Illinois micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Oak Park, Illinois
Direct answer
Cook County carries 122 SBA healthcare approvals worth $56,780,300, and inside Oak Park the census shows 936 enumerated clinicians against 52,947 residents, 176.8 per 10,000, 28 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN lies 6 miles away.
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- Population: 52,947 residents (50K-100K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 936 across 31 fields2
- Median household income: $108,0263
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 264 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 7 across 2 categories4
- Nearest metro: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 6 miles1
Fields practicing inside Oak Park
936 providers across 31 fields, 176.8 per 10,000 residents, counted at Oak Park addresses in the NPPES monthly file
| Field | Providers | Per 10,000 residents | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 264 | 49.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 110 | 20.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 103 | 19.5 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 69 | 13.0 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 69 | 13.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 59 | 11.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 55 | 10.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 32 | 6.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 30 | 5.7 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 18 | 3.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 15 | 2.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 13 | 2.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 12 | 2.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 11 | 2.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 11 | 2.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 11 | 2.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 9 | 1.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 8 | 1.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 6 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 5 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 5 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 5 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 4 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 3 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 3 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Pain management and interventional | 1 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Fertility and IVF | 1 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Mobile diagnostics | 1 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 1 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| IV hydration and infusion | 1 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Plastic and cosmetic surgery | 1 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 8 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 4 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 3 | CMS [4] |
Several of the 264 physical, occupational, and speech therapy enumerations can belong to one practice, so the column counts clinicians rather than businesses or owners
Loan activity in Cook County
The published file shows 122 healthcare approvals in Cook County, $56,780,300 in total, and that history is what an appraiser and a credit committee reach for
| Measure | Published figure | What sits behind it |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare files approved | 122 | Fiscal year published in the SBA file [5] |
| Dollars behind them | $56,780,300 | Sum of approvals to healthcare borrowers [5] |
| Typical approval size | $465,412 | Dollars divided by approvals [5] |
| Credit offices operating locally | 2,528 | Credit intermediation establishments, NAICS 522 [6] |
Reading Oak Park the way a credit committee does
Underwriting starts with 176.8 providers per 10,000 residents, because that ratio caps how fast a chair or a room fills. Because Cook County already carries $56,780,300 across 122 healthcare approvals, a request near that average moves faster than one well above it. With $108,026 as the median household income, the payer mix in a projection has to match what Oak Park households actually spend.
The programs this provider mix points at
- Practice acquisition
- Startup and de novo
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Working capital term loan
- Equipment financing and leasing
Weighted by how often each of the 31 local fields reaches for a program, not by what is easiest to refer. Illinois rules and the partner decide availability.
The first pages of a Oak Park file
physical, occupational, and speech therapy, primary care and family medicine, specialty physician groups account for most of what is enumerated in Oak Park, so those are the files funders see from this town
| Field | What the file turns on | The capital event behind most requests |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (264) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Primary care and family medicine (110) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
| Specialty physician groups (103) | Ancillary revenue contribution, Provider productivity, Payer contracts | Ancillary build-out |
NPPES supplies the Oak Park counts. The reading columns describe the field in general, and no partner reviewing a Oak Park file is bound by them.
How Oak Park prices against its neighbors
Density is the number that moves an appraisal: 176.8 per 10,000 here
| Market | Population | Clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Distance in miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Park (current) | 52,947 | 936 | 176.8 | |
| Forest Park | 13,846 | 134 | 96.8 | 2 |
| River Forest | 11,909 | 167 | 140.2 | 2 |
| Berwyn | 55,152 | 481 | 87.2 | 3 |
| Cicero | 82,090 | 216 | 26.3 | 3 |
| Elmwood Park | 23,698 | 127 | 53.6 | 3 |
| Maywood | 23,364 | 813 | 348.0 | 3 |
Distance, income, and the wage floor around Oak Park
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN lies 6 miles from Oak Park, close enough that appraisers price the lease against Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN rents while 52,947 residents set the revenue ceiling. At $108,026 median household income, the elective and cash-pay share of a projection is the line that gets tested first. Wages here are anchored by the Medicare-certified hospital in town, which is what a staffing line gets measured against.
Other Illinois markets
- Forest Park 13,846 residents
- River Forest 11,909 residents
- Berwyn 55,152 residents
- Cicero 82,090 residents
- Elmwood Park 23,698 residents
- Maywood 23,364 residents
What owners in Oak Park ask
01How many providers practice in Oak Park, and in what?
936 enumerations sit at Oak Park addresses in the monthly NPPES file, working out to 176.8 for every 10,000 residents. 28 percent of them are physical, occupational, and speech therapy, and primary care and family medicine follows with 110. An enumeration is a clinician, so the 936 here cover fewer than 936 practices.
02What does SBA lending look like around Oak Park?
$56,780,300 went to healthcare borrowers in Cook County across 122 approvals, $465,412 on average. Deals near Oak Park get sized against that record before anything else.
03What does Cook County's shortage designation change?
HRSA designates Cook County for primary care, dental, mental health. That opens loan repayment programs for clinicians recruited into Oak Park and evidences a staffing ramp in a 52,947 resident market.
04How does the hospital in Oak Park affect a practice file?
Referral flow, coverage, and the local pay scale all trace back to it. The town carries 7 Medicare-certified providers in total. A Oak Park projection that names the call arrangement reads better than one that assumes it.
05Which fields carry the volume in Oak Park?
The 31 enumerated fields are led by physical, occupational, and speech therapy at 264, with primary care and family medicine at 110 behind it. Those two counts double as the competition you are entering and the bench you would hire from.
06Is Oak Park underwritten as part of Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN sits 6 miles away, close enough that appraisers reach into that market for rent and resale comparables while your patient draw stays local. The comparables read Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN; the 52,947 residents set the ceiling a projection can defend.
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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