New Mexico micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Los Lunas, New Mexico
Direct answer
Valencia County carries 1 SBA healthcare approvals worth $299,700, and inside Los Lunas the census shows 233 enumerated clinicians against 19,907 residents, 117.0 per 10,000, 31 percent of them in behavioral and mental health group practices. Albuquerque, NM lies 23 miles away.
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- Population: 19,907 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 233 across 22 fields2
- Median household income: $63,6963
- Largest provider field: Behavioral and mental health group practices: 73 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 1 across 1 categories4
- Nearest metro: Albuquerque, NM, 23 miles1
The provider census in Los Lunas
The NPPES file puts 233 enumerated clinicians inside Los Lunas, spread over 22 fields at 117.0 per 10,000 residents
| Specialty | Enumerated clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 73 | 36.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 66 | 33.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 24 | 12.1 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 16 | 8.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 8 | 4.0 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 7 | 3.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 6 | 3.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 5 | 2.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 5 | 2.5 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 3 | 1.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 3 | 1.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 3 | 1.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 3 | 1.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 2 | 1.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 2 | 1.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical research sites | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 6 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 1 | CMS [4] |
Behavioral and mental health group practices carries 73 of the 233 enumerated providers here, and several of them can sit inside one practice. Read the column as clinicians, not owners.
The lending record behind Los Lunas
The county file holds 1 healthcare approvals, which is a thin comparable set for anyone pricing collateral
| What it measures | Value | How to read it |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare files approved | 1 | Counted for the fiscal year the SBA publishes [5] |
| Dollars behind them | $299,700 | Everything approved to healthcare borrowers, added up [5] |
| Typical approval size | $299,700 | The dollar column over the approval column [5] |
| Credit offices operating locally | 34 | Places that write credit locally, NAICS 522 [6] |
What the two tables above change about a file
A file from here opens on 117.0 providers per 10,000 residents, and everything about volume follows from it. Valencia County has 1 approvals to compare against, so plan for extra appraisal time and a conservative valuation. A $63,696 median household income here sets the ceiling on what an elective or cash-pay line can be expected to carry.
Where a file from this town usually lands
- Practice acquisition
- Working capital term loan
- Startup and de novo
- Business line of credit
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
The 22 fields practicing locally set this order. A funding partner, not this list, decides what is available in New Mexico.
What a funder reads first in Los Lunas
What a funder opens first depends on the field. In Los Lunas that means behavioral and mental health group practices, physical, occupational, and speech therapy, primary care and family medicine.
| Practice type | The pages that decide it | Typical capital event |
|---|---|---|
| Behavioral and mental health group practices (73) | Clinician retention and productivity, Payer mix and Medicaid concentration, Re-authorization and session limit exposure | Working capital through the credentialing lag |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (66) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Primary care and family medicine (24) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
Column one counts Los Lunas clinicians from the federal file. Columns two and three describe how the field is usually underwritten, and a partner can read a Los Lunas file differently.
Los Lunas against nearby New Mexico markets
Comparables travel. These are the New Mexico towns whose density, at 117.0 per 10,000 here, gets weighed beside this one.
| Town | Residents | Providers | Per 10,000 | Miles away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Lunas (current) | 19,907 | 233 | 117.0 | |
| Santa Fe | 90,551 | 1,581 | 174.6 | 75 |
| Las Vegas | 12,711 | 307 | 241.5 | 105 |
| Gallup | 20,339 | 303 | 149.0 | 121 |
| Alamogordo | 31,667 | 381 | 120.3 | 140 |
| Farmington | 46,262 | 587 | 126.9 | 156 |
| Roswell | 47,176 | 388 | 82.2 | 162 |
Distance, income, and the wage floor around Los Lunas
Albuquerque, NM lies 23 miles from Los Lunas, close enough that appraisers price the lease against Albuquerque, NM rents while 19,907 residents set the revenue ceiling. Median household income runs $63,696, which is the number a funder converts into case acceptance on anything elective or cash-pay. Referral flow comes from outside Los Lunas, which a projection needs to state plainly. Campus terms, not calendar quarters, set the busy months in Los Lunas. Los Lunas is the Valencia County seat, so county employment steadies the payer mix.
More of New Mexico
- Santa Fe 90,551 residents
- Las Vegas 12,711 residents
- Gallup 20,339 residents
- Alamogordo 31,667 residents
- Farmington 46,262 residents
- Roswell 47,176 residents
What owners in Los Lunas ask
01How many providers practice in Los Lunas, and in what?
Across 22 fields, Los Lunas carries 233 enumerated clinicians, 117.0 per 10,000 of the 19,907 people living here. The concentration is in behavioral and mental health group practices, 73 of the total, then physical, occupational, and speech therapy at 66. Count practices from that only with care.
02What does Valencia County's shortage designation change?
Valencia County holds a HRSA designation covering primary care, dental, mental health. A pro forma for Los Lunas can cite it as the reason a vacancy is fillable, which is usually the weakest line in a ramp schedule.
03Why does Valencia County show so little SBA activity?
Valencia County shows 1 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. 34 lending establishments operate locally.
04Is Los Lunas underwritten as part of Albuquerque, NM?
Comparables and demand split at 23 miles. An appraiser prices the lease and the equipment off Albuquerque, NM; the revenue line has to hold up against 19,907 local residents.
05Which fields carry the volume in Los Lunas?
The 22 enumerated fields are led by behavioral and mental health group practices at 73, with physical, occupational, and speech therapy at 66 behind it. Those two counts double as the competition you are entering and the bench you would hire from.
06What does a $63,696 median income mean for case acceptance?
Median household income in Los Lunas runs $63,696. 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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