Indiana micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Hammond, Indiana
Direct answer
Density decides a lot here. Hammond runs 30.5 providers per 10,000 residents, 232 clinicians against 76,030 people, 13 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, while Lake County lenders have approved 4 healthcare files worth $961,100 and the nearest metro is 18 miles out.
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- Population: 76,030 residents (50K-100K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 232 across 26 fields2
- Median household income: $53,9503
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 30 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 5 across 3 categories4
- Nearest metro: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 18 miles1
Hammond clinicians, by field
The NPPES file puts 232 enumerated clinicians inside Hammond, spread over 26 fields at 30.5 per 10,000 residents
| Field | Providers | Per 10,000 residents | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 30 | 3.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 29 | 3.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 28 | 3.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 22 | 2.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 21 | 2.8 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 17 | 2.2 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 17 | 2.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 13 | 1.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 8 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 6 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 6 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 5 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 4 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 4 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 4 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 4 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 3 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 2 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 2 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 1 | 0.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Sleep centers | 1 | 0.1 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 1 | 0.1 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 1 | 0.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical research sites | 1 | 0.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 1 | 0.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 1 | 0.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 9 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 3 | CMS [4] | |
| Ambulatory surgical centers | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 1 | CMS [4] |
Several of the 30 physical, occupational, and speech therapy enumerations can belong to one practice, so the column counts clinicians rather than businesses or owners
What Lake County credit files already show
The county file holds 4 healthcare approvals, which is a thin comparable set for anyone pricing collateral
| Measure | Published figure | What sits behind it |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare files approved | 4 | One published fiscal year, healthcare borrowers only [5] |
| Dollars behind them | $961,100 | Approved, not disbursed, and not net of withdrawals [5] |
| Typical approval size | $240,275 | A mean, so one large approval moves it [5] |
| Credit offices operating locally | 242 | Credit intermediation offices sited in the county [6] |
Reading Hammond the way a credit committee does
30.5 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. A $53,950 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
- Practice acquisition
- Medical receivables factoring
- Working capital term loan
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Equipment financing and leasing
Built from what is enumerated here rather than from a national list, so a field with no presence in Hammond does not appear. Availability is still a Indiana question.
Underwriting by field in Hammond
physical, occupational, and speech therapy, primary care and family medicine, home health account for most of what is enumerated in Hammond, so those are the files funders see from this town
| Specialty | Read first in underwriting | Why the money is usually needed |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (30) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Primary care and family medicine (29) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
| Home health (28) | Medicare certification first, Payer mix second, Days in accounts receivable third | Payroll between visit and remittance |
The first column is Hammond's own NPPES count. The rest is how the field is generally underwritten, whether the address is Hammond or anywhere else.
Hammond against nearby Indiana markets
Set Hammond's 30.5 per 10,000 against the towns an appraiser would reach for next
| Market | Population | Clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Distance in miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hammond (current) | 76,030 | 232 | 30.5 | |
| East Chicago | 25,768 | 204 | 79.2 | 3 |
| Munster | 23,634 | 638 | 270.0 | 5 |
| Highland | 23,497 | 270 | 114.9 | 5 |
| Griffith | 16,192 | 56 | 34.6 | 7 |
| Gary | 67,555 | 252 | 37.3 | 8 |
| Dyer | 16,341 | 257 | 157.3 | 8 |
What the geography does to a Hammond projection
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN lies 18 miles from Hammond, close enough that appraisers price the lease against Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN rents while 76,030 residents set the revenue ceiling. At $53,950 median household income, the elective and cash-pay share of a projection is the line that gets tested first. With no hospital in town, a projection has to name where referrals and coverage come from. Campus terms, not calendar quarters, set the busy months in Hammond.
More of Indiana
What owners in Hammond ask
01How many providers practice in Hammond, and in what?
NPPES lists 232 providers at a Hammond practice address, 30.5 per 10,000 residents across 26 tracked fields. Physical, occupational, and speech therapy accounts for 30 of them, 13 percent of the total, with primary care and family medicine next at 29. Read that as clinicians: 232 enumerations, not 232 owners.
02What does Lake County's shortage designation change?
Designated for primary care, dental, mental health, Lake County qualifies its clinicians for federal repayment support. On a file that turns on adding staff, that is the difference between a hiring assumption and a hiring plan.
03Why does Lake County show so little SBA activity?
Lake 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. 242 lending establishments operate locally.
04What does a $53,950 median income mean for case acceptance?
Median household income in Hammond runs $53,950. 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.
05Which fields carry the volume in Hammond?
The 26 enumerated fields are led by physical, occupational, and speech therapy at 30, with primary care and family medicine at 29 behind it. Those two counts double as the competition you are entering and the bench you would hire from.
06Is Hammond underwritten as part of Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?
Comparables and demand split at 18 miles. An appraiser prices the lease and the equipment off Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN; the revenue line has to hold up against 76,030 local residents.
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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