Missouri micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Kennett, Missouri
Direct answer
112 healthcare providers hold a Kennett practice address, 110.5 per 10,000 of its 10,137 residents, 15 percent of them in primary care and family medicine. Dunklin County recorded 0 SBA healthcare approvals worth $0, and Jonesboro, AR sits 46 miles out.
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- Population: 10,137 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 112 across 18 fields2
- Median household income: $53,1643
- Largest provider field: Primary care and family medicine: 17 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 4 across 3 categories4
- Nearest metro: Jonesboro, AR, 46 miles1
What NPPES records at Kennett addresses
110.5 providers per 10,000 residents is what 112 enumerations across 18 fields works out to in a town of 10,137
| Practice type | Count | Rate per 10,000 residents | Published by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary care and family medicine | 17 | 16.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 15 | 14.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 10 | 9.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 10 | 9.9 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 8 | 7.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 7 | 6.9 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 6 | 5.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 6 | 5.9 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 5 | 4.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 5 | 4.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 5 | 4.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 4 | 3.9 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 4 | 3.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 3 | 3.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 2 | 2.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 2 | 2.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 2 | 2.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 1 | 1.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 4 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 2 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 1 | CMS [4] |
Several of the 17 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 Kennett
With 0 healthcare approvals recorded, Dunklin County gives a valuation almost nothing local to lean on
| Measure | Published figure | What sits behind it |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare files approved | 0 | Fiscal year published in the SBA file [5] |
| Dollars behind them | $0 | Sum of approvals to healthcare borrowers [5] |
| Typical approval size | No approvals recorded | Dollars divided by approvals [5] |
| Credit offices operating locally | 28 | Credit intermediation establishments, NAICS 522 [6] |
Reading Kennett the way a credit committee does
At 110.5 clinicians per 10,000 residents, the catchment radius in a projection has to be defended rather than assumed. Dunklin County has 0 approvals to compare against, so plan for extra appraisal time and a conservative valuation. With $53,164 as the median household income, the payer mix in a projection has to match what Kennett 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
- Medical receivables factoring
The order comes from Kennett's own provider mix, which primary care and family medicine dominates at 15 percent. What a partner can actually place in Missouri is a separate question.
The first pages of a Kennett file
Drawn from the fields that actually practice here: primary care and family medicine, physical, occupational, and speech therapy, home health
| Specialty | Read first in underwriting | Why the money is usually needed |
|---|---|---|
| Primary care and family medicine (17) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (15) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Home health (10) | Medicare certification first, Payer mix second, Days in accounts receivable third | Payroll between visit and remittance |
Counts in the first column are Kennett providers from NPPES. The other two columns describe how funders read that field across markets like Kennett, not what any funder will do with your file.
Density beside the neighboring Missouri towns
Density is the number that moves an appraisal: 110.5 per 10,000 here
| Town | Residents | Providers | Per 10,000 | Miles away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennett (current) | 10,137 | 112 | 110.5 | |
| Poplar Bluff | 16,177 | 494 | 305.4 | 41 |
| Sikeston | 16,062 | 273 | 170.0 | 51 |
| Cape Girardeau | 40,818 | 720 | 176.4 | 79 |
| Jackson | 15,929 | 173 | 108.6 | 82 |
| West Plains | 12,704 | 271 | 213.3 | 107 |
| Farmington | 19,165 | 344 | 179.5 | 108 |
Distance, income, and the wage floor around Kennett
Jonesboro, AR lies 46 miles from Kennett, close enough for rent comparables to travel and far enough that patient draw does not. At $53,164 median household income, the elective and cash-pay share of a projection is the line that gets tested first. Referral flow comes from outside Kennett, which a projection needs to state plainly. Kennett is the Dunklin County seat, so county employment steadies the payer mix.
Other Missouri markets
- Poplar Bluff 16,177 residents
- Sikeston 16,062 residents
- Cape Girardeau 40,818 residents
- Jackson 15,929 residents
- West Plains 12,704 residents
- Farmington 19,165 residents
Questions from Kennett
01How many providers practice in Kennett, and in what?
112 enumerations sit at Kennett addresses in the monthly NPPES file, working out to 110.5 for every 10,000 residents. 15 percent of them are primary care and family medicine, and physical, occupational, and speech therapy follows with 15. An enumeration is a clinician, so the 112 here cover fewer than 112 practices.
02What does Dunklin County's shortage designation change?
Dunklin County holds a HRSA designation covering primary care, dental, mental health. A pro forma for Kennett can cite it as the reason a vacancy is fillable, which is usually the weakest line in a ramp schedule.
03Why does Dunklin County show so little SBA activity?
Only 0 healthcare approvals appear for Dunklin County in the published 7(a) and 504 file. Thin volume in Dunklin County is a transaction count, not a verdict on borrowers here. The county still holds 28 credit intermediation establishments.
04Is Kennett underwritten as part of Jonesboro, AR?
Jonesboro, AR sits 46 miles away, close enough that appraisers reach into that market for rent and resale comparables while your patient draw stays local. The comparables read Jonesboro, AR; the 10,137 residents set the ceiling a projection can defend.
05What does a $53,164 median income mean for case acceptance?
Median household income in Kennett runs $53,164. 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.
06Does being the Dunklin County seat change anything?
Kennett is the Dunklin County seat, so county payroll steadies the payer mix and courthouse traffic keeps the daytime population above the 10,137 residents on the census. Both show up as a flatter seasonal curve in a collections history.
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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