Ohio micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Portsmouth, Ohio
Direct answer
528 healthcare providers hold a Portsmouth practice address, 301.9 per 10,000 of its 17,489 residents, 40 percent of them in behavioral and mental health group practices. Scioto County recorded 1 SBA healthcare approvals worth $225,000, and Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH sits 37 miles out.
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- Population: 17,489 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 528 across 34 fields2
- Median household income: $35,3193
- Largest provider field: Behavioral and mental health group practices: 211 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 10 across 4 categories4
- Nearest metro: Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, 37 miles1
What NPPES records at Portsmouth addresses
528 providers across 34 fields, 301.9 per 10,000 residents, counted at Portsmouth addresses in the NPPES monthly file
| Specialty | Enumerated clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 211 | 120.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 51 | 29.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 32 | 18.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 32 | 18.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 25 | 14.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 24 | 13.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 15 | 8.6 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 14 | 8.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 14 | 8.0 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 12 | 6.9 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 12 | 6.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 11 | 6.3 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 10 | 5.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 10 | 5.7 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 8 | 4.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 6 | 3.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 6 | 3.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 5 | 2.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 4 | 2.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 4 | 2.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 3 | 1.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 2 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 2 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Mobile diagnostics | 2 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 2 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical research sites | 2 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 2 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Pain management and interventional | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| IV hydration and infusion | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Plastic and cosmetic surgery | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 11 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 6 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 2 | CMS [4] | |
| Ambulatory surgical centers | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 1 | CMS [4] |
A single Portsmouth practice can hold more than one of these numbers. 40 percent sit in behavioral and mental health group practices, counted as clinicians rather than as owners.
Scioto County approvals, dollars, and lending establishments
With 1 healthcare approvals recorded, Scioto County gives a valuation almost nothing local to lean on
| Line | Amount | Reading and source |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare files approved | 1 | One published fiscal year, healthcare borrowers only [5] |
| Dollars behind them | $225,000 | Approved, not disbursed, and not net of withdrawals [5] |
| Typical approval size | $225,000 | A mean, so one large approval moves it [5] |
| Credit offices operating locally | 36 | Credit intermediation offices sited in the county [6] |
Reading Portsmouth the way a credit committee does
Density of 301.9 per 10,000 sets the patient draw a projection can claim without an argument. With 1 approvals on record in Scioto County, expect a longer appraisal and a wider collateral discount. With $35,319 as the median household income, the payer mix in a projection has to match what Portsmouth households actually spend.
Programs the Portsmouth mix reaches for
- Working capital term loan
- Practice acquisition
- Business line of credit
- Startup and de novo
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
Ranked from the 34 fields that actually practice in Portsmouth, weighted toward behavioral and mental health group practices. Availability still depends on Ohio and on the funding partner.
What a funder reads first in Portsmouth
What a funder opens first depends on the field. In Portsmouth that means behavioral and mental health group practices, physical, occupational, and speech therapy, home health.
| Practice type | The pages that decide it | Typical capital event |
|---|---|---|
| Behavioral and mental health group practices (211) | Clinician retention and productivity, Payer mix and Medicaid concentration, Re-authorization and session limit exposure | Working capital through the credentialing lag |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (51) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Home health (32) | Medicare certification first, Payer mix second, Days in accounts receivable third | Payroll between visit and remittance |
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.
Density beside the neighboring Ohio towns
301.9 per 10,000 is the figure a neighboring town gets compared against when an appraiser prices Portsmouth
| Town | Residents | Providers | Per 10,000 | Miles away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth (current) | 17,489 | 528 | 301.9 | |
| Ironton | 10,147 | 169 | 166.6 | 21 |
| Chillicothe | 21,769 | 649 | 298.1 | 41 |
| Circleville | 14,433 | 224 | 155.2 | 59 |
| Athens | 24,824 | 552 | 222.4 | 60 |
| Washington Court House | 14,446 | 141 | 97.6 | 60 |
| Wilmington | 12,639 | 208 | 164.6 | 66 |
Distance, income, and the wage floor around Portsmouth
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH lies 37 miles from Portsmouth, close enough for rent comparables to travel and far enough that patient draw does not. Households here carry $35,319 in median income, and that ceiling decides how much of a treatment plan gets started rather than deferred. Because a certified hospital sits inside the town, both the referral path and the pay a clinical hire expects are already observable. A college in Portsmouth puts a term-shaped curve into monthly collections. Portsmouth is the Scioto County seat, so county employment steadies the payer mix.
More of Ohio
- Ironton 10,147 residents
- Chillicothe 21,769 residents
- Circleville 14,433 residents
- Athens 24,824 residents
- Washington Court House 14,446 residents
- Wilmington 12,639 residents
Questions from Portsmouth
01How many providers practice in Portsmouth, and in what?
528 enumerations sit at Portsmouth addresses in the monthly NPPES file, working out to 301.9 for every 10,000 residents. 40 percent of them are behavioral and mental health group practices, and physical, occupational, and speech therapy follows with 51. An enumeration is a clinician, so the 528 here cover fewer than 528 practices.
02Why does Scioto County show so little SBA activity?
The published file records 1 7(a) and 504 approvals to healthcare borrowers in Scioto County. That tracks how few Scioto County practices changed hands that year, not credit quality. 36 credit intermediation establishments operate in Scioto County, so the lending capacity is local even where the healthcare history is not.
03What does Scioto County's shortage designation change?
Designated for primary care, dental, mental health, Scioto 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.
04How does the hospital in Portsmouth affect a practice file?
It makes the staffing and referral lines checkable. 10 Medicare-certified providers hold Portsmouth addresses, and the hospital sets the wage a clinical hire is bid against in a 301.9 per 10,000 market.
05Which fields carry the volume in Portsmouth?
Behavioral and mental health group practices at 211 providers and physical, occupational, and speech therapy at 51 lead the 34 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.
06What does a $35,319 median income mean for case acceptance?
Median household income in Portsmouth runs $35,319. 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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