Missouri micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Mexico, Missouri
Direct answer
11,482 residents, 135 enumerated clinicians, 117.6 per 10,000, 24 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy: that is the Mexico market a funder prices. Audrain County adds 1 healthcare approvals worth $1,207,500 and 29 miles of distance to Columbia, MO.
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- Population: 11,482 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 135 across 24 fields2
- Median household income: $48,8733
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 32 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 1 across 1 categories4
- Nearest metro: Columbia, MO, 29 miles1
Mexico clinicians, by field
The NPPES file puts 135 enumerated clinicians inside Mexico, spread over 24 fields at 117.6 per 10,000 residents
| Specialty | Enumerated clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 32 | 27.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 19 | 16.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 13 | 11.3 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 11 | 9.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 7 | 6.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 7 | 6.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 6 | 5.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 6 | 5.2 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 5 | 4.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 5 | 4.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 4 | 3.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 3 | 2.6 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 2 | 1.7 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 2 | 1.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 2 | 1.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 2 | 1.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 2 | 1.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Pain management and interventional | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 6 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 1 | CMS [4] |
Several of the 32 physical, occupational, and speech therapy enumerations can belong to one practice, so the column counts clinicians rather than businesses or owners
Loan activity in Audrain County
With 1 healthcare approvals recorded, Audrain County gives a valuation almost nothing local to lean on
| Measure | Published figure | What sits behind it |
|---|---|---|
| SBA healthcare approvals | 1 | Fiscal year published in the SBA file [5] |
| Approved dollars | $1,207,500 | Sum of approvals to healthcare borrowers [5] |
| Average approval | $1,207,500 | Dollars divided by approvals [5] |
| Lending establishments in the county | 20 | Credit intermediation establishments, NAICS 522 [6] |
How this data lands in an underwriting decision
A file from here opens on 117.6 providers per 10,000 residents, and everything about volume follows from it. Audrain County has 1 approvals to compare against, so plan for extra appraisal time and a conservative valuation. With $48,873 as the median household income, the payer mix in a projection has to match what Mexico households actually spend.
The programs this provider mix points at
- Practice acquisition
- Working capital term loan
- Startup and de novo
- Equipment financing and leasing
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
Built from what is enumerated here rather than from a national list, so a field with no presence in Mexico does not appear. Availability is still a Missouri question.
The first pages of a Mexico file
What a funder opens first depends on the field. In Mexico that means physical, occupational, and speech therapy, primary care and family medicine, chiropractic.
| Specialty | Read first in underwriting | Why the money is usually needed |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (32) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Primary care and family medicine (19) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
| Chiropractic (13) | Cash plan revenue, Personal injury receivable age, Visit volume | Startup or acquisition |
NPPES supplies the Mexico counts. The reading columns describe the field in general, and no partner reviewing a Mexico file is bound by them.
Density beside the neighboring Missouri towns
Density is the number that moves an appraisal: 117.6 per 10,000 here
| Town | Residents | Providers | Per 10,000 | Miles away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico (current) | 11,482 | 135 | 117.6 | |
| Fulton | 12,573 | 153 | 121.7 | 22 |
| Moberly | 13,337 | 151 | 113.2 | 35 |
| Hannibal | 16,809 | 257 | 152.9 | 46 |
| Troy | 14,963 | 177 | 118.3 | 50 |
| Wentzville | 48,646 | 405 | 83.3 | 59 |
| Washington | 15,521 | 299 | 192.6 | 62 |
How Mexico sits against the nearest metro
Distance to Columbia, MO is 29 miles. That is close enough for rent in Mexico to be compared against the metro and far enough that patient draw is not. At $48,873 median household income, the elective and cash-pay share of a projection is the line that gets tested first. Referral flow comes from outside Mexico, which a projection needs to state plainly. Mexico is the Audrain County seat, so county employment steadies the payer mix.
Other Missouri markets
- Fulton 12,573 residents
- Moberly 13,337 residents
- Hannibal 16,809 residents
- Troy 14,963 residents
- Wentzville 48,646 residents
- Washington 15,521 residents
What owners in Mexico ask
01How many providers practice in Mexico, and in what?
135 enumerations sit at Mexico addresses in the monthly NPPES file, working out to 117.6 for every 10,000 residents. 24 percent of them are physical, occupational, and speech therapy, and primary care and family medicine follows with 19. An enumeration is a clinician, so the 135 here cover fewer than 135 practices.
02What does Audrain County's shortage designation change?
The primary care, dental, mental health designation HRSA carries on Audrain County is a recruiting instrument: it puts repayment incentives in front of candidates, which is how a hiring plan for 11,482 residents gets past the question of who would take the job.
03Why does Audrain County show so little SBA activity?
Only 1 healthcare approvals appear for Audrain County in the published 7(a) and 504 file. Thin volume in Audrain County is a transaction count, not a verdict on borrowers here. The county still holds 20 credit intermediation establishments.
04Is Mexico underwritten as part of Columbia, MO?
Columbia, MO sits 29 miles away, close enough that appraisers reach into that market for rent and resale comparables while your patient draw stays local. The comparables read Columbia, MO; the 11,482 residents set the ceiling a projection can defend.
05What does a $48,873 median income mean for case acceptance?
Median household income in Mexico runs $48,873. 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 Audrain County seat change anything?
Mexico is the Audrain County seat, so county payroll steadies the payer mix and courthouse traffic keeps the daytime population above the 11,482 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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