Missouri micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Sikeston, Missouri
Direct answer
273 healthcare providers hold a Sikeston practice address, 170.0 per 10,000 of its 16,062 residents, 40 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Scott County recorded 0 SBA healthcare approvals worth $0, and Cape Girardeau, MO-IL sits 30 miles out.
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- Population: 16,062 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 273 across 26 fields2
- Median household income: $53,2033
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 108 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 5 across 3 categories4
- Nearest metro: Cape Girardeau, MO-IL, 30 miles1
What NPPES records at Sikeston addresses
Counted at the town's own addresses: 273 providers, 26 fields, 170.0 clinicians per 10,000 of the 16,062 residents here
| Practice type | Count | Rate per 10,000 residents | Published by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 108 | 67.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 27 | 16.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 17 | 10.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 16 | 10.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 15 | 9.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 14 | 8.7 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 13 | 8.1 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 11 | 6.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 9 | 5.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 7 | 4.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 7 | 4.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 5 | 3.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 4 | 2.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 3 | 1.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 3 | 1.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 2 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 2 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 2 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Imaging centers | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 9 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 2 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 2 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 1 | CMS [4] |
Several of the 108 physical, occupational, and speech therapy enumerations can belong to one practice, so the column counts clinicians rather than businesses or owners
The lending record behind Sikeston
With 0 healthcare approvals recorded, Scott 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 | 32 | Credit intermediation establishments, NAICS 522 [6] |
How this data lands in an underwriting decision
A file from here opens on 170.0 providers per 10,000 residents, and everything about volume follows from it. Scott County has 0 approvals to compare against, so plan for extra appraisal time and a conservative valuation. With $53,203 as the median household income, the payer mix in a projection has to match what Sikeston households actually spend.
The programs this provider mix points at
- Practice acquisition
- Working capital term loan
- Startup and de novo
- Medical receivables factoring
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
Ranked from the 26 fields that actually practice in Sikeston, weighted toward physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Availability still depends on Missouri and on the funding partner.
Underwriting by field in Sikeston
Drawn from the fields that actually practice here: physical, occupational, and speech therapy, primary care and family medicine, specialty physician groups
| Field | What the file turns on | The capital event behind most requests |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (108) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Primary care and family medicine (27) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
| Specialty physician groups (17) | Ancillary revenue contribution, Provider productivity, Payer contracts | Ancillary build-out |
Counts in the first column are Sikeston providers from NPPES. The other two columns describe how funders read that field across markets like Sikeston, not what any funder will do with your file.
Density beside the neighboring Missouri towns
Comparables travel. These are the Missouri towns whose density, at 170.0 per 10,000 here, gets weighed beside this one.
| Market | Population | Clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Distance in miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sikeston (current) | 16,062 | 273 | 170.0 | |
| Cape Girardeau | 40,818 | 720 | 176.4 | 29 |
| Jackson | 15,929 | 173 | 108.6 | 34 |
| Poplar Bluff | 16,177 | 494 | 305.4 | 46 |
| Kennett | 10,137 | 112 | 110.5 | 51 |
| Farmington | 19,165 | 344 | 179.5 | 77 |
| Festus | 13,730 | 297 | 216.3 | 103 |
What the geography does to a Sikeston projection
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL lies 30 miles from Sikeston, close enough for rent comparables to travel and far enough that patient draw does not. At $53,203 median household income, the elective and cash-pay share of a projection is the line that gets tested first. Wages here are anchored by the Medicare-certified hospital in town, which is what a staffing line gets measured against.
Other Missouri markets
- Cape Girardeau 40,818 residents
- Jackson 15,929 residents
- Poplar Bluff 16,177 residents
- Kennett 10,137 residents
- Farmington 19,165 residents
- Festus 13,730 residents
What owners in Sikeston ask
01How many providers practice in Sikeston, and in what?
273 enumerations sit at Sikeston addresses in the monthly NPPES file, working out to 170.0 for every 10,000 residents. 40 percent of them are physical, occupational, and speech therapy, and primary care and family medicine follows with 27. An enumeration is a clinician, so the 273 here cover fewer than 273 practices.
02What does Scott County's shortage designation change?
The primary care, dental, mental health designation HRSA carries on Scott County is a recruiting instrument: it puts repayment incentives in front of candidates, which is how a hiring plan for 16,062 residents gets past the question of who would take the job.
03Why does Scott County show so little SBA activity?
Only 0 healthcare approvals appear for Scott County in the published 7(a) and 504 file. Thin volume in Scott County is a transaction count, not a verdict on borrowers here. The county still holds 32 credit intermediation establishments.
04Is Sikeston underwritten as part of Cape Girardeau, MO-IL?
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL sits 30 miles away, close enough that appraisers reach into that market for rent and resale comparables while your patient draw stays local. The comparables read Cape Girardeau, MO-IL; the 16,062 residents set the ceiling a projection can defend.
05How does the hospital in Sikeston affect a practice file?
Referral flow, coverage, and the local pay scale all trace back to it. The town carries 5 Medicare-certified providers in total. A Sikeston projection that names the call arrangement reads better than one that assumes it.
06What does a $53,203 median income mean for case acceptance?
Median household income in Sikeston runs $53,203. 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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