Massachusetts micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Amherst, Massachusetts
Direct answer
A Amherst file is read against 293 local clinicians, 71.5 for every 10,000 of its 40,989 residents, 23 percent of them in aba and autism therapy, plus the 1 SBA healthcare approvals worth $65,800 already recorded in Hampshire County, 0 miles from Amherst Town-Northampton, MA.
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- Population: 40,989 residents (25K-50K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 293 across 23 fields2
- Median household income: $65,9383
- Largest provider field: ABA and autism therapy: 66 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 2 across 2 categories4
- Nearest metro: Amherst Town-Northampton, MA, 0 miles1
The clinical base a lender can verify here
293 providers across 23 fields, 71.5 per 10,000 residents, counted at Amherst addresses in the NPPES monthly file
| Specialty | Enumerated clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABA and autism therapy | 66 | 16.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 64 | 15.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 29 | 7.1 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 23 | 5.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 21 | 5.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 20 | 4.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 18 | 4.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 9 | 2.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 8 | 2.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 7 | 1.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 5 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 5 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 3 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 3 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 2 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 2 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 2 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 1 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 1 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Sleep centers | 1 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 1 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 1 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 1 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 4 | CMS [4] | |
| Ambulatory surgical centers | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 1 | CMS [4] |
ABA and autism therapy carries 66 of the 293 enumerated providers here, and several of them can sit inside one practice. Read the column as clinicians, not owners.
What lenders have already approved in Hampshire County
1 healthcare approvals sit in the county file, so an appraiser here works from a short comparable set
| What it measures | Value | How to read it |
|---|---|---|
| Approvals on record | 1 | Counted for the fiscal year the SBA publishes [5] |
| Total approved capital | $65,800 | Everything approved to healthcare borrowers, added up [5] |
| Mean deal size | $65,800 | The dollar column over the approval column [5] |
| Lenders sited in the county | 69 | Places that write credit locally, NAICS 522 [6] |
What the two tables above change about a file
71.5 per 10,000 is the first number a credit analyst converts into a realistic new-patient count. With 1 approvals on record in Hampshire County, expect a longer appraisal and a wider collateral discount. Household income of $65,938 in Amherst 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
- Working capital term loan
- Startup and de novo
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Equipment financing and leasing
Weighted by how often each of the 23 local fields reaches for a program, not by what is easiest to refer. Massachusetts rules and the partner decide availability.
What a funder reads first in Amherst
What a funder opens first depends on the field. In Amherst that means aba and autism therapy, physical, occupational, and speech therapy, primary care and family medicine.
| Field | What the file turns on | The capital event behind most requests |
|---|---|---|
| ABA and autism therapy (66) | Authorized hours against delivered hours, Payer mix stability, Billing compliance history | Working capital against authorization and billing lag |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (64) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Primary care and family medicine (29) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
Column one counts Amherst clinicians from the federal file. Columns two and three describe how the field is usually underwritten, and a partner can read a Amherst file differently.
How Amherst prices against its neighbors
The neighboring markets below are the ones a valuation borrows from when Amherst has too few sales of its own
| Comparable | People | Enumerations | Per 10,000 residents | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst (current) | 40,989 | 293 | 71.5 | |
| Northampton | 31,315 | 517 | 165.1 | 9 |
| Easthampton | 16,020 | 135 | 84.3 | 11 |
| Holyoke | 37,838 | 647 | 171.0 | 13 |
| Chicopee | 55,381 | 264 | 47.7 | 13 |
| Palmer | 12,388 | 90 | 72.7 | 16 |
| Greenfield | 17,633 | 361 | 204.7 | 18 |
What the geography does to a Amherst projection
0 miles separate Amherst from Amherst Town-Northampton, MA. Lease pricing follows Amherst Town-Northampton, MA, while revenue stays capped by the 40,989 residents here. Median household income runs $65,938, which is the number a funder converts into case acceptance on anything elective or cash-pay. No hospital operates here, so the referral sources and the call arrangement have to be named rather than assumed. Higher education here explains why summer looks unlike the rest of the year.
Nearby Massachusetts towns
- Northampton 31,315 residents
- Easthampton 16,020 residents
- Holyoke 37,838 residents
- Chicopee 55,381 residents
- Palmer 12,388 residents
- Greenfield 17,633 residents
Amherst owners, answered
01How many providers practice in Amherst, and in what?
NPPES lists 293 providers at a Amherst practice address, 71.5 per 10,000 residents across 23 tracked fields. ABA and autism therapy accounts for 66 of them, 23 percent of the total, with physical, occupational, and speech therapy next at 64. Read that as clinicians: 293 enumerations, not 293 owners.
02What does Hampshire County's shortage designation change?
The primary care, dental, mental health designation HRSA carries on Hampshire County is a recruiting instrument: it puts repayment incentives in front of candidates, which is how a hiring plan for 40,989 residents gets past the question of who would take the job.
03Why does Hampshire County show so little SBA activity?
Hampshire County shows 1 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. 69 lending establishments operate locally.
04Is Amherst underwritten as part of Amherst Town-Northampton, MA?
Comparables and demand split at 0 miles. An appraiser prices the lease and the equipment off Amherst Town-Northampton, MA; the revenue line has to hold up against 40,989 local residents.
05Is there local lending capacity in Hampshire County?
County Business Patterns records 69 credit intermediation establishments in Hampshire County. That is the local origination bench, and it decides whether a file gets underwritten by somebody who has seen Amherst rents and resale before or by somebody working from a screen.
06Which fields carry the volume in Amherst?
Volume concentrates in aba and autism therapy, 66 of them, ahead of physical, occupational, and speech therapy at 64, across 23 fields. A thin second field usually means a longer search for staff than a pro forma allows for.
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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