Massachusetts micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in North Adams, Massachusetts
Direct answer
12,492 residents, 128 enumerated clinicians, 102.5 per 10,000, 30 percent of them in behavioral and mental health group practices: that is the North Adams market a funder prices. Berkshire County adds 0 healthcare approvals worth $0 and 17 miles of distance to Pittsfield, MA.
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- Population: 12,492 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 128 across 22 fields2
- Median household income: $48,5213
- Largest provider field: Behavioral and mental health group practices: 39 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 1 across 1 categories4
- Nearest metro: Pittsfield, MA, 17 miles1
Who is enumerated in North Adams
128 providers across 22 fields, 102.5 per 10,000 residents, counted at North Adams addresses in the NPPES monthly file
| Practice type | Count | Rate per 10,000 residents | Published by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 39 | 31.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 22 | 17.6 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 10 | 8.0 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 9 | 7.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 7 | 5.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 5 | 4.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 5 | 4.0 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 4 | 3.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 4 | 3.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 4 | 3.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 3 | 2.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 3 | 2.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 2 | 1.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 2 | 1.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical research sites | 2 | 1.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 1 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 1 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 1 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 1 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 1 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 1 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 1 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 5 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 1 | CMS [4] |
Behavioral and mental health group practices carries 39 of the 128 enumerated providers here, and several of them can sit inside one practice. Read the column as clinicians, not owners.
Berkshire County approvals, dollars, and lending establishments
With 0 healthcare approvals recorded, Berkshire County gives a valuation almost nothing local to lean on
| What it measures | Value | How to read it |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare files approved | 0 | Fiscal year published in the SBA file [5] |
| Dollars behind them | $0 | Sum of approvals to healthcare borrowers [5] |
| Typical approval size | No approvals recorded | Dollars divided by approvals [5] |
| Credit offices operating locally | 75 | Credit intermediation establishments, NAICS 522 [6] |
What the two tables above change about a file
Underwriting starts with 102.5 providers per 10,000 residents, because that ratio caps how fast a chair or a room fills. With 0 approvals on record in Berkshire County, expect a longer appraisal and a wider collateral discount. With $48,521 as the median household income, the payer mix in a projection has to match what North Adams households actually spend.
Where a file from this town usually lands
- Practice acquisition
- Working capital term loan
- Startup and de novo
- Business line of credit
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
Weighted by how often each of the 22 local fields reaches for a program, not by what is easiest to refer. Massachusetts rules and the partner decide availability.
The first pages of a North Adams file
Drawn from the fields that actually practice here: behavioral and mental health group practices, physical, occupational, and speech therapy, general dentistry
| Practice type | The pages that decide it | Typical capital event |
|---|---|---|
| Behavioral and mental health group practices (39) | Clinician retention and productivity, Payer mix and Medicaid concentration, Re-authorization and session limit exposure | Working capital through the credentialing lag |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (22) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| General dentistry (10) | Three years of collections history, Hygiene as a share of collections, Overhead ratio and owner add-backs | Acquisition of an established practice |
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.
How North Adams prices against its neighbors
Set North Adams's 102.5 per 10,000 against the towns an appraiser would reach for next
| Market | Population | Clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Distance in miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Adams (current) | 12,492 | 128 | 102.5 | |
| Pittsfield | 43,121 | 1,082 | 250.9 | 17 |
| Greenfield | 17,633 | 361 | 204.7 | 27 |
| Northampton | 31,315 | 517 | 165.1 | 33 |
| Easthampton | 16,020 | 135 | 84.3 | 36 |
| Amherst | 40,989 | 293 | 71.5 | 38 |
| Holyoke | 37,838 | 647 | 171.0 | 40 |
Distance, income, and the wage floor around North Adams
Pittsfield, MA lies 17 miles from North Adams, close enough that appraisers price the lease against Pittsfield, MA rents while 12,492 residents set the revenue ceiling. Median household income runs $48,521, 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 college in North Adams puts a term-shaped curve into monthly collections.
Other Massachusetts markets
- Pittsfield 43,121 residents
- Greenfield 17,633 residents
- Northampton 31,315 residents
- Easthampton 16,020 residents
- Amherst 40,989 residents
- Holyoke 37,838 residents
Questions from North Adams
01How many providers practice in North Adams, and in what?
NPPES lists 128 providers at a North Adams practice address, 102.5 per 10,000 residents across 22 tracked fields. Behavioral and mental health group practices accounts for 39 of them, 30 percent of the total, with physical, occupational, and speech therapy next at 22. Read that as clinicians: 128 enumerations, not 128 owners.
02What does Berkshire County's shortage designation change?
HRSA designates Berkshire County for primary care, dental, mental health. That opens loan repayment programs for clinicians recruited into North Adams and evidences a staffing ramp in a 12,492 resident market.
03Why does Berkshire County show so little SBA activity?
Only 0 healthcare approvals appear for Berkshire County in the published 7(a) and 504 file. Thin volume in Berkshire County is a transaction count, not a verdict on borrowers here. The county still holds 75 credit intermediation establishments.
04Is North Adams underwritten as part of Pittsfield, MA?
Pittsfield, MA sits 17 miles away, close enough that appraisers reach into that market for rent and resale comparables while your patient draw stays local. The comparables read Pittsfield, MA; the 12,492 residents set the ceiling a projection can defend.
05Is there local lending capacity in Berkshire County?
County Business Patterns records 75 credit intermediation establishments in Berkshire County. That is the local origination bench, and it decides whether a file gets underwritten by somebody who has seen North Adams rents and resale before or by somebody working from a screen.
06How does the hospital in North Adams affect a practice file?
Referral flow, coverage, and the local pay scale all trace back to it. The town carries 1 Medicare-certified providers in total. A North Adams 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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