Kentucky micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Fort Thomas, Kentucky
Direct answer
16,914 residents, 123 enumerated clinicians, 72.7 per 10,000, 33 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy: that is the Fort Thomas market a funder prices. Campbell County adds 1 healthcare approvals worth $150,000 and 5 miles of distance to Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.
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- Population: 16,914 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 123 across 20 fields2
- Median household income: $100,8193
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 41 registered providers2
- Nearest metro: Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 5 miles1
- Hospital: A Medicare-certified hospital operates in the town4
What NPPES records at Fort Thomas addresses
72.7 providers per 10,000 residents is what 123 enumerations across 20 fields works out to in a town of 16,914
| Field | Providers | Per 10,000 residents | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 41 | 24.2 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 14 | 8.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 11 | 6.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 10 | 5.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 8 | 4.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 6 | 3.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 6 | 3.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 5 | 3.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 5 | 3.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 4 | 2.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 3 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 2 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Plastic and cosmetic surgery | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
Physical, occupational, and speech therapy carries 41 of the 123 enumerated providers here, and several of them can sit inside one practice. Read the column as clinicians, not owners.
Loan activity in Campbell County
With 1 healthcare approvals recorded, Campbell County gives a valuation almost nothing local to lean on
| What it measures | Value | How to read it |
|---|---|---|
| Approvals on record | 1 | One published fiscal year, healthcare borrowers only [5] |
| Total approved capital | $150,000 | Approved, not disbursed, and not net of withdrawals [5] |
| Mean deal size | $150,000 | A mean, so one large approval moves it [5] |
| Lenders sited in the county | 49 | Credit intermediation offices sited in the county [6] |
What the two tables above change about a file
The ratio that matters up front is 72.7 per 10,000, which decides whether a ramp schedule reads as conservative. Campbell County has 1 approvals to compare against, so plan for extra appraisal time and a conservative valuation. With $100,819 as the median household income, the payer mix in a projection has to match what Fort Thomas households actually spend.
Where a file from this town usually lands
- Practice acquisition
- Startup and de novo
- Working capital term loan
- Equipment financing and leasing
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
The 20 fields practicing locally set this order. A funding partner, not this list, decides what is available in Kentucky.
What a funder reads first in Fort Thomas
Drawn from the fields that actually practice here: physical, occupational, and speech therapy, general dentistry, chiropractic
| Specialty | Read first in underwriting | Why the money is usually needed |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (41) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| General dentistry (14) | Three years of collections history, Hygiene as a share of collections, Overhead ratio and owner add-backs | Acquisition of an established practice |
| Chiropractic (11) | Cash plan revenue, Personal injury receivable age, Visit volume | Startup or acquisition |
Local counts come from NPPES. What a file turns on is drawn from how the field is generally reviewed, not from any decision about your practice.
Density beside the neighboring Kentucky towns
The neighboring markets below are the ones a valuation borrows from when Fort Thomas has too few sales of its own
| Town | Residents | Providers | Per 10,000 | Miles away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Thomas (current) | 16,914 | 123 | 72.7 | |
| Newport | 13,792 | 86 | 62.4 | 2 |
| Covington | 41,611 | 176 | 42.3 | 5 |
| Erlanger | 20,172 | 93 | 46.1 | 8 |
| Alexandria | 10,819 | 58 | 53.6 | 9 |
| Independence | 30,196 | 70 | 23.2 | 10 |
| Florence | 33,763 | 559 | 165.6 | 12 |
What the geography does to a Fort Thomas projection
5 miles separate Fort Thomas from Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN. Lease pricing follows Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, while revenue stays capped by the 16,914 residents here. At $100,819 median household income, the elective and cash-pay share of a projection is the line that gets tested first. Because a certified hospital sits inside the town, both the referral path and the pay a clinical hire expects are already observable.
More of Kentucky
- Newport 13,792 residents
- Covington 41,611 residents
- Erlanger 20,172 residents
- Alexandria 10,819 residents
- Independence 30,196 residents
- Florence 33,763 residents
Fort Thomas owners, answered
01How many providers practice in Fort Thomas, and in what?
NPPES lists 123 providers at a Fort Thomas practice address, 72.7 per 10,000 residents across 20 tracked fields. Physical, occupational, and speech therapy accounts for 41 of them, 33 percent of the total, with general dentistry next at 14. Read that as clinicians: 123 enumerations, not 123 owners.
02Why does Campbell County show so little SBA activity?
The published file records 1 7(a) and 504 approvals to healthcare borrowers in Campbell County. That tracks how few Campbell County practices changed hands that year, not credit quality. 49 credit intermediation establishments operate in Campbell County, so the lending capacity is local even where the healthcare history is not.
03Is Fort Thomas underwritten as part of Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN?
Comparables and demand split at 5 miles. An appraiser prices the lease and the equipment off Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN; the revenue line has to hold up against 16,914 local residents.
04What does a $100,819 median income mean for case acceptance?
Median household income in Fort Thomas runs $100,819. 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.
05What does Campbell County's shortage designation change?
Designated for primary care, dental, mental health, Campbell 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.
06How does the hospital in Fort Thomas affect a practice file?
It makes the staffing and referral lines checkable. and the hospital sets the wage a clinical hire is bid against in a 72.7 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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