Mississippi micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Southaven, Mississippi
Direct answer
A Southaven file is read against 587 local clinicians, 102.1 for every 10,000 of its 57,493 residents, 30 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, plus the 4 SBA healthcare approvals worth $9,795,000 already recorded in DeSoto County, 11 miles from Memphis, TN-MS-AR.
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- Population: 57,493 residents (50K-100K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 587 across 31 fields2
- Median household income: $76,1593
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 174 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 9 across 3 categories4
- Nearest metro: Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 11 miles1
Southaven clinicians, by field
The NPPES file puts 587 enumerated clinicians inside Southaven, spread over 31 fields at 102.1 per 10,000 residents
| Specialty | Enumerated clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 174 | 30.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 57 | 9.9 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 36 | 6.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 34 | 5.9 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 31 | 5.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 26 | 4.5 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 25 | 4.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 25 | 4.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 24 | 4.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 23 | 4.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 17 | 3.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 15 | 2.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 12 | 2.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 11 | 1.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 11 | 1.9 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 10 | 1.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 10 | 1.7 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 7 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 5 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 5 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 5 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 4 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 4 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 3 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 3 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 3 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 2 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 2 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Pain management and interventional | 1 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| IV hydration and infusion | 1 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 1 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 19 | CMS [4] | |
| Ambulatory surgical centers | 6 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 2 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 1 | CMS [4] |
Several of the 174 physical, occupational, and speech therapy enumerations can belong to one practice, so the column counts clinicians rather than businesses or owners
What lenders have already approved in DeSoto County
With 4 healthcare approvals recorded, DeSoto County gives a valuation almost nothing local to lean on
| Measure | Published figure | What sits behind it |
|---|---|---|
| Approvals on record | 4 | Fiscal year published in the SBA file [5] |
| Total approved capital | $9,795,000 | Sum of approvals to healthcare borrowers [5] |
| Mean deal size | $2,448,750 | Dollars divided by approvals [5] |
| Lenders sited in the county | 142 | Credit intermediation establishments, NAICS 522 [6] |
What the two tables above change about a file
Underwriting starts with 102.1 providers per 10,000 residents, because that ratio caps how fast a chair or a room fills. A short county record of 4 approvals usually means more documentation and a lower advance against the same collateral. With $76,159 as the median household income, the payer mix in a projection has to match what Southaven households actually spend.
The programs this provider mix points at
- Practice acquisition
- Working capital term loan
- Startup and de novo
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Equipment financing and leasing
Ranked from the 31 fields that actually practice in Southaven, weighted toward physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Availability still depends on Mississippi and on the funding partner.
The first pages of a Southaven file
What a funder opens first depends on the field. In Southaven that means physical, occupational, and speech therapy, specialty physician groups, aba and autism therapy.
| Field | What the file turns on | The capital event behind most requests |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (174) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Specialty physician groups (57) | Ancillary revenue contribution, Provider productivity, Payer contracts | Ancillary build-out |
| ABA and autism therapy (36) | Authorized hours against delivered hours, Payer mix stability, Billing compliance history | Working capital against authorization and billing lag |
NPPES supplies the Southaven counts. The reading columns describe the field in general, and no partner reviewing a Southaven file is bound by them.
How Southaven prices against its neighbors
Comparables travel. These are the Mississippi towns whose density, at 102.1 per 10,000 here, gets weighed beside this one.
| Town | Residents | Providers | Per 10,000 | Miles away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southaven (current) | 57,493 | 587 | 102.1 | |
| Horn Lake | 26,574 | 65 | 24.5 | 4 |
| Hernando | 18,542 | 123 | 66.3 | 7 |
| Olive Branch | 47,365 | 246 | 51.9 | 8 |
| Oxford | 26,801 | 450 | 167.9 | 48 |
| Clarksdale | 13,861 | 136 | 98.1 | 62 |
| Grenada | 12,138 | 127 | 104.6 | 81 |
What the geography does to a Southaven projection
11 miles separate Southaven from Memphis, TN-MS-AR. Lease pricing follows Memphis, TN-MS-AR, while revenue stays capped by the 57,493 residents here. Households here carry $76,159 in median income, and that ceiling decides how much of a treatment plan gets started rather than deferred. Because a certified hospital sits inside the town, both the referral path and the pay a clinical hire expects are already observable. Campus terms, not calendar quarters, set the busy months in Southaven.
Other Mississippi markets
- Horn Lake 26,574 residents
- Hernando 18,542 residents
- Olive Branch 47,365 residents
- Oxford 26,801 residents
- Clarksdale 13,861 residents
- Grenada 12,138 residents
What owners in Southaven ask
01How many providers practice in Southaven, and in what?
587 enumerations sit at Southaven addresses in the monthly NPPES file, working out to 102.1 for every 10,000 residents. 30 percent of them are physical, occupational, and speech therapy, and specialty physician groups follows with 57. An enumeration is a clinician, so the 587 here cover fewer than 587 practices.
02What does DeSoto County's shortage designation change?
DeSoto County holds a HRSA designation covering primary care, dental, mental health. A pro forma for Southaven can cite it as the reason a vacancy is fillable, which is usually the weakest line in a ramp schedule.
03Why does DeSoto County show so little SBA activity?
Only 4 healthcare approvals appear for DeSoto County in the published 7(a) and 504 file. Thin volume in DeSoto County is a transaction count, not a verdict on borrowers here. The county still holds 142 credit intermediation establishments.
04How does the hospital in Southaven affect a practice file?
Referral flow, coverage, and the local pay scale all trace back to it. The town carries 9 Medicare-certified providers in total. A Southaven projection that names the call arrangement reads better than one that assumes it.
05Which fields carry the volume in Southaven?
Volume concentrates in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, 174 of them, ahead of specialty physician groups at 57, across 31 fields. A thin second field usually means a longer search for staff than a pro forma allows for.
06Is Southaven underwritten as part of Memphis, TN-MS-AR?
Memphis, TN-MS-AR sits 11 miles away, close enough that appraisers reach into that market for rent and resale comparables while your patient draw stays local. The comparables read Memphis, TN-MS-AR; the 57,493 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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