals worth $32,095,700 already recorded in Fulton County, 9 miles from Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.
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- Population: 13,953 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 200 across 26 fields2
- Median household income: $48,5053
- Largest provider field: Home health: 29 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 2 across 2 categories4
- Nearest metro: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 9 miles1
College Park clinicians, by field
200 providers across 26 fields, 143.3 per 10,000 residents, counted at College Park addresses in the NPPES monthly file
| Practice type | Count | Rate per 10,000 residents | Published by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home health | 29 | 20.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 28 | 20.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 21 | 15.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 14 | 10.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 13 | 9.3 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 12 | 8.6 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 11 | 7.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 11 | 7.9 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 10 | 7.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 10 | 7.2 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 6 | 4.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 5 | 3.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 5 | 3.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 4 | 2.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 3 | 2.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 3 | 2.2 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 2 | 1.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 2 | 1.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 2 | 1.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 2 | 1.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 2 | 1.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 1 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical research sites | 1 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 1 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Plastic and cosmetic surgery | 1 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 1 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 2 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 1 | CMS [4] |
Several of the 29 home health enumerations can belong to one practice, so the column counts clinicians rather than businesses or owners
What lenders have already approved in Fulton County
69 healthcare approvals averaging $465,155 set the deal shape lenders in Fulton County have already underwritten
| Measure | Published figure | What sits behind it |
|---|---|---|
| SBA healthcare approvals | 69 | Counted for the fiscal year the SBA publishes [5] |
| Approved dollars | $32,095,700 | Everything approved to healthcare borrowers, added up [5] |
| Average approval | $465,155 | The dollar column over the approval column [5] |
| Lending establishments in the county | 903 | Places that write credit locally, NAICS 522 [6] |
What the two tables above change about a file
A file from here opens on 143.3 providers per 10,000 residents, and everything about volume follows from it. 69 approvals worth $32,095,700 in Fulton County means the size you are asking for has a local precedent to point at. With $48,505 as the median household income, the payer mix in a projection has to match what College Park households actually spend.
The programs this provider mix points at
- Working capital term loan
- Practice acquisition
- Medical receivables factoring
- Startup and de novo
- Equipment financing and leasing
The 26 fields practicing locally set this order. A funding partner, not this list, decides what is available in Georgia.
Underwriting by field in College Park
Drawn from the fields that actually practice here: home health, physical, occupational, and speech therapy, chiropractic
| Field | What the file turns on | The capital event behind most requests |
|---|---|---|
| Home health (29) | Medicare certification first, Payer mix second, Days in accounts receivable third | Payroll between visit and remittance |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (28) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Chiropractic (21) | Cash plan revenue, Personal injury receivable age, Visit volume | Startup or acquisition |
Column one counts College Park clinicians from the federal file. Columns two and three describe how the field is usually underwritten, and a partner can read a College Park file differently.
Density beside the neighboring Georgia towns
Set College Park's 143.3 per 10,000 against the towns an appraiser would reach for next
| Market | Population | Clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Distance in miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| College Park (current) | 13,953 | 200 | 143.3 | |
| East Point | 38,270 | 238 | 62.2 | 2 |
| Forest Park | 19,301 | 112 | 58.0 | 6 |
| Riverdale | 14,586 | 345 | 236.5 | 6 |
| Fairburn | 17,267 | 136 | 78.8 | 10 |
| Decatur | 24,482 | 1,883 | 769.1 | 13 |
| Fayetteville | 20,419 | 803 | 393.3 | 13 |
How College Park sits against the nearest metro
Distance to Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 9 miles. Appraisers borrow Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA rents, and the 13,953 residents set the ceiling on collections. At $48,505 median household income, the elective and cash-pay share of a projection is the line that gets tested first. Because a certified hospital sits inside the town, both the referral path and the pay a clinical hire expects are already observable.
Nearby Georgia towns
- East Point 38,270 residents
- Forest Park 19,301 residents
- Riverdale 14,586 residents
- Fairburn 17,267 residents
- Decatur 24,482 residents
- Fayetteville 20,419 residents
College Park owners, answered
01How many providers practice in College Park, and in what?
200 enumerations sit at College Park addresses in the monthly NPPES file, working out to 143.3 for every 10,000 residents. 14 percent of them are home health, and physical, occupational, and speech therapy follows with 28. An enumeration is a clinician, so the 200 here cover fewer than 200 practices.
02What does Fulton County's shortage designation change?
HRSA designates Fulton County for primary care, dental, mental health. That opens loan repayment programs for clinicians recruited into College Park and evidences a staffing ramp in a 13,953 resident market.
03How does the hospital in College Park affect a practice file?
A Medicare-certified hospital operates in the town, which gives referral flow, a call schedule, and a clinical labor pool a funder can verify. 2 Medicare-certified providers are located here in total. It also sets the wage floor behind every hire in a 143.3 per 10,000 market.
04What does SBA lending look like around College Park?
$32,095,700 went to healthcare borrowers in Fulton County across 69 approvals, $465,155 on average. Deals near College Park get sized against that record before anything else.
05Is College Park underwritten as part of Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA sits 9 miles away, close enough that appraisers reach into that market for rent and resale comparables while your patient draw stays local. The comparables read Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA; the 13,953 residents set the ceiling a projection can defend.
06Is there local lending capacity in Fulton County?
County Business Patterns records 903 credit intermediation establishments in Fulton County. That is the local origination bench, and it decides whether a file gets underwritten by somebody who has seen College Park rents and resale before or by somebody working from a screen.
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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