Louisiana micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Broussard, Louisiana
Direct answer
A Broussard file is read against 101 local clinicians, 66.0 for every 10,000 of its 15,312 residents, 45 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, plus the 6 SBA healthcare approvals worth $1,888,500 already recorded in Lafayette County, 6 miles from Lafayette, LA.
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- Population: 15,312 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 101 across 15 fields2
- Median household income: $116,6133
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 45 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 1 across 1 categories4
- Nearest metro: Lafayette, LA, 6 miles1
Broussard clinicians, by field
The NPPES file puts 101 enumerated clinicians inside Broussard, spread over 15 fields at 66.0 per 10,000 residents
| Specialty | Enumerated clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 45 | 29.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 13 | 8.5 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 9 | 5.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 6 | 3.9 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 6 | 3.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 6 | 3.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 4 | 2.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 3 | 2.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 2 | 1.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 2 | 1.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 1 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 1 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 1 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 1 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 1 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 6 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 1 | CMS [4] |
Several of the 45 physical, occupational, and speech therapy enumerations can belong to one practice, so the column counts clinicians rather than businesses or owners
Lafayette County approvals, dollars, and lending establishments
With 6 healthcare approvals recorded, Lafayette County gives a valuation almost nothing local to lean on
| Measure | Published figure | What sits behind it |
|---|---|---|
| Approvals on record | 6 | Fiscal year published in the SBA file [5] |
| Total approved capital | $1,888,500 | Sum of approvals to healthcare borrowers [5] |
| Mean deal size | $314,750 | Dollars divided by approvals [5] |
| Lenders sited in the county | 218 | Credit intermediation establishments, NAICS 522 [6] |
What the two tables above change about a file
66.0 per 10,000 is the first number a credit analyst converts into a realistic new-patient count. Lafayette County has 6 approvals to compare against, so plan for extra appraisal time and a conservative valuation. With $116,613 as the median household income, the payer mix in a projection has to match what Broussard households actually spend.
The programs this provider mix points at
- Practice acquisition
- Startup and de novo
- Working capital term loan
- Equipment financing and leasing
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
Ranked from the 15 fields that actually practice in Broussard, weighted toward physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Availability still depends on Louisiana and on the funding partner.
What a funder reads first in Broussard
What a funder opens first depends on the field. In Broussard that means physical, occupational, and speech therapy, primary care and family medicine, dme and hme suppliers.
| Field | What the file turns on | The capital event behind most requests |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (45) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Primary care and family medicine (13) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
| DME and HME suppliers (9) | Accreditation and surety bond status, Rental versus sale revenue split, Denial rate and documentation quality | Inventory and rental fleet |
The first column is Broussard's own NPPES count. The rest is how the field is generally underwritten, whether the address is Broussard or anywhere else.
Density beside the neighboring Louisiana towns
66.0 per 10,000 is the figure a neighboring town gets compared against when an appraiser prices Broussard
| Town | Residents | Providers | Per 10,000 | Miles away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broussard (current) | 15,312 | 101 | 66.0 | |
| Youngsville | 19,038 | 164 | 86.1 | 4 |
| New Iberia | 26,849 | 313 | 116.6 | 12 |
| Carencro | 12,883 | 97 | 75.3 | 13 |
| Abbeville | 10,902 | 172 | 157.8 | 15 |
| Crowley | 11,216 | 196 | 174.8 | 26 |
| Opelousas | 15,176 | 288 | 189.8 | 28 |
What the geography does to a Broussard projection
6 miles separate Broussard from Lafayette, LA. Lease pricing follows Lafayette, LA, while revenue stays capped by the 15,312 residents here. At $116,613 median household income, the elective and cash-pay share of a projection is the line that gets tested first. The Medicare-certified hospital in Broussard sets the local wage floor before you hire against it.
Other Louisiana markets
- Youngsville 19,038 residents
- New Iberia 26,849 residents
- Carencro 12,883 residents
- Abbeville 10,902 residents
- Crowley 11,216 residents
- Opelousas 15,176 residents
What owners in Broussard ask
01How many providers practice in Broussard, and in what?
Across 15 fields, Broussard carries 101 enumerated clinicians, 66.0 per 10,000 of the 15,312 people living here. The concentration is in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, 45 of the total, then primary care and family medicine at 13. Count practices from that only with care.
02What does Lafayette County's shortage designation change?
HRSA designates Lafayette County for primary care, dental, mental health. That opens loan repayment programs for clinicians recruited into Broussard and evidences a staffing ramp in a 15,312 resident market.
03Why does Lafayette County show so little SBA activity?
Only 6 healthcare approvals appear for Lafayette County in the published 7(a) and 504 file. Thin volume in Lafayette County is a transaction count, not a verdict on borrowers here. The county still holds 218 credit intermediation establishments.
04Is Broussard underwritten as part of Lafayette, LA?
Lafayette, LA sits 6 miles away, close enough that appraisers reach into that market for rent and resale comparables while your patient draw stays local. The comparables read Lafayette, LA; the 15,312 residents set the ceiling a projection can defend.
05What does a $116,613 median income mean for case acceptance?
Median household income in Broussard runs $116,613. 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.
06Is there local lending capacity in Lafayette County?
County Business Patterns records 218 credit intermediation establishments in Lafayette County. That is the local origination bench, and it decides whether a file gets underwritten by somebody who has seen Broussard rents and resale before or by somebody working from a screen.
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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