Georgia micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Cumming, Georgia
Direct answer
10,175 residents, 1,209 enumerated clinicians, 1188.2 per 10,000, 30 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy: that is the Cumming market a funder prices. Forsyth County adds 7 healthcare approvals worth $10,756,300 and 18 miles of distance to Gainesville, GA.
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- Population: 10,175 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 1,209 across 34 fields2
- Median household income: $79,0733
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 366 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 16 across 4 categories4
- Nearest metro: Gainesville, GA, 18 miles1
The provider census in Cumming
The NPPES file puts 1,209 enumerated clinicians inside Cumming, spread over 34 fields at 1188.2 per 10,000 residents
| Specialty | Enumerated clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 366 | 359.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 88 | 86.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 87 | 85.5 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 87 | 85.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 80 | 78.6 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 78 | 76.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 74 | 72.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 44 | 43.2 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 40 | 39.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 40 | 39.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 28 | 27.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 24 | 23.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 20 | 19.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 20 | 19.7 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 16 | 15.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 13 | 12.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 12 | 11.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 11 | 10.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 11 | 10.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 10 | 9.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 10 | 9.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 9 | 8.8 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 6 | 5.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 5 | 4.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 5 | 4.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 5 | 4.9 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 4 | 3.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 4 | 3.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Plastic and cosmetic surgery | 3 | 2.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 3 | 2.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Imaging centers | 2 | 2.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Pain management and interventional | 2 | 2.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Fertility and IVF | 1 | 1.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Mobile diagnostics | 1 | 1.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 33 | CMS [4] | |
| Ambulatory surgical centers | 10 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 3 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 2 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 1 | CMS [4] |
Physical, occupational, and speech therapy carries 366 of the 1,209 enumerated providers here, and several of them can sit inside one practice. Read the column as clinicians, not owners.
The lending record behind Cumming
With 7 healthcare approvals recorded, Forsyth County gives a valuation almost nothing local to lean on
| What it measures | Value | How to read it |
|---|---|---|
| Approvals on record | 7 | One published fiscal year, healthcare borrowers only [5] |
| Total approved capital | $10,756,300 | Approved, not disbursed, and not net of withdrawals [5] |
| Mean deal size | $1,536,614 | A mean, so one large approval moves it [5] |
| Lenders sited in the county | 150 | Credit intermediation offices sited in the county [6] |
Reading Cumming the way a credit committee does
A file from here opens on 1188.2 providers per 10,000 residents, and everything about volume follows from it. With 7 approvals on record in Forsyth County, expect a longer appraisal and a wider collateral discount. With $79,073 as the median household income, the payer mix in a projection has to match what Cumming households actually spend.
Where a file from this town usually lands
- Practice acquisition
- Startup and de novo
- Working capital term loan
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Equipment financing and leasing
Ranked from the 34 fields that actually practice in Cumming, weighted toward physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Availability still depends on Georgia and on the funding partner.
What a funder reads first in Cumming
What a funder opens first depends on the field. In Cumming that means physical, occupational, and speech therapy, specialty physician groups, primary care and family medicine.
| Practice type | The pages that decide it | Typical capital event |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (366) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Specialty physician groups (88) | Ancillary revenue contribution, Provider productivity, Payer contracts | Ancillary build-out |
| Primary care and family medicine (87) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
The first column is Cumming's own NPPES count. The rest is how the field is generally underwritten, whether the address is Cumming or anywhere else.
How Cumming prices against its neighbors
1188.2 per 10,000 is the figure a neighboring town gets compared against when an appraiser prices Cumming
| Comparable | People | Enumerations | Per 10,000 residents | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumming (current) | 10,175 | 1,209 | 1188.2 | |
| Buford | 18,642 | 523 | 280.5 | 10 |
| Sugar Hill | 28,598 | 83 | 29.0 | 10 |
| Suwanee | 23,062 | 895 | 388.1 | 11 |
| Milton | 41,490 | 85 | 20.5 | 11 |
| Johns Creek | 81,167 | 391 | 48.2 | 13 |
| Flowery Branch | 12,292 | 152 | 123.7 | 13 |
How Cumming sits against the nearest metro
18 miles separate Cumming from Gainesville, GA. Lease pricing follows Gainesville, GA, while revenue stays capped by the 10,175 residents here. Median household income runs $79,073, which is the number a funder converts into case acceptance on anything elective or cash-pay. Wages here are anchored by the Medicare-certified hospital in town, which is what a staffing line gets measured against. Campus terms, not calendar quarters, set the busy months in Cumming. Cumming is the Forsyth County seat, so county employment steadies the payer mix.
More of Georgia
- Buford 18,642 residents
- Sugar Hill 28,598 residents
- Suwanee 23,062 residents
- Milton 41,490 residents
- Johns Creek 81,167 residents
- Flowery Branch 12,292 residents
What owners in Cumming ask
01How many providers practice in Cumming, and in what?
NPPES lists 1,209 providers at a Cumming practice address, 1188.2 per 10,000 residents across 34 tracked fields. Physical, occupational, and speech therapy accounts for 366 of them, 30 percent of the total, with specialty physician groups next at 88. Read that as clinicians: 1,209 enumerations, not 1,209 owners.
02Which fields carry the volume in Cumming?
The 34 enumerated fields are led by physical, occupational, and speech therapy at 366, with specialty physician groups at 88 behind it. Those two counts double as the competition you are entering and the bench you would hire from.
03What does Forsyth County's shortage designation change?
Designated for primary care, dental, mental health, Forsyth County qualifies its clinicians for federal repayment support. On a file that turns on adding staff, that is the difference between a hiring assumption and a hiring plan.
04Why does Forsyth County show so little SBA activity?
The published file records 7 7(a) and 504 approvals to healthcare borrowers in Forsyth County. That tracks how few Forsyth County practices changed hands that year, not credit quality. 150 credit intermediation establishments operate in Forsyth County, so the lending capacity is local even where the healthcare history is not.
05How does the hospital in Cumming affect a practice file?
It makes the staffing and referral lines checkable. 16 Medicare-certified providers hold Cumming addresses, and the hospital sets the wage a clinical hire is bid against in a 1188.2 per 10,000 market.
06Is there local lending capacity in Forsyth County?
County Business Patterns records 150 credit intermediation establishments in Forsyth County. That is the local origination bench, and it decides whether a file gets underwritten by somebody who has seen Cumming 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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