New Hampshire micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Dover, New Hampshire
Direct answer
33,909 residents, 485 enumerated clinicians, 143.0 per 10,000, 40 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy: that is the Dover market a funder prices. Strafford County adds 5 healthcare approvals worth $683,000 and 32 miles of distance to Manchester-Nashua, NH.
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- Population: 33,909 residents (25K-50K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 485 across 28 fields2
- Median household income: $92,7483
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 194 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 1 across 1 categories4
- Nearest metro: Manchester-Nashua, NH, 32 miles1
Dover clinicians, by field
The NPPES file puts 485 enumerated clinicians inside Dover, spread over 28 fields at 143.0 per 10,000 residents
| Field | Providers | Per 10,000 residents | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 194 | 57.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 45 | 13.3 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 33 | 9.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 26 | 7.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 22 | 6.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 19 | 5.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 18 | 5.3 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 18 | 5.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 18 | 5.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 18 | 5.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 13 | 3.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 8 | 2.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 7 | 2.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 6 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 6 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 6 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 5 | 1.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 5 | 1.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 3 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 3 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 2 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 2 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Plastic and cosmetic surgery | 2 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 2 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Imaging centers | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Pain management and interventional | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 4 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 1 | CMS [4] |
Several of the 194 physical, occupational, and speech therapy enumerations can belong to one practice, so the column counts clinicians rather than businesses or owners
What Strafford County credit files already show
With 5 healthcare approvals recorded, Strafford County gives a valuation almost nothing local to lean on
| Measure | Published figure | What sits behind it |
|---|---|---|
| SBA healthcare approvals | 5 | Fiscal year published in the SBA file [5] |
| Approved dollars | $683,000 | Sum of approvals to healthcare borrowers [5] |
| Average approval | $136,600 | Dollars divided by approvals [5] |
| Lending establishments in the county | 58 | Credit intermediation establishments, NAICS 522 [6] |
Reading Dover the way a credit committee does
The ratio that matters up front is 143.0 per 10,000, which decides whether a ramp schedule reads as conservative. Strafford County has 5 approvals to compare against, so plan for extra appraisal time and a conservative valuation. A $92,748 median household income here sets the ceiling on what an elective or cash-pay line can be expected to carry.
The programs this provider mix points at
- Practice acquisition
- Startup and de novo
- Working capital term loan
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Equipment financing and leasing
The order comes from Dover's own provider mix, which physical, occupational, and speech therapy dominates at 40 percent. What a partner can actually place in New Hampshire is a separate question.
What a funder reads first in Dover
physical, occupational, and speech therapy, specialty physician groups, general dentistry account for most of what is enumerated in Dover, so those are the files funders see from this town
| Practice type | The pages that decide it | Typical capital event |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (194) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Specialty physician groups (45) | Ancillary revenue contribution, Provider productivity, Payer contracts | Ancillary build-out |
| General dentistry (33) | Three years of collections history, Hygiene as a share of collections, Overhead ratio and owner add-backs | Acquisition of an established practice |
The first column is Dover's own NPPES count. The rest is how the field is generally underwritten, whether the address is Dover or anywhere else.
Density beside the neighboring New Hampshire towns
Set Dover's 143.0 per 10,000 against the towns an appraiser would reach for next
| Comparable | People | Enumerations | Per 10,000 residents | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover (current) | 33,909 | 485 | 143.0 | |
| Somersworth | 12,218 | 142 | 116.2 | 5 |
| Rochester | 33,598 | 195 | 58.0 | 9 |
| Portsmouth | 22,938 | 802 | 349.6 | 10 |
| Concord | 44,674 | 956 | 214.0 | 34 |
| Laconia | 17,310 | 269 | 155.4 | 40 |
| Nashua | 91,851 | 1,246 | 135.7 | 43 |
How Dover sits against the nearest metro
Distance to Manchester-Nashua, NH is 32 miles. That is close enough for rent in Dover to be compared against the metro and far enough that patient draw is not. At $92,748 median household income, the elective and cash-pay share of a projection is the line that gets tested first. The Medicare-certified hospital in Dover sets the local wage floor before you hire against it. Dover is the Strafford County seat, so county employment steadies the payer mix.
Other New Hampshire markets
- Somersworth 12,218 residents
- Rochester 33,598 residents
- Portsmouth 22,938 residents
- Concord 44,674 residents
- Laconia 17,310 residents
- Nashua 91,851 residents
Dover owners, answered
01How many providers practice in Dover, and in what?
Across 28 fields, Dover carries 485 enumerated clinicians, 143.0 per 10,000 of the 33,909 people living here. The concentration is in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, 194 of the total, then specialty physician groups at 45. Count practices from that only with care.
02Why does Strafford County show so little SBA activity?
Only 5 healthcare approvals appear for Strafford County in the published 7(a) and 504 file. Thin volume in Strafford County is a transaction count, not a verdict on borrowers here. The county still holds 58 credit intermediation establishments.
03How does the hospital in Dover affect a practice file?
Referral flow, coverage, and the local pay scale all trace back to it. The town carries 1 Medicare-certified providers in total. A Dover projection that names the call arrangement reads better than one that assumes it.
04Which fields carry the volume in Dover?
Physical, occupational, and speech therapy at 194 providers and specialty physician groups at 45 lead the 28 fields enumerated here. A funder reads that mix as the local competition set and the local hiring pool at once, before it reads a single line of your own numbers.
05What does Strafford County's shortage designation change?
Designated for primary care, Strafford 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.
06Is Dover underwritten as part of Manchester-Nashua, NH?
Manchester-Nashua, NH sits 32 miles away, close enough that appraisers reach into that market for rent and resale comparables while your patient draw stays local. The comparables read Manchester-Nashua, NH; the 33,909 residents set the ceiling a projection can defend.
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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