Georgia micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Milledgeville, Georgia
Direct answer
16,664 residents, 259 enumerated clinicians, 155.4 per 10,000, 19 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy: that is the Milledgeville market a funder prices. Baldwin County adds 2 healthcare approvals worth $75,200 and 33 miles of distance to Macon-Bibb County, GA.
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- Population: 16,664 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 259 across 28 fields2
- Median household income: $39,6693
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 48 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 5 across 2 categories4
- Nearest metro: Macon-Bibb County, GA, 33 miles1
Who is enumerated in Milledgeville
155.4 providers per 10,000 residents is what 259 enumerations across 28 fields works out to in a town of 16,664
| Practice type | Count | Rate per 10,000 residents | Published by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 48 | 28.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 26 | 15.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 24 | 14.4 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 18 | 10.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 18 | 10.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 14 | 8.4 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 14 | 8.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 12 | 7.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 11 | 6.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 10 | 6.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 7 | 4.2 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 7 | 4.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 7 | 4.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 6 | 3.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 5 | 3.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 5 | 3.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 3 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Sleep centers | 3 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Pain management and interventional | 3 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 3 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 3 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 2 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 2 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| IDD services | 2 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Imaging centers | 2 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 2 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 11 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 4 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 1 | CMS [4] |
A single Milledgeville practice can hold more than one of these numbers. 19 percent sit in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, counted as clinicians rather than as owners.
What Baldwin County credit files already show
The county file holds 2 healthcare approvals, which is a thin comparable set for anyone pricing collateral
| Line | Amount | Reading and source |
|---|---|---|
| SBA healthcare approvals | 2 | One published fiscal year, healthcare borrowers only [5] |
| Approved dollars | $75,200 | Approved, not disbursed, and not net of withdrawals [5] |
| Average approval | $37,600 | A mean, so one large approval moves it [5] |
| Lending establishments in the county | 32 | Credit intermediation offices sited in the county [6] |
What the two tables above change about a file
The ratio that matters up front is 155.4 per 10,000, which decides whether a ramp schedule reads as conservative. With 2 approvals on record in Baldwin County, expect a longer appraisal and a wider collateral discount. A $39,669 median household income here sets the ceiling on what an elective or cash-pay line can be expected to carry.
Programs the Milledgeville mix reaches for
- Practice acquisition
- Working capital term loan
- Startup and de novo
- Equipment financing and leasing
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
Weighted by how often each of the 28 local fields reaches for a program, not by what is easiest to refer. Georgia rules and the partner decide availability.
The first pages of a Milledgeville file
Drawn from the fields that actually practice here: 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 (48) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Specialty physician groups (26) | Ancillary revenue contribution, Provider productivity, Payer contracts | Ancillary build-out |
| Primary care and family medicine (24) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
NPPES supplies the Milledgeville counts. The reading columns describe the field in general, and no partner reviewing a Milledgeville file is bound by them.
Milledgeville against nearby Georgia markets
Set Milledgeville's 155.4 per 10,000 against the towns an appraiser would reach for next
| Town | Residents | Providers | Per 10,000 | Miles away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milledgeville (current) | 16,664 | 259 | 155.4 | |
| Warner Robins | 86,199 | 692 | 80.3 | 41 |
| Dublin | 16,233 | 336 | 207.0 | 42 |
| Covington | 15,302 | 380 | 248.3 | 50 |
| Perry | 24,792 | 165 | 66.6 | 51 |
| Locust Grove | 11,749 | 102 | 86.8 | 53 |
| Monroe | 16,270 | 218 | 134.0 | 56 |
How Milledgeville sits against the nearest metro
Distance to Macon-Bibb County, GA is 33 miles. That is close enough for rent in Milledgeville to be compared against the metro and far enough that patient draw is not. Median household income runs $39,669, which is the number a funder converts into case acceptance on anything elective or cash-pay. The Medicare-certified hospital in Milledgeville sets the local wage floor before you hire against it. A college in Milledgeville puts a term-shaped curve into monthly collections. Milledgeville is the Baldwin County seat, so county employment steadies the payer mix.
Other Georgia markets
- Warner Robins 86,199 residents
- Dublin 16,233 residents
- Covington 15,302 residents
- Perry 24,792 residents
- Locust Grove 11,749 residents
- Monroe 16,270 residents
Questions from Milledgeville
01How many providers practice in Milledgeville, and in what?
Across 28 fields, Milledgeville carries 259 enumerated clinicians, 155.4 per 10,000 of the 16,664 people living here. The concentration is in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, 48 of the total, then specialty physician groups at 26. Count practices from that only with care.
02What does Baldwin County's shortage designation change?
Baldwin County holds a HRSA designation covering primary care, dental, mental health. A pro forma for Milledgeville can cite it as the reason a vacancy is fillable, which is usually the weakest line in a ramp schedule.
03Why does Baldwin County show so little SBA activity?
The published file records 2 7(a) and 504 approvals to healthcare borrowers in Baldwin County. That tracks how few Baldwin County practices changed hands that year, not credit quality. 32 credit intermediation establishments operate in Baldwin County, so the lending capacity is local even where the healthcare history is not.
04How does the hospital in Milledgeville affect a practice file?
It makes the staffing and referral lines checkable. 5 Medicare-certified providers hold Milledgeville addresses, and the hospital sets the wage a clinical hire is bid against in a 155.4 per 10,000 market.
05Is Milledgeville underwritten as part of Macon-Bibb County, GA?
Comparables and demand split at 33 miles. An appraiser prices the lease and the equipment off Macon-Bibb County, GA; the revenue line has to hold up against 16,664 local residents.
06Is there local lending capacity in Baldwin County?
County Business Patterns records 32 credit intermediation establishments in Baldwin County. That is the local origination bench, and it decides whether a file gets underwritten by somebody who has seen Milledgeville 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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