Missouri micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Branson, Missouri
Direct answer
Taney County carries 2 SBA healthcare approvals worth $1,978,000, and inside Branson the census shows 273 enumerated clinicians against 12,869 residents, 212.1 per 10,000, 27 percent of them in primary care and family medicine. Springfield, MO lies 40 miles away.
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- Population: 12,869 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 273 across 27 fields2
- Median household income: $54,9613
- Largest provider field: Primary care and family medicine: 73 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 4 across 4 categories4
- Nearest metro: Springfield, MO, 40 miles1
The clinical base a lender can verify here
212.1 providers per 10,000 residents is what 273 enumerations across 27 fields works out to in a town of 12,869
| Specialty | Enumerated clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary care and family medicine | 73 | 56.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 39 | 30.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 38 | 29.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 16 | 12.4 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 14 | 10.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 14 | 10.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 14 | 10.9 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 11 | 8.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 6 | 4.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 6 | 4.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 6 | 4.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 5 | 3.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 4 | 3.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 4 | 3.1 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 3 | 2.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 3 | 2.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 3 | 2.3 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 2 | 1.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 2 | 1.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 2 | 1.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 2 | 1.6 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 1 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 1 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 1 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 1 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Plastic and cosmetic surgery | 1 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 1 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 10 | CMS [4] | |
| Ambulatory surgical centers | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 1 | CMS [4] |
Several of the 73 primary care and family medicine enumerations can belong to one practice, so the column counts clinicians rather than businesses or owners
The lending record behind Branson
The county file holds 2 healthcare approvals, which is a thin comparable set for anyone pricing collateral
| Measure | Published figure | What sits behind it |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare files approved | 2 | One published fiscal year, healthcare borrowers only [5] |
| Dollars behind them | $1,978,000 | Approved, not disbursed, and not net of withdrawals [5] |
| Typical approval size | $989,000 | A mean, so one large approval moves it [5] |
| Credit offices operating locally | 37 | Credit intermediation offices sited in the county [6] |
The consequence of these numbers
A file from here opens on 212.1 providers per 10,000 residents, and everything about volume follows from it. Taney County has 2 approvals to compare against, so plan for extra appraisal time and a conservative valuation. A $54,961 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
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Working capital term loan
- Equipment financing and leasing
The 27 fields practicing locally set this order. A funding partner, not this list, decides what is available in Missouri.
Underwriting by field in Branson
primary care and family medicine, chiropractic, physical, occupational, and speech therapy account for most of what is enumerated in Branson, so those are the files funders see from this town
| Field | What the file turns on | The capital event behind most requests |
|---|---|---|
| Primary care and family medicine (73) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
| Chiropractic (39) | Cash plan revenue, Personal injury receivable age, Visit volume | Startup or acquisition |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (38) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
The first column is Branson's own NPPES count. The rest is how the field is generally underwritten, whether the address is Branson or anywhere else.
Branson against nearby Missouri markets
Comparables travel. These are the Missouri towns whose density, at 212.1 per 10,000 here, gets weighed beside this one.
| Market | Population | Clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Distance in miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branson (current) | 12,869 | 273 | 212.1 | |
| Ozark | 23,248 | 200 | 86.0 | 29 |
| Nixa | 26,352 | 179 | 67.9 | 30 |
| Republic | 21,392 | 79 | 36.9 | 39 |
| Monett | 10,108 | 113 | 111.8 | 41 |
| Neosho | 13,782 | 112 | 81.3 | 62 |
| Carthage | 15,703 | 102 | 65.0 | 68 |
Distance, income, and the wage floor around Branson
Springfield, MO lies 40 miles from Branson, close enough for rent comparables to travel and far enough that patient draw does not. At $54,961 median household income, the elective and cash-pay share of a projection is the line that gets tested first. Hospital coverage inside Branson means a call schedule can be evidenced rather than described.
More of Missouri
Branson owners, answered
01How many providers practice in Branson, and in what?
273 enumerations sit at Branson addresses in the monthly NPPES file, working out to 212.1 for every 10,000 residents. 27 percent of them are primary care and family medicine, and chiropractic follows with 39. An enumeration is a clinician, so the 273 here cover fewer than 273 practices.
02Why does Taney County show so little SBA activity?
The published file records 2 7(a) and 504 approvals to healthcare borrowers in Taney County. That tracks how few Taney County practices changed hands that year, not credit quality. 37 credit intermediation establishments operate in Taney County, so the lending capacity is local even where the healthcare history is not.
03Is Branson underwritten as part of Springfield, MO?
Partly. Springfield, MO is 40 miles out, so rent and equipment comparables travel in from there while patients still come from the 12,869 residents around Branson. Cost side metro, revenue side local.
04What does Taney County's shortage designation change?
Designated for primary care, dental, mental health, Taney 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 Branson affect a practice file?
It makes the staffing and referral lines checkable. 4 Medicare-certified providers hold Branson addresses, and the hospital sets the wage a clinical hire is bid against in a 212.1 per 10,000 market.
06What does a $54,961 median income mean for case acceptance?
Median household income in Branson runs $54,961. 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.
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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