Maine micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Lewiston, Maine
Direct answer
A Lewiston file is read against 687 local clinicians, 177.2 for every 10,000 of its 38,772 residents, 36 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, plus the 2 SBA healthcare approvals worth $362,500 already recorded in Androscoggin County, 0 miles from Lewiston-Auburn, ME.
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- Population: 38,772 residents (25K-50K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 687 across 32 fields2
- Median household income: $56,5583
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 248 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 4 across 3 categories4
- Nearest metro: Lewiston-Auburn, ME, 0 miles1
Who is enumerated in Lewiston
177.2 providers per 10,000 residents is what 687 enumerations across 32 fields works out to in a town of 38,772
| Field | Providers | Per 10,000 residents | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 248 | 64.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 107 | 27.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 60 | 15.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 44 | 11.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 31 | 8.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 26 | 6.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 20 | 5.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 19 | 4.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 17 | 4.4 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 17 | 4.4 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 14 | 3.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 10 | 2.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 10 | 2.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 9 | 2.3 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 9 | 2.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 8 | 2.1 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 6 | 1.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 4 | 1.0 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 4 | 1.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 3 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 3 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Plastic and cosmetic surgery | 3 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Pain management and interventional | 2 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Mobile diagnostics | 2 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 2 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| IV hydration and infusion | 2 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 2 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Sleep centers | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Imaging centers | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 11 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 2 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 1 | CMS [4] |
A single Lewiston practice can hold more than one of these numbers. 36 percent sit in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, counted as clinicians rather than as owners.
The lending record behind Lewiston
2 healthcare approvals sit in the county file, so an appraiser here works from a short comparable set
| Line | Amount | Reading and source |
|---|---|---|
| SBA healthcare approvals | 2 | Fiscal year published in the SBA file [5] |
| Approved dollars | $362,500 | Sum of approvals to healthcare borrowers [5] |
| Average approval | $181,250 | Dollars divided by approvals [5] |
| Lending establishments in the county | 68 | Credit intermediation establishments, NAICS 522 [6] |
Reading Lewiston the way a credit committee does
177.2 per 10,000 is the first number a credit analyst converts into a realistic new-patient count. With 2 approvals on record in Androscoggin County, expect a longer appraisal and a wider collateral discount. With $56,558 as the median household income, the payer mix in a projection has to match what Lewiston households actually spend.
Where a file from this town usually lands
- Practice acquisition
- Startup and de novo
- Working capital term loan
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Medical receivables factoring
The order comes from Lewiston's own provider mix, which physical, occupational, and speech therapy dominates at 36 percent. What a partner can actually place in Maine is a separate question.
What a funder reads first in Lewiston
physical, occupational, and speech therapy, primary care and family medicine, non-medical home care account for most of what is enumerated in Lewiston, 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 (248) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Primary care and family medicine (107) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
| Non-medical home care (60) | Payer mix between waiver and private pay, Caregiver retention, Electronic visit verification compliance | Payroll funding against waiver and managed care receivables |
Counts in the first column are Lewiston providers from NPPES. The other two columns describe how funders read that field across markets like Lewiston, not what any funder will do with your file.
How Lewiston prices against its neighbors
Set Lewiston's 177.2 per 10,000 against the towns an appraiser would reach for next
| Town | Residents | Providers | Per 10,000 | Miles away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewiston (current) | 38,772 | 687 | 177.2 | |
| Auburn | 25,200 | 263 | 104.4 | 4 |
| Augusta | 19,168 | 569 | 296.8 | 28 |
| Westbrook | 21,386 | 282 | 131.9 | 28 |
| Portland | 69,568 | 1,794 | 257.9 | 31 |
| South Portland | 26,994 | 522 | 193.4 | 32 |
| Waterville | 17,336 | 316 | 182.3 | 40 |
How Lewiston sits against the nearest metro
Distance to Lewiston-Auburn, ME is 0 miles. Appraisers borrow Lewiston-Auburn, ME rents, and the 38,772 residents set the ceiling on collections. Median household income runs $56,558, which is the number a funder converts into case acceptance on anything elective or cash-pay. Wages here are anchored by the Medicare-certified hospital in town, which is what a staffing line gets measured against. A degree-granting institution here moves volume on the academic calendar.
Other Maine markets
- Auburn 25,200 residents
- Augusta 19,168 residents
- Westbrook 21,386 residents
- Portland 69,568 residents
- South Portland 26,994 residents
- Waterville 17,336 residents
What owners in Lewiston ask
01How many providers practice in Lewiston, and in what?
Across 32 fields, Lewiston carries 687 enumerated clinicians, 177.2 per 10,000 of the 38,772 people living here. The concentration is in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, 248 of the total, then primary care and family medicine at 107. Count practices from that only with care.
02What does Androscoggin County's shortage designation change?
HRSA designates Androscoggin County for primary care, dental, mental health. That opens loan repayment programs for clinicians recruited into Lewiston and evidences a staffing ramp in a 38,772 resident market.
03Why does Androscoggin County show so little SBA activity?
Only 2 healthcare approvals appear for Androscoggin County in the published 7(a) and 504 file. Thin volume in Androscoggin County is a transaction count, not a verdict on borrowers here. The county still holds 68 credit intermediation establishments.
04Which fields carry the volume in Lewiston?
Volume concentrates in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, 248 of them, ahead of primary care and family medicine at 107, across 32 fields. A thin second field usually means a longer search for staff than a pro forma allows for.
05Is Lewiston underwritten as part of Lewiston-Auburn, ME?
Lewiston-Auburn, ME sits 0 miles away, close enough that appraisers reach into that market for rent and resale comparables while your patient draw stays local. The comparables read Lewiston-Auburn, ME; the 38,772 residents set the ceiling a projection can defend.
06How does the hospital in Lewiston affect a practice file?
Referral flow, coverage, and the local pay scale all trace back to it. The town carries 4 Medicare-certified providers in total. A Lewiston projection that names the call arrangement reads better than one that assumes it.
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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