Kentucky micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Winchester, Kentucky
Direct answer
A Winchester file is read against 275 local clinicians, 141.7 for every 10,000 of its 19,413 residents, 39 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, plus the 1 SBA healthcare approvals worth $150,000 already recorded in Clark County, 15 miles from Lexington-Fayette, KY.
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- Population: 19,413 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 275 across 27 fields2
- Median household income: $57,6533
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 108 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 2 across 2 categories4
- Nearest metro: Lexington-Fayette, KY, 15 miles1
The clinical base a lender can verify here
Counted at the town's own addresses: 275 providers, 27 fields, 141.7 clinicians per 10,000 of the 19,413 residents here
| Practice type | Count | Rate per 10,000 residents | Published by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 108 | 55.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 26 | 13.4 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 16 | 8.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 16 | 8.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 15 | 7.7 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 13 | 6.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 12 | 6.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 12 | 6.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 10 | 5.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 9 | 4.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 6 | 3.1 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 4 | 2.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 4 | 2.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 3 | 1.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 3 | 1.5 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 3 | 1.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 2 | 1.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 2 | 1.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 2 | 1.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 2 | 1.0 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| IV hydration and infusion | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 7 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 1 | CMS [4] |
Physical, occupational, and speech therapy carries 108 of the 275 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 Clark County
The county file holds 1 healthcare approvals, which is a thin comparable set for anyone pricing collateral
| What it measures | Value | How to read it |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare files approved | 1 | Fiscal year published in the SBA file [5] |
| Dollars behind them | $150,000 | Sum of approvals to healthcare borrowers [5] |
| Typical approval size | $150,000 | Dollars divided by approvals [5] |
| Credit offices operating locally | 27 | Credit intermediation establishments, NAICS 522 [6] |
What the two tables above change about a file
A file from here opens on 141.7 providers per 10,000 residents, and everything about volume follows from it. With 1 approvals on record in Clark County, expect a longer appraisal and a wider collateral discount. A $57,653 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 Winchester's own provider mix, which physical, occupational, and speech therapy dominates at 39 percent. What a partner can actually place in Kentucky is a separate question.
Underwriting by field in Winchester
What a funder opens first depends on the field. In Winchester that means physical, occupational, and speech therapy, primary care and family medicine, general dentistry.
| Specialty | Read first in underwriting | Why the money is usually needed |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (108) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Primary care and family medicine (26) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
| General dentistry (16) | Three years of collections history, Hygiene as a share of collections, Overhead ratio and owner add-backs | Acquisition of an established practice |
Column one counts Winchester clinicians from the federal file. Columns two and three describe how the field is usually underwritten, and a partner can read a Winchester file differently.
Winchester against nearby Kentucky markets
Set Winchester's 141.7 per 10,000 against the towns an appraiser would reach for next
| Comparable | People | Enumerations | Per 10,000 residents | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winchester (current) | 19,413 | 275 | 141.7 | |
| Paris | 10,185 | 122 | 119.8 | 14 |
| Richmond | 39,581 | 615 | 155.4 | 20 |
| Nicholasville | 33,458 | 307 | 91.8 | 22 |
| Georgetown | 40,518 | 346 | 85.4 | 26 |
| Berea | 16,436 | 173 | 105.3 | 29 |
| Versailles | 10,656 | 133 | 124.8 | 29 |
What the geography does to a Winchester projection
Lexington-Fayette, KY lies 15 miles from Winchester, close enough that appraisers price the lease against Lexington-Fayette, KY rents while 19,413 residents set the revenue ceiling. Median household income runs $57,653, which is the number a funder converts into case acceptance on anything elective or cash-pay. Hospital coverage inside Winchester means a call schedule can be evidenced rather than described. Winchester is the Clark County seat, so county employment steadies the payer mix.
Other Kentucky markets
- Paris 10,185 residents
- Richmond 39,581 residents
- Nicholasville 33,458 residents
- Georgetown 40,518 residents
- Berea 16,436 residents
- Versailles 10,656 residents
What owners in Winchester ask
01How many providers practice in Winchester, and in what?
275 enumerations sit at Winchester addresses in the monthly NPPES file, working out to 141.7 for every 10,000 residents. 39 percent of them are physical, occupational, and speech therapy, and primary care and family medicine follows with 26. An enumeration is a clinician, so the 275 here cover fewer than 275 practices.
02What does Clark County's shortage designation change?
The primary care, dental, mental health designation HRSA carries on Clark County is a recruiting instrument: it puts repayment incentives in front of candidates, which is how a hiring plan for 19,413 residents gets past the question of who would take the job.
03Why does Clark County show so little SBA activity?
Only 1 healthcare approvals appear for Clark County in the published 7(a) and 504 file. Thin volume in Clark County is a transaction count, not a verdict on borrowers here. The county still holds 27 credit intermediation establishments.
04How does the hospital in Winchester affect a practice file?
Referral flow, coverage, and the local pay scale all trace back to it. The town carries 2 Medicare-certified providers in total. A Winchester projection that names the call arrangement reads better than one that assumes it.
05Which fields carry the volume in Winchester?
Physical, occupational, and speech therapy at 108 providers and primary care and family medicine at 26 lead the 27 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 Winchester underwritten as part of Lexington-Fayette, KY?
Lexington-Fayette, KY sits 15 miles away, close enough that appraisers reach into that market for rent and resale comparables while your patient draw stays local. The comparables read Lexington-Fayette, KY; the 19,413 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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