North Carolina micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Apex, North Carolina
Direct answer
75,977 residents, 628 enumerated clinicians, 82.7 per 10,000, 45 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy: that is the Apex market a funder prices. Wake County adds 30 healthcare approvals worth $17,249,800 and 15 miles of distance to Raleigh-Cary, NC.
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- Population: 75,977 residents (50K-100K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 628 across 27 fields2
- Median household income: $138,4423
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 281 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 1 across 1 categories4
- Nearest metro: Raleigh-Cary, NC, 15 miles1
Fields practicing inside Apex
The NPPES file puts 628 enumerated clinicians inside Apex, spread over 27 fields at 82.7 per 10,000 residents
| Field | Providers | Per 10,000 residents | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 281 | 37.0 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 55 | 7.2 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 51 | 6.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 46 | 6.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 35 | 4.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 27 | 3.6 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 18 | 2.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 14 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 13 | 1.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 13 | 1.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 12 | 1.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 11 | 1.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 9 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 7 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 7 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 5 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 5 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 4 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 4 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 2 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 2 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 2 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 1 | 0.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Pain management and interventional | 1 | 0.1 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 1 | 0.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 1 | 0.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 1 | 0.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 14 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 1 | CMS [4] |
A single Apex practice can hold more than one of these numbers. 45 percent sit in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, counted as clinicians rather than as owners.
What lenders have already approved in Wake County
30 healthcare approvals averaging $574,993 set the deal shape lenders in Wake County have already underwritten
| Line | Amount | Reading and source |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare files approved | 30 | One published fiscal year, healthcare borrowers only [5] |
| Dollars behind them | $17,249,800 | Approved, not disbursed, and not net of withdrawals [5] |
| Typical approval size | $574,993 | A mean, so one large approval moves it [5] |
| Credit offices operating locally | 647 | Credit intermediation offices sited in the county [6] |
How this data lands in an underwriting decision
Underwriting starts with 82.7 providers per 10,000 residents, because that ratio caps how fast a chair or a room fills. Because Wake County already carries $17,249,800 across 30 healthcare approvals, a request near that average moves faster than one well above it. A $138,442 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
- Startup and de novo
- Working capital term loan
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Equipment financing and leasing
Ranked from the 27 fields that actually practice in Apex, weighted toward physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Availability still depends on North Carolina and on the funding partner.
The first pages of a Apex file
physical, occupational, and speech therapy, general dentistry, aba and autism therapy account for most of what is enumerated in Apex, so those are the files funders see from this town
| Field | What the file turns on | The capital event behind most requests |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (281) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| General dentistry (55) | Three years of collections history, Hygiene as a share of collections, Overhead ratio and owner add-backs | Acquisition of an established practice |
| ABA and autism therapy (51) | Authorized hours against delivered hours, Payer mix stability, Billing compliance history | Working capital against authorization and billing lag |
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.
Apex against nearby North Carolina markets
Comparables travel. These are the North Carolina towns whose density, at 82.7 per 10,000 here, gets weighed beside this one.
| Market | Population | Clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Distance in miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex (current) | 75,977 | 628 | 82.7 | |
| Holly Springs | 48,674 | 324 | 66.6 | 5 |
| Morrisville | 32,628 | 284 | 87.0 | 8 |
| Fuquay-Varina | 46,317 | 17 | 3.7 | 10 |
| Garner | 39,345 | 437 | 111.1 | 15 |
| Carrboro | 21,079 | 155 | 73.5 | 18 |
| Knightdale | 21,829 | 264 | 120.9 | 22 |
Distance, income, and the wage floor around Apex
Raleigh-Cary, NC lies 15 miles from Apex, close enough that appraisers price the lease against Raleigh-Cary, NC rents while 75,977 residents set the revenue ceiling. Median household income runs $138,442, which is the number a funder converts into case acceptance on anything elective or cash-pay. With no hospital in town, a projection has to name where referrals and coverage come from.
More of North Carolina
- Holly Springs 48,674 residents
- Morrisville 32,628 residents
- Fuquay-Varina 46,317 residents
- Garner 39,345 residents
- Carrboro 21,079 residents
- Knightdale 21,829 residents
What owners in Apex ask
01How many providers practice in Apex, and in what?
NPPES lists 628 providers at a Apex practice address, 82.7 per 10,000 residents across 27 tracked fields. Physical, occupational, and speech therapy accounts for 281 of them, 45 percent of the total, with general dentistry next at 55. Read that as clinicians: 628 enumerations, not 628 owners.
02What does Wake County's shortage designation change?
Wake County holds a HRSA designation covering primary care, dental, mental health. A pro forma for Apex can cite it as the reason a vacancy is fillable, which is usually the weakest line in a ramp schedule.
03Which fields carry the volume in Apex?
Volume concentrates in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, 281 of them, ahead of general dentistry at 55, across 27 fields. A thin second field usually means a longer search for staff than a pro forma allows for.
04What does SBA lending look like around Apex?
The county file behind Apex holds 30 healthcare approvals totaling $17,249,800, an average of $574,993. Those are the loan sizes lenders in Wake County have already carried.
05Is Apex underwritten as part of Raleigh-Cary, NC?
Partly. Raleigh-Cary, NC is 15 miles out, so rent and equipment comparables travel in from there while patients still come from the 75,977 residents around Apex. Cost side metro, revenue side local.
06What does a $138,442 median income mean for case acceptance?
Median household income in Apex runs $138,442. 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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