Indiana micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Gary, Indiana
Direct answer
A Gary file is read against 252 local clinicians, 37.3 for every 10,000 of its 67,555 residents, 15 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, plus the 4 SBA healthcare approvals worth $961,100 already recorded in Lake County, 24 miles from Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
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- Population: 67,555 residents (50K-100K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 252 across 25 fields2
- Median household income: $37,3803
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 38 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 5 across 2 categories4
- Nearest metro: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 24 miles1
The clinical base a lender can verify here
The NPPES file puts 252 enumerated clinicians inside Gary, spread over 25 fields at 37.3 per 10,000 residents
| Specialty | Enumerated clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 38 | 5.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 34 | 5.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 25 | 3.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 23 | 3.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 20 | 3.0 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 16 | 2.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 13 | 1.9 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 11 | 1.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 11 | 1.6 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 10 | 1.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 7 | 1.0 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 6 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 6 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 6 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 5 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 4 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 3 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 3 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 3 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 2 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical research sites | 2 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 1 | 0.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 1 | 0.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 1 | 0.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 1 | 0.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 4 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 3 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 2 | CMS [4] |
Several of the 38 physical, occupational, and speech therapy enumerations can belong to one practice, so the column counts clinicians rather than businesses or owners
Loan activity in Lake County
4 healthcare approvals sit in the county file, so an appraiser here works from a short comparable set
| Measure | Published figure | What sits behind it |
|---|---|---|
| SBA healthcare approvals | 4 | Counted for the fiscal year the SBA publishes [5] |
| Approved dollars | $961,100 | Everything approved to healthcare borrowers, added up [5] |
| Average approval | $240,275 | The dollar column over the approval column [5] |
| Lending establishments in the county | 242 | Places that write credit locally, NAICS 522 [6] |
Reading Gary the way a credit committee does
37.3 per 10,000 is the first number a credit analyst converts into a realistic new-patient count. Lake County has 4 approvals to compare against, so plan for extra appraisal time and a conservative valuation. Household income of $37,380 in Gary is the number a lender uses to sanity check the self-pay share of a revenue projection.
The programs this provider mix points at
- Practice acquisition
- Working capital term loan
- Startup and de novo
- Medical receivables factoring
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
The 25 fields practicing locally set this order. A funding partner, not this list, decides what is available in Indiana.
Underwriting by field in Gary
What a funder opens first depends on the field. In Gary that means physical, occupational, and speech therapy, primary care and family medicine, home health.
| Specialty | Read first in underwriting | Why the money is usually needed |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (38) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Primary care and family medicine (34) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
| Home health (25) | Medicare certification first, Payer mix second, Days in accounts receivable third | Payroll between visit and remittance |
NPPES supplies the Gary counts. The reading columns describe the field in general, and no partner reviewing a Gary file is bound by them.
Gary against nearby Indiana markets
Set Gary's 37.3 per 10,000 against the towns an appraiser would reach for next
| Comparable | People | Enumerations | Per 10,000 residents | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary (current) | 67,555 | 252 | 37.3 | |
| Lake Station | 13,033 | 21 | 16.1 | 5 |
| Hobart | 29,418 | 123 | 41.8 | 6 |
| Highland | 23,497 | 270 | 114.9 | 6 |
| Griffith | 16,192 | 56 | 34.6 | 6 |
| East Chicago | 25,768 | 204 | 79.2 | 7 |
| Merrillville | 36,989 | 826 | 223.3 | 8 |
How Gary sits against the nearest metro
Distance to Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 24 miles. Appraisers borrow Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN rents, and the 67,555 residents set the ceiling on collections. At $37,380 median household income, the elective and cash-pay share of a projection is the line that gets tested first. 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 Gary.
Nearby Indiana towns
- Lake Station 13,033 residents
- Hobart 29,418 residents
- Highland 23,497 residents
- Griffith 16,192 residents
- East Chicago 25,768 residents
- Merrillville 36,989 residents
What owners in Gary ask
01How many providers practice in Gary, and in what?
NPPES lists 252 providers at a Gary practice address, 37.3 per 10,000 residents across 25 tracked fields. Physical, occupational, and speech therapy accounts for 38 of them, 15 percent of the total, with primary care and family medicine next at 34. Read that as clinicians: 252 enumerations, not 252 owners.
02What does Lake County's shortage designation change?
Lake County holds a HRSA designation covering primary care, dental, mental health. A pro forma for Gary can cite it as the reason a vacancy is fillable, which is usually the weakest line in a ramp schedule.
03Why does Lake County show so little SBA activity?
Only 4 healthcare approvals appear for Lake County in the published 7(a) and 504 file. Thin volume in Lake County is a transaction count, not a verdict on borrowers here. The county still holds 242 credit intermediation establishments.
04Is Gary underwritten as part of Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?
Partly. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 24 miles out, so rent and equipment comparables travel in from there while patients still come from the 67,555 residents around Gary. Cost side metro, revenue side local.
05Is there local lending capacity in Lake County?
County Business Patterns records 242 credit intermediation establishments in Lake County. That is the local origination bench, and it decides whether a file gets underwritten by somebody who has seen Gary rents and resale before or by somebody working from a screen.
06How does the hospital in Gary 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. 5 Medicare-certified providers are located here in total. It also sets the wage floor behind every hire in a 37.3 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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