Michigan micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Midland, Michigan
Direct answer
42,780 residents, 764 enumerated clinicians, 178.6 per 10,000, 33 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy: that is the Midland market a funder prices. Midland County adds 2 healthcare approvals worth $405,000 and 0 miles of distance to Midland, MI.
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- Population: 42,780 residents (25K-50K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 764 across 30 fields2
- Median household income: $74,9063
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 255 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 5 across 4 categories4
- Nearest metro: Midland, MI, 0 miles1
The clinical base a lender can verify here
The NPPES file puts 764 enumerated clinicians inside Midland, spread over 30 fields at 178.6 per 10,000 residents
| Practice type | Count | Rate per 10,000 residents | Published by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 255 | 59.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 128 | 29.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 54 | 12.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 53 | 12.4 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 42 | 9.8 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 27 | 6.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 27 | 6.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 23 | 5.4 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 19 | 4.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 19 | 4.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 18 | 4.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 14 | 3.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 12 | 2.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 8 | 1.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 8 | 1.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 8 | 1.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 7 | 1.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 7 | 1.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 7 | 1.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 5 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 4 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 4 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Imaging centers | 3 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 3 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 2 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 2 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 2 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 1 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Mobile diagnostics | 1 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 1 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 16 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 2 | CMS [4] | |
| Ambulatory surgical centers | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 1 | CMS [4] |
Several of the 255 physical, occupational, and speech therapy enumerations can belong to one practice, so the column counts clinicians rather than businesses or owners
What Midland County credit files already show
With 2 healthcare approvals recorded, Midland County gives a valuation almost nothing local to lean on
| Measure | Published figure | What sits behind it |
|---|---|---|
| SBA healthcare approvals | 2 | Counted for the fiscal year the SBA publishes [5] |
| Approved dollars | $405,000 | Everything approved to healthcare borrowers, added up [5] |
| Average approval | $202,500 | The dollar column over the approval column [5] |
| Lending establishments in the county | 35 | Places that write credit locally, NAICS 522 [6] |
How this data lands in an underwriting decision
A file from here opens on 178.6 providers per 10,000 residents, and everything about volume follows from it. Midland County has 2 approvals to compare against, so plan for extra appraisal time and a conservative valuation. A $74,906 median household income here sets the ceiling on what an elective or cash-pay line can be expected to carry.
The programs this provider mix points at
- Practice acquisition
- Startup and de novo
- Working capital term loan
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Equipment financing and leasing
Weighted by how often each of the 30 local fields reaches for a program, not by what is easiest to refer. Michigan rules and the partner decide availability.
Underwriting by field in Midland
Drawn from the fields that actually practice here: physical, occupational, and speech therapy, primary care and family medicine, specialty physician groups
| Practice type | The pages that decide it | Typical capital event |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (255) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Primary care and family medicine (128) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
| Specialty physician groups (54) | Ancillary revenue contribution, Provider productivity, Payer contracts | Ancillary build-out |
The first column is Midland's own NPPES count. The rest is how the field is generally underwritten, whether the address is Midland or anywhere else.
Density beside the neighboring Michigan towns
Comparables travel. These are the Michigan towns whose density, at 178.6 per 10,000 here, gets weighed beside this one.
| Market | Population | Clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Distance in miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midland (current) | 42,780 | 764 | 178.6 | |
| Saginaw | 43,001 | 1,716 | 399.1 | 20 |
| Mount Pleasant | 21,090 | 156 | 74.0 | 27 |
| Owosso | 14,544 | 256 | 176.0 | 44 |
| Flint | 79,735 | 1,743 | 218.6 | 49 |
| Burton | 29,420 | 262 | 89.1 | 53 |
| Ionia | 12,265 | 133 | 108.4 | 61 |
How Midland sits against the nearest metro
Distance to Midland, MI is 0 miles. Appraisers borrow Midland, MI rents, and the 42,780 residents set the ceiling on collections. At $74,906 median household income, the elective and cash-pay share of a projection is the line that gets tested first. The Medicare-certified hospital in Midland sets the local wage floor before you hire against it. Campus terms, not calendar quarters, set the busy months in Midland. Midland is the Midland County seat, so county employment steadies the payer mix.
Nearby Michigan towns
What owners in Midland ask
01How many providers practice in Midland, and in what?
764 enumerations sit at Midland addresses in the monthly NPPES file, working out to 178.6 for every 10,000 residents. 33 percent of them are physical, occupational, and speech therapy, and primary care and family medicine follows with 128. An enumeration is a clinician, so the 764 here cover fewer than 764 practices.
02Why does Midland County show so little SBA activity?
Midland County shows 2 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. 35 lending establishments operate locally.
03How does the hospital in Midland affect a practice file?
A Medicare-certified hospital operates in the town, which gives referral flow, a call schedule, and a clinical labor pool a funder can verify. 5 Medicare-certified providers are located here in total. It also sets the wage floor behind every hire in a 178.6 per 10,000 market.
04What does Midland County's shortage designation change?
HRSA designates Midland County for primary care, mental health. That opens loan repayment programs for clinicians recruited into Midland and evidences a staffing ramp in a 42,780 resident market.
05Which fields carry the volume in Midland?
The 30 enumerated fields are led by physical, occupational, and speech therapy at 255, with primary care and family medicine at 128 behind it. Those two counts double as the competition you are entering and the bench you would hire from.
06Is Midland underwritten as part of Midland, MI?
Midland, MI 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 Midland, MI; the 42,780 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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