North Carolina micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Morganton, North Carolina
Direct answer
481 healthcare providers hold a Morganton practice address, 269.8 per 10,000 of its 17,825 residents, 23 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Burke County recorded 0 SBA healthcare approvals worth $0, and Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC sits 21 miles out.
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- Population: 17,825 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 481 across 30 fields2
- Median household income: $49,4343
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 112 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 4 across 3 categories4
- Nearest metro: Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC, 21 miles1
Fields practicing inside Morganton
481 providers across 30 fields, 269.8 per 10,000 residents, counted at Morganton addresses in the NPPES monthly file
| Practice type | Count | Rate per 10,000 residents | Published by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 112 | 62.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 62 | 34.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 50 | 28.1 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 37 | 20.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 36 | 20.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 29 | 16.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 25 | 14.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 20 | 11.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 20 | 11.2 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 18 | 10.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 12 | 6.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 7 | 3.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 7 | 3.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 5 | 2.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 5 | 2.8 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 4 | 2.2 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 4 | 2.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 4 | 2.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 4 | 2.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 4 | 2.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Imaging centers | 3 | 1.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 2 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 2 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 2 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 2 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Pain management and interventional | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Fertility and IVF | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical research sites | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 11 | CMS [4] | |
| Ambulatory surgical centers | 2 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 1 | CMS [4] |
Several of the 112 physical, occupational, and speech therapy enumerations can belong to one practice, so the column counts clinicians rather than businesses or owners
Loan activity in Burke County
With 0 healthcare approvals recorded, Burke County gives a valuation almost nothing local to lean on
| Measure | Published figure | What sits behind it |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 29 | Places that write credit locally, NAICS 522 [6] |
What the two tables above change about a file
269.8 per 10,000 is the first number a credit analyst converts into a realistic new-patient count. Burke County has 0 approvals to compare against, so plan for extra appraisal time and a conservative valuation. A $49,434 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
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Working capital term loan
- Equipment financing and leasing
The order comes from Morganton's own provider mix, which physical, occupational, and speech therapy dominates at 23 percent. What a partner can actually place in North Carolina is a separate question.
The first pages of a Morganton file
What a funder opens first depends on the field. In Morganton that means physical, occupational, and speech therapy, primary care and family medicine, specialty physician groups.
| Practice type | The pages that decide it | Typical capital event |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (112) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Primary care and family medicine (62) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
| Specialty physician groups (50) | Ancillary revenue contribution, Provider productivity, Payer contracts | Ancillary build-out |
The first column is Morganton's own NPPES count. The rest is how the field is generally underwritten, whether the address is Morganton or anywhere else.
Density beside the neighboring North Carolina towns
The neighboring markets below are the ones a valuation borrows from when Morganton has too few sales of its own
| Market | Population | Clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Distance in miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morganton (current) | 17,825 | 481 | 269.8 | |
| Lenoir | 18,280 | 250 | 136.8 | 15 |
| Hickory | 45,081 | 921 | 204.3 | 21 |
| Newton | 13,571 | 128 | 94.3 | 27 |
| Lincolnton | 12,353 | 273 | 221.0 | 32 |
| Shelby | 22,778 | 492 | 216.0 | 32 |
| Boone | 20,080 | 441 | 219.6 | 33 |
Distance, income, and the wage floor around Morganton
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC lies 21 miles from Morganton, close enough that appraisers price the lease against Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC rents while 17,825 residents set the revenue ceiling. At $49,434 median household income, the elective and cash-pay share of a projection is the line that gets tested first. The Medicare-certified hospital in Morganton sets the local wage floor before you hire against it. A degree-granting institution here moves volume on the academic calendar. Morganton is the Burke County seat, so county employment steadies the payer mix.
More of North Carolina
Morganton owners, answered
01How many providers practice in Morganton, and in what?
Across 30 fields, Morganton carries 481 enumerated clinicians, 269.8 per 10,000 of the 17,825 people living here. The concentration is in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, 112 of the total, then primary care and family medicine at 62. Count practices from that only with care.
02Why does Burke County show so little SBA activity?
Burke 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. 29 lending establishments operate locally.
03What does Burke County's shortage designation change?
Designated for primary care, dental, mental health, Burke 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.
04Which fields carry the volume in Morganton?
Volume concentrates in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, 112 of them, ahead of primary care and family medicine at 62, across 30 fields. A thin second field usually means a longer search for staff than a pro forma allows for.
05How does the hospital in Morganton 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 269.8 per 10,000 market.
06What does a $49,434 median income mean for case acceptance?
Median household income in Morganton runs $49,434. 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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