Louisiana micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Abbeville, Louisiana
Direct answer
10,902 residents, 172 enumerated clinicians, 157.8 per 10,000, 38 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy: that is the Abbeville market a funder prices. Vermilion County adds 1 healthcare approvals worth $309,000 and 17 miles of distance to Lafayette, LA.
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- Population: 10,902 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 172 across 24 fields2
- Median household income: $34,9773
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 66 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 3 across 3 categories4
- Nearest metro: Lafayette, LA, 17 miles1
The provider census in Abbeville
Counted at the town's own addresses: 172 providers, 24 fields, 157.8 clinicians per 10,000 of the 10,902 residents here
| Field | Providers | Per 10,000 residents | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 66 | 60.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 13 | 11.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 12 | 11.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 12 | 11.0 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 10 | 9.2 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 8 | 7.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 8 | 7.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 7 | 6.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 6 | 5.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 6 | 5.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 4 | 3.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 3 | 2.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 2 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 2 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical research sites | 2 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 2 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 2 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Imaging centers | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 8 | CMS [4] | |
| Ambulatory surgical centers | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 1 | CMS [4] |
Physical, occupational, and speech therapy carries 66 of the 172 enumerated providers here, and several of them can sit inside one practice. Read the column as clinicians, not owners.
What Vermilion County credit files already show
The county file holds 1 healthcare approvals, which is a thin comparable set for anyone pricing collateral
| Line | Amount | Reading and source |
|---|---|---|
| SBA healthcare approvals | 1 | Fiscal year published in the SBA file [5] |
| Approved dollars | $309,000 | Sum of approvals to healthcare borrowers [5] |
| Average approval | $309,000 | Dollars divided by approvals [5] |
| Lending establishments in the county | 40 | Credit intermediation establishments, NAICS 522 [6] |
Reading Abbeville the way a credit committee does
157.8 per 10,000 is the first number a credit analyst converts into a realistic new-patient count. With 1 approvals on record in Vermilion County, expect a longer appraisal and a wider collateral discount. Household income of $34,977 in Abbeville is the number a lender uses to sanity check the self-pay share of a revenue projection.
Where a file from this town usually lands
- Practice acquisition
- Startup and de novo
- Working capital term loan
- Equipment financing and leasing
- Medical receivables factoring
Built from what is enumerated here rather than from a national list, so a field with no presence in Abbeville does not appear. Availability is still a Louisiana question.
The first pages of a Abbeville file
physical, occupational, and speech therapy, optometry and ophthalmology, chiropractic account for most of what is enumerated in Abbeville, so those are the files funders see from this town
| Practice type | The pages that decide it | Typical capital event |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (66) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Optometry and ophthalmology (13) | Exam volume and optical capture, Vision plan mix, Inventory turns | Cold start or acquisition |
| Chiropractic (12) | Cash plan revenue, Personal injury receivable age, Visit volume | Startup or acquisition |
The first column is Abbeville's own NPPES count. The rest is how the field is generally underwritten, whether the address is Abbeville or anywhere else.
Abbeville against nearby Louisiana markets
Set Abbeville's 157.8 per 10,000 against the towns an appraiser would reach for next
| Market | Population | Clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Distance in miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeville (current) | 10,902 | 172 | 157.8 | |
| Youngsville | 19,038 | 164 | 86.1 | 11 |
| Broussard | 15,312 | 101 | 66.0 | 15 |
| New Iberia | 26,849 | 313 | 116.6 | 18 |
| Crowley | 11,216 | 196 | 174.8 | 22 |
| Carencro | 12,883 | 97 | 75.3 | 24 |
| Opelousas | 15,176 | 288 | 189.8 | 38 |
How Abbeville sits against the nearest metro
Distance to Lafayette, LA is 17 miles. Appraisers borrow Lafayette, LA rents, and the 10,902 residents set the ceiling on collections. Median household income runs $34,977, which is the number a funder converts into case acceptance on anything elective or cash-pay. A Medicare-certified hospital operates here, so referral flow is verifiable and the clinical wage floor is already set. Abbeville is the Vermilion County seat, so county employment steadies the payer mix.
Other Louisiana markets
- Youngsville 19,038 residents
- Broussard 15,312 residents
- New Iberia 26,849 residents
- Crowley 11,216 residents
- Carencro 12,883 residents
- Opelousas 15,176 residents
What owners in Abbeville ask
01How many providers practice in Abbeville, and in what?
Across 24 fields, Abbeville carries 172 enumerated clinicians, 157.8 per 10,000 of the 10,902 people living here. The concentration is in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, 66 of the total, then optometry and ophthalmology at 13. Count practices from that only with care.
02What does Vermilion County's shortage designation change?
The primary care, dental, mental health designation HRSA carries on Vermilion County is a recruiting instrument: it puts repayment incentives in front of candidates, which is how a hiring plan for 10,902 residents gets past the question of who would take the job.
03Why does Vermilion County show so little SBA activity?
Only 1 healthcare approvals appear for Vermilion County in the published 7(a) and 504 file. Thin volume in Vermilion County is a transaction count, not a verdict on borrowers here. The county still holds 40 credit intermediation establishments.
04How does the hospital in Abbeville affect a practice file?
Referral flow, coverage, and the local pay scale all trace back to it. The town carries 3 Medicare-certified providers in total. A Abbeville projection that names the call arrangement reads better than one that assumes it.
05Is Abbeville underwritten as part of Lafayette, LA?
Partly. Lafayette, LA is 17 miles out, so rent and equipment comparables travel in from there while patients still come from the 10,902 residents around Abbeville. Cost side metro, revenue side local.
06What does the underserved designation in Vermilion County support?
Vermilion County carries a medically underserved designation. It evidences unmet demand behind a capacity build, and it opens recruitment programs that make a staffing line in a projection easier to defend than local wage data alone would.
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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