Ohio micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Lakewood, Ohio
Direct answer
Cuyahoga County carries 43 SBA healthcare approvals worth $7,768,200, and inside Lakewood the census shows 327 enumerated clinicians against 49,517 residents, 66.0 per 10,000, 22 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Cleveland, OH lies 6 miles away.
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- Population: 49,517 residents (25K-50K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 327 across 24 fields2
- Median household income: $65,9253
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 71 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 1 across 1 categories4
- Nearest metro: Cleveland, OH, 6 miles1
The provider census in Lakewood
Counted at the town's own addresses: 327 providers, 24 fields, 66.0 clinicians per 10,000 of the 49,517 residents here
| Practice type | Count | Rate per 10,000 residents | Published by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 71 | 14.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 37 | 7.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 35 | 7.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 27 | 5.5 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 25 | 5.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 20 | 4.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 17 | 3.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 14 | 2.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 13 | 2.6 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 9 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 9 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 8 | 1.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 8 | 1.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 7 | 1.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 6 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 4 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 3 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 3 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 2 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 2 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 2 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 2 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 2 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 1 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 7 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 1 | CMS [4] |
Several of the 71 physical, occupational, and speech therapy enumerations can belong to one practice, so the column counts clinicians rather than businesses or owners
Cuyahoga County approvals, dollars, and lending establishments
43 healthcare approvals averaging $180,656 set the deal shape lenders in Cuyahoga County have already underwritten
| Measure | Published figure | What sits behind it |
|---|---|---|
| Approvals on record | 43 | Fiscal year published in the SBA file [5] |
| Total approved capital | $7,768,200 | Sum of approvals to healthcare borrowers [5] |
| Mean deal size | $180,656 | Dollars divided by approvals [5] |
| Lenders sited in the county | 715 | Credit intermediation establishments, NAICS 522 [6] |
Reading Lakewood the way a credit committee does
Density of 66.0 per 10,000 sets the patient draw a projection can claim without an argument. Because Cuyahoga County already carries $7,768,200 across 43 healthcare approvals, a request near that average moves faster than one well above it. With $65,925 as the median household income, the payer mix in a projection has to match what Lakewood households actually spend.
Programs the Lakewood mix reaches for
- Practice acquisition
- Startup and de novo
- Working capital term loan
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Equipment financing and leasing
The order comes from Lakewood's own provider mix, which physical, occupational, and speech therapy dominates at 22 percent. What a partner can actually place in Ohio is a separate question.
What a funder reads first in Lakewood
Drawn from the fields that actually practice here: physical, occupational, and speech therapy, chiropractic, primary care and family medicine
| Practice type | The pages that decide it | Typical capital event |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (71) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Chiropractic (37) | Cash plan revenue, Personal injury receivable age, Visit volume | Startup or acquisition |
| Primary care and family medicine (35) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
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.
How Lakewood prices against its neighbors
66.0 per 10,000 is the figure a neighboring town gets compared against when an appraiser prices Lakewood
| Town | Residents | Providers | Per 10,000 | Miles away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood (current) | 49,517 | 327 | 66.0 | |
| Rocky River | 21,468 | 207 | 96.4 | 3 |
| Brooklyn | 11,072 | 95 | 85.8 | 4 |
| Fairview Park | 16,860 | 140 | 83.0 | 4 |
| Brook Park | 18,142 | 18 | 9.9 | 6 |
| Parma Heights | 20,524 | 129 | 62.9 | 7 |
| Westlake | 34,232 | 754 | 220.3 | 7 |
How Lakewood sits against the nearest metro
6 miles separate Lakewood from Cleveland, OH. Lease pricing follows Cleveland, OH, while revenue stays capped by the 49,517 residents here. Households here carry $65,925 in median income, and that ceiling decides how much of a treatment plan gets started rather than deferred. Referral flow comes from outside Lakewood, which a projection needs to state plainly. Campus terms, not calendar quarters, set the busy months in Lakewood.
Other Ohio markets
- Rocky River 21,468 residents
- Brooklyn 11,072 residents
- Fairview Park 16,860 residents
- Brook Park 18,142 residents
- Parma Heights 20,524 residents
- Westlake 34,232 residents
Questions from Lakewood
01How many providers practice in Lakewood, and in what?
NPPES lists 327 providers at a Lakewood practice address, 66.0 per 10,000 residents across 24 tracked fields. Physical, occupational, and speech therapy accounts for 71 of them, 22 percent of the total, with chiropractic next at 37. Read that as clinicians: 327 enumerations, not 327 owners.
02What does SBA lending look like around Lakewood?
$7,768,200 went to healthcare borrowers in Cuyahoga County across 43 approvals, $180,656 on average. Deals near Lakewood get sized against that record before anything else.
03Is Lakewood underwritten as part of Cleveland, OH?
Cleveland, OH sits 6 miles away, close enough that appraisers reach into that market for rent and resale comparables while your patient draw stays local. The comparables read Cleveland, OH; the 49,517 residents set the ceiling a projection can defend.
04What does Cuyahoga County's shortage designation change?
Cuyahoga County holds a HRSA designation covering primary care, dental, mental health. A pro forma for Lakewood can cite it as the reason a vacancy is fillable, which is usually the weakest line in a ramp schedule.
05Which fields carry the volume in Lakewood?
The 24 enumerated fields are led by physical, occupational, and speech therapy at 71, with chiropractic at 37 behind it. Those two counts double as the competition you are entering and the bench you would hire from.
06How many Medicare-certified providers are based in Lakewood?
Care Compare lists 1 certified providers with a Lakewood address. That count is a proxy for how much of the local revenue arrives on a federal payment cycle rather than at the front desk.
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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