Ohio micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Van Wert, Ohio
Direct answer
125 healthcare providers hold a Van Wert practice address, 112.4 per 10,000 of its 11,123 residents, 19 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Van Wert County recorded 2 SBA healthcare approvals worth $227,800, and Lima, OH sits 26 miles out.
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- Population: 11,123 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 125 across 25 fields2
- Median household income: $53,6323
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 24 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 5 across 3 categories4
- Nearest metro: Lima, OH, 26 miles1
Who is enumerated in Van Wert
Counted at the town's own addresses: 125 providers, 25 fields, 112.4 clinicians per 10,000 of the 11,123 residents here
| Field | Providers | Per 10,000 residents | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 24 | 21.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 11 | 9.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 11 | 9.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 8 | 7.2 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 8 | 7.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 8 | 7.2 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 7 | 6.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 6 | 5.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 6 | 5.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 5 | 4.5 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 4 | 3.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 4 | 3.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 4 | 3.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 3 | 2.7 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 3 | 2.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 3 | 2.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 2 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Imaging centers | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Pain management and interventional | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical research sites | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| IV hydration and infusion | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 5 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 3 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 1 | CMS [4] |
Several of the 24 physical, occupational, and speech therapy enumerations can belong to one practice, so the column counts clinicians rather than businesses or owners
The lending record behind Van Wert
The county file holds 2 healthcare approvals, which is a thin comparable set for anyone pricing collateral
| Measure | Published figure | What sits behind it |
|---|---|---|
| SBA healthcare approvals | 2 | Fiscal year published in the SBA file [5] |
| Approved dollars | $227,800 | Sum of approvals to healthcare borrowers [5] |
| Average approval | $113,900 | Dollars divided by approvals [5] |
| Lending establishments in the county | 12 | Credit intermediation establishments, NAICS 522 [6] |
What the two tables above change about a file
A file from here opens on 112.4 providers per 10,000 residents, and everything about volume follows from it. A short county record of 2 approvals usually means more documentation and a lower advance against the same collateral. A $53,632 median household income here sets the ceiling on what an elective or cash-pay line can be expected to carry.
The programs this provider mix points at
- Practice acquisition
- Startup and de novo
- Working capital term loan
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Equipment financing and leasing
Built from what is enumerated here rather than from a national list, so a field with no presence in Van Wert does not appear. Availability is still a Ohio question.
The first pages of a Van Wert file
physical, occupational, and speech therapy, chiropractic, primary care and family medicine account for most of what is enumerated in Van Wert, so those are the files funders see from this town
| Practice type | The pages that decide it | Typical capital event |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (24) | 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 |
| Primary care and family medicine (11) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
Column one counts Van Wert clinicians from the federal file. Columns two and three describe how the field is usually underwritten, and a partner can read a Van Wert file differently.
Van Wert against nearby Ohio markets
The neighboring markets below are the ones a valuation borrows from when Van Wert has too few sales of its own
| Town | Residents | Providers | Per 10,000 | Miles away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Wert (current) | 11,123 | 125 | 112.4 | |
| Celina | 10,945 | 135 | 123.3 | 21 |
| Lima | 34,690 | 686 | 197.8 | 26 |
| Defiance | 17,180 | 211 | 122.8 | 31 |
| Sidney | 20,392 | 204 | 100.0 | 45 |
| Findlay | 40,343 | 586 | 145.3 | 51 |
| Greenville | 12,701 | 220 | 173.2 | 52 |
How Van Wert sits against the nearest metro
Distance to Lima, OH is 26 miles. That is close enough for rent in Van Wert to be compared against the metro and far enough that patient draw is not. Households here carry $53,632 in median income, and that ceiling decides how much of a treatment plan gets started rather than deferred. The Medicare-certified hospital in Van Wert sets the local wage floor before you hire against it. A college in Van Wert puts a term-shaped curve into monthly collections. Van Wert is the Van Wert County seat, so county employment steadies the payer mix.
Nearby Ohio towns
Van Wert owners, answered
01How many providers practice in Van Wert, and in what?
NPPES lists 125 providers at a Van Wert practice address, 112.4 per 10,000 residents across 25 tracked fields. Physical, occupational, and speech therapy accounts for 24 of them, 19 percent of the total, with chiropractic next at 11. Read that as clinicians: 125 enumerations, not 125 owners.
02What does Van Wert County's shortage designation change?
HRSA designates Van Wert County for primary care, dental, mental health. That opens loan repayment programs for clinicians recruited into Van Wert and evidences a staffing ramp in a 11,123 resident market.
03Why does Van Wert County show so little SBA activity?
Only 2 healthcare approvals appear for Van Wert County in the published 7(a) and 504 file. Thin volume in Van Wert County is a transaction count, not a verdict on borrowers here. The county still holds 12 credit intermediation establishments.
04How does the hospital in Van Wert affect a practice file?
Referral flow, coverage, and the local pay scale all trace back to it. The town carries 5 Medicare-certified providers in total. A Van Wert projection that names the call arrangement reads better than one that assumes it.
05Is Van Wert underwritten as part of Lima, OH?
Comparables and demand split at 26 miles. An appraiser prices the lease and the equipment off Lima, OH; the revenue line has to hold up against 11,123 local residents.
06Which fields carry the volume in Van Wert?
Volume concentrates in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, 24 of them, ahead of chiropractic at 11, across 25 fields. A thin second field usually means a longer search for staff than a pro forma allows for.
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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