Nebraska micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in North Platte, Nebraska
Direct answer
A North Platte file is read against 258 local clinicians, 114.4 for every 10,000 of its 22,549 residents, 19 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, plus the 0 SBA healthcare approvals worth $0 already recorded in Lincoln County, 126 miles from Grand Island, NE.
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- Population: 22,549 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 258 across 26 fields2
- Median household income: $57,8053
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 50 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 4 across 4 categories4
- Nearest metro: Grand Island, NE, 126 miles1
Who is enumerated in North Platte
The NPPES file puts 258 enumerated clinicians inside North Platte, spread over 26 fields at 114.4 per 10,000 residents
| Specialty | Enumerated clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 50 | 22.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 28 | 12.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 24 | 10.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 21 | 9.3 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 18 | 8.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 15 | 6.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 12 | 5.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 12 | 5.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 11 | 4.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 10 | 4.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 8 | 3.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 7 | 3.1 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 5 | 2.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 5 | 2.2 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 5 | 2.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 5 | 2.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 4 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 4 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 3 | 1.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 3 | 1.3 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 2 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 2 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Pain management and interventional | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 8 | CMS [4] | |
| Ambulatory surgical centers | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 1 | CMS [4] |
A single North Platte practice can hold more than one of these numbers. 19 percent sit in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, counted as clinicians rather than as owners.
Lincoln County approvals, dollars, and lending establishments
0 healthcare approvals sit in the county file, so an appraiser here works from a short comparable set
| Line | Amount | Reading and source |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare files approved | 0 | Counted for the fiscal year the SBA publishes [5] |
| Dollars behind them | $0 | Everything approved to healthcare borrowers, added up [5] |
| Typical approval size | No approvals recorded | The dollar column over the approval column [5] |
| Credit offices operating locally | 27 | Places that write credit locally, NAICS 522 [6] |
What the two tables above change about a file
The ratio that matters up front is 114.4 per 10,000, which decides whether a ramp schedule reads as conservative. With 0 approvals on record in Lincoln County, expect a longer appraisal and a wider collateral discount. Household income of $57,805 in North Platte is the number a lender uses to sanity check the self-pay share of a revenue projection.
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
Ranked from the 26 fields that actually practice in North Platte, weighted toward physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Availability still depends on Nebraska and on the funding partner.
The first pages of a North Platte file
What a funder opens first depends on the field. In North Platte that means physical, occupational, and speech therapy, chiropractic, primary care and family medicine.
| Practice type | The pages that decide it | Typical capital event |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (50) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Chiropractic (28) | Cash plan revenue, Personal injury receivable age, Visit volume | Startup or acquisition |
| Primary care and family medicine (24) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
The first column is North Platte's own NPPES count. The rest is how the field is generally underwritten, whether the address is North Platte or anywhere else.
How North Platte prices against its neighbors
114.4 per 10,000 is the figure a neighboring town gets compared against when an appraiser prices North Platte
| Town | Residents | Providers | Per 10,000 | Miles away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Platte (current) | 22,549 | 258 | 114.4 | |
| Lexington | 11,205 | 68 | 60.7 | 57 |
| Kearney | 34,741 | 545 | 156.9 | 91 |
| Grand Island | 53,250 | 643 | 120.8 | 125 |
| Hastings | 25,152 | 330 | 131.2 | 128 |
| Scottsbluff | 14,323 | 222 | 155.0 | 160 |
| Columbus | 25,126 | 241 | 95.9 | 178 |
Distance, income, and the wage floor around North Platte
Grand Island, NE lies 126 miles from North Platte, far enough that a used chair, chairside unit, or imaging system has no nearby resale market, which is where the collateral discount comes from. Median household income runs $57,805, which is the number a funder converts into case acceptance on anything elective or cash-pay. Wages here are anchored by the Medicare-certified hospital in town, which is what a staffing line gets measured against. A college in North Platte puts a term-shaped curve into monthly collections. North Platte is the Lincoln County seat, so county employment steadies the payer mix.
Nearby Nebraska towns
- Lexington 11,205 residents
- Kearney 34,741 residents
- Grand Island 53,250 residents
- Hastings 25,152 residents
- Scottsbluff 14,323 residents
- Columbus 25,126 residents
North Platte owners, answered
01How many providers practice in North Platte, and in what?
258 enumerations sit at North Platte addresses in the monthly NPPES file, working out to 114.4 for every 10,000 residents. 19 percent of them are physical, occupational, and speech therapy, and chiropractic follows with 28. An enumeration is a clinician, so the 258 here cover fewer than 258 practices.
02Does being 126 miles out change the underwriting?
At 126 miles from Grand Island, NE, collateral is priced without a nearby resale market. Expect a longer appraisal window in Lincoln County and a wider discount on used equipment than a metro practice would see on the same list.
03Why does Lincoln County show so little SBA activity?
Lincoln County shows 0 approvals in the SBA healthcare file, which means an appraiser reaches outside the county for comparables. Few sales, not weak credit, is the usual reason. 27 lending establishments operate locally.
04What does Lincoln County's shortage designation change?
Designated for primary care, dental, mental health, Lincoln 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 North Platte affect a practice file?
A Medicare-certified hospital operates in the town, which gives referral flow, a call schedule, and a clinical labor pool a funder can verify. 4 Medicare-certified providers are located here in total. It also sets the wage floor behind every hire in a 114.4 per 10,000 market.
06What does a $57,805 median income mean for case acceptance?
Median household income in North Platte runs $57,805. 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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