Louisiana micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Gretna, Louisiana
Direct answer
Jefferson County carries 4 SBA healthcare approvals worth $2,845,700, and inside Gretna the census shows 352 enumerated clinicians against 17,185 residents, 204.8 per 10,000, 13 percent of them in behavioral and mental health group practices. New Orleans-Metairie, LA lies 12 miles away.
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- Population: 17,185 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 352 across 31 fields2
- Median household income: $46,0453
- Largest provider field: Behavioral and mental health group practices: 44 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 7 across 3 categories4
- Nearest metro: New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 12 miles1
Who is enumerated in Gretna
204.8 providers per 10,000 residents is what 352 enumerations across 31 fields works out to in a town of 17,185
| Specialty | Enumerated clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 44 | 25.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 39 | 22.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 34 | 19.8 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 32 | 18.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 26 | 15.1 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 22 | 12.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 21 | 12.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 19 | 11.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 15 | 8.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 13 | 7.6 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 10 | 5.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 10 | 5.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 10 | 5.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 9 | 5.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 7 | 4.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 7 | 4.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 5 | 2.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 4 | 2.3 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 4 | 2.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 4 | 2.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 3 | 1.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 2 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 2 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 2 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 2 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Pain management and interventional | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Mobile diagnostics | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical research sites | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 5 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 4 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 2 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 1 | CMS [4] |
A single Gretna practice can hold more than one of these numbers. 13 percent sit in behavioral and mental health group practices, counted as clinicians rather than as owners.
Jefferson County approvals, dollars, and lending establishments
With 4 healthcare approvals recorded, Jefferson County gives a valuation almost nothing local to lean on
| Line | Amount | Reading and source |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare files approved | 4 | Counted for the fiscal year the SBA publishes [5] |
| Dollars behind them | $2,845,700 | Everything approved to healthcare borrowers, added up [5] |
| Typical approval size | $711,425 | The dollar column over the approval column [5] |
| Credit offices operating locally | 277 | Places that write credit locally, NAICS 522 [6] |
The consequence of these numbers
A file from here opens on 204.8 providers per 10,000 residents, and everything about volume follows from it. A short county record of 4 approvals usually means more documentation and a lower advance against the same collateral. With $46,045 as the median household income, the payer mix in a projection has to match what Gretna households actually spend.
Programs the Gretna mix reaches for
- Practice acquisition
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Equipment financing and leasing
- Working capital term loan
- Startup and de novo
Built from what is enumerated here rather than from a national list, so a field with no presence in Gretna does not appear. Availability is still a Louisiana question.
Underwriting by field in Gretna
What a funder opens first depends on the field. In Gretna that means behavioral and mental health group practices, primary care and family medicine, specialty physician groups.
| Field | What the file turns on | The capital event behind most requests |
|---|---|---|
| Behavioral and mental health group practices (44) | Clinician retention and productivity, Payer mix and Medicaid concentration, Re-authorization and session limit exposure | Working capital through the credentialing lag |
| Primary care and family medicine (39) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
| Specialty physician groups (34) | Ancillary revenue contribution, Provider productivity, Payer contracts | Ancillary build-out |
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 Louisiana towns
204.8 per 10,000 is the figure a neighboring town gets compared against when an appraiser prices Gretna
| Comparable | People | Enumerations | Per 10,000 residents | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gretna (current) | 17,185 | 352 | 204.8 | |
| Kenner | 64,650 | 334 | 51.7 | 14 |
| Slidell | 28,440 | 748 | 263.0 | 31 |
| Mandeville | 12,973 | 563 | 434.0 | 32 |
| Covington | 11,686 | 840 | 718.8 | 39 |
| Houma | 31,671 | 578 | 182.5 | 45 |
| Thibodaux | 15,569 | 359 | 230.6 | 46 |
What the geography does to a Gretna projection
New Orleans-Metairie, LA lies 12 miles from Gretna, close enough that appraisers price the lease against New Orleans-Metairie, LA rents while 17,185 residents set the revenue ceiling. Households here carry $46,045 in median income, and that ceiling decides how much of a treatment plan gets started rather than deferred. With no hospital in town, a projection has to name where referrals and coverage come from. A degree-granting institution here moves volume on the academic calendar. Gretna is the Jefferson County seat, so county employment steadies the payer mix.
Nearby Louisiana towns
What owners in Gretna ask
01How many providers practice in Gretna, and in what?
NPPES lists 352 providers at a Gretna practice address, 204.8 per 10,000 residents across 31 tracked fields. Behavioral and mental health group practices accounts for 44 of them, 13 percent of the total, with primary care and family medicine next at 39. Read that as clinicians: 352 enumerations, not 352 owners.
02What does Jefferson County's shortage designation change?
Jefferson County holds a HRSA designation covering primary care, dental, mental health. A pro forma for Gretna can cite it as the reason a vacancy is fillable, which is usually the weakest line in a ramp schedule.
03Why does Jefferson County show so little SBA activity?
Jefferson County shows 4 approvals in the SBA healthcare file, which means an appraiser reaches outside the county for comparables. Few sales, not weak credit, is the usual reason. 277 lending establishments operate locally.
04Is Gretna underwritten as part of New Orleans-Metairie, LA?
New Orleans-Metairie, LA sits 12 miles away, close enough that appraisers reach into that market for rent and resale comparables while your patient draw stays local. The comparables read New Orleans-Metairie, LA; the 17,185 residents set the ceiling a projection can defend.
05What does a $46,045 median income mean for case acceptance?
Median household income in Gretna runs $46,045. 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.
06Does being the Jefferson County seat change anything?
Gretna is the Jefferson County seat, so county payroll steadies the payer mix and courthouse traffic keeps the daytime population above the 17,185 residents on the census. Both show up as a flatter seasonal curve in a collections history.
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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