Illinois micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Urbana, Illinois
Direct answer
A Urbana file is read against 655 local clinicians, 164.4 for every 10,000 of its 39,831 residents, 29 percent of them in specialty physician groups, plus the 4 SBA healthcare approvals worth $1,036,800 already recorded in Champaign County, 4 miles from Champaign-Urbana, IL.
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- Population: 39,831 residents (25K-50K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 655 across 28 fields2
- Median household income: $45,8543
- Largest provider field: Specialty physician groups: 193 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 2 across 1 categories4
- Nearest metro: Champaign-Urbana, IL, 4 miles1
Urbana clinicians, by field
The NPPES file puts 655 enumerated clinicians inside Urbana, spread over 28 fields at 164.4 per 10,000 residents
| Specialty | Enumerated clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specialty physician groups | 193 | 48.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 190 | 47.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 81 | 20.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 33 | 8.3 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 25 | 6.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 24 | 6.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 18 | 4.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 11 | 2.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 9 | 2.3 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 8 | 2.0 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 8 | 2.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 7 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 6 | 1.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 6 | 1.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 6 | 1.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 4 | 1.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 4 | 1.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 4 | 1.0 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 2 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 2 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 2 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 2 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 2 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Plastic and cosmetic surgery | 2 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 2 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 2 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Sleep centers | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 10 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 2 | CMS [4] |
A single Urbana practice can hold more than one of these numbers. 29 percent sit in specialty physician groups, counted as clinicians rather than as owners.
Champaign County approvals, dollars, and lending establishments
The county file holds 4 healthcare approvals, which is a thin comparable set for anyone pricing collateral
| Line | Amount | Reading and source |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare files approved | 4 | Counted for the fiscal year the SBA publishes [5] |
| Dollars behind them | $1,036,800 | Everything approved to healthcare borrowers, added up [5] |
| Typical approval size | $259,200 | The dollar column over the approval column [5] |
| Credit offices operating locally | 108 | Places that write credit locally, NAICS 522 [6] |
How this data lands in an underwriting decision
164.4 per 10,000 is the first number a credit analyst converts into a realistic new-patient count. With 4 approvals on record in Champaign County, expect a longer appraisal and a wider collateral discount. Household income of $45,854 in Urbana is the number a lender uses to sanity check the self-pay share of a revenue projection.
Programs the Urbana mix reaches for
- Practice acquisition
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Equipment financing and leasing
- Working capital term loan
- Startup and de novo
Ranked from the 28 fields that actually practice in Urbana, weighted toward specialty physician groups. Availability still depends on Illinois and on the funding partner.
Underwriting by field in Urbana
What a funder opens first depends on the field. In Urbana that means specialty physician groups, physical, occupational, and speech therapy, primary care and family medicine.
| Specialty | Read first in underwriting | Why the money is usually needed |
|---|---|---|
| Specialty physician groups (193) | Ancillary revenue contribution, Provider productivity, Payer contracts | Ancillary build-out |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (190) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Primary care and family medicine (81) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
Counts in the first column are Urbana providers from NPPES. The other two columns describe how funders read that field across markets like Urbana, not what any funder will do with your file.
Urbana against nearby Illinois markets
164.4 per 10,000 is the figure a neighboring town gets compared against when an appraiser prices Urbana
| Market | Population | Clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Distance in miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urbana (current) | 39,831 | 655 | 164.4 | |
| Champaign | 91,961 | 799 | 86.9 | 4 |
| Mahomet | 10,619 | 82 | 77.2 | 12 |
| Rantoul | 12,268 | 54 | 44.0 | 13 |
| Danville | 27,981 | 389 | 139.0 | 31 |
| Charleston | 17,361 | 125 | 72.0 | 43 |
| Decatur | 68,763 | 626 | 91.0 | 43 |
Distance, income, and the wage floor around Urbana
Champaign-Urbana, IL lies 4 miles from Urbana, close enough that appraisers price the lease against Champaign-Urbana, IL rents while 39,831 residents set the revenue ceiling. Households here carry $45,854 in median income, and that ceiling decides how much of a treatment plan gets started rather than deferred. A Medicare-certified hospital operates here, so referral flow is verifiable and the clinical wage floor is already set. Campus terms, not calendar quarters, set the busy months in Urbana. Urbana is the Champaign County seat, so county employment steadies the payer mix.
Nearby Illinois towns
What owners in Urbana ask
01How many providers practice in Urbana, and in what?
655 enumerations sit at Urbana addresses in the monthly NPPES file, working out to 164.4 for every 10,000 residents. 29 percent of them are specialty physician groups, and physical, occupational, and speech therapy follows with 190. An enumeration is a clinician, so the 655 here cover fewer than 655 practices.
02Why does Champaign County show so little SBA activity?
Champaign County shows 4 approvals in the SBA healthcare file, which means an appraiser reaches outside the county for comparables. Few sales, not weak credit, is the usual reason. 108 lending establishments operate locally.
03Which fields carry the volume in Urbana?
The 28 enumerated fields are led by specialty physician groups at 193, with physical, occupational, and speech therapy at 190 behind it. Those two counts double as the competition you are entering and the bench you would hire from.
04Is Urbana underwritten as part of Champaign-Urbana, IL?
Comparables and demand split at 4 miles. An appraiser prices the lease and the equipment off Champaign-Urbana, IL; the revenue line has to hold up against 39,831 local residents.
05What does Champaign County's shortage designation change?
HRSA designates Champaign County for primary care, dental, mental health. That opens loan repayment programs for clinicians recruited into Urbana and evidences a staffing ramp in a 39,831 resident market.
06How does the hospital in Urbana 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 164.4 per 10,000 market.
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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