Ohio micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Athens, Ohio
Direct answer
24,824 residents, 552 enumerated clinicians, 222.4 per 10,000, 25 percent of them in aba and autism therapy: that is the Athens market a funder prices. Athens County adds 0 healthcare approvals worth $0 and 30 miles of distance to Parkersburg-Vienna, WV.
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- Population: 24,824 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 552 across 30 fields2
- Median household income: $37,0593
- Largest provider field: ABA and autism therapy: 140 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 6 across 4 categories4
- Nearest metro: Parkersburg-Vienna, WV, 30 miles1
Athens clinicians, by field
Counted at the town's own addresses: 552 providers, 30 fields, 222.4 clinicians per 10,000 of the 24,824 residents here
| Specialty | Enumerated clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABA and autism therapy | 140 | 56.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 105 | 42.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 73 | 29.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 71 | 28.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 21 | 8.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 20 | 8.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 18 | 7.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 15 | 6.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 10 | 4.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 10 | 4.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 8 | 3.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 8 | 3.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 7 | 2.8 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 6 | 2.4 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 6 | 2.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 5 | 2.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 4 | 1.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 3 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 3 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 3 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 2 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 2 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 2 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 2 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 2 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 2 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Pain management and interventional | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| IV hydration and infusion | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Plastic and cosmetic surgery | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 7 | CMS [4] | |
| Ambulatory surgical centers | 2 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 2 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 1 | CMS [4] |
Several of the 140 aba and autism therapy enumerations can belong to one practice, so the column counts clinicians rather than businesses or owners
Athens County approvals, dollars, and lending establishments
With 0 healthcare approvals recorded, Athens County gives a valuation almost nothing local to lean on
| Measure | Published figure | What sits behind it |
|---|---|---|
| SBA healthcare approvals | 0 | Counted for the fiscal year the SBA publishes [5] |
| Approved dollars | $0 | Everything approved to healthcare borrowers, added up [5] |
| Average approval | No approvals recorded | The dollar column over the approval column [5] |
| Lending establishments in the county | 32 | Places that write credit locally, NAICS 522 [6] |
The consequence of these numbers
A file from here opens on 222.4 providers per 10,000 residents, and everything about volume follows from it. Athens County has 0 approvals to compare against, so plan for extra appraisal time and a conservative valuation. With $37,059 as the median household income, the payer mix in a projection has to match what Athens households actually spend.
The programs this provider mix points at
- Working capital term loan
- Practice acquisition
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Startup and de novo
- Business line of credit
The 30 fields practicing locally set this order. A funding partner, not this list, decides what is available in Ohio.
Underwriting by field in Athens
What a funder opens first depends on the field. In Athens that means aba and autism therapy, behavioral and mental health group practices, primary care and family medicine.
| Practice type | The pages that decide it | Typical capital event |
|---|---|---|
| ABA and autism therapy (140) | Authorized hours against delivered hours, Payer mix stability, Billing compliance history | Working capital against authorization and billing lag |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices (105) | Clinician retention and productivity, Payer mix and Medicaid concentration, Re-authorization and session limit exposure | Working capital through the credentialing lag |
| Primary care and family medicine (73) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
Column one counts Athens clinicians from the federal file. Columns two and three describe how the field is usually underwritten, and a partner can read a Athens file differently.
Density beside the neighboring Ohio towns
Density is the number that moves an appraisal: 222.4 per 10,000 here
| Market | Population | Clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Distance in miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens (current) | 24,824 | 552 | 222.4 | |
| Marietta | 13,039 | 348 | 266.9 | 36 |
| Lancaster | 41,671 | 581 | 139.4 | 39 |
| Zanesville | 24,916 | 477 | 191.4 | 44 |
| Circleville | 14,433 | 224 | 155.2 | 48 |
| Chillicothe | 21,769 | 649 | 298.1 | 48 |
| Heath | 10,822 | 98 | 90.6 | 51 |
How Athens sits against the nearest metro
Distance to Parkersburg-Vienna, WV is 30 miles. That is close enough for rent in Athens to be compared against the metro and far enough that patient draw is not. At $37,059 median household income, the elective and cash-pay share of a projection is the line that gets tested first. Because a certified hospital sits inside the town, both the referral path and the pay a clinical hire expects are already observable. Higher education here explains why summer looks unlike the rest of the year. Athens is the Athens County seat, so county employment steadies the payer mix.
More of Ohio
- Marietta 13,039 residents
- Lancaster 41,671 residents
- Zanesville 24,916 residents
- Circleville 14,433 residents
- Chillicothe 21,769 residents
- Heath 10,822 residents
What owners in Athens ask
01How many providers practice in Athens, and in what?
552 enumerations sit at Athens addresses in the monthly NPPES file, working out to 222.4 for every 10,000 residents. 25 percent of them are aba and autism therapy, and behavioral and mental health group practices follows with 105. An enumeration is a clinician, so the 552 here cover fewer than 552 practices.
02Which fields carry the volume in Athens?
Volume concentrates in aba and autism therapy, 140 of them, ahead of behavioral and mental health group practices at 105, across 30 fields. A thin second field usually means a longer search for staff than a pro forma allows for.
03What does Athens County's shortage designation change?
Designated for primary care, dental, mental health, Athens 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.
04Why does Athens County show so little SBA activity?
Athens 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. 32 lending establishments operate locally.
05How does the hospital in Athens 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. 6 Medicare-certified providers are located here in total. It also sets the wage floor behind every hire in a 222.4 per 10,000 market.
06What does a $37,059 median income mean for case acceptance?
Median household income in Athens runs $37,059. 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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