Maine micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Westbrook, Maine
Direct answer
Cumberland County carries 9 SBA healthcare approvals worth $506,000, and inside Westbrook the census shows 282 enumerated clinicians against 21,386 residents, 131.9 per 10,000, 28 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Portland-South Portland, ME lies 10 miles away.
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- Population: 21,386 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 282 across 23 fields2
- Median household income: $85,8683
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 79 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 1 across 1 categories4
- Nearest metro: Portland-South Portland, ME, 10 miles1
Fields practicing inside Westbrook
Counted at the town's own addresses: 282 providers, 23 fields, 131.9 clinicians per 10,000 of the 21,386 residents here
| Specialty | Enumerated clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 79 | 36.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 38 | 17.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 27 | 12.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 22 | 10.3 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 21 | 9.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 15 | 7.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 15 | 7.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 14 | 6.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 9 | 4.2 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 5 | 2.3 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 5 | 2.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 5 | 2.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 5 | 2.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 4 | 1.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 4 | 1.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Plastic and cosmetic surgery | 4 | 1.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 3 | 1.4 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 2 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Imaging centers | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| IV hydration and infusion | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 5 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 1 | CMS [4] |
Physical, occupational, and speech therapy carries 79 of the 282 enumerated providers here, and several of them can sit inside one practice. Read the column as clinicians, not owners.
The lending record behind Westbrook
The county file holds 9 healthcare approvals, which is a thin comparable set for anyone pricing collateral
| What it measures | Value | How to read it |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare files approved | 9 | One published fiscal year, healthcare borrowers only [5] |
| Dollars behind them | $506,000 | Approved, not disbursed, and not net of withdrawals [5] |
| Typical approval size | $56,222 | A mean, so one large approval moves it [5] |
| Credit offices operating locally | 269 | Credit intermediation offices sited in the county [6] |
How this data lands in an underwriting decision
A file from here opens on 131.9 providers per 10,000 residents, and everything about volume follows from it. Cumberland County has 9 approvals to compare against, so plan for extra appraisal time and a conservative valuation. A $85,868 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
- Working capital term loan
- Startup and de novo
- Medical receivables factoring
- Healthcare AR line and payroll funding
The order comes from Westbrook's own provider mix, which physical, occupational, and speech therapy dominates at 28 percent. What a partner can actually place in Maine is a separate question.
The first pages of a Westbrook file
physical, occupational, and speech therapy, non-medical home care, ketamine, tms, and interventional psychiatry account for most of what is enumerated in Westbrook, 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 (79) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Non-medical home care (38) | Payer mix between waiver and private pay, Caregiver retention, Electronic visit verification compliance | Payroll funding against waiver and managed care receivables |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry (27) | Session series completion, Coverage mix, Device utilization | Treatment device purchase |
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 Maine towns
Density is the number that moves an appraisal: 131.9 per 10,000 here
| Market | Population | Clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Distance in miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westbrook (current) | 21,386 | 282 | 131.9 | |
| South Portland | 26,994 | 522 | 193.4 | 6 |
| Portland | 69,568 | 1,794 | 257.9 | 10 |
| Saco | 21,064 | 242 | 114.9 | 13 |
| Biddeford | 22,370 | 315 | 140.8 | 19 |
| Auburn | 25,200 | 263 | 104.4 | 26 |
| Lewiston | 38,772 | 687 | 177.2 | 28 |
Distance, income, and the wage floor around Westbrook
Portland-South Portland, ME lies 10 miles from Westbrook, close enough that appraisers price the lease against Portland-South Portland, ME rents while 21,386 residents set the revenue ceiling. At $85,868 median household income, the elective and cash-pay share of a projection is the line that gets tested first. The Medicare-certified hospital in Westbrook sets the local wage floor before you hire against it. A college in Westbrook puts a term-shaped curve into monthly collections.
More of Maine
What owners in Westbrook ask
01How many providers practice in Westbrook, and in what?
Across 23 fields, Westbrook carries 282 enumerated clinicians, 131.9 per 10,000 of the 21,386 people living here. The concentration is in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, 79 of the total, then non-medical home care at 38. Count practices from that only with care.
02Why does Cumberland County show so little SBA activity?
The published file records 9 7(a) and 504 approvals to healthcare borrowers in Cumberland County. That tracks how few Cumberland County practices changed hands that year, not credit quality. 269 credit intermediation establishments operate in Cumberland County, so the lending capacity is local even where the healthcare history is not.
03What does Cumberland County's shortage designation change?
Cumberland County holds a HRSA designation covering primary care, dental, mental health. A pro forma for Westbrook can cite it as the reason a vacancy is fillable, which is usually the weakest line in a ramp schedule.
04How does the hospital in Westbrook affect a practice file?
It makes the staffing and referral lines checkable. 1 Medicare-certified providers hold Westbrook addresses, and the hospital sets the wage a clinical hire is bid against in a 131.9 per 10,000 market.
05Which fields carry the volume in Westbrook?
Physical, occupational, and speech therapy at 79 providers and non-medical home care at 38 lead the 23 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 Westbrook underwritten as part of Portland-South Portland, ME?
Portland-South Portland, ME sits 10 miles away, close enough that appraisers reach into that market for rent and resale comparables while your patient draw stays local. The comparables read Portland-South Portland, ME; the 21,386 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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