Ohio micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Pataskala, Ohio
Direct answer
109 healthcare providers hold a Pataskala practice address, 58.9 per 10,000 of its 18,493 residents, 28 percent of them in home health. Licking County recorded 1 SBA healthcare approvals worth $700,000, and Columbus, OH sits 14 miles out.
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The clinical base a lender can verify here
109 providers across 20 fields, 58.9 per 10,000 residents, counted at Pataskala addresses in the NPPES monthly file
| Specialty | Enumerated clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home health | 30 | 16.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 16 | 8.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 11 | 5.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 10 | 5.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 9 | 4.9 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 8 | 4.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 5 | 2.7 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 3 | 1.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 2 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 2 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 2 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 2 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 2 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 2 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 1 | CMS [4] |
Home health carries 30 of the 109 enumerated providers here, and several of them can sit inside one practice. Read the column as clinicians, not owners.
What lenders have already approved in Licking County
With 1 healthcare approvals recorded, Licking County gives a valuation almost nothing local to lean on
| What it measures | Value | How to read it |
|---|---|---|
| Approvals on record | 1 | One published fiscal year, healthcare borrowers only [5] |
| Total approved capital | $700,000 | Approved, not disbursed, and not net of withdrawals [5] |
| Mean deal size | $700,000 | A mean, so one large approval moves it [5] |
| Lenders sited in the county | 73 | Credit intermediation offices sited in the county [6] |
How this data lands in an underwriting decision
The ratio that matters up front is 58.9 per 10,000, which decides whether a ramp schedule reads as conservative. With 1 approvals on record in Licking County, expect a longer appraisal and a wider collateral discount. A $90,513 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
- Medical receivables factoring
- Working capital term loan
- Startup and de novo
- Healthcare AR line and payroll funding
The 20 fields practicing locally set this order. A funding partner, not this list, decides what is available in Ohio.
What a funder reads first in Pataskala
home health, physical, occupational, and speech therapy, chiropractic account for most of what is enumerated in Pataskala, so those are the files funders see from this town
| Specialty | Read first in underwriting | Why the money is usually needed |
|---|---|---|
| Home health (30) | Medicare certification first, Payer mix second, Days in accounts receivable third | Payroll between visit and remittance |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (16) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Chiropractic (11) | Cash plan revenue, Personal injury receivable age, Visit volume | Startup or acquisition |
Column one counts Pataskala clinicians from the federal file. Columns two and three describe how the field is usually underwritten, and a partner can read a Pataskala file differently.
Density beside the neighboring Ohio towns
58.9 per 10,000 is the figure a neighboring town gets compared against when an appraiser prices Pataskala
| Town | Residents | Providers | Per 10,000 | Miles away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pataskala (current) | 18,493 | 109 | 58.9 | |
| Reynoldsburg | 42,897 | 473 | 110.3 | 5 |
| New Albany | 11,604 | 252 | 217.2 | 6 |
| Gahanna | 35,544 | 548 | 154.2 | 9 |
| Pickerington | 25,814 | 422 | 163.5 | 9 |
| Whitehall | 19,940 | 170 | 85.3 | 9 |
| Bexley | 12,793 | 37 | 28.9 | 12 |
What the geography does to a Pataskala projection
14 miles separate Pataskala from Columbus, OH. Lease pricing follows Columbus, OH, while revenue stays capped by the 18,493 residents here. Median household income runs $90,513, which is the number a funder converts into case acceptance on anything elective or cash-pay. Referral flow comes from outside Pataskala, which a projection needs to state plainly.
More of Ohio
- Reynoldsburg 42,897 residents
- New Albany 11,604 residents
- Gahanna 35,544 residents
- Pickerington 25,814 residents
- Whitehall 19,940 residents
- Bexley 12,793 residents
Questions from Pataskala
01How many providers practice in Pataskala, and in what?
NPPES lists 109 providers at a Pataskala practice address, 58.9 per 10,000 residents across 20 tracked fields. Home health accounts for 30 of them, 28 percent of the total, with physical, occupational, and speech therapy next at 16. Read that as clinicians: 109 enumerations, not 109 owners.
02Why does Licking County show so little SBA activity?
The published file records 1 7(a) and 504 approvals to healthcare borrowers in Licking County. That tracks how few Licking County practices changed hands that year, not credit quality. 73 credit intermediation establishments operate in Licking County, so the lending capacity is local even where the healthcare history is not.
03Is Pataskala underwritten as part of Columbus, OH?
Columbus, OH sits 14 miles away, close enough that appraisers reach into that market for rent and resale comparables while your patient draw stays local. The comparables read Columbus, OH; the 18,493 residents set the ceiling a projection can defend.
04Is there local lending capacity in Licking County?
County Business Patterns records 73 credit intermediation establishments in Licking County. That is the local origination bench, and it decides whether a file gets underwritten by somebody who has seen Pataskala rents and resale before or by somebody working from a screen.
05What does Licking County's shortage designation change?
HRSA designates Licking County for primary care, mental health. That opens loan repayment programs for clinicians recruited into Pataskala and evidences a staffing ramp in a 18,493 resident market.
06Which fields carry the volume in Pataskala?
The 20 enumerated fields are led by home health at 30, with physical, occupational, and speech therapy at 16 behind it. Those two counts double as the competition you are entering and the bench you would hire from.
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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