Mississippi micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Gautier, Mississippi
Direct answer
Density decides a lot here. Gautier runs 33.1 providers per 10,000 residents, 63 clinicians against 19,055 people, 14 percent of them in behavioral and mental health group practices, while Jackson County lenders have approved 2 healthcare files worth $1,261,500 and the nearest metro is 24 miles out.
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- Population: 19,055 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 63 across 17 fields2
- Median household income: $62,4803
- Largest provider field: Behavioral and mental health group practices: 9 registered providers2
- Nearest metro: Gulfport-Biloxi, MS, 24 miles1
- SBA healthcare approvals in the county: 2 approvals totaling $1,261,5004
What NPPES records at Gautier addresses
The NPPES file puts 63 enumerated clinicians inside Gautier, spread over 17 fields at 33.1 per 10,000 residents
| Practice type | Count | Rate per 10,000 residents | Published by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 9 | 4.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 7 | 3.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 7 | 3.7 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 6 | 3.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 5 | 2.6 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 4 | 2.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 4 | 2.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 4 | 2.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 3 | 1.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 3 | 1.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 3 | 1.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 2 | 1.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 2 | 1.0 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 2 | CMS [5] |
Behavioral and mental health group practices carries 9 of the 63 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 Jackson County
With 2 healthcare approvals recorded, Jackson County gives a valuation almost nothing local to lean on
| What it measures | Value | How to read it |
|---|---|---|
| SBA healthcare approvals | 2 | One published fiscal year, healthcare borrowers only [4] |
| Approved dollars | $1,261,500 | Approved, not disbursed, and not net of withdrawals [4] |
| Average approval | $630,750 | A mean, so one large approval moves it [4] |
| Lending establishments in the county | 101 | Credit intermediation offices sited in the county [6] |
How this data lands in an underwriting decision
33.1 per 10,000 is the first number a credit analyst converts into a realistic new-patient count. With 2 approvals on record in Jackson County, expect a longer appraisal and a wider collateral discount. A $62,480 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
- Startup and de novo
- Working capital term loan
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Equipment financing and leasing
The 17 fields practicing locally set this order. A funding partner, not this list, decides what is available in Mississippi.
The first pages of a Gautier file
Drawn from the fields that actually practice here: behavioral and mental health group practices, primary care and family medicine, physical, occupational, and speech therapy
| Specialty | Read first in underwriting | Why the money is usually needed |
|---|---|---|
| Behavioral and mental health group practices (9) | Clinician retention and productivity, Payer mix and Medicaid concentration, Re-authorization and session limit exposure | Working capital through the credentialing lag |
| Primary care and family medicine (7) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (7) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
The first column is Gautier's own NPPES count. The rest is how the field is generally underwritten, whether the address is Gautier or anywhere else.
Density beside the neighboring Mississippi towns
Density is the number that moves an appraisal: 33.1 per 10,000 here
| Town | Residents | Providers | Per 10,000 | Miles away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gautier (current) | 19,055 | 63 | 33.1 | |
| Pascagoula | 21,476 | 193 | 89.9 | 7 |
| Moss Point | 11,791 | 69 | 58.5 | 8 |
| Ocean Springs | 18,954 | 348 | 183.6 | 8 |
| Biloxi | 48,144 | 523 | 108.6 | 17 |
| Gulfport | 74,621 | 771 | 103.3 | 24 |
| Long Beach | 17,217 | 69 | 40.1 | 30 |
How Gautier sits against the nearest metro
Distance to Gulfport-Biloxi, MS is 24 miles. Appraisers borrow Gulfport-Biloxi, MS rents, and the 19,055 residents set the ceiling on collections. Median household income runs $62,480, which is the number a funder converts into case acceptance on anything elective or cash-pay. Referral flow comes from outside Gautier, which a projection needs to state plainly.
More of Mississippi
- Pascagoula 21,476 residents
- Moss Point 11,791 residents
- Ocean Springs 18,954 residents
- Biloxi 48,144 residents
- Gulfport 74,621 residents
- Long Beach 17,217 residents
What owners in Gautier ask
01How many providers practice in Gautier, and in what?
63 enumerations sit at Gautier addresses in the monthly NPPES file, working out to 33.1 for every 10,000 residents. 14 percent of them are behavioral and mental health group practices, and primary care and family medicine follows with 7. An enumeration is a clinician, so the 63 here cover fewer than 63 practices.
02Why does Jackson County show so little SBA activity?
The published file records 2 7(a) and 504 approvals to healthcare borrowers in Jackson County. That tracks how few Jackson County practices changed hands that year, not credit quality. 101 credit intermediation establishments operate in Jackson County, so the lending capacity is local even where the healthcare history is not.
03What does Jackson County's shortage designation change?
The primary care, dental, mental health designation HRSA carries on Jackson County is a recruiting instrument: it puts repayment incentives in front of candidates, which is how a hiring plan for 19,055 residents gets past the question of who would take the job.
04Is there local lending capacity in Jackson County?
County Business Patterns records 101 credit intermediation establishments in Jackson County. That is the local origination bench, and it decides whether a file gets underwritten by somebody who has seen Gautier rents and resale before or by somebody working from a screen.
05What does a $62,480 median income mean for case acceptance?
Median household income in Gautier runs $62,480. On elective and cash-pay work that is the number a funder converts into case acceptance, and it sets how much of a treatment plan a projection can assume gets started rather than deferred.
06Is Gautier underwritten as part of Gulfport-Biloxi, MS?
Comparables and demand split at 24 miles. An appraiser prices the lease and the equipment off Gulfport-Biloxi, MS; the revenue line has to hold up against 19,055 local residents.
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
- 4U.S. Small Business Administration, 7(a) and 504 approvals
- 5CMS Care Compare provider datasets
- 6U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022
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