Minnesota micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Alexandria, Minnesota
Direct answer
A Alexandria file is read against 313 local clinicians, 209.9 for every 10,000 of its 14,914 residents, 20 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, plus the 1 SBA healthcare approvals worth $124,000 already recorded in Douglas County, 63 miles from St. Cloud, MN.
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- Population: 14,914 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 313 across 29 fields2
- Median household income: $61,5583
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 62 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 8 across 4 categories4
- Nearest metro: St. Cloud, MN, 63 miles1
The clinical base a lender can verify here
The NPPES file puts 313 enumerated clinicians inside Alexandria, spread over 29 fields at 209.9 per 10,000 residents
| Practice type | Count | Rate per 10,000 residents | Published by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 62 | 41.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 46 | 30.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 39 | 26.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 28 | 18.8 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 23 | 15.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 17 | 11.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 15 | 10.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 10 | 6.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 9 | 6.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 8 | 5.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 7 | 4.7 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 6 | 4.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 6 | 4.0 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 5 | 3.4 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 4 | 2.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 3 | 2.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 3 | 2.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 3 | 2.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 3 | 2.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 3 | 2.0 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 2 | 1.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 2 | 1.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical research sites | 2 | 1.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 2 | 1.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Pain management and interventional | 1 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 1 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 1 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 1 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 1 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 11 | CMS [4] | |
| Ambulatory surgical centers | 3 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 3 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 1 | CMS [4] |
Physical, occupational, and speech therapy carries 62 of the 313 enumerated providers here, and several of them can sit inside one practice. Read the column as clinicians, not owners.
Douglas County approvals, dollars, and lending establishments
1 healthcare approvals sit in the county file, so an appraiser here works from a short comparable set
| Line | Amount | Reading and source |
|---|---|---|
| Approvals on record | 1 | Fiscal year published in the SBA file [5] |
| Total approved capital | $124,000 | Sum of approvals to healthcare borrowers [5] |
| Mean deal size | $124,000 | Dollars divided by approvals [5] |
| Lenders sited in the county | 27 | Credit intermediation establishments, NAICS 522 [6] |
How this data lands in an underwriting decision
Underwriting starts with 209.9 providers per 10,000 residents, because that ratio caps how fast a chair or a room fills. With 1 approvals on record in Douglas County, expect a longer appraisal and a wider collateral discount. With $61,558 as the median household income, the payer mix in a projection has to match what Alexandria households actually spend.
Where a file from this town usually lands
- Practice acquisition
- Startup and de novo
- Working capital term loan
- Equipment financing and leasing
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
The order comes from Alexandria's own provider mix, which physical, occupational, and speech therapy dominates at 20 percent. What a partner can actually place in Minnesota is a separate question.
What a funder reads first in Alexandria
What a funder opens first depends on the field. In Alexandria that means physical, occupational, and speech therapy, chiropractic, primary care and family medicine.
| Specialty | Read first in underwriting | Why the money is usually needed |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (62) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Chiropractic (46) | Cash plan revenue, Personal injury receivable age, Visit volume | Startup or acquisition |
| Primary care and family medicine (39) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
NPPES supplies the Alexandria counts. The reading columns describe the field in general, and no partner reviewing a Alexandria file is bound by them.
How Alexandria prices against its neighbors
Density is the number that moves an appraisal: 209.9 per 10,000 here
| Town | Residents | Providers | Per 10,000 | Miles away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria (current) | 14,914 | 313 | 209.9 | |
| Fergus Falls | 14,258 | 203 | 142.4 | 44 |
| Willmar | 21,892 | 269 | 122.9 | 54 |
| Sartell | 19,979 | 196 | 98.1 | 59 |
| Sauk Rapids | 13,832 | 81 | 58.6 | 62 |
| St. Cloud | 72,145 | 36 | 5.0 | 63 |
| Brainerd | 14,400 | 242 | 168.1 | 66 |
What the geography does to a Alexandria projection
63 miles separate Alexandria from St. Cloud, MN. Equipment sold at that distance has no local buyer, and the advance rate carries the discount. Median household income runs $61,558, which is the number a funder converts into case acceptance on anything elective or cash-pay. Because a certified hospital sits inside the town, both the referral path and the pay a clinical hire expects are already observable. Higher education here explains why summer looks unlike the rest of the year. Alexandria is the Douglas County seat, so county employment steadies the payer mix.
Other Minnesota markets
- Fergus Falls 14,258 residents
- Willmar 21,892 residents
- Sartell 19,979 residents
- Sauk Rapids 13,832 residents
- St. Cloud 72,145 residents
- Brainerd 14,400 residents
Questions from Alexandria
01How many providers practice in Alexandria, and in what?
NPPES lists 313 providers at a Alexandria practice address, 209.9 per 10,000 residents across 29 tracked fields. Physical, occupational, and speech therapy accounts for 62 of them, 20 percent of the total, with chiropractic next at 46. Read that as clinicians: 313 enumerations, not 313 owners.
02Why does Douglas County show so little SBA activity?
Only 1 healthcare approvals appear for Douglas County in the published 7(a) and 504 file. Thin volume in Douglas County is a transaction count, not a verdict on borrowers here. The county still holds 27 credit intermediation establishments.
03Does being 63 miles out change the underwriting?
St. Cloud, MN is 63 miles away, far enough that rent and equipment resale comparables get pulled from Douglas County rather than a metro market. At 63 miles the appraisal window runs longer and equipment resale gets discounted.
04What does Douglas County's shortage designation change?
Designated for primary care, dental, mental health, Douglas County qualifies its clinicians for federal repayment support. On a file that turns on adding staff, that is the difference between a hiring assumption and a hiring plan.
05How does the hospital in Alexandria affect a practice file?
Referral flow, coverage, and the local pay scale all trace back to it. The town carries 8 Medicare-certified providers in total. A Alexandria projection that names the call arrangement reads better than one that assumes it.
06Which fields carry the volume in Alexandria?
Physical, occupational, and speech therapy at 62 providers and chiropractic at 46 lead the 29 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.
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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