Oklahoma micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Altus, Oklahoma
Direct answer
A Altus file is read against 163 local clinicians, 87.9 for every 10,000 of its 18,543 residents, 32 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, plus the 0 SBA healthcare approvals worth $0 already recorded in Jackson County, 51 miles from Lawton, OK.
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- Population: 18,543 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 163 across 22 fields2
- Median household income: $55,5503
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 52 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 5 across 3 categories4
- Nearest metro: Lawton, OK, 51 miles1
Who is enumerated in Altus
163 providers across 22 fields, 87.9 per 10,000 residents, counted at Altus addresses in the NPPES monthly file
| Practice type | Count | Rate per 10,000 residents | Published by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 52 | 28.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 26 | 14.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 20 | 10.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 12 | 6.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 8 | 4.3 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 7 | 3.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 5 | 2.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 5 | 2.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 4 | 2.2 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 4 | 2.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 3 | 1.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 2 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 2 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 2 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 2 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 2 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 2 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Imaging centers | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 7 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 3 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 1 | CMS [4] |
Several of the 52 physical, occupational, and speech therapy enumerations can belong to one practice, so the column counts clinicians rather than businesses or owners
What Jackson County credit files already show
With 0 healthcare approvals recorded, Jackson County gives a valuation almost nothing local to lean on
| Measure | Published figure | What sits behind it |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare files approved | 0 | Fiscal year published in the SBA file [5] |
| Dollars behind them | $0 | Sum of approvals to healthcare borrowers [5] |
| Typical approval size | No approvals recorded | Dollars divided by approvals [5] |
| Credit offices operating locally | 29 | Credit intermediation establishments, NAICS 522 [6] |
The consequence of these numbers
87.9 per 10,000 is the first number a credit analyst converts into a realistic new-patient count. A short county record of 0 approvals usually means more documentation and a lower advance against the same collateral. A $55,550 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
- Working capital term loan
- Startup and de novo
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Medical receivables factoring
Weighted by how often each of the 22 local fields reaches for a program, not by what is easiest to refer. Oklahoma rules and the partner decide availability.
Underwriting by field in Altus
Drawn from the fields that actually practice here: physical, occupational, and speech therapy, primary care and family medicine, behavioral and mental health group practices
| Field | What the file turns on | The capital event behind most requests |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (52) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Primary care and family medicine (26) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices (20) | Clinician retention and productivity, Payer mix and Medicaid concentration, Re-authorization and session limit exposure | Working capital through the credentialing lag |
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 Oklahoma towns
Comparables travel. These are the Oklahoma towns whose density, at 87.9 per 10,000 here, gets weighed beside this one.
| Comparable | People | Enumerations | Per 10,000 residents | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altus (current) | 18,543 | 163 | 87.9 | |
| Lawton | 90,027 | 774 | 86.0 | 50 |
| Weatherford | 12,047 | 112 | 93.0 | 70 |
| Duncan | 23,174 | 207 | 89.3 | 77 |
| Chickasha | 17,014 | 180 | 105.8 | 82 |
| El Reno | 20,041 | 116 | 57.9 | 98 |
| Mustang | 23,965 | 115 | 48.0 | 103 |
Distance, income, and the wage floor around Altus
Lawton, OK lies 51 miles from Altus, close enough for rent comparables to travel and far enough that patient draw does not. Households here carry $55,550 in median income, and that ceiling decides how much of a treatment plan gets started rather than deferred. The Medicare-certified hospital in Altus sets the local wage floor before you hire against it. A degree-granting institution here moves volume on the academic calendar. Altus is the Jackson County seat, so county employment steadies the payer mix.
Other Oklahoma markets
What owners in Altus ask
01How many providers practice in Altus, and in what?
163 enumerations sit at Altus addresses in the monthly NPPES file, working out to 87.9 for every 10,000 residents. 32 percent of them are physical, occupational, and speech therapy, and primary care and family medicine follows with 26. An enumeration is a clinician, so the 163 here cover fewer than 163 practices.
02What does Jackson County's shortage designation change?
Designated for primary care, dental, mental health, Jackson 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 Jackson County show so little SBA activity?
Only 0 healthcare approvals appear for Jackson County in the published 7(a) and 504 file. Thin volume in Jackson County is a transaction count, not a verdict on borrowers here. The county still holds 29 credit intermediation establishments.
04Is Altus underwritten as part of Lawton, OK?
Partly. Lawton, OK is 51 miles out, so rent and equipment comparables travel in from there while patients still come from the 18,543 residents around Altus. Cost side metro, revenue side local.
05How does the hospital in Altus 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 Altus projection that names the call arrangement reads better than one that assumes it.
06What does a $55,550 median income mean for case acceptance?
Median household income in Altus runs $55,550. 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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