Missouri micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Ozark, Missouri
Direct answer
23,248 residents, 200 enumerated clinicians, 86.0 per 10,000, 40 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy: that is the Ozark market a funder prices. Christian County adds 3 healthcare approvals worth $1,930,000 and 12 miles of distance to Springfield, MO.
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- Population: 23,248 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 200 across 23 fields2
- Median household income: $69,3723
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 79 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 3 across 2 categories4
- Nearest metro: Springfield, MO, 12 miles1
The provider census in Ozark
200 providers across 23 fields, 86.0 per 10,000 residents, counted at Ozark addresses in the NPPES monthly file
| Specialty | Enumerated clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 79 | 34.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 26 | 11.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 14 | 6.0 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 12 | 5.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 11 | 4.7 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 10 | 4.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 10 | 4.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 9 | 3.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 6 | 2.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 4 | 1.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 2 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 2 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Mobile diagnostics | 2 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 2 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 2 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 2 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Plastic and cosmetic surgery | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 7 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 2 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 1 | CMS [4] |
Physical, occupational, and speech therapy carries 79 of the 200 enumerated providers here, and several of them can sit inside one practice. Read the column as clinicians, not owners.
What Christian County credit files already show
With 3 healthcare approvals recorded, Christian County gives a valuation almost nothing local to lean on
| What it measures | Value | How to read it |
|---|---|---|
| SBA healthcare approvals | 3 | One published fiscal year, healthcare borrowers only [5] |
| Approved dollars | $1,930,000 | Approved, not disbursed, and not net of withdrawals [5] |
| Average approval | $643,333 | A mean, so one large approval moves it [5] |
| Lending establishments in the county | 45 | Credit intermediation offices sited in the county [6] |
How this data lands in an underwriting decision
A file from here opens on 86.0 providers per 10,000 residents, and everything about volume follows from it. With 3 approvals on record in Christian County, expect a longer appraisal and a wider collateral discount. With $69,372 as the median household income, the payer mix in a projection has to match what Ozark households actually spend.
Where a file from this town usually lands
- Practice acquisition
- Startup and de novo
- Working capital term loan
- Equipment financing and leasing
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
Weighted by how often each of the 23 local fields reaches for a program, not by what is easiest to refer. Missouri rules and the partner decide availability.
Underwriting by field in Ozark
What a funder opens first depends on the field. In Ozark that means physical, occupational, and speech therapy, primary care and family medicine, chiropractic.
| Practice type | The pages that decide it | Typical capital event |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (79) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Primary care and family medicine (26) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
| Chiropractic (14) | Cash plan revenue, Personal injury receivable age, Visit volume | Startup or acquisition |
Local counts come from NPPES. What a file turns on is drawn from how the field is generally reviewed, not from any decision about your practice.
Density beside the neighboring Missouri towns
The neighboring markets below are the ones a valuation borrows from when Ozark has too few sales of its own
| Comparable | People | Enumerations | Per 10,000 residents | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozark (current) | 23,248 | 200 | 86.0 | |
| Nixa | 26,352 | 179 | 67.9 | 4 |
| Republic | 21,392 | 79 | 36.9 | 14 |
| Branson | 12,869 | 273 | 212.1 | 29 |
| Monett | 10,108 | 113 | 111.8 | 40 |
| Bolivar | 11,549 | 174 | 150.7 | 41 |
| Lebanon | 15,538 | 157 | 101.0 | 54 |
How Ozark sits against the nearest metro
Distance to Springfield, MO is 12 miles. Appraisers borrow Springfield, MO rents, and the 23,248 residents set the ceiling on collections. Median household income runs $69,372, which is the number a funder converts into case acceptance on anything elective or cash-pay. No hospital operates here, so the referral sources and the call arrangement have to be named rather than assumed. Campus terms, not calendar quarters, set the busy months in Ozark. Ozark is the Christian County seat, so county employment steadies the payer mix.
Other Missouri markets
What owners in Ozark ask
01How many providers practice in Ozark, and in what?
200 enumerations sit at Ozark addresses in the monthly NPPES file, working out to 86.0 for every 10,000 residents. 40 percent of them are physical, occupational, and speech therapy, and primary care and family medicine follows with 26. An enumeration is a clinician, so the 200 here cover fewer than 200 practices.
02What does Christian County's shortage designation change?
Designated for primary care, dental, mental health, Christian 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.
03Why does Christian County show so little SBA activity?
The published file records 3 7(a) and 504 approvals to healthcare borrowers in Christian County. That tracks how few Christian County practices changed hands that year, not credit quality. 45 credit intermediation establishments operate in Christian County, so the lending capacity is local even where the healthcare history is not.
04Is Ozark underwritten as part of Springfield, MO?
Springfield, MO sits 12 miles away, close enough that appraisers reach into that market for rent and resale comparables while your patient draw stays local. The comparables read Springfield, MO; the 23,248 residents set the ceiling a projection can defend.
05Does being the Christian County seat change anything?
Ozark is the Christian County seat, so county payroll steadies the payer mix and courthouse traffic keeps the daytime population above the 23,248 residents on the census. Both show up as a flatter seasonal curve in a collections history.
06How does the college here show up in the numbers?
At least one degree-granting institution is based in Ozark, which puts a visible academic calendar into collections: term-time volume against summer troughs. Underwriting reads a seasonal swing better when a pro forma names its cause rather than smoothing it out.
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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