Ohio micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Wickliffe, Ohio
Direct answer
12,659 residents, 81 enumerated clinicians, 64.0 per 10,000, 15 percent of them in home health: that is the Wickliffe market a funder prices. Lake County adds 4 healthcare approvals worth $250,000 and 14 miles of distance to Cleveland, OH.
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- Population: 12,659 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 81 across 17 fields2
- Median household income: $79,0523
- Largest provider field: Home health: 12 registered providers2
- Nearest metro: Cleveland, OH, 14 miles1
- Higher education: At least one degree-granting institution is based here4
Who is enumerated in Wickliffe
81 providers across 17 fields, 64.0 per 10,000 residents, counted at Wickliffe addresses in the NPPES monthly file
| Specialty | Enumerated clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home health | 12 | 9.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 12 | 9.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 8 | 6.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 7 | 5.5 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 6 | 4.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 6 | 4.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 5 | 3.9 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 5 | 3.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 5 | 3.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 3 | 2.4 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 3 | 2.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 2 | 1.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 2 | 1.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 2 | 1.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 1 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 1 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 1 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
Several of the 12 home health enumerations can belong to one practice, so the column counts clinicians rather than businesses or owners
The lending record behind Wickliffe
With 4 healthcare approvals recorded, Lake County gives a valuation almost nothing local to lean on
| Measure | Published figure | What sits behind it |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare files approved | 4 | One published fiscal year, healthcare borrowers only [5] |
| Dollars behind them | $250,000 | Approved, not disbursed, and not net of withdrawals [5] |
| Typical approval size | $62,500 | A mean, so one large approval moves it [5] |
| Credit offices operating locally | 104 | Credit intermediation offices sited in the county [6] |
What the two tables above change about a file
The ratio that matters up front is 64.0 per 10,000, which decides whether a ramp schedule reads as conservative. Lake County has 4 approvals to compare against, so plan for extra appraisal time and a conservative valuation. With $79,052 as the median household income, the payer mix in a projection has to match what Wickliffe households actually spend.
The programs this provider mix points at
- Practice acquisition
- Working capital term loan
- Medical receivables factoring
- Startup and de novo
- Healthcare AR line and payroll funding
Weighted by how often each of the 17 local fields reaches for a program, not by what is easiest to refer. Ohio rules and the partner decide availability.
Underwriting by field in Wickliffe
What a funder opens first depends on the field. In Wickliffe that means home health, physical, occupational, and speech therapy, behavioral and mental health group practices.
| Practice type | The pages that decide it | Typical capital event |
|---|---|---|
| Home health (12) | Medicare certification first, Payer mix second, Days in accounts receivable third | Payroll between visit and remittance |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (12) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices (8) | Clinician retention and productivity, Payer mix and Medicaid concentration, Re-authorization and session limit exposure | Working capital through the credentialing lag |
NPPES supplies the Wickliffe counts. The reading columns describe the field in general, and no partner reviewing a Wickliffe file is bound by them.
Density beside the neighboring Ohio towns
Comparables travel. These are the Ohio towns whose density, at 64.0 per 10,000 here, gets weighed beside this one.
| Market | Population | Clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Distance in miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wickliffe (current) | 12,659 | 81 | 64.0 | |
| Willowick | 14,159 | 42 | 29.7 | 2 |
| Euclid | 48,421 | 476 | 98.3 | 3 |
| Eastlake | 17,423 | 33 | 18.9 | 4 |
| Richmond Heights | 10,552 | 92 | 87.2 | 4 |
| Willoughby | 24,208 | 343 | 141.7 | 4 |
| Lyndhurst | 13,700 | 222 | 162.0 | 6 |
Distance, income, and the wage floor around Wickliffe
Cleveland, OH lies 14 miles from Wickliffe, close enough that appraisers price the lease against Cleveland, OH rents while 12,659 residents set the revenue ceiling. At $79,052 median household income, the elective and cash-pay share of a projection is the line that gets tested first. With no hospital in town, a projection has to name where referrals and coverage come from. A degree-granting institution here moves volume on the academic calendar.
Other Ohio markets
- Willowick 14,159 residents
- Euclid 48,421 residents
- Eastlake 17,423 residents
- Richmond Heights 10,552 residents
- Willoughby 24,208 residents
- Lyndhurst 13,700 residents
Questions from Wickliffe
01How many providers practice in Wickliffe, and in what?
81 enumerations sit at Wickliffe addresses in the monthly NPPES file, working out to 64.0 for every 10,000 residents. 15 percent of them are home health, and physical, occupational, and speech therapy follows with 12. An enumeration is a clinician, so the 81 here cover fewer than 81 practices.
02What does Lake County's shortage designation change?
Designated for primary care, dental, mental health, Lake 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.
03Why does Lake County show so little SBA activity?
The published file records 4 7(a) and 504 approvals to healthcare borrowers in Lake County. That tracks how few Lake County practices changed hands that year, not credit quality. 104 credit intermediation establishments operate in Lake County, so the lending capacity is local even where the healthcare history is not.
04Is Wickliffe underwritten as part of Cleveland, OH?
Comparables and demand split at 14 miles. An appraiser prices the lease and the equipment off Cleveland, OH; the revenue line has to hold up against 12,659 local residents.
05Is there local lending capacity in Lake County?
County Business Patterns records 104 credit intermediation establishments in Lake County. That is the local origination bench, and it decides whether a file gets underwritten by somebody who has seen Wickliffe rents and resale before or by somebody working from a screen.
06What does the underserved designation in Lake County support?
Lake County carries a medically underserved designation. It evidences unmet demand behind a capacity build, and it opens recruitment programs that make a staffing line in a projection easier to defend than local wage data alone would.
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
- 4U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS 2023 institutional directory
- 5U.S. Small Business Administration, 7(a) and 504 approvals
- 6U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022
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