Indiana micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Auburn, Indiana
Direct answer
A Auburn file is read against 143 local clinicians, 102.2 for every 10,000 of its 13,989 residents, 29 percent of them in primary care and family medicine, plus the 1 SBA healthcare approvals worth $301,300 already recorded in De Kalb County, 20 miles from Fort Wayne, IN.
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- Population: 13,989 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 143 across 18 fields2
- Median household income: $62,3393
- Largest provider field: Primary care and family medicine: 41 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 2 across 1 categories4
- Nearest metro: Fort Wayne, IN, 20 miles1
The clinical base a lender can verify here
102.2 providers per 10,000 residents is what 143 enumerations across 18 fields works out to in a town of 13,989
| Practice type | Count | Rate per 10,000 residents | Published by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary care and family medicine | 41 | 29.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 35 | 25.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 13 | 9.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 9 | 6.4 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 8 | 5.7 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 6 | 4.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 5 | 3.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 4 | 2.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 4 | 2.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 4 | 2.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 4 | 2.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 4 | 2.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 1 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 1 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 1 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 1 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 1 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 1 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 7 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 2 | CMS [4] |
Primary care and family medicine carries 41 of the 143 enumerated providers here, and several of them can sit inside one practice. Read the column as clinicians, not owners.
De Kalb County approvals, dollars, and lending establishments
With 1 healthcare approvals recorded, De Kalb County gives a valuation almost nothing local to lean on
| Line | Amount | Reading and source |
|---|---|---|
| SBA healthcare approvals | 1 | One published fiscal year, healthcare borrowers only [5] |
| Approved dollars | $301,300 | Approved, not disbursed, and not net of withdrawals [5] |
| Average approval | $301,300 | A mean, so one large approval moves it [5] |
| Lending establishments in the county | 32 | Credit intermediation offices sited in the county [6] |
Reading Auburn the way a credit committee does
The ratio that matters up front is 102.2 per 10,000, which decides whether a ramp schedule reads as conservative. With 1 approvals on record in De Kalb County, expect a longer appraisal and a wider collateral discount. A $62,339 median household income here sets the ceiling on what an elective or cash-pay line can be expected to carry.
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
The order comes from Auburn's own provider mix, which primary care and family medicine dominates at 29 percent. What a partner can actually place in Indiana is a separate question.
The first pages of a Auburn file
Drawn from the fields that actually practice here: primary care and family medicine, physical, occupational, and speech therapy, optometry and ophthalmology
| Specialty | Read first in underwriting | Why the money is usually needed |
|---|---|---|
| Primary care and family medicine (41) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (35) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Optometry and ophthalmology (13) | Exam volume and optical capture, Vision plan mix, Inventory turns | Cold start or acquisition |
Column one counts Auburn clinicians from the federal file. Columns two and three describe how the field is usually underwritten, and a partner can read a Auburn file differently.
Density beside the neighboring Indiana towns
The neighboring markets below are the ones a valuation borrows from when Auburn has too few sales of its own
| Market | Population | Clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Distance in miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn (current) | 13,989 | 143 | 102.2 | |
| Kendallville | 10,326 | 82 | 79.4 | 12 |
| Huntertown | 11,481 | 14 | 12.2 | 12 |
| New Haven | 16,200 | 56 | 34.6 | 21 |
| Decatur | 10,072 | 73 | 72.5 | 38 |
| Huntington | 17,033 | 129 | 75.7 | 41 |
| Warsaw | 16,111 | 245 | 152.1 | 42 |
How Auburn sits against the nearest metro
Distance to Fort Wayne, IN is 20 miles. Appraisers borrow Fort Wayne, IN rents, and the 13,989 residents set the ceiling on collections. Median household income runs $62,339, which is the number a funder converts into case acceptance on anything elective or cash-pay. The Medicare-certified hospital in Auburn sets the local wage floor before you hire against it. Auburn is the De Kalb County seat, so county employment steadies the payer mix.
Other Indiana markets
- Kendallville 10,326 residents
- Huntertown 11,481 residents
- New Haven 16,200 residents
- Decatur 10,072 residents
- Huntington 17,033 residents
- Warsaw 16,111 residents
Auburn owners, answered
01How many providers practice in Auburn, and in what?
143 enumerations sit at Auburn addresses in the monthly NPPES file, working out to 102.2 for every 10,000 residents. 29 percent of them are primary care and family medicine, and physical, occupational, and speech therapy follows with 35. An enumeration is a clinician, so the 143 here cover fewer than 143 practices.
02What does De Kalb County's shortage designation change?
De Kalb County holds a HRSA designation covering primary care, dental, mental health. A pro forma for Auburn can cite it as the reason a vacancy is fillable, which is usually the weakest line in a ramp schedule.
03Why does De Kalb County show so little SBA activity?
The published file records 1 7(a) and 504 approvals to healthcare borrowers in De Kalb County. That tracks how few De Kalb County practices changed hands that year, not credit quality. 32 credit intermediation establishments operate in De Kalb County, so the lending capacity is local even where the healthcare history is not.
04How does the hospital in Auburn affect a practice file?
It makes the staffing and referral lines checkable. 2 Medicare-certified providers hold Auburn addresses, and the hospital sets the wage a clinical hire is bid against in a 102.2 per 10,000 market.
05Which fields carry the volume in Auburn?
Primary care and family medicine at 41 providers and physical, occupational, and speech therapy at 35 lead the 18 fields enumerated here. A funder reads that mix as the local competition set and the local hiring pool at once, before it reads a single line of your own numbers.
06Is Auburn underwritten as part of Fort Wayne, IN?
Fort Wayne, IN sits 20 miles away, close enough that appraisers reach into that market for rent and resale comparables while your patient draw stays local. The comparables read Fort Wayne, IN; the 13,989 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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