Illinois micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Centralia, Illinois
Direct answer
11,787 residents, 210 enumerated clinicians, 178.2 per 10,000, 50 percent of them in behavioral and mental health group practices: that is the Centralia market a funder prices. Marion County adds 0 healthcare approvals worth $0 and 61 miles of distance to St. Louis, MO-IL.
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- Population: 11,787 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 210 across 23 fields2
- Median household income: $47,3083
- Largest provider field: Behavioral and mental health group practices: 105 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 3 across 2 categories4
- Nearest metro: St. Louis, MO-IL, 61 miles1
The clinical base a lender can verify here
178.2 providers per 10,000 residents is what 210 enumerations across 23 fields works out to in a town of 11,787
| Specialty | Enumerated clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 105 | 89.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 25 | 21.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 15 | 12.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 10 | 8.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 9 | 7.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 8 | 6.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 7 | 5.9 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 5 | 4.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 5 | 4.2 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 3 | 2.5 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 2 | 1.7 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 2 | 1.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 2 | 1.7 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 2 | 1.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 2 | 1.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 1 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 1 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 1 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 1 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 1 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 1 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 1 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 1 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 7 | CMS [4] | |
| Ambulatory surgical centers | 2 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 1 | CMS [4] |
Several of the 105 behavioral and mental health group practices enumerations can belong to one practice, so the column counts clinicians rather than businesses or owners
The lending record behind Centralia
With 0 healthcare approvals recorded, Marion County gives a valuation almost nothing local to lean on
| Measure | Published figure | What sits behind it |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare files approved | 0 | Fiscal year published in the SBA file [5] |
| Dollars behind them | $0 | Sum of approvals to healthcare borrowers [5] |
| Typical approval size | No approvals recorded | Dollars divided by approvals [5] |
| Credit offices operating locally | 23 | Credit intermediation establishments, NAICS 522 [6] |
Reading Centralia the way a credit committee does
Underwriting starts with 178.2 providers per 10,000 residents, because that ratio caps how fast a chair or a room fills. Marion County has 0 approvals to compare against, so plan for extra appraisal time and a conservative valuation. A $47,308 median household income here sets the ceiling on what an elective or cash-pay line can be expected to carry.
The programs this provider mix points at
- Working capital term loan
- Practice acquisition
- Business line of credit
- Startup and de novo
- Equipment financing and leasing
The 23 fields practicing locally set this order. A funding partner, not this list, decides what is available in Illinois.
What a funder reads first in Centralia
behavioral and mental health group practices, physical, occupational, and speech therapy, chiropractic account for most of what is enumerated in Centralia, so those are the files funders see from this town
| Practice type | The pages that decide it | Typical capital event |
|---|---|---|
| Behavioral and mental health group practices (105) | Clinician retention and productivity, Payer mix and Medicaid concentration, Re-authorization and session limit exposure | Working capital through the credentialing lag |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (25) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Chiropractic (15) | Cash plan revenue, Personal injury receivable age, Visit volume | Startup or acquisition |
Counts in the first column are Centralia providers from NPPES. The other two columns describe how funders read that field across markets like Centralia, not what any funder will do with your file.
Density beside the neighboring Illinois towns
The neighboring markets below are the ones a valuation borrows from when Centralia has too few sales of its own
| Comparable | People | Enumerations | Per 10,000 residents | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centralia (current) | 11,787 | 210 | 178.2 | |
| Mount Vernon | 14,162 | 260 | 183.6 | 18 |
| Highland | 10,028 | 141 | 140.6 | 35 |
| O'Fallon | 32,169 | 17 | 5.3 | 43 |
| Shiloh | 14,754 | 95 | 64.4 | 43 |
| Troy | 11,810 | 73 | 61.8 | 44 |
| Belleville | 40,560 | 750 | 184.9 | 47 |
Distance, income, and the wage floor around Centralia
St. Louis, MO-IL lies 61 miles from Centralia, far enough that a used chair, chairside unit, or imaging system has no nearby resale market, which is where the collateral discount comes from. At $47,308 median household income, the elective and cash-pay share of a projection is the line that gets tested first. Hospital coverage inside Centralia means a call schedule can be evidenced rather than described. Campus terms, not calendar quarters, set the busy months in Centralia.
Other Illinois markets
- Mount Vernon 14,162 residents
- Highland 10,028 residents
- O'Fallon 32,169 residents
- Shiloh 14,754 residents
- Troy 11,810 residents
- Belleville 40,560 residents
Questions from Centralia
01How many providers practice in Centralia, and in what?
210 enumerations sit at Centralia addresses in the monthly NPPES file, working out to 178.2 for every 10,000 residents. 50 percent of them are behavioral and mental health group practices, and physical, occupational, and speech therapy follows with 25. An enumeration is a clinician, so the 210 here cover fewer than 210 practices.
02Does being 61 miles out change the underwriting?
St. Louis, MO-IL is 61 miles away, far enough that rent and equipment resale comparables get pulled from Marion County rather than a metro market. At 61 miles the appraisal window runs longer and equipment resale gets discounted.
03What does Marion County's shortage designation change?
HRSA designates Marion County for primary care, dental, mental health. That opens loan repayment programs for clinicians recruited into Centralia and evidences a staffing ramp in a 11,787 resident market.
04Why does Marion County show so little SBA activity?
Only 0 healthcare approvals appear for Marion County in the published 7(a) and 504 file. Thin volume in Marion County is a transaction count, not a verdict on borrowers here. The county still holds 23 credit intermediation establishments.
05How does the hospital in Centralia affect a practice file?
Referral flow, coverage, and the local pay scale all trace back to it. The town carries 3 Medicare-certified providers in total. A Centralia projection that names the call arrangement reads better than one that assumes it.
06What does a $47,308 median income mean for case acceptance?
Median household income in Centralia runs $47,308. On elective and cash-pay work that is the number a funder converts into case acceptance, and it sets how much of a treatment plan a projection can assume gets started rather than deferred.
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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