North Carolina micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Southern Pines, North Carolina
Direct answer
A Southern Pines file is read against 288 local clinicians, 169.5 for every 10,000 of its 16,987 residents, 35 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, plus the 1 SBA healthcare approvals worth $150,000 already recorded in Moore County, 4 miles from Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC.
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- Population: 16,987 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 288 across 25 fields2
- Median household income: $83,6813
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 101 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 3 across 3 categories4
- Nearest metro: Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC, 4 miles1
Who is enumerated in Southern Pines
The NPPES file puts 288 enumerated clinicians inside Southern Pines, spread over 25 fields at 169.5 per 10,000 residents
| Practice type | Count | Rate per 10,000 residents | Published by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 101 | 59.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 30 | 17.7 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 18 | 10.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 17 | 10.0 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 15 | 8.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 14 | 8.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 11 | 6.5 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 10 | 5.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 9 | 5.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 9 | 5.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 8 | 4.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 8 | 4.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 7 | 4.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 6 | 3.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 5 | 2.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 3 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 3 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 3 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 2 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 2 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 2 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 2 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 3 | CMS [4] | |
| Ambulatory surgical centers | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 1 | CMS [4] |
Physical, occupational, and speech therapy carries 101 of the 288 enumerated providers here, and several of them can sit inside one practice. Read the column as clinicians, not owners.
Moore County approvals, dollars, and lending establishments
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 |
|---|---|---|
| SBA healthcare approvals | 1 | Counted for the fiscal year the SBA publishes [5] |
| Approved dollars | $150,000 | Everything approved to healthcare borrowers, added up [5] |
| Average approval | $150,000 | The dollar column over the approval column [5] |
| Lending establishments in the county | 68 | Places that write credit locally, NAICS 522 [6] |
The consequence of these numbers
Density of 169.5 per 10,000 sets the patient draw a projection can claim without an argument. With 1 approvals on record in Moore County, expect a longer appraisal and a wider collateral discount. A $83,681 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
- Equipment financing and leasing
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
Ranked from the 25 fields that actually practice in Southern Pines, weighted toward physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Availability still depends on North Carolina and on the funding partner.
The first pages of a Southern Pines file
What a funder opens first depends on the field. In Southern Pines that means physical, occupational, and speech therapy, optometry and ophthalmology, general dentistry.
| Specialty | Read first in underwriting | Why the money is usually needed |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (101) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Optometry and ophthalmology (30) | Exam volume and optical capture, Vision plan mix, Inventory turns | Cold start or acquisition |
| General dentistry (18) | Three years of collections history, Hygiene as a share of collections, Overhead ratio and owner add-backs | Acquisition of an established practice |
Column one counts Southern Pines clinicians from the federal file. Columns two and three describe how the field is usually underwritten, and a partner can read a Southern Pines file differently.
Density beside the neighboring North Carolina towns
169.5 per 10,000 is the figure a neighboring town gets compared against when an appraiser prices Southern Pines
| Town | Residents | Providers | Per 10,000 | Miles away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Pines (current) | 16,987 | 288 | 169.5 | |
| Pinehurst | 18,502 | 411 | 222.1 | 4 |
| Spring Lake | 11,530 | 66 | 57.2 | 23 |
| Sanford | 32,971 | 507 | 153.8 | 24 |
| Hope Mills | 18,102 | 112 | 61.9 | 29 |
| Laurinburg | 15,130 | 222 | 146.7 | 30 |
| Asheboro | 27,928 | 411 | 147.2 | 42 |
How Southern Pines sits against the nearest metro
Distance to Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC is 4 miles. Appraisers borrow Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC rents, and the 16,987 residents set the ceiling on collections. Median household income runs $83,681, which is the number a funder converts into case acceptance on anything elective or cash-pay. Referral flow comes from outside Southern Pines, which a projection needs to state plainly.
Nearby North Carolina towns
- Pinehurst 18,502 residents
- Spring Lake 11,530 residents
- Sanford 32,971 residents
- Hope Mills 18,102 residents
- Laurinburg 15,130 residents
- Asheboro 27,928 residents
Questions from Southern Pines
01How many providers practice in Southern Pines, and in what?
Across 25 fields, Southern Pines carries 288 enumerated clinicians, 169.5 per 10,000 of the 16,987 people living here. The concentration is in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, 101 of the total, then optometry and ophthalmology at 30. Count practices from that only with care.
02Why does Moore County show so little SBA activity?
Moore 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. 68 lending establishments operate locally.
03Is Southern Pines underwritten as part of Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC?
Comparables and demand split at 4 miles. An appraiser prices the lease and the equipment off Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC; the revenue line has to hold up against 16,987 local residents.
04What does Moore County's shortage designation change?
Designated for primary care, dental, mental health, Moore 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.
05Is there local lending capacity in Moore County?
County Business Patterns records 68 credit intermediation establishments in Moore County. That is the local origination bench, and it decides whether a file gets underwritten by somebody who has seen Southern Pines rents and resale before or by somebody working from a screen.
06Which fields carry the volume in Southern Pines?
Physical, occupational, and speech therapy at 101 providers and optometry and ophthalmology at 30 lead the 25 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.
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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