Indiana micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Peru, Indiana
Direct answer
Density decides a lot here. Peru runs 104.5 providers per 10,000 residents, 115 clinicians against 11,003 people, 17 percent of them in primary care and family medicine, while Miami County lenders have approved 0 healthcare files worth $0 and the nearest metro is 21 miles out.
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- Population: 11,003 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 115 across 22 fields2
- Median household income: $46,1803
- Largest provider field: Primary care and family medicine: 20 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 1 across 1 categories4
- Nearest metro: Kokomo, IN, 21 miles1
The clinical base a lender can verify here
104.5 providers per 10,000 residents is what 115 enumerations across 22 fields works out to in a town of 11,003
| Specialty | Enumerated clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary care and family medicine | 20 | 18.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 18 | 16.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 12 | 10.9 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 9 | 8.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 9 | 8.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 8 | 7.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 7 | 6.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 6 | 5.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 5 | 4.5 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 4 | 3.6 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 3 | 2.7 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 2 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 2 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 2 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Pain management and interventional | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Mobile diagnostics | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Plastic and cosmetic surgery | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 3 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 1 | CMS [4] |
Primary care and family medicine carries 20 of the 115 enumerated providers here, and several of them can sit inside one practice. Read the column as clinicians, not owners.
What lenders have already approved in Miami County
With 0 healthcare approvals recorded, Miami County gives a valuation almost nothing local to lean on
| What it measures | Value | How to read it |
|---|---|---|
| Approvals on record | 0 | One published fiscal year, healthcare borrowers only [5] |
| Total approved capital | $0 | Approved, not disbursed, and not net of withdrawals [5] |
| Mean deal size | No approvals recorded | A mean, so one large approval moves it [5] |
| Lenders sited in the county | 15 | Credit intermediation offices sited in the county [6] |
What the two tables above change about a file
A file from here opens on 104.5 providers per 10,000 residents, and everything about volume follows from it. Miami County has 0 approvals to compare against, so plan for extra appraisal time and a conservative valuation. A $46,180 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
- Startup and de novo
- Working capital term loan
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Equipment financing and leasing
Weighted by how often each of the 22 local fields reaches for a program, not by what is easiest to refer. Indiana rules and the partner decide availability.
The first pages of a Peru file
What a funder opens first depends on the field. In Peru that means primary care and family medicine, physical, occupational, and speech therapy, chiropractic.
| Field | What the file turns on | The capital event behind most requests |
|---|---|---|
| Primary care and family medicine (20) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (18) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Chiropractic (12) | Cash plan revenue, Personal injury receivable age, Visit volume | Startup or acquisition |
Counts in the first column are Peru providers from NPPES. The other two columns describe how funders read that field across markets like Peru, not what any funder will do with your file.
Density beside the neighboring Indiana towns
The neighboring markets below are the ones a valuation borrows from when Peru has too few sales of its own
| Market | Population | Clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Distance in miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peru (current) | 11,003 | 115 | 104.5 | |
| Wabash | 10,275 | 118 | 114.8 | 13 |
| Logansport | 18,168 | 158 | 87.0 | 15 |
| Kokomo | 60,093 | 697 | 116.0 | 20 |
| Marion | 28,216 | 370 | 131.1 | 26 |
| Huntington | 17,033 | 129 | 75.7 | 31 |
| Warsaw | 16,111 | 245 | 152.1 | 36 |
What the geography does to a Peru projection
21 miles separate Peru from Kokomo, IN. Lease pricing follows Kokomo, IN, while revenue stays capped by the 11,003 residents here. At $46,180 median household income, the elective and cash-pay share of a projection is the line that gets tested first. Hospital coverage inside Peru means a call schedule can be evidenced rather than described. Peru is the Miami County seat, so county employment steadies the payer mix.
More of Indiana
- Wabash 10,275 residents
- Logansport 18,168 residents
- Kokomo 60,093 residents
- Marion 28,216 residents
- Huntington 17,033 residents
- Warsaw 16,111 residents
What owners in Peru ask
01How many providers practice in Peru, and in what?
NPPES lists 115 providers at a Peru practice address, 104.5 per 10,000 residents across 22 tracked fields. Primary care and family medicine accounts for 20 of them, 17 percent of the total, with physical, occupational, and speech therapy next at 18. Read that as clinicians: 115 enumerations, not 115 owners.
02What does Miami County's shortage designation change?
Miami County holds a HRSA designation covering primary care, dental, mental health. A pro forma for Peru can cite it as the reason a vacancy is fillable, which is usually the weakest line in a ramp schedule.
03Why does Miami County show so little SBA activity?
The published file records 0 7(a) and 504 approvals to healthcare borrowers in Miami County. That tracks how few Miami County practices changed hands that year, not credit quality. 15 credit intermediation establishments operate in Miami County, so the lending capacity is local even where the healthcare history is not.
04How does the hospital in Peru affect a practice file?
It makes the staffing and referral lines checkable. 1 Medicare-certified providers hold Peru addresses, and the hospital sets the wage a clinical hire is bid against in a 104.5 per 10,000 market.
05Which fields carry the volume in Peru?
Primary care and family medicine at 20 providers and physical, occupational, and speech therapy at 18 lead the 22 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 Peru underwritten as part of Kokomo, IN?
Kokomo, IN sits 21 miles away, close enough that appraisers reach into that market for rent and resale comparables while your patient draw stays local. The comparables read Kokomo, IN; the 11,003 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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